welcome to shane summer

shane summer fest is a 10-week fest from june 21 to august 29, 2026. tag your works with #shanesummerfest to be featured! prompts | rules | faq

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☀️ welcome to shane summer fest! ☀️

we’re excited to announce shane summer fest, a 10-week summer fest highlighting our boy shane (with special appearances from ilya)! it's a full summer of shane, baby!

no sign-ups required to participate! just pick any prompt from the list above, and create whatever inspires you.

dates: june 21 – august 29, 2026

tag: #shanesummerfest

please tag us so we can reblog your work!

all types of content are welcome — fic, art, edits, gifs, etc!

whether you do one prompt or a few, we’d love to see what you create! see you this summer ☀️

rules | FAQ

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☀️ one month until shane summer ☀️

hello friends! reminder that shane summer fest begins in one month!

no sign ups required, however, all participants must be 18 and over.

get creating! we'll see you at the draft on june 21st 🏒

prompts | rules | FAQ

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Hi!!! Super excited to see all the fic and art that comes out of this! How do you (mods/creators) feel about angst for this fest? I’m interested in a few prompts, but I tend to be more of an angsty writer and that feels a bit… antithetical to the vibe. Would you encourage people to keep it lighter if they’re going to attach their work to the fest? I’m willing to really challenge myself if that’s the case!!!

Thank you in advance for the hard work you’re putting into this, it’s so fun!!! I love building fandom community!

we encourage everyone to create whatever the prompt inspires. everyone has a different vision and interpretation of a prompt, which is what makes it so fun for those following the fest — there's a little something for everyone! (and we would never say no to a little summertime sadness!)

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☀️ team ☀️

meet the people who will be running shane summer fest!

organizers: @shillanov @hilarynights

moderators: @ottawa--centaurs @loontattoo @hollanovshome

graphic designers: @ottawa--centaurs @thisisnotenuff

our talented team will be working hard all summer to bring shane summer to you. feel free to contact us in the ask box!

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☀️ rules ☀️

how to participate

no sign-up required! simply post your work during the week for the prompt(s) you’re interested in. (late submissions are welcome.)

include the prompt in your post (caption or tags), and tag #shanesummerfest within the first 5 tags so we can find and reblog your work.

all works must include shane hollander. (what about ilya, you may ask? as we know, there’s no shane summer spent without ilya, and including ilya is heavily encouraged!)

for fic writers

please post your work to the Shane Summer Fest AO3 collection.

the AO3 collection link will be shared closer to the start of the fest. follow and check back for updates!

housekeeping

creators must be 18+ to participate.

please be kind and respectful of everyone’s work.

nsfw content is allowed, but must be properly tagged (#nsfw and/or #nsft).

works that are racist, homophobic, transphobic, or otherwise harmful or mean-spirited will not be promoted as part of the fest.

the use of genAI in any part of the creative process is not permitted.

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☀️ FAQ ☀️

please read before sending an ask. previously answered questions here.

do i have to sign up? nope! just tag your work with #shanesummerfest when you post, and we’ll reblog it.

do i have to do every prompt? not at all! you can participate in as many (or as few) prompts as you’d like.

does the work need to be new? nope, existing works are welcome. you can post a new chapter to an existing fic if it fits the theme.

what am i allowed to create for the fest? anything your heart desires! you can write 100 words, 100k, a comic, a playlist, gifsets, crochet, etc. get creative with it!

what does x prompt mean? can i do __ for __ prompt? you are more than welcome to ask for clarification on a prompt! we welcome creative takes on the prompts, as long as it’s related.

are collaborations allowed? yes!

can i share works created to other platforms? please ask creators for permission before sharing their work from tumblr on other platforms.

can works be nsfw? yes :~)

can i use ai? no.

why not an ilya fest?   we love our boy ilya rozanov just as much. however, it is summer, and ilya’s name does not start with an “s”. (unfortunately, none of the seasons start with an s… but autumn is coming up… and ilya’s name does end with an “a”...)

[shillanov]

shane summer fest coming soon! ☀️

due to the positive response from the poll, @hilarynights and i will be running a shane summer fest!

this will be a fest showcasing art, fic, anything to your heart's delight –running for 10 weeks from june 21 to august 29. each week will be a new prompt. it's a full summer of shane, baby!

prompts will be coming out veeery soon (and we will need some feedback as we set some things up!), so stay tuned!