Submission Rules
Please use the following headers when you send us your stories. They should be in the document of your story and with the email you send us. Artists, please include your name in the filename. Writers, please include the header in your attached document. We accept most formats, but prefer docx, doc or rtf.
You can just cut and paste the following headers, please insert your information where we wrote 'insert...'. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. If you need an extension or have problems of any other kind, we'd prefer it if you sent us a mail.
Please note the warnings! For clarification of the underage kissing a reminder of the rules: we don't permit sexual situations for underage characters, but will allow a kiss that isn't graphic: no groping, frotting, dirty talk or similar. If that applies to your story, please tone it down accordingly. You can always post another version later on your own journal.
Please send your submission to severusbigbang AT googlemail DOT com
Header for text-based entries:
<b>Title: insert title Author: insert name</b> <i>Beta: insert name Cheerleader: n/a or insert name</i> Genre: insert genre • Rating: insert rating • <font color="red"><b>Warnings: insert warning</b></font> Pairing: insert pairing • Characters: Severus, other names if applicable Word Count: your word count Summary: Insert summary A/N: Insert as many authors notes as you like, they will be posted under a cut together with your text.
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Header for art, crafts or multimedia-based entries:
<b>Title: insert title Artist: insert name</b> <i>Beta: n/a or insert name • Cheerleader: n/a or insert name</i> Genre: insert genre • Rating: insert rating • <font color="red"><b>Warnings: insert warning</b></font> Pairing: n/a or insert pairing • Characters: Severus, insert other characters Media used: insert media used For photomanips only: I have permission from the copyright holder to use their photograph(s) in my work, and permission to post the images of the people present in the photos. (This statement must accompany all works of photomanipulation posted to this comm.) Summary/comments: Give a brief summary or comments, there is room for as many comments or notes as you like. If there are many, we will put part of it under a cut, together with images of your art.
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Warnings:
Warnings are a courtesy to readers and a simple, but efficient thing to avoid triggering and distress in readers. This fest insists on warnings, and if you do not provide an appropriate warning for your fic, we will do it instead.
Please chose a warning: none, underage kissing, adult content, dubious consent, non-consensual, graphic sexuality, incest, infanticide, violence, torture, self-mutilation, main character death, suicide/attempt, bestiality.
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Ratings:
(we use the American movie rating, since most people are more or less familiar with it):
As a reminder: participants and readers have to be over 18, however, as a courtesy for readers who don't like to read explicit material, please chose an appropriate rating ---
Genre:
You can chose this freely. As a courtesy to readers, we ask you to insert Gen, Het, Slash or Femmeslash before you detail whether it's Romance, PWP, Adventure, Action or whatever.
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Formatting:
All entries will be posted on a livejournal or insanejournal account. Writers, please format your entries accordingly. ***We will not format for you other than make a bold title/chapter title***
Common HTML Effects
Bold: <b>This text is bold</b>. <strong>This text is strongly marked up.</strong>.
Italics: <i>This text is italicised</i>. <em>This text is emphasized.</em>.
Underline: <u>This text is underlined</u>.
Center:
<center>Centered text must start on a separate line.</center>
<big> and <small>: This text is <big>big</big> and <small>small</small>.
Multiple HTML Tags: You can also apply multiple HTML tags to the same text. When you use multiple tags, the closing tags should be in reverse order to the opening tags, so that the first closing tag applies to the last opening tag, and so on.
<b><i><u>This text is bold, italic, and underlined</u></i></b>