DGHDA Big Bang

Collaborations facilitated with arguable efficiency.

[dghdabigbang]

It's PRIDE!!!

And what better way to celebrate than by appreciating your favorite fanfic authors? In the month of June(ish) we are running DGHDA COMMENT BINGO - try out new fics, find new authors, and show some love!

How it works:

Get your bingo card HERE

Find fanworks that match tropes to form a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line of 5 (center square is free).

Comment on whichever works you're using to form your bingo!

Once you've made a bingo, you can tag this account or #dghdabingo with the works you found! (also if anyone knows how to make a bingo card that lets you write this in let me know <3)

FAQs:

Can I use works more than once?

Works can only be used once, and we recommend that you only use each author once too - spread the love!

What should I comment?

Anything! A simple "this was great," calling out your favorite line, or even "BINGO" or a keysmash - authors appreciate every comment.

I refreshed the page and my bingo is gone!

Please save your bingo card!! Each new click of the link will generate a new card, and there are about twice as many square options as squares. That said, if you want to change up your card, feel free!

[dghdabigbang]

Where can I find fics?

Great question!!! You can of course comb through AO3, or you can check the discord's rec list HERE or an older masterlist of rec lists from Feedback Fest HERE. We'll also be reposting bang works on this account, and you can find recent wrap-up posts HERE, HERE, and HERE.

[dghdazine]

DGHDA-tober 2025!

Hey everyone! Perhaps not the update you were waiting for, but in the mean time I bring you something to tide you over!

Here is the prompt list for this fandom's corner of Inktober/Drawtober fun! While this is based on a traditionally drawing-focused event, if you are a writer you are more than welcome to participate if you like!

How it works: The broadest version is, using the prompt, draw/write something based on it for each day. However, that's not feasible for many people so the alternative way it works is that every week, I'll do a round-up reblog-fest of everything people made that week and tagged me in/used the tag "dghdatober2025" for. If you like, you can do 1 or as many of the prompts all at once for that week, and it would be awesome if you say which you used in your work!

You can participate as much or as little as you feel like! I just wanted the fandom to have a list and I hadn't heard of anyone making one. Since tomorrow is the first day, if you see this please reblog it so as many people as possible hear about it!

As always, if you have any questions feel free to DM/ask in the notes and I'll do my best to clarify, but this works basically how any ink/drawtober list works :)

[dghdazine]

Submissions Open in 72 hours!

I'm so excited to let y'all know that after months of work, the submission folder will be opening to participants in just 3 days!

The folder will remain open for 10 days & then close. If you've been good about communicating with me, I may allow for late submissions, but please do try and get your submission turned in in the 10-day window.

After that, I'll probably be MIA for a bit for reasons everyone participating has been informed of. That said, it's still my goal to have everything compiled & the digital zine up and published in September. (I'm less confident about being able to do it by September 1st at this time, however)

And by the end of the year (hopefully only a month after the digital zine goes out) I will have the physical zine designed and available for purchase* for anyone who wants one! The print-ready pdf will also be available for free for anyone who would like to print it themselves.

Happy Zining!!

*all payment will go to the cost of printing the zine, I do not intend to profit from zine sales.

[dghdazine]

The Submission Folder is Now Open!

All participants should have been sent a message with the folder link. If you did not get a link, or the link is not working, please message me and we can work it out together.

The folder will remain open for the next 10 days, and close at 11:59pm on July 29th. Please do your best to get your work submitted in that time frame, as it will make my life as the organizer 100x easier. (if something comes up and you are unable to submit in the window, of course i will be accommodating within reason if you've been communicative with me)

Happy Zining! (we're almost there)

[generalized-incompetence]

My DGHDA Bingo

It's still definitely pride month so here's my bingo card from @dghdabigbang 's bingo! Since I imposed this game on everyone I went a little overboard and blacked out the bingo card - some old favorites I've somehow never commented on and some great new finds as well! Thanks to all these wonderful authors and hope this inspires everyone's reading <3

Using @spocks-got-a-glock's format (thanks!!) -

Line 1:

"Blackwing defection/escape" - you can break a thing, but you cannot always afterward guide it into the shape you want by cosmicocean and princessparadox

"Holistic OC" - Shell Games and Yellow Herrings by vanillacose

"Todd's giant eyes" - Tropical by greycedetective

"Cambridge mention" - Universal Truths by inkyfishes

"Dirk's weird food habits" - Forces Unseen by oneprotagonistshort

Line 2:

"Pizza mention" - the way to a man's heart is through his stomach by undercovergiraffe

"Pararibulitis mention" - As you mean to go on by electricteatime

"Amanda is punk" - Never Did Run Smooth or Unavoidably Attractive or Whatever by cosmicocean

"Tina gives lgbtq advice" - In This Town We Call Home by TriffidsandCuckoos

"Todd has to try to be better" - Holo Taco by gallantrejoinder

Line 3:

"Douglas Adams reference" - I Will Roam If You Say Roam by Lavellington

"Rarepair" - Reality's a Dream by krikkiter68 (Litzibitz/Amanda)

"Weird texting habits" - clear history by FrodoInAFez

"Someone is oblivious" - Safe Spaces, the Pleasure Principle, and Other Lies from the Chaise Lounge by lavinialost

Line 4:

"Blackwing trauma" - Grounded by chopwood

"Missing scene" - Is This Real Life? (Is This Just Fantasy)? by goatyoat

"Todd is jealous of Assistent" - In Certain Lights by bookwhimsies (...not assistent technically but general jealousy and it's a great fic)

"Someone who died in canon comes back" - Estevez and the Acceptable, Tolerable, Not Too Bad, Okay Continued Living Existence by reptilianraven

"Elijah Wood reference" - Oh, So You Can Carry The Ring To Mordor But You Can't Carry Your Best Friend-Slash-Obvious Love Interest Down The Road To The Corner Shop? How Very Convenient For You. by dontoffendthebees

Line 5:

"Diner" - Coffee Flavored Creamer by killerqueer

“Panto and Silas are disgustingly in love” - Do you think of me like I think of you? by wafflesiron

"Mona is a background object" - a round trip ticket to a blue planet by confused_android

"Dirk wears a Mexican funeral shirt" - predicament by clockworkcheetah

"S3 Casefic" - Board Games Played with Arguable Efficiency by flailfail

[yakichoufd]

Here is my illustration for the @dghdabigbang !! I was paired with the awesome @flightinflame ! You can read their amazing fic here

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Pizza

Only one bed

[marizetta]

Happy New Year, you all!

This is my art for @dghdabigbang! It’s an illustration for amazing Torchwood + Assistent idea written by no less amazing @dont-offend-the-bees! You can read the first part of the story here. It’s actually illustration for the second part, but don’t be afraid, it’s gonna be finished soon. Meanwhile, enjoy!

Soooo much thanks to @dont-offend-the-bees once again for organizing all those amazing Bangs of 2019, you really keep this fandom alive. Let’s see what this new year keeps in store for us, shall we?

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Casefic

Michael Assistent

[pixeliis]

my part of the @dghdabigbang! my writer was @kieren-fucking-walker and it was wondeful working with them!!! their fic is so so sweet, https://kieren-fucking-walker.tumblr.com/post/190001030596/as-you-mean-to-go-on-electricteatime-dirk :’3c

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Dirk and Todd bicker

Random animal mention

[spocks-got-a-glock]

Happy pride month it's

DGHDA COMMENT BINGO TIME!!!

This is my bingo for @dghdabigbang 's comment bingo challenge!

The goal of the bingo is to find fics within the Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency fandom that match the tropes on your bingo card, leave the author a comment to show your appreciation, spread the love and bring new exposure to some awesome fics!!

So without further ado these are the fics I used to stamp my squares:

🎉THE BINGO LINE:🎉

“Cambridge mention” - I Will Roam if You Say Roam by Lavellington

“Todd has to try to be better” - the dance floor isn't there no more (but my body's still moving) by confused_android (E)

“Pizza mention” - the way to a mans heart is through his stomach by undercovergiraffe

“AU” - Dirk Gently's Holistic Adventuring Party by APestForWrens

“Diner” - Coffee Flavoured Creamer by killerqueer

EXTRA FICS:

“Douglas Adams reference” - or make a home by reptilianraven

“Hobbs is nice” - The Persistence of Memory by agent_p_94

“Holistic OC” - The sins of our fathers by agent_p_94

“Dirk wears a Mexican Funeral t-shirt” - Predicament by clockworkcheetah

“Someone thinks Dirk and Todd are already dating/married” - Forces Unseen by oneprotagonistshort

“Glowsticks” - two words and two glowsticks (the only remnants of a night alive) by be_brave13

All these fics are amazing and I loved them! Go show them some love! <3

[dghdabigbang]

It's PRIDE!!!

And what better way to celebrate than by appreciating your favorite fanfic authors? In the month of June(ish) we are running DGHDA COMMENT BINGO - try out new fics, find new authors, and show some love!

How it works:

Get your bingo card HERE

Find fanworks that match tropes to form a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line of 5 (center square is free).

Comment on whichever works you're using to form your bingo!

Once you've made a bingo, you can tag this account or #dghdabingo with the works you found! (also if anyone knows how to make a bingo card that lets you write this in let me know <3)

FAQs:

Can I use works more than once?

Works can only be used once, and we recommend that you only use each author once too - spread the love!

What should I comment?

Anything! A simple "this was great," calling out your favorite line, or even "BINGO" or a keysmash - authors appreciate every comment.

I refreshed the page and my bingo is gone!

Please save your bingo card!! Each new click of the link will generate a new card, and there are about twice as many square options as squares. That said, if you want to change up your card, feel free!

[dghdabigbang]

Where can I find fics?

Great question!!! You can of course comb through AO3, or you can check the discord's rec list HERE or an older masterlist of rec lists from Feedback Fest HERE. We'll also be reposting bang works on this account, and you can find recent wrap-up posts HERE, HERE, and HERE.

[goatyoat]

Hey everyone! I know we cut it a little close to the end (totally my fault, i had trouble finding motivation to finish the background) but I’m so pleased to be able to share my and @generalized-incompetence ‘s collaboration for the DGHDA Reverse Bang! (ft. Closeup on Friedkin b/c I put a lot of effort into his face despite knowing you wouldn’t be able to see it well in the final)

I’m begging y’all to go read the fic HERE because she did such a wonderful job of taking my vague-ass concept and making a wonderful fic out of it. If you’re an Amanda fan, you’ll love this fic!

Thanks to the folks at @dghdabigbang for organizing this event <3

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Friedkin is a himbo

Amanda is punk

[incorrigible-worksop]

Happy new year all!!!

Here’s my art for the dghda brave new year reverse bang!

Biggest thanks to @juniper-and-lamplight​ for turning my very rough sketches into the most d e l i g h t f u l  story! GO AND READ IT NOW!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/22039087 IT IS SO FLUFFY! There’s a little angst, a lotta mutual pining, a heck of a lot of references, oh, and an excess of cats! @juniper-and-lamplight​ you were the very best partner and I will never get over your brilliance–the title, the idea to connect two knittings detectives, the tying of loose threads (!), immortalizing my own three boys in the dghda universe (literal dream come true)!!! so many emotions about this lovely story! <333

Also a very big thanks to @dont-offend-the-bees​ for organizing! You are incredible! I honestly don’t know how you do it, but I’m so very grateful! <333

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Hobbes is the best

Texting habits

Random animals (cats)

[kimbus-the-whimbus]

Night Sky - Beast and Amanda for the @dghdabigbang Reverse Bang.

~Ugh. I finished this right as the deadline it about to hit!

Thank you as always to @dont-offend-the-bees for setting up the events.

 Check out @gentlydetecting! She was my writer for this event and you can find her story here!

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Amanda is punk

Group hug

[kimbus-the-whimbus]

My art entry for the DGHDA Valentine’s Mini Bang.

Vogel and Rapunzel from Little Bird in Flight by @intricatecakes 

Thank you to @dghdabigbang for setting up the event!

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Blackwing trauma

Group hug

The Rowdies break something

[marizetta]

My illustration to a lovely work by @zigostia ‘baby if you were a fruit you’d be a fineapple’, (very very cute au), for @dghdabigbang​ Valentine’s Mini Bang! As always thanks to those who organized and took part in such a great event, you all rock!

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

AU

Todd's giant eyes

[psychosassicvampire]

It’s DGHDA Beginner Bang 2021! Here’s my companion art for Uniquely Elegant, which you can read here!

Getting to work with @greycedetective on this was a dream come true, their fic idea here was the best thing I could have been matched on. I had so much fun with the premise from day one.

And of course, thank you to the mod team of @dghdabigbang for the energy and effort on this event! This was an awesome first experience <3

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Dirk's arms

Mexican Funeral

[potato-lord-but-not]

Here’s some drawings I made for @confused-android’s fic Turn on the light, make it easy for me!! It’s so cute and I’m glad I paired up with them for @dghdabigbang’s Beginner Bang!!!

This was a super fun experience for my first bang, and I’m just so in love with their fic I can’t even bcbxjxjxj- so I hope you guys enjoy this collab as much as I enjoyed working on it! :)

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Pararibulitis mention

Pizza

[marizetta]

It’s DGHDA Beginner Bang 2021, my loves. Here’s my two modest illustrations for an amazing ‘The instant you ask for help, interesting things will happen’, go read!

Working with @ichabodcranemills was a pleasure, thank you a lot!

And as always, thanks to the mod team of @dghdabigbang for all the effort on keeping fandom busy. It was fun time all around <3

[dghdabigbang]

Check out this fic for:

Mona as a background object

Blackwing trauma