2023 has 13 full moons and the next one is the Super Blue Moon on August 30th, reaching its peak at 6:35pm PDT (August 31st at 1:35am UTC.) The last Super Blue Moon was in December 2009 and the next one won't be until August 2032, so it's pretty special!
It's also the third of four supermoons in a row this year and the last full moon of summer.
This is a Mini event officially from August 25th to August 31st.
There are 3 ways to participate: writing, art, and/or playlists using 2 or more of the following prompts:
13
Black Cherry
Blue Moon
Dispute
Grain
Joy
Lynx
Red Haze
Special
Sturgeon
Summer
Woman
Unravel
--Details below--
Writers:
1,500 words minimum using 2 or more prompts. This can be one fic or multiple works of at least 750 words each.
Combo writers: If you're doing an art post or a standalone mix too then only the single work minimum is required (750 words.)
Artists:
Use 2 or more prompts. to create visuals (drawings, gifsets, manips, vids/edits, moodboards, etc.) Can be one work or multiple.
Combo artists: If you're doing a standalone mix too then only 1 prompt is required for art.
Mixers:
There are 2 options for standalone fanmixes:
Use 2 or more prompts to make a 13 track playlist. Arrange them however you like: grouped together in segments, whatever flows best, randomly, etc.
Make a playlist using 1 song for every prompt in any order.
If you’re attaching a playlist to a fanfic or art post:
Do whatever you want! But you get extra cool points for using 13 tracks and either including 1 or more songs for every prompt that you use or 3 songs for at least 1 prompt. (Or both!)
Put your playlists on Spotify, YouTube or both so I can listen to them. 😉
Click here for content and posting info.
Super Blue Moon collections on Ao3 here. See tags on this post for the prompt tags.
Big Star - Thirteen (13)
Abby Webster - Sturgeon Moon (Sturgeon)
The Postal Service - Brand New Colony (Joy)
Goldfrapp - Black Cherry (Black Cherry)
Bonobo - Break Apart (Unravel)
The Mavericks - Blue Moon (Blue Moon)
Childish Gambino - Summertime Magic (Summer)
Alien Ant Farm - Attitude (Dispute)
Unwritten Law - Seein' Red (Red Haze)
Placebo - Special K (Special)
Wilderado - Wheat (Grain)
The Troggs - Wild Thing (Lynx)
Van Morrison - Days Like This (Woman)
💿 means it's a mix with a particular listening order (at least the first time) for flow or narrative reasons.
