Intro

[hekateras]

A low-pressure, low-minimum challenge to revisit an old fandom.

Flashback Fest is about early fandoms that are special to us. Maybe it was the first canon you ever felt fannish about, but you never shared anything you made for it because it was all notebook scribbles and you weren't online yet. Or maybe it's your first proper fandom in the community sense, but you fell out of it for various reasons. Maybe it's something that elicits nostalgia or even mixed feelings — you've lost touch or had a falling out with friends from back then, or the canon aged poorly, or something else happened. Maybe you have old drawerfic that you've always kept meaning to clean up and post, but never did. This is an opportunity to revisit it in a positive way, hype those old fandoms, and share the experience with like-minded people.

FAQ ~*~ Sign-Ups ~*~Fandom Promos~*~ AO3 Collection

2024 Schedule:
Collection opens: NOW
Posting deadline: November 30th, 2024
Creator reveals & collection closing: December 7th, 2024

The format of this challenge was inspired significantly by the Be The First challenge. Thank you to the organiser!

FAQ

[hekateras]

What does early mean? Does it have to be one of the first fandoms I was in?
No. (Also, how would I check that! 😛 ) The fest is just about fandoms that were early and special for you in some way. What that means exactly is completely up to you!

What mediums are allowed?
Anything your little heart desires. Fic, art, fanvid, podfic, meta, graphics/icons... go wild!

What are the creation minimums?
Writing: 100 words
Art: Nice-looking sketch
Fanvid: 30 seconds

Is this a gift exchange?
No. However, you are welcome to gift your work to someone if you like — for example, if you mention the fandom in your sign-up or fandom promo and someone says "Oh man I would I love to see someone write for this!". That's between you and the recipient and I will be not be doing any kind of moderating regarding the gift.

What is the sign-up for if this is not a gift exchange?
Informal only: an indication of interest and something for you to express your commitment to this, if that's something you find helpful. It is not required to post to the collection!

2024 Sign-Ups

[hekateras]

Welcome to the first round of Flashback Fest!

Please check out the sticky post for links to the AO3 collection, FAQ, and schedule.

In brief: Flashback Fest is a low-pressure, low-minimum challenge to revisit an early fandom and create something for it. You have until November 30th, 2024 to post your works to the collection. There will be a week of anon period, and after that, the creators will be revealed and the collection will close.

This is the sign-ups post.
Leave a comment here to indicate your interest in making something and (if you like) what fandom you're considering. Signing up is not required to post to the collection.

There will be a fandom promo post at a later point when you can talk about your fandom in as much detail as you like.

Happy flashbacks!