“Fandom is a Potluck Dinner… you’re invited!”
Hello friends, it’s that time of year again!
Grab a plate, pull up a chair, and consider yourself enthusiastically invited to StarTrekPotluck2026!
The challenge is to create a piece of fanwork that is food or drink themed, and based within the realms of the Star Trek universe.
If you’re interested in joining in, here’s what you need to know:
What do I do?
Pick a type of food or drink, a meal time or a place where nourishment is served/prepared, then create a fanwork around that place/event/object.
It can be any type of fanwork, for example: fanfic, gifs, fanvid, fanart, poetry, podfic… The only constraints are that it needs to be set within Star Trek universe (any series), and it must include the theme of food/drink. And while we’re a fan of replicators, we kindly ask forno AI-created works.
When do I do it?
Choose a publishing date between 1st August and 14th August. We will fill up each slot, and if more people want to join in the fun, we will open double, then triple bookings. That way, we can enjoy up to three delicious fanworks every day!
(If you want to know which dates are still open, you can check the calendar in the blog header, or you can refer to our most recent sign-up round-up.)
Sign-ups are now closed! For a list of all chefs, you can have a look at our final sign-up round-up.
How do I do it?
1. Pick a Star Trek fandom, or a mash-up of Trek fandoms. (Please do not submit crossovers with non-Star-Trek fandoms.)
2. Send an Ask to this blog with your chosen date, the Star Trek fandom(s) you’ve picked, and the type of fanwork you’ll be creating.
3. Message this blog for any questions / changes etc, your hosts @regionalpancake and @procrastinatorproject will be happy to help :)
4. Post your delicious fanwork on your chosen date.
5. Message this blog with the details of where your fanwork is posted, and tag your post with #startrekpotluck2026
6. If posting on AO3, add your fanwork to the StarTrekPotluck2026 Collection.
7. Follow this blog for updates!