Rock A Bye is an EXO kid-fic fest created for writers and readers who love kidfic. This fic fest is also a recommendations fest for our favorite kidfics! Stay tuned for updates!
Please read our Schedule post for a more detailed explanation of the fest’s schedule!
Prompting starts on February 15
Claiming starts on March 12
First (voluntary) check-in for writers is on April 30
Deadline for dropping out is on May 7
Second (obligatory) check-in, with at least 1,000 words, is on May 20
Final drafts should be submitted by June 7
Posting starts on June 12
Author reveals will be on June 25
Please keep in mind that all the participants of this fest are fellow fans - the writers, the prompters, the readers, and the mods!
This fest will operate in Korean Standard Time (KST).
Authors and prompters will remain anonymous throughout the duration of the fest until the reveals at the end of the fest. Both authors and prompters may contact the mods through email, Twitter, or CuriousCat.
Works will be posted on AO3. Guidelines for writers who do not have an account in the Archive will be available shortly. Feedback from readers will also be available in AO3, although the mods allow and encourage Love Letters.
Negative and hateful behavior is strongly condemned in this fest! We would like to keep this fest as much of a safe space for all as possible. The mods welcome constructive criticism, but harassment will not be tolerated.
To our writers: please know that you have creative freedom for this fic, but that should you need assistance, we are only one message away.
To our prompters: please keep in mind that you are just as important in this fest as us mods, our writers, and our readers!
To our readers: thank you for reading our writers’ works! please do know that feedback, comments, and love are very much appreciated! leave a comment or two, or a Love Letter!
Please read our Prompting Guidelines for a more detailed post on our prompting rules!
Prompters must submit only one prompt per Form. If you want to send several prompts, you may do so by filling up different forms. Please do not submit several prompts in a single form!
Be as specific as you can. Give the writer as much detail as you can in the prompts - especially those that are Numnum (things you agree to) and those that are Blech (things you would not like to see in the fic).
Be available in case the mods of the fest contact you! We will contact you in place of the writer should they have any questions about your prompt.
Please understand that prompts may get dropped, or may remain unclaimed through the duration of the fest. That doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with your prompt; maybe a writer will pick it up later!
You may choose to be revealed during the reveals or you may choose to remain anonymous. Please let the mods know!
Prompters with claimed prompts may request for updates on how their prompts’ stories are going after the first check-in. We’ll do our best to keep you all updated!
Please read our Claiming Guidelines for a more detailed post on our Claiming rules!
Writers can claim only one (1) prompt at a time. If a writer completes their story before the posting deadline, and wishes to claim a second prompt, they may choose to do by getting into contact with the mods of the fest.
For writers with AO3 accounts: you can submit your works by posting it on the collection to be posted by the mods three (3) weeks before posting starts. If you would like to remain anonymous, please let the mods know before the reveal dates.
For writers without AO3 accounts: you can submit your works through .docx format, and it will be posted by the fic fest Archive account. You may only post your works in non-AO3 platforms (AFF, LiveJournal, Tumblr, etc) after the reveals. Please let the mods know so that we can add a link to the work to the masterlist!
Please keep in mind the notes given by the prompter! Should you have any questions, you can always contact us through our accounts.
More specific Tagging guidelines will be available soon, but in general, we would like to request all our writers to tag the most pressing and most relevant tags in the story.
You may request for a beta by contacting the mods!
Non-writer claimers (artists, etc.) may also claim prompts. You may claim claimed or unclaimed prompts! Please submit your works in .png format, 540px in width. You may choose the height.
Please read our Entry and Submission Guidelines for a more detailed post on our Fic rules!
Fics will be posted on Archive of Our Own (AO3), in the collection posted by the fest’s account. Writers may choose to post their works using their own accounts, or allow the fest’s account to post their works on their behalf.
Fice must be at least 1,000 words long. There is no upper limit; writers can write as many words as they want!
Fics must be standalone fics and not part of a sequel. They must also be completed by the posting deadline.
Writers can choose to add more parts to their fest entry after the fest as long as the entry itself is a complete work.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Please post only your own original works.
Only fics that have been written and completed during the fest are allowed. Previously completed works, which were edited to fit the prompt, are not allowed to be submitted as a fest entry.
The first check in, which will be on April 30, 2019, 11:59 PM KST, is voluntary. Authors may choose not to check in during this time.
The second check in, which will be on May 20, 2019, 11:59 PM KST, is an obligatory check-in. All participating writers are required to check-in during this time.
Check-ins can be done through Email or through Google Forms. Writers can only choose one (1) form of check-in.
Subject of email: <PROMPT CODE> 1st/2nd Check In - username
Title of entry [tentative titles are allowed for the first check-in]
Please attach a .docx file of your work to the email.
GOOGLE FORMS CHECK-IN: Please fill out this Google Form.
Writers who aren’t able to join the second check-in will be considered dropped, and their prompts will be marked as ‘Available’ in the prompts list.
