Peaches and Plums Big Bang 2026!
WELCOME TO THE PEACHES AND PLUMS BIG BANG EVENT, YEAR TWO!
What does that mean? Well, the short answer is a Magician’s Big Bang. The longer answer is probably best answered in our Rules and FAQ page. That’s where you’ll find all the details on what a Big Bang means, at least in this context. Other fandoms and events may have different interpretations, so please, really, check out the FAQ.
There, now that you’ve done that and have some idea what THIS Big Bang is about, in general terms, we can get into the smaller details.
This year we’re running a standard Big Bang. This is the reverse of what we did last year, so if you participated last year you might still want to check out what’s going on. How this is going to work this year is that the writers will sign up first. They will have some time to create and submit an outline for, at minimum, a 25k work. The artists will sign up a little later. No need to be just hanging around with nothing to do. Once we hit the outline deadline outlines will be put up where the artists can see them. Artists will then submit which outlines they would be interested in creating art for. Minimum one work of art, no maximum.
We will set up lines of communication between each set of partners for this event, be that email or discord. So please be prepared to offer up one if not both of those methods of communication for your partner. We are making a small change to this from last year, as well. One of these methods of communication will be required. Communication with your partner is half the point of these events. If you don’t think you can at least do some regular check ins with your partner, discuss the collaboration, please consider if a Bang is the right place for you to create. This event is a collaboration event. So, again, please be prepared to either use the discord channels created for pairings, or to have regular email communication. As this was somewhat of a problem last year, the mods will be monitoring communication this time.
And that’s about it. As the FAQ says, if you have any other questions please reach out, either here on tumblr or by emailing the mods at peachesandplumsbigbang @ gmail.com .
(Below you will find the schedule for this year’s Peaches and Plums Big Bang)
Writer sign-ups open - April 6, 2026 (Monday)
Artist sign-ups open - May 4, 2026 (Monday)
Writer sign-ups close - May 25, 2026 (Monday)
Outlines due - June 1, 2026 (Monday)
Outlines available for preview - June 8, 2026 (Monday)
Artist sign-ups close - June 15, 2026 (Monday)
Claims open - June 17, 2026 (Wednesday)
Check-in 1, 50% of fic complete - August 27, 2026 (Monday)
Check-in 2, 80% of fic complete - September 28, 2026 (Monday)
Final Due Date - October 12, 2026 (Monday)
Posting period - October 19, 2026 (Monday) until out of works
