Stranger Things BIg Bang 2024 - Sign ups NOW OPEN!

Author sign up (Feb 15 - March 15)

Artist sign up (Feb 15 - May 11)

Beta reader sign up (ongoing)

We’re back for our 4th annual big bang! Our minimum word count is 10k, and we’re open to all Stranger Things characters and ships! Find more information here:

Guidelines | FAQ | Warnings Policy

Schedule

February 15th, 2024 — March 15th, 2024 — Author Sign Ups

February 15th, 2024 — May 11th, 2024 — Artist Sign Ups

March 1st, 2024 — Writing begins

April 1st, 2024 — First Author Check-in

May 1st, 2024 — Second Author Check-in (5000 words minimum due)

May 7-8th, 2024 — Art claims, round 1

May 10-11th, 2024 — Art claims, round 2 (if needed)

June 1st, 2024 — Author Check-in #3, Artist Check-in #1

June 15th, 2024 — Author Check-in #4, Artist Check-in #2

July 1st, 2024 — Author Check-in #5, Artist Check-in #3

July 5th, 2024 — Posting begins

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Stranger Things Big Bang 2024 Sign-ups!

Author sign up (Feb 15 - March 15)

Artist sign up (Feb 15 - May 11)

Beta reader sign up (ongoing)

The Stranger Things Big Bang is Back!

What is a our big bang? Authors write a 10k word minimum fic (any Stranger Things characters and ships welcome!) and artists create works to accompany the fics. Please read through our information pages below:

Guidelines | FAQ | Warnings Policy

Schedule

February 15th, 2024 — March 15th, 2024 — Author Sign Ups

February 15th, 2024 — May 11th, 2024 — Artist Sign Ups

March 1st, 2024 — Writing begins

April 1st, 2024 — First Author Check-in

May 1st, 2024 — Second Author Check-in (5000 words minimum due)

May 7-8th, 2024 — Art claims, round 1

May 10-11th, 2024 — Art claims, round 2 (if needed)

June 1st, 2024 — Author Check-in #3, Artist Check-in #1

June 15th, 2024 — Author Check-in #4, Artist Check-in #2

July 1st, 2024 — Author Check-in #5, Artist Check-in #3

July 5th, 2024 — Posting begins

Join our mailing list to get an email when sign ups begin!

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Author sign-ups end August 31st! Check out our pinned post for more info!

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Sign-ups (TBA 8/1/22) | Mailing list

Schedule

August 1st, 2022 — August 31st, 2022 — Author Sign Ups

August 1st, 2022 — October 22nd, 2022 (or when all stories are claimed) — Artist Sign Ups

August 15th, 2022 — Writing Officially Starts

September 15th — 20th, 2022 —  First Check-In (Summaries Due)

October 15th — 20th, 2022 — Second Check-In (5000+ words required)

October 22nd, 2022 — Artist Claim Post (for stories at 5000+ words only)

December 1st — 5th, 2022 — Third Check-In for Authors, Artist Check-In

January 15th — 20th, 2023 — Final Check-In; Stories complete, beta read, and edited; Art complete

January 22nd, 2023 — Posting Starts

Tagging my ST friends! @mrs-steve-harrington, @jonathanssweatercollection, @stevethehousewife, @william-byers, @willel, @malewifesteve, @trulyalpha, @stevesnailbat, @stevelives, @purpleyin, @lacrymosadiesilla, @purplepalmdelight, @pusheen1802, @shypt, @lord-of-christmas-lights, and sorry if I forgot anyone!

Stranger Things Artists, we need you!

We accept many forms of art, including digital, traditional, gifset, photoset, video, playlist, podfic, and more!

Our authors are writing stories about Jopper, Stonathan, Stoncy, and Robin/Barb as well as stories about The Party and a Leverage crossover!

Art claims are happening on April 9th, which is coming up fast, so sign up today! You can find more information at @strangerthingsbigbang. Please reblog and tag your favorite Stranger Things artists to spread the word!

@thebigbangblogproject

Last day to sign up as an author!

Any and all ships and characters welcome. Follow @strangerthingsbigbang for updates!

Guidelines | FAQ | Warnings Policy

Sign-ups now open until January 31st.

Writing begins February 1st!

(Thanks to @mrs-steve-harrington for the banner!)

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Just a few days left to sign up for the Stranger Things Big Bang!

Any and all ships and characters welcome. Follow @strangerthingsbigbang for updates!

Guidelines | FAQ | Warnings Policy

Sign-ups now open until January 31st.

Writing begins February 1st!

(Thanks to @mrs-steve-harrington for the banner!)

[Image Description: A shot from the TV show Stranger Things, where Dustin Henderson and Steve Harrington approach a junkyard. Overlaid on the picture are the words “Stranger Things Big Bang 2022” and “Author sign-ups end January 31st”]

Check out our pinned post for the schedule and other relevant info!

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Announcing the second annual Stranger Things Big Bang! 

Any and all ships and characters welcome. Follow @strangerthingsbigbang for updates!

Guidelines | FAQ | Warnings Policy

Sign-ups now open until January 31st.

Writing begins February 1st!

(Thanks to @mrs-steve-harrington for the banner!)

Check out our pinned post for the schedule and other relevant info!

[Image Description: A shot from the TV show Stranger Things, where Dustin Henderson and Steve Harrington approach a junkyard. Overlaid on the picture are the words “Stranger Things Big Bang 2022” and “Author sign-ups end January 31st”]

Check out our pinned post for all the relevant info!

Announcing the second annual Stranger Things Big Bang! 

Any and all ships and characters welcome. Follow @strangerthingsbigbang for updates!

Guidelines | FAQ | Warnings Policy

Sign-ups now open until January 31st.

Writing begins February 1st!

(Thanks to @mrs-steve-harrington for the banner!)

Announcing the second annual Stranger Things Big Bang! 

Any and all ships and characters welcome. Follow @strangerthingsbigbang for updates!

Guidelines | FAQ | Warnings Policy

Sign-ups now open until January 31st.

Writing begins February 1st!

the missing piece of me (is you) by wolfish_willow Art by pterawaters 23k, PG-13, Jonathan/Steve/Nancy, No warnings

Best Laid Plans by pterawaters Art by kingstoken 11k, PG-13, Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson, Warnings here

Free to Run by Whookami Art by falsewings 23k, PG-13, Steve Harrington & Max Mayfield, Warnings here

luck like a button (can’t stop pushing it) by diogxnes  Art by pixelated-paradox 25k, PG-13, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Robin/Nancy, Steve/Jonathan

fugit inreparabile tempus by lucdarling Art by pterawaters 17k, PG, Max & The Party, Max & Billy, Max/Lucas

Make sure to read, kudos, and comment on all the hard work our authors and artists have done! 

Join our mailing list to be notified when next year’s big bang is scheduled! 

All characters and ships are welcome!

Title: the missing piece of me (is you) Author: wolfish_willow Artist: pterawaters Relationship(s): Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Rating: PG-13 Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance Warnings: n/a Spoilers: through Season 3 Summary:

Wordcount: 23,000

the missing piece of me (is you) by wolfish_willow

Fanmix covers and playlist by pterawaters

Stranger Things Artists, we need you!

We have at least 10 new Stranger Things fics in the works, and only two confirmed artists! Our authors are writing for all sorts of canon and non-canon ships, as well as a good number of general fics! We’ve got fics that focus on El/Mike, Lumax, Harringrove, Ronance, Stoncy, Dustin/Will, Stonathan, and more! 

We accept many forms of art, including digital, traditional, gifset, photoset, video, playlist, podfic, and more!

Art claims are happening on March 6th, which is coming up fast, so sign up today! You can find more information at @strangerthingsbigbang. Please reblog and tag your favorite Stranger Things artists to spread the word!

@thebigbangblogproject