[ID: A banner with the words "Malevolent Big Bang 2026" in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
Welcome to the Malevolent Big Bang! This is a large-scale 18+ Malevolent fandom event in which writers, artists, and betas collaborate over a period of several months to produce a “big bang” of fan content at the deadline. The schedule for this event is below!
Current Status: All signups are now closed! Final works posting will begin on October 1.
Schedule:
Writer signups: May 1 - May 10
Beta signups: May 1 - July 12
Check-in 1 (halfway to minimum word count): June 21
Complete fic & summary due (writer drop-out deadline): July 12 - extended to July 20th, 11:59 PM EST
Artist signups: July 13 - July 22
Pinch hit artist signups: July 13 - July 29
Artist claims: July 23 - July 29
Beta request deadline, beta drop-out deadline: July 29
Matches released: August 1
Check-in 2 (proof of art progress): August 16
Check-in 3 (artist/pinch hitter drop-out deadline, all beta comments due by): September 6
Pinch Hitter signups are officially closed for the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang! That marks the end of all signups for this year’s event. Thank you for signing up, we are excited to be working with you all!
The posting of final fics and art will begin on October 1st, so watch this space from October 1 - October 15 to see what everyone has cooked up!
[ID: A banner with the words “Malevolent Big Bang 2026” in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
We are thrilled to announce that Artist and Pinch Hitter signups are open for the Malevolent Big Bang 2026!
Once you submit your signup form, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the event Discord server within 24 hours. If you are already in the event Discord, you will still receive this email, but you do not have to leave and rejoin the server–simply reintroduce yourself in the intros channel after you have submitted your signup form. We ask that all participants join the server for the duration of the event, though we will also be sending out all important event information via email as well as via the Discord server. If you do not receive an email, please send us an ask or email [email protected].
Artist Sign-up
-> Artist sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 22nd.
-> Artists will be assigned to a single fic for this event.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
-> The permitted forms of art are digital/scanned art, podfic (an audio recording of a fic read aloud), physical artworks (including bookbinding, embroidery, jewelry, knitting/crochet, papercrafting, quilting, sculpture, etc.), and other digital artforms such as fanvideos, musical compositions, etc. If you’re unsure if your art form qualifies, please send us an ask!
-> Please note that artworks made with generative AI are not acceptable for this event.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as an arti
Pinch Hitter Sign-up
-> Pinch Hitter sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 29th.
-> In the event that we cannot find an artist match for a fic via the standard matching process, or a writer becomes unpaired due to artist drops, we will contact those who have registered as pinch hitters to help out.
-> There is no guarantee that a fic will go up for a pinch hit during this event; please keep this in mind when signing up to be a pinch hitter.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a pinch
If you are interested in participating as both an artist and a pinch hitter, please fill out both forms.
Be sure to read the Rules, FAQ, and review the event schedule before signing up. Looking forward to kicking off the 2026 season!
Artist signups are now closed! If you would like to sign up as a pinch hitter, those signups will remain open through 11:59 PM EST on July 29th. See the link above!
Today is the last day for pinch hitter signups! Please be sure that if you would like to be a pinch hitter, to sign up before today, July 29th, at 11:59PM EST! Be sure to read our rules, FAQ, and submit the signup form linked above if you’d like to participate as a pinch hitter!
[ID: A banner with the words “Malevolent Big Bang 2026” in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
We are thrilled to announce that Artist and Pinch Hitter signups are open for the Malevolent Big Bang 2026!
Once you submit your signup form, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the event Discord server within 24 hours. If you are already in the event Discord, you will still receive this email, but you do not have to leave and rejoin the server–simply reintroduce yourself in the intros channel after you have submitted your signup form. We ask that all participants join the server for the duration of the event, though we will also be sending out all important event information via email as well as via the Discord server. If you do not receive an email, please send us an ask or email [email protected].
Artist Sign-up
-> Artist sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 22nd.
-> Artists will be assigned to a single fic for this event.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
-> The permitted forms of art are digital/scanned art, podfic (an audio recording of a fic read aloud), physical artworks (including bookbinding, embroidery, jewelry, knitting/crochet, papercrafting, quilting, sculpture, etc.), and other digital artforms such as fanvideos, musical compositions, etc. If you’re unsure if your art form qualifies, please send us an ask!
-> Please note that artworks made with generative AI are not acceptable for this event.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as an arti
Pinch Hitter Sign-up
-> Pinch Hitter sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 29th.
-> In the event that we cannot find an artist match for a fic via the standard matching process, or a writer becomes unpaired due to artist drops, we will contact those who have registered as pinch hitters to help out.
-> There is no guarantee that a fic will go up for a pinch hit during this event; please keep this in mind when signing up to be a pinch hitter.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a pinch
If you are interested in participating as both an artist and a pinch hitter, please fill out both forms.
Be sure to read the Rules, FAQ, and review the event schedule before signing up. Looking forward to kicking off the 2026 season!
Artist signups are now closed! If you would like to sign up as a pinch hitter, those signups will remain open through 11:59 PM EST on July 29th. See the link above!
Hi! hello! How many artists are put with a fic? Do artists have multiple fics?
Hello!
Each artist will be assigned be only one fic! How many artists are assigned to a fic depends on how many artists we have versus how many writers we have (and how our calculations work out for matching). Typically, each fic has 1-2 artists.
[ID: A banner with the words “Malevolent Big Bang 2026” in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
We are thrilled to announce that Artist and Pinch Hitter signups are open for the Malevolent Big Bang 2026!
Once you submit your signup form, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the event Discord server within 24 hours. If you are already in the event Discord, you will still receive this email, but you do not have to leave and rejoin the server–simply reintroduce yourself in the intros channel after you have submitted your signup form. We ask that all participants join the server for the duration of the event, though we will also be sending out all important event information via email as well as via the Discord server. If you do not receive an email, please send us an ask or email [email protected].
Artist Sign-up
-> Artist sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 22nd.
-> Artists will be assigned to a single fic for this event.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
-> The permitted forms of art are digital/scanned art, podfic (an audio recording of a fic read aloud), physical artworks (including bookbinding, embroidery, jewelry, knitting/crochet, papercrafting, quilting, sculpture, etc.), and other digital artforms such as fanvideos, musical compositions, etc. If you’re unsure if your art form qualifies, please send us an ask!
-> Please note that artworks made with generative AI are not acceptable for this event.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as an arti
Pinch Hitter Sign-up
-> Pinch Hitter sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 29th.
-> In the event that we cannot find an artist match for a fic via the standard matching process, or a writer becomes unpaired due to artist drops, we will contact those who have registered as pinch hitters to help out.
-> There is no guarantee that a fic will go up for a pinch hit during this event; please keep this in mind when signing up to be a pinch hitter.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a pinch
If you are interested in participating as both an artist and a pinch hitter, please fill out both forms.
Be sure to read the Rules, FAQ, and review the event schedule before signing up. Looking forward to kicking off the 2026 season!
Reminder that artist and pinch hitter sign ups are still open! Use the links above to sign up. Artist sign up is open until July 22nd, pinch hitter sign up is open until July 29th
Don't forget! Artist sign-ups close tonight, July 22nd, at 11:59 PM EST. Please remember to read our rules, FAQ, and submit the sign-up form if you'd like to participate as an artist!
Pinch Hitter submissions will remain open through July 29th.
After writing submissions are given in, are we still allowed to edit the work?
Hello! From the guidelines:
"By the complete fic deadline, fics should be completely written from start to finish with no portions missing or left as outlines. In other words, if you were asked to post your fic in its entirety on this date, you would be able to do so and feel confident that readers are receiving a complete story. You will have a period after this to make minor edits and revisions to your fic if desired. Fics must be at the word count minimum (5,000) by the first draft deadline and should not fall beneath the minimum throughout the editing process."
That is to say: yes you can edit, though all crucial scenes should already be included in your work!
[ID: A banner with the words “Malevolent Big Bang 2026” in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
We are thrilled to announce that Artist and Pinch Hitter signups are open for the Malevolent Big Bang 2026!
Once you submit your signup form, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the event Discord server within 24 hours. If you are already in the event Discord, you will still receive this email, but you do not have to leave and rejoin the server–simply reintroduce yourself in the intros channel after you have submitted your signup form. We ask that all participants join the server for the duration of the event, though we will also be sending out all important event information via email as well as via the Discord server. If you do not receive an email, please send us an ask or email [email protected].
Artist Sign-up
-> Artist sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 22nd.
-> Artists will be assigned to a single fic for this event.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
-> The permitted forms of art are digital/scanned art, podfic (an audio recording of a fic read aloud), physical artworks (including bookbinding, embroidery, jewelry, knitting/crochet, papercrafting, quilting, sculpture, etc.), and other digital artforms such as fanvideos, musical compositions, etc. If you’re unsure if your art form qualifies, please send us an ask!
-> Please note that artworks made with generative AI are not acceptable for this event.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as an arti
Pinch Hitter Sign-up
-> Pinch Hitter sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 29th.
-> In the event that we cannot find an artist match for a fic via the standard matching process, or a writer becomes unpaired due to artist drops, we will contact those who have registered as pinch hitters to help out.
-> There is no guarantee that a fic will go up for a pinch hit during this event; please keep this in mind when signing up to be a pinch hitter.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a pinch
If you are interested in participating as both an artist and a pinch hitter, please fill out both forms.
Be sure to read the Rules, FAQ, and review the event schedule before signing up. Looking forward to kicking off the 2026 season!
Reminder that artist and pinch hitter sign ups are still open! Use the links above to sign up. Artist sign up is open until July 22nd, pinch hitter sign up is open until July 29th
[ID: A banner with the words “Malevolent Big Bang 2026” in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
We are thrilled to announce that Artist and Pinch Hitter signups are open for the Malevolent Big Bang 2026!
Once you submit your signup form, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the event Discord server within 24 hours. If you are already in the event Discord, you will still receive this email, but you do not have to leave and rejoin the server–simply reintroduce yourself in the intros channel after you have submitted your signup form. We ask that all participants join the server for the duration of the event, though we will also be sending out all important event information via email as well as via the Discord server. If you do not receive an email, please send us an ask or email [email protected].
Artist Sign-up
-> Artist sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 22nd.
-> Artists will be assigned to a single fic for this event.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
-> The permitted forms of art are digital/scanned art, podfic (an audio recording of a fic read aloud), physical artworks (including bookbinding, embroidery, jewelry, knitting/crochet, papercrafting, quilting, sculpture, etc.), and other digital artforms such as fanvideos, musical compositions, etc. If you’re unsure if your art form qualifies, please send us an ask!
-> Please note that artworks made with generative AI are not acceptable for this event.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as an arti
Pinch Hitter Sign-up
-> Pinch Hitter sign-up is open from July 13th, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 29th.
-> In the event that we cannot find an artist match for a fic via the standard matching process, or a writer becomes unpaired due to artist drops, we will contact those who have registered as pinch hitters to help out.
-> There is no guarantee that a fic will go up for a pinch hit during this event; please keep this in mind when signing up to be a pinch hitter.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a pinch
If you are interested in participating as both an artist and a pinch hitter, please fill out both forms.
Be sure to read the Rules, FAQ, and review the event schedule before signing up. Looking forward to kicking off the 2026 season!
Malevolent Big Bang 2026: Writer and Beta Sign Ups are OPEN!
[ID: A banner with the words "Malevolent Big Bang 2026" in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
Hello everyone! We're happy to announce that writer and beta sign up forms are now open.
Once you submit your signup form, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the event Discord server within 24 hours. If you are already in the event Discord, you will still receive this email, but you do not have to leave and rejoin the server – simply reintroduce yourself in the intros channel after you have submitted your signup form. We ask that all participants join the server for the duration of the event, though we will be sending out all important event information via email as well as via the Discord server. If you do not receive an email, please send us an ask or email [email protected].
Writer Sign-up
-> Writer sign-up is open from May 1st, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on May 10th.
-> Writers will commit to writing one (1) fic of at least 5,000 words. Fics must be standalone works centered around Malevolent canon.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a write
Beta Sign-up
-> Beta reader sign-up is open from May 1st, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 12th.
-> Writers will request beta readers based on information provided in the sign up form (what topics you want to beta for, maximum word count, etc). Be as specific as possible when answering the questions!
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a beta
Be sure to read the Rules, FAQ, and review the event schedule before signing up. Looking forward to kicking off the 2026 season!
Quick reminder that Beta Reader signups are still open! If you'd like to participate in the event as a beta, simply use the link above to sign up anytime before July 12th.
Just a reminder that today is the last day for beta signups! If you’d like to participate as a beta in this year’s bang, please fill out the form above by today, July 12th, at 11:59 EST! Please be sure to check out our rules, FAQ, and submit the signup form above to participate as a beta reader!
Hey! A pinch hitter is an artist that fills in for artists that drop out of the bang, to ensure that every bang fic receives at least one piece of art. Specifically, we reach out to pinch hitters if all artists for a fic drop; as many fics have more than one artist for this event, we typically do not contact pinch hitters if only one artist from a group of multiple artists drops. Additionally, we might reach out to pinch hitters if we cannot find an artist match for a fic via the standard matching process. There is no guarantee that a fic will go up for a pinch hit during this event, though we typically have at least one pinch hit per year!
Pinch hits are sent out via the event Discord server. If you accept a pinch hit, you’re committing to creating at least one piece of art for the fic in question by the stated deadline. The requirements for that artwork, and all other expectations, will be identical to those found in the Artists section of the FAQ and Rules.
[ID: A banner with the words “Malevolent Big Bang 2026” in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
Hello everyone! This is a reminder that Malevolent Big Bang artist and pinch hitter signups will open in one week (July 13th, 2026)! Be sure to check this blog on July 13th, around noon EST, to find a link to our artist and pinch hitter signup forms.
If you're interested in signing up, please read over our rules, FAQ, and schedule to ensure that you are able to meet the event requirements. This is an event for fans 18 and older. Artists will be asked to complete a single piece of artwork for their assigned fic. Permitted artforms include:
Hi, weird question, totally ok if you don't have an answer, but do you think that 2-4 years from now this will still be a yearly thing? (Asking because it's 18+ and I want to follow the rules but still participate someday.) :)
Hey there! We can't promise anything that far out in the future, but so long as there is interest in the bang, we'll plan to keep running it.
Malevolent Big Bang 2026: Writer and Beta Sign Ups are OPEN!
[ID: A banner with the words "Malevolent Big Bang 2026" in a graffiti style font with pastel rainbow coloring. The background features John, a black humanoid from the shoulders-up wearing a yellow cloak. Behind John are bursts of red, blue, green and purple colors mixed among black swirls and spirals. /End ID]
Hello everyone! We're happy to announce that writer and beta sign up forms are now open.
Once you submit your signup form, you will be sent an email with an invitation to the event Discord server within 24 hours. If you are already in the event Discord, you will still receive this email, but you do not have to leave and rejoin the server – simply reintroduce yourself in the intros channel after you have submitted your signup form. We ask that all participants join the server for the duration of the event, though we will be sending out all important event information via email as well as via the Discord server. If you do not receive an email, please send us an ask or email [email protected].
Writer Sign-up
-> Writer sign-up is open from May 1st, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on May 10th.
-> Writers will commit to writing one (1) fic of at least 5,000 words. Fics must be standalone works centered around Malevolent canon.
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a write
Beta Sign-up
-> Beta reader sign-up is open from May 1st, 2026 until 11:59 pm EDT on July 12th.
-> Writers will request beta readers based on information provided in the sign up form (what topics you want to beta for, maximum word count, etc). Be as specific as possible when answering the questions!
-> Must be 18+ at time of sign up.
Welcome to the 2026 Malevolent Big Bang. We're so excited to work with you!
If you are interested in participating in this event as a beta
Be sure to read the Rules, FAQ, and review the event schedule before signing up. Looking forward to kicking off the 2026 season!
Quick reminder that Beta Reader signups are still open! If you'd like to participate in the event as a beta, simply use the link above to sign up anytime before July 12th.
Is there a way to talk to mods privately and not in the mod ask chat? I personally have something going on that may make me later for submission and wish to let them know/see if its ok
Hello! Yes, absolutely. Depending on which avenue is more comfortable for you, you can email us at [email protected], or send one of our mods a DM on Discord and we can help you out. Thanks!
