Pens Monthly

A monthly Pittsburgh Penguins fanwork challenge

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February Prompts

Hi, everyone! Sorry for disappearing for awhile, but we’re back now!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to AO3 by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Fanworks should be a response to one or more prompts. The player of the month counts as one of the prompts, so you can write your fic about someone else if you prefer, as long as you use one of the other prompts.

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts, or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here.

It’s okay if you use the prompt really loosely, especially the photo prompt! All we ask is that you genuinely use the prompt as inspiration, however that inspires you. :)

Have fun! Without further ado, OUR PROMPTS:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Bryan Rust! Here’s a feature on his Cup day and family and an article about his speech impediment. And here’s his Wikipedia page!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: bad at flirting

KINK OF THE MONTH: sexting/phone sex

PHOTO PROMPT:

[ID: a lone brown nail in a gray setting reminiscent of rain]

(source)

Happy fanwork-ing!

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November Masterlist

We have one fic this month!

In the Air by eafay70 (Bjugstad/McCann, photo and player prompts)

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November Prompts

Another month, another prompt set!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to AO3 by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Fanworks should be a response to one or more prompts. The player of the month counts as one of the prompts, so you can write your fic about someone else if you prefer, as long as you use one of the other prompts.

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts, or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here.

It’s okay if you use the prompt really loosely, especially the photo prompt! All we ask is that you genuinely use the prompt as inspiration, however that inspires you. :)

Have fun! Without further ado, OUR PROMPTS:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Nick Bjugstad! Here’s an article on the rather hectic journey he and Jared McCann took to the Pens last winter. And here’s his Wikipedia page!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: secret relationship

KINK OF THE MONTH: rimming/licking

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy fanwork-ing!

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One day remaining!

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November Prompts

Another month, another prompt set!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to AO3 by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Fanworks should be a response to one or more prompts. The player of the month counts as one of the prompts, so you can write your fic about someone else if you prefer, as long as you use one of the other prompts.

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts, or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here.

It’s okay if you use the prompt really loosely, especially the photo prompt! All we ask is that you genuinely use the prompt as inspiration, however that inspires you. :)

Have fun! Without further ado, OUR PROMPTS:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Nick Bjugstad! Here’s an article on the rather hectic journey he and Jared McCann took to the Pens last winter. And here’s his Wikipedia page!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: secret relationship

KINK OF THE MONTH: rimming/licking

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy fanwork-ing!

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One week left!

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November Prompts

Another month, another prompt set!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to AO3 by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Fanworks should be a response to one or more prompts. The player of the month counts as one of the prompts, so you can write your fic about someone else if you prefer, as long as you use one of the other prompts.

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts, or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here.

It’s okay if you use the prompt really loosely, especially the photo prompt! All we ask is that you genuinely use the prompt as inspiration, however that inspires you. :)

Have fun! Without further ado, OUR PROMPTS:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Nick Bjugstad! Here’s an article on the rather hectic journey he and Jared McCann took to the Pens last winter. And here’s his Wikipedia page!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: secret relationship

KINK OF THE MONTH: rimming/licking

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy fanwork-ing!

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November Prompts

Another month, another prompt set!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to AO3 by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Fanworks should be a response to one or more prompts. The player of the month counts as one of the prompts, so you can write your fic about someone else if you prefer, as long as you use one of the other prompts.

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts, or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here.

It’s okay if you use the prompt really loosely, especially the photo prompt! All we ask is that you genuinely use the prompt as inspiration, however that inspires you. :)

Have fun! Without further ado, OUR PROMPTS:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Nick Bjugstad! Here’s an article on the rather hectic journey he and Jared McCann took to the Pens last winter. And here’s his Wikipedia page!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: secret relationship

KINK OF THE MONTH: rimming/licking

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy fanwork-ing!

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October Masterlist

We have one fic using two prompts!

Latvian Lips by eafay70 (Blueger/Jarry, photo and kink prompts)

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October Prompts

Hockey’s back, which means Pens Monthly is back with new prompts!

… Well, mostly.

You see, this is the third (!) year of Pens Monthly. While we’ve done our best to avoid repeating prompts, during that time, you may have noticed that we wound up picking some rather obscure prompts last season, especially in terms of players. And while there’s nothing wrong with fanworking about someone under the radar, we don’t want to make things too difficult for you, the creators!

With that in mind, we plan to alternate player prompts between “previously prompted” and “not previously prompted.” We hope this mix of familiarity and novelty keeps things from getting too stale or tricky.

Please feel free to let us know what you think about this (or any other element of Pens Monthly) by dropping us an ask!  =D 

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

Without further ado, THE PROMPTS!

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Justin Schultz! His wikipedia page is here; if you have other articles you’d like to share with us, please feel free to do so!!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: road trip

KINK OF THE MONTH: oral fixation

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy creating!!!!!!!!!

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One day more!

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October Prompts

Hockey’s back, which means Pens Monthly is back with new prompts!

… Well, mostly.

You see, this is the third (!) year of Pens Monthly. While we’ve done our best to avoid repeating prompts, during that time, you may have noticed that we wound up picking some rather obscure prompts last season, especially in terms of players. And while there’s nothing wrong with fanworking about someone under the radar, we don’t want to make things too difficult for you, the creators!

With that in mind, we plan to alternate player prompts between “previously prompted” and “not previously prompted.” We hope this mix of familiarity and novelty keeps things from getting too stale or tricky.

Please feel free to let us know what you think about this (or any other element of Pens Monthly) by dropping us an ask!  =D 

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

Without further ado, THE PROMPTS!

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Justin Schultz! His wikipedia page is here; if you have other articles you’d like to share with us, please feel free to do so!!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: road trip

KINK OF THE MONTH: oral fixation

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy creating!!!!!!!!!

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One week left!

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October Prompts

Hockey’s back, which means Pens Monthly is back with new prompts!

… Well, mostly.

You see, this is the third (!) year of Pens Monthly. While we’ve done our best to avoid repeating prompts, during that time, you may have noticed that we wound up picking some rather obscure prompts last season, especially in terms of players. And while there’s nothing wrong with fanworking about someone under the radar, we don’t want to make things too difficult for you, the creators!

With that in mind, we plan to alternate player prompts between “previously prompted” and “not previously prompted.” We hope this mix of familiarity and novelty keeps things from getting too stale or tricky.

Please feel free to let us know what you think about this (or any other element of Pens Monthly) by dropping us an ask!  =D 

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

Without further ado, THE PROMPTS!

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Justin Schultz! His wikipedia page is here; if you have other articles you’d like to share with us, please feel free to do so!!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: road trip

KINK OF THE MONTH: oral fixation

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy creating!!!!!!!!!

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October Prompts

Hockey’s back, which means Pens Monthly is back with new prompts!

… Well, mostly.

You see, this is the third (!) year of Pens Monthly. While we’ve done our best to avoid repeating prompts, during that time, you may have noticed that we wound up picking some rather obscure prompts last season, especially in terms of players. And while there’s nothing wrong with fanworking about someone under the radar, we don’t want to make things too difficult for you, the creators!

With that in mind, we plan to alternate player prompts between “previously prompted” and “not previously prompted.” We hope this mix of familiarity and novelty keeps things from getting too stale or tricky.

Please feel free to let us know what you think about this (or any other element of Pens Monthly) by dropping us an ask!  =D 

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

Without further ado, THE PROMPTS!

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Justin Schultz! His wikipedia page is here; if you have other articles you’d like to share with us, please feel free to do so!!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: road trip

KINK OF THE MONTH: oral fixation

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy creating!!!!!!!!!

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October Prompts

Hockey’s back, which means Pens Monthly is back with new prompts!

... Well, mostly.

You see, this is the third (!) year of Pens Monthly. While we’ve done our best to avoid repeating prompts, during that time, you may have noticed that we wound up picking some rather obscure prompts last season, especially in terms of players. And while there’s nothing wrong with fanworking about someone under the radar, we don’t want to make things too difficult for you, the creators!

With that in mind, we plan to alternate player prompts between “previously prompted” and “not previously prompted.” We hope this mix of familiarity and novelty keeps things from getting too stale or tricky.

Please feel free to let us know what you think about this (or any other element of Pens Monthly) by dropping us an ask!  =D 

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

Without further ado, THE PROMPTS!

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Justin Schultz! His wikipedia page is here; if you have other articles you’d like to share with us, please feel free to do so!!

TROPE OF THE MONTH: road trip

KINK OF THE MONTH: oral fixation

PHOTO PROMPT:

(source)

Happy creating!!!!!!!!!

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September 2019: Amnesty/Free-for-All Month 4 (Hockey’s Coming Home)

Hi, everyone! Believe it or not, this is our final AmnestyFree-for-All Month of the summer! Hockey’s almost here!! 😍 This is your last chance to make a fanwork for any of our previous prompts (until the next time we do a month like this)!

If you started a fanwork in a previous month, but didn’t finish it by that month’s deadline, then this is your excuse to finish it!

If you want to express your excitement for next season with a fanwork, then this is your excuse to fulfill an old prompt with something new!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

We’re also providing an optional low-key prompt to spark your creative juices even more. This month, our optional low-key prompt is (sort of) a player or players: the behind-the-scenes Penguins team.

Ever wanted to learn more about the woman who makes Geno talk to the press no matter how little he wants to? Then read this article about Jennifer Bullano!

How about the man who manages the Pens’ equipment? Read this article about Dana Heinze!

And if you’d like to read about what Dana and the rest of the team do on the road, this article is for you!

(Feel free to let us know if you find other articles fitting this theme so we can share them!)

Happy fanwork-ing! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

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One day left! Please post your fanworks to the AO3 collection by the end of the day tomorrow!

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September 2019: Amnesty/Free-for-All Month 4 (Hockey’s Coming Home)

Hi, everyone! Believe it or not, this is our final AmnestyFree-for-All Month of the summer! Hockey’s almost here!! 😍 This is your last chance to make a fanwork for any of our previous prompts (until the next time we do a month like this)!

If you started a fanwork in a previous month, but didn’t finish it by that month’s deadline, then this is your excuse to finish it!

If you want to express your excitement for next season with a fanwork, then this is your excuse to fulfill an old prompt with something new!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

We’re also providing an optional low-key prompt to spark your creative juices even more. This month, our optional low-key prompt is (sort of) a player or players: the behind-the-scenes Penguins team.

Ever wanted to learn more about the woman who makes Geno talk to the press no matter how little he wants to? Then read this article about Jennifer Bullano!

How about the man who manages the Pens’ equipment? Read this article about Dana Heinze!

And if you’d like to read about what Dana and the rest of the team do on the road, this article is for you!

(Feel free to let us know if you find other articles fitting this theme so we can share them!)

Happy fanwork-ing! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

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One week remaining!

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September 2019: Amnesty/Free-for-All Month 4 (Hockey’s Coming Home)

Hi, everyone! Believe it or not, this is our final AmnestyFree-for-All Month of the summer! Hockey’s almost here!! 😍 This is your last chance to make a fanwork for any of our previous prompts (until the next time we do a month like this)!

If you started a fanwork in a previous month, but didn’t finish it by that month’s deadline, then this is your excuse to finish it!

If you want to express your excitement for next season with a fanwork, then this is your excuse to fulfill an old prompt with something new!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

We’re also providing an optional low-key prompt to spark your creative juices even more. This month, our optional low-key prompt is (sort of) a player or players: the behind-the-scenes Penguins team.

Ever wanted to learn more about the woman who makes Geno talk to the press no matter how little he wants to? Then read this article about Jennifer Bullano!

How about the man who manages the Pens’ equipment? Read this article about Dana Heinze!

And if you’d like to read about what Dana and the rest of the team do on the road, this article is for you!

(Feel free to let us know if you find other articles fitting this theme so we can share them!)

Happy fanwork-ing! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

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August Masterlist

We have one fic this month:

✨ Not Seeing by eafay70 (Fleury/Letang, ALL FOUR PROMPTS FROM OCTOBER 2017 \o/)

See you soon with the final optional summer prompt!

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August 2019: Amnesty/Free-for-All Month 3

Hi, all! As promised, we’ve made the summer months Amnesty/Free-for-All Months, meaning you can make a fanwork for any of our previous prompts! =D

If you started a fanwork in a previous month, but didn’t finish it by that month’s deadline, then this is your excuse to finish it!

If you want to express your excitement for next season with a fanwork, then this is your excuse to fulfill an old prompt with something new!

Remember:

Fanworks should be posted to the AO3 collection by the 25th. Earlier is fine!

Ships should involve only current Pens players, past Pens players, and/or people adjacent to the Penguins.

Special recognition in the masterlist goes to anyone who (a) makes a fanwork for each of the four prompts or (b) makes a single fanwork that incorporates all four of the prompts.

Complete rules are here for your reference.

We’re also providing an optional low-key prompt each month to spark your creative juices even more. This month, our optional low-key prompt is a kink: uniform kink.

Happy fanwork-ing!

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If you would like your work to be included in this month’s masterlist, please post it to the AO3 collection today or tomorrow, as the masterlist will go live on the 26th. However, since all of summer is amnesty/free-for-all, don’t feel rushed! There will be another masterlist in September!!