Interested in writing a 10k+ story or making an accompanying fanwork for Marvel Comics or one of its imprints? You’ve come to the right place!
Latest Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/UW2CndQz
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines and contact the mods HERE.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines HERE, and they are re-iterated with our mod contact info below the cut.
The basic writing guidelines are:
-10,000 words is the minimum length for each story. There is no upper limit. Stories can be written with a partner or by a group; the minimum word count is still 10,000 words, no matter how many people are involved.
-A beta reader for your story is highly, highly encouraged. If you don't have a beta reader, check out our Discord channels to see if anyone there fits your needs.
-This challenge is for new stories. If your story has appeared online in its entirety, it's not eligible for Marvel Bang. You can complete a story you’ve already started posting as long as no more than 2,000 words have already been posted, and you don’t post any more until your posting date.
-Sequels are great! If you write a sequel to something you've written in the past, include a link to the original story in your author's notes, so people can read from the beginning if they haven't already.
-If you need some inspiration, check out the prompt post, which will be hosted on our Discord this year. Take the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you want - use part of one, use three or four, use half of one and half of another. It's entirely up to you. Discord invite if you need it.
-In order for your story to qualify for this challenge, you cannot post it anywhere online until your scheduled posting date. On that day, you must post it to AO3 in the 2026 Marvel BB Collection. Just don't put it up before the reveal. (Posting details will be given closer to that time.) -Rough drafts are due on 29 August 2026. A rough draft is a document with a beginning, middle, and end; it must be at least 80% complete (with the unfinished parts at least sketched out). It does not have to be beta read at this point. Stories must be completed and beta-read before posting starts on 7 November 2026.
-You can sign up to write a maximum of two stories for this challenge. These can be individual or group sign-ups. (To clarify, you can sign up twice by yourself, or once by yourself and once as part of a group, or twice as part of a group.) Just make sure to complete a separate sign-up for each story.
If you'd like to participate as an author or an author group, SIGN UP HERE. We'll send a confirmation email as soon as possible, and our internal goal is to respond within 48 hours. Please be patient; real life never slows down these days.
Since sign-ups are completed via Google Forms, we have turned off the comments on this post. For more details, visit our Guidelines & FAQ post. If you have questions please contact us at our #help channel on Discord, email us at [email protected], message us at https://www.tumblr.com/marvelbang, or utilize the 2026 Page-a-Mod post.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines HERE, and they are re-iterated with our mod contact info below the cut.
The basic writing guidelines are:
-10,000 words is the minimum length for each story. There is no upper limit. Stories can be written with a partner or by a group; the minimum word count is still 10,000 words, no matter how many people are involved.
-A beta reader for your story is highly, highly encouraged. If you don't have a beta reader, check out our Discord channels to see if anyone there fits your needs.
-This challenge is for new stories. If your story has appeared online in its entirety, it's not eligible for Marvel Bang. You can complete a story you’ve already started posting as long as no more than 2,000 words have already been posted, and you don’t post any more until your posting date.
-Sequels are great! If you write a sequel to something you've written in the past, include a link to the original story in your author's notes, so people can read from the beginning if they haven't already.
-If you need some inspiration, check out the prompt post, which will be hosted on our Discord this year. Take the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you want - use part of one, use three or four, use half of one and half of another. It's entirely up to you. Discord invite if you need it.
-In order for your story to qualify for this challenge, you cannot post it anywhere online until your scheduled posting date. On that day, you must post it to AO3 in the 2026 Marvel BB Collection. Just don't put it up before the reveal. (Posting details will be given closer to that time.) -Rough drafts are due on 29 August 2026. A rough draft is a document with a beginning, middle, and end; it must be at least 80% complete (with the unfinished parts at least sketched out). It does not have to be beta read at this point. Stories must be completed and beta-read before posting starts on 7 November 2026.
-You can sign up to write a maximum of two stories for this challenge. These can be individual or group sign-ups. (To clarify, you can sign up twice by yourself, or once by yourself and once as part of a group, or twice as part of a group.) Just make sure to complete a separate sign-up for each story.
If you'd like to participate as an author or an author group, SIGN UP HERE. We'll send a confirmation email as soon as possible, and our internal goal is to respond within 48 hours. Please be patient; real life never slows down these days.
Since sign-ups are completed via Google Forms, we have turned off the comments on this post. For more details, visit our Guidelines & FAQ post. If you have questions please contact us at our #help channel on Discord, email us at [email protected], message us at https://www.tumblr.com/marvelbang, or utilize the 2026 Page-a-Mod post.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines HERE, and they are re-iterated with our mod contact info below the cut.
The basic writing guidelines are:
-10,000 words is the minimum length for each story. There is no upper limit. Stories can be written with a partner or by a group; the minimum word count is still 10,000 words, no matter how many people are involved.
-A beta reader for your story is highly, highly encouraged. If you don't have a beta reader, check out our Discord channels to see if anyone there fits your needs.
-This challenge is for new stories. If your story has appeared online in its entirety, it's not eligible for Marvel Bang. You can complete a story you’ve already started posting as long as no more than 2,000 words have already been posted, and you don’t post any more until your posting date.
-Sequels are great! If you write a sequel to something you've written in the past, include a link to the original story in your author's notes, so people can read from the beginning if they haven't already.
-If you need some inspiration, check out the prompt post, which will be hosted on our Discord this year. Take the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you want - use part of one, use three or four, use half of one and half of another. It's entirely up to you. Discord invite if you need it.
-In order for your story to qualify for this challenge, you cannot post it anywhere online until your scheduled posting date. On that day, you must post it to AO3 in the 2026 Marvel BB Collection. Just don't put it up before the reveal. (Posting details will be given closer to that time.) -Rough drafts are due on 29 August 2026. A rough draft is a document with a beginning, middle, and end; it must be at least 80% complete (with the unfinished parts at least sketched out). It does not have to be beta read at this point. Stories must be completed and beta-read before posting starts on 7 November 2026.
-You can sign up to write a maximum of two stories for this challenge. These can be individual or group sign-ups. (To clarify, you can sign up twice by yourself, or once by yourself and once as part of a group, or twice as part of a group.) Just make sure to complete a separate sign-up for each story.
If you'd like to participate as an author or an author group, SIGN UP HERE. We'll send a confirmation email as soon as possible, and our internal goal is to respond within 48 hours. Please be patient; real life never slows down these days.
Since sign-ups are completed via Google Forms, we have turned off the comments on this post. For more details, visit our Guidelines & FAQ post. If you have questions please contact us at our #help channel on Discord, email us at [email protected], message us at https://www.tumblr.com/marvelbang, or utilize the 2026 Page-a-Mod post.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines and contact the mods HERE.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines and contact the mods HERE.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines and contact the mods HERE.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines HERE, and they are re-iterated with our mod contact info below the cut.
The basic writing guidelines are:
-10,000 words is the minimum length for each story. There is no upper limit. Stories can be written with a partner or by a group; the minimum word count is still 10,000 words, no matter how many people are involved.
-A beta reader for your story is highly, highly encouraged. If you don't have a beta reader, check out our Discord channels to see if anyone there fits your needs.
-This challenge is for new stories. If your story has appeared online in its entirety, it's not eligible for Marvel Bang. You can complete a story you’ve already started posting as long as no more than 2,000 words have already been posted, and you don’t post any more until your posting date.
-Sequels are great! If you write a sequel to something you've written in the past, include a link to the original story in your author's notes, so people can read from the beginning if they haven't already.
-If you need some inspiration, check out the prompt post, which will be hosted on our Discord this year. Take the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you want - use part of one, use three or four, use half of one and half of another. It's entirely up to you. Discord invite if you need it.
-In order for your story to qualify for this challenge, you cannot post it anywhere online until your scheduled posting date. On that day, you must post it to AO3 in the 2026 Marvel BB Collection. Just don't put it up before the reveal. (Posting details will be given closer to that time.) -Rough drafts are due on 29 August 2026. A rough draft is a document with a beginning, middle, and end; it must be at least 80% complete (with the unfinished parts at least sketched out). It does not have to be beta read at this point. Stories must be completed and beta-read before posting starts on 7 November 2026.
-You can sign up to write a maximum of two stories for this challenge. These can be individual or group sign-ups. (To clarify, you can sign up twice by yourself, or once by yourself and once as part of a group, or twice as part of a group.) Just make sure to complete a separate sign-up for each story.
If you'd like to participate as an author or an author group, SIGN UP HERE. We'll send a confirmation email as soon as possible, and our internal goal is to respond within 48 hours. Please be patient; real life never slows down these days.
Since sign-ups are completed via Google Forms, we have turned off the comments on this post. For more details, visit our Guidelines & FAQ post. If you have questions please contact us at our #help channel on Discord, email us at [email protected], message us at https://www.tumblr.com/marvelbang, or utilize the 2026 Page-a-Mod post.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines and contact the mods HERE.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines and contact the mods HERE.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines HERE, and they are re-iterated with our mod contact info below the cut.
The basic writing guidelines are:
-10,000 words is the minimum length for each story. There is no upper limit. Stories can be written with a partner or by a group; the minimum word count is still 10,000 words, no matter how many people are involved.
-A beta reader for your story is highly, highly encouraged. If you don't have a beta reader, check out our Discord channels to see if anyone there fits your needs.
-This challenge is for new stories. If your story has appeared online in its entirety, it's not eligible for Marvel Bang. You can complete a story you’ve already started posting as long as no more than 2,000 words have already been posted, and you don’t post any more until your posting date.
-Sequels are great! If you write a sequel to something you've written in the past, include a link to the original story in your author's notes, so people can read from the beginning if they haven't already.
-If you need some inspiration, check out the prompt post, which will be hosted on our Discord this year. Take the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you want - use part of one, use three or four, use half of one and half of another. It's entirely up to you. Discord invite if you need it.
-In order for your story to qualify for this challenge, you cannot post it anywhere online until your scheduled posting date. On that day, you must post it to AO3 in the 2026 Marvel BB Collection. Just don't put it up before the reveal. (Posting details will be given closer to that time.) -Rough drafts are due on 29 August 2026. A rough draft is a document with a beginning, middle, and end; it must be at least 80% complete (with the unfinished parts at least sketched out). It does not have to be beta read at this point. Stories must be completed and beta-read before posting starts on 7 November 2026.
-You can sign up to write a maximum of two stories for this challenge. These can be individual or group sign-ups. (To clarify, you can sign up twice by yourself, or once by yourself and once as part of a group, or twice as part of a group.) Just make sure to complete a separate sign-up for each story.
If you'd like to participate as an author or an author group, SIGN UP HERE. We'll send a confirmation email as soon as possible, and our internal goal is to respond within 48 hours. Please be patient; real life never slows down these days.
Since sign-ups are completed via Google Forms, we have turned off the comments on this post. For more details, visit our Guidelines & FAQ post. If you have questions please contact us at our #help channel on Discord, email us at [email protected], message us at https://www.tumblr.com/marvelbang, or utilize the 2026 Page-a-Mod post.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines and contact the mods HERE.
This is the sign-up for everyone interested in writing a fic for the 2026 Marvel Bang.
The sign-up is for:
-Traditional bang participants (will be paired with an artist)
-Solo participants (opting out of art receipt, or making their own art)
-Tandem partner (author and artist) participants
As the challenge progresses you'll have the opportunity to let us know the path you've picked.
SIGN UP HERE
You can review the full Bang guidelines HERE, and they are re-iterated with our mod contact info below the cut.
The basic writing guidelines are:
-10,000 words is the minimum length for each story. There is no upper limit. Stories can be written with a partner or by a group; the minimum word count is still 10,000 words, no matter how many people are involved.
-A beta reader for your story is highly, highly encouraged. If you don't have a beta reader, check out our Discord channels to see if anyone there fits your needs.
-This challenge is for new stories. If your story has appeared online in its entirety, it's not eligible for Marvel Bang. You can complete a story you’ve already started posting as long as no more than 2,000 words have already been posted, and you don’t post any more until your posting date.
-Sequels are great! If you write a sequel to something you've written in the past, include a link to the original story in your author's notes, so people can read from the beginning if they haven't already.
-If you need some inspiration, check out the prompt post, which will be hosted on our Discord this year. Take the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you want - use part of one, use three or four, use half of one and half of another. It's entirely up to you. Discord invite if you need it.
-In order for your story to qualify for this challenge, you cannot post it anywhere online until your scheduled posting date. On that day, you must post it to AO3 in the 2026 Marvel BB Collection. Just don't put it up before the reveal. (Posting details will be given closer to that time.) -Rough drafts are due on 29 August 2026. A rough draft is a document with a beginning, middle, and end; it must be at least 80% complete (with the unfinished parts at least sketched out). It does not have to be beta read at this point. Stories must be completed and beta-read before posting starts on 7 November 2026.
-You can sign up to write a maximum of two stories for this challenge. These can be individual or group sign-ups. (To clarify, you can sign up twice by yourself, or once by yourself and once as part of a group, or twice as part of a group.) Just make sure to complete a separate sign-up for each story.
If you'd like to participate as an author or an author group, SIGN UP HERE. We'll send a confirmation email as soon as possible, and our internal goal is to respond within 48 hours. Please be patient; real life never slows down these days.
Since sign-ups are completed via Google Forms, we have turned off the comments on this post. For more details, visit our Guidelines & FAQ post. If you have questions please contact us at our #help channel on Discord, email us at [email protected], message us at https://www.tumblr.com/marvelbang, or utilize the 2026 Page-a-Mod post.
