MOTA Hope weekend 2026: Instructions
Welcome to MOTA Hope weekend: July 24-26 2026
This is for all MOTA creators and all characters, themes and ships! All forms of creative work are welcome - writing, physical or digital art, edits, collages, music etc.
Be creative! Nothing is too hopeful or fluffy!
The Hope weekend will consist of three days (friday-sunday), all of which have their own hope-set (much similar to the whump-sets during the MOTA whumpfest). These sets will contain different kinds of prompts and creative inspiration that you can use when creating your own fanwork.
You decide yourself how you want to interpret and draw inspiration from each day’s set. You can base your work on one part of each set or all of it, whatever you prefer.
The hope-sets will be posted soon! You can find them here.
To participate, you post your fanworks during the weekend the event happens. Add the #MOTA HOPE 2026 tag, and tag @mota-collab in the post so that we see it and can reblog it.
If none of the hope-sets resonate with you but you still feel inspired and want to participate, feel free to participate with fanwork independent from the hope-sets. You can create something of your own personal choosing, inspired by the theme hope.
If you want more ideas, check out this masterpost!
You can also recommend favourite fan works that correspond with the theme. Send us an ask via the Mota Collab page, and tell us:
The title of the fan work and what medium it is (fic, art, edit, etc.)
The link to the fan work and to the artist
Why you think it fits the theme hope
If you don't want to send it to us, you can post recs on your own blog of course, again using the #MOTA HOPE 2026 tag, and tag @mota-collab in the post so we can see it! (Don’t forget to tag the artist so they can see your recommendation!)
Where can I see the created fanworks/recs?
Follow the #MOTA HOPE 2026 tag! We’ll do a masterpost at the end of the event and there will be an AO3 collection for any fics posted or recommended on that platform.
Note that no AI, of any kind, is allowed at this event. This weekend aspires to focus on real people, human made art, and how we can make the world a better place through our creative expressions and outlets together.
Ask below or drop us an ask!
Let's make some hopeful fanworks together!