Get Ready for TUA Masked Author: 3MA!
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We are so excited to be hosting another round of TUA Masked Author! Here are the eagerly-awaited details:
What is TUA Masked Author?
TUA Masked Author is an Umbrella Academy fandom event that allows you to embrace your creative muse and test your investigative prowess! In the first phase, authors post their TUA fics to an anonymous AO3 collection. Afterwards, we'll release a list of participating authors and the guessers will put on their detective hats to try to match the fics to their authors -- with coveted bragging rights at stake for the best detective!
TUA Masked Author: 3MA will take place from Saturday, July 9th through Sunday, July 31st 2022.
Our AO3 collection is live! The official posting period is July 9th through 15th. You may submit your fic to [the TUA Masked Author 3MA Collection] at any time from now up to (and including) July 15th, although fics submitted early won't be visible until the 9th.
After entries close on the 15th, check the tumblr for a list of participating authors (to be posted shortly after submissions close) and your guessing ballot.
Put on your detective hats! You will be able to submit your guesses up to July 29th.
All secrets will be revealed on Sunday July 31st -- we'll unveil each of the fics' authors, as well as crown the best guesser!
Anyone is welcome to take part - you can write, or guess, or both!
We welcome all writers! You do not need to have written anything for the Umbrella Academy before (or any fic at all) to join in. We love seeing returning authors as well!
All fics must be genfic - no romantic or sexual focus. This allows readers to read and enjoy a wider variety of fics.
3MA will have an optional TUA Season 3 theme. We're looking forward to seeing how the new season sparks inspiration for our authors! That said, the theme is optional and not required - feel free to explore any aspect of the show (keeping it gen!) that you'd like.
You can submit up to two fics per author.
When it comes to word count, only one fic submitted per author may be under 500 words (we had some devilishly difficult drabbles last round!). There is still a maximum wordcount per fic of 10,000 words within the posting period (although you can continue to update your fic after the event is complete to be as long as you'd like).
We welcome collaborations between authors! Each author may submit a maximum of two fics, which could be two individually-written fics, or one solo fic and one collaboration, or two collabs. (Submitting just one is fine too!)
Need some inspiration? Have a spare plot bunny? You can view community submitted prompts [here] (note that you can toggle between Spoiler-Free and All Prompts at the bottom of the sheet) and submit your own with [this form].
If you're new to TUA Masked Author and want to submit a fic, keep an eye out on our tumblr for our fic submission guide, which we'll release closer to the posting dates.
(Got a question we didn't cover? Drop us an ask!)
🎭 Enjoy the Masquerade! 🎭
