Now that the holidays are wrapped up, it's time to start planning Daily Deviant's 10th birthday party! We'll be holding our big birthday bash throughout March and April with several fun events in which both members and watchers can participate. We'll reveal our plans for March soon. Right now it's time to get things underway for April's event -- our Banging Birthday!

For those who are familiar with Kinky Kristmases past, the format for Banging Birthday will look familiar. As a matter of fact, Banging Birthday will operate in exactly the same way that Kinky Kristmas did over the last few years. For those who weren't around a year ago or who just need a refresher, here's the deal:

The Basics

Our members work hard to provide the fandom with quality kinky pr0n, so what better way to reward them -- and to celebrate the comm -- than to offer them goodies to fulfill their baudy birthday wishes? They'll be making requests for fics and art that would make their April awesome, then both members AND watchers will get to claim and fulfill those requests.

We're excited to give our watchers an opportunity to take part in celebrating our history and to participate in the comm with us. And who knows -- we might even find a talented new member or two! (We love it when new blood comes right to our front door; it's even better than pizza delivery!)

Banging Birthday will be double-blind anonymous. The wishes will be posted anonymously and the claiming will also take place anonymously. Only we mods will know which wish is whose and what writer (or artist) has whisked it away (try saying that three times fast). All pieces will be submitted to the mods (dd.mods@gmail.com) for anonymous posting throughout April. Author/artist reveals will take place in early May.

The Nitty Gritty

In just a bit we will put up a post asking members to begin submitting their wishes. This will be done through screened comments to the post. We'll continue collecting wishes for one week.

At noon U.S. Eastern time on Saturday, January 9 we will post a numbered list of all the wishes and claiming will begin. Claiming will also be done though screened comments to the post. Each participant may claim one wish to fulfill, and claiming will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Once claimed, a prompt will be struck from the list. Our members will have a 24 hour "head start" to make claims before watchers may begin.

Participants will have the remainder of January and all of February and March to create their works. All pieces are due by Monday, March 28. Requirements for fic and art are the same as all other months on the comm. Fic must be a minimum of 1,000 words and art must be a finished piece. Both fic and art must merit at least an R rating (but the more debauched the better!). Watchers' fics must fit into a single IJ post. No crossovers permitted. Headers and other submission guidelines will come later.

Both members' and watchers' pieces will be posted anonymously throughout April. At that time the names of the wishers/giftees will be revealed, so everyone will get to find out for whom they've written/drawn. Author/artist reveals will be posted in early May.

Right, that should just about cover it. We look forward to seeing a great collection of fabulous, kinky fic and art to celebrate Daily Deviant going into double penetration digits!