1. All participants must be 18 years of age as of May 1, 2008.
2. Participants will chose one focus character, one location, and one object from a list of prompts (coming soon!), then will produce a piece of fiction or art that includes those prompts.
3. Fic/art must be submitted to the mods via the mod email account (wanking.mods@gmail.com) by April 16, 2008.
4. The mods will begin posting fic/art to the community on May 1, 2008. Note that this is an anonymous fest. Participants are not to post their works to their own journals/archives or otherwise reveal their identities until after the fest is completed. Artists should not put signatures or other identifying personal marks on their art until after the fest. (You artists have a hard enough time with anonymity as it is!)
5. In case we've not made it quite obvious enough yet -- the theme of this fest is wanking! Your chosen focus character must be touching HIM/HERSELF. They may be fantasizing about or watching anything you like, but remember that the focus of this fest is the fine art of SELF-pleasure. Multiple participants are certainly allowed (circle jerk, anyone?), but when all the participants start touching each other, it's moved too far outside the theme of this fest. Wanking wanking wanking! If there's any question as to whether your fic/art idea fits the theme, feel free to contact a mod for a decision.
6. All pieces submitted must be rated (at least) R to (preferably) NC-17.
7. Fic must be a minimum of 500 words in length. Obviously, we can't institute a specific "minimum" for art, but artists should submit finished pieces, not 20-minute sketches. There is no limit on the length of fic or the complexity of the art. In fact, if you want to write 50K words of Snape doing bizarre things with a garden hose in Greenhouse Five, or draw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel strewn with all the HP characters wanking their fool heads off, we'd be utterly delighted. Go for it!
8. Fic must be beta read. If a fic contains numerous spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors, trust us, we'll notice.
9. The mods reserve the right to send back for revision any works that we feel do not comply with rules 5 through 8.
10. Each participant may make up to two prompts claims and submit up to two pieces. Fics only need to be 500 words, but we'd like for them to be your best 500 words. We're emphasizing quality over quantity here.
11. After all submissions have been posted, voting will take place for a number of awards. Both participants and watchers will be able to vote. More information on this process will come later. These awards are intended to be fun and silly, and while they may foster a sense of competition and encourage good work, they are not intended to create animosity. We're all here to have fun and celebrate the art of self-love. If this fest generates a good collection of new wank fic and art, we're all winners.
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The prompts lists will be up in a few days. Sign-ups/claiming of prompts will begin mid-month. Stay tuned!
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