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'''Below is the schedule for the 2022 Dean/Cas Big Bang'''. Although we will send periodic reminders, please mark any relevant dates in your calendar.
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|Wednesday June 1
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|'''Author check-in opens (mandatory, check-in required by June 5)'''
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|Saturday July 23
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|Rough draft and claims information submissions open (due July 30 at 11:59PM ET)
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|Saturday July 30
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|'''Rough drafts and claims information are due by today at 11:59PM ET for claims.''' They must be 80% complete, with remaining scenes outlined, in order to be accepted.
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|Claims open to registered artists at 10am EST. Team introduction emails will be sent out as artists are assigned and teams are confirmed.
  
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|Friday August 5
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|Final day for authors to drop without penalty (by 11:59PM ET)
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|Public claims open to all artists at 10am EST and continue until all stories have been claimed.
 
 
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|Saturday August 6
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|Author promo information and team posting date conflicts due (we’ll email you a form a few days in advance). Teams are expected to have introduced themselves and exchanged drafts by this date.
 
 
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|Saturday August 13
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|'''Art Claims Day 1''' - Claims open to registered artists at 12PM ET. Team introduction emails will be sent out as artists are assigned and teams are confirmed. ''Partners are required to contact each other within 48 hours of being assigned.''
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|Posting Schedule released
  
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[[Art Claims|Read more about Art Claims]]
 
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|Sunday August 14
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|September 3
  
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|'''Art Claims Day 2''' - Second round of claims for registered artists opens 12PM ET. Third round for registered artists and public opens 3PM ET and continues until all stories have been claimed.
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|Mandatory team check-in. Teams must have communicated by this point and alerted the mods as to any problems. Failure to check-in may disqualify you from the challenge. Pinch-hitters will be assigned as needed.
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|'''Team check-in (mandatory).''' Teams must have communicated by this point and discussed posting availability, and alerted the mods as to any problems. Failure to check-in may disqualify you from the challenge. Pinch-hitters will be assigned as needed.
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'''Promo information is also due.''' [[Promos|Information here.]]
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|Posting schedule released
 
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|Saturday September 24
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Artists, you must upload your rough drafts at this point. Artists illustrating multiple fics only need upload drafts for those scheduled in October during this check-in.
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Artists, you must upload your rough drafts and confirm that they have been shared with your author at this point.
   
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Authors, your final draft is due today. You may continue to edit your fic between now and your scheduled posting date, but what you submit must be a complete draft at least 20k in length with no remaining outlines.  
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Authors, your final draft is due today. You may continue to edit your fic between now and your scheduled posting date, but what you submit must be a complete draft at least 20k in length with no remaining outlines.  
 
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|Monday October 3
 
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|Saturday October 22
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|'''Mandatory check-in for authors and artists with NOVEMBER posting dates'''
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|'''Final check-in for authors and artists with NOVEMBER posting dates (mandatory)'''
   
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Artists, you must upload your rough drafts at this point.
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Artists, you must upload your rough drafts and confirm that they have been shared with your author at this point.
   
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Authors, your final draft is due today. You may continue to edit your fic between now and your scheduled posting date, but what you submit must be a complete draft at least 20k in length with no remaining outlines.
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Authors, your final draft is due today. You may continue to edit your fic between now and your scheduled posting date, but what you submit must be a complete draft at least 20k in length with no remaining outlines.  
 
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|Wednesday November 30
 
|Final day of posting
  
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Breakdown of final week of posting dates subject to change according to number of participating teams
 
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|December
  
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|DCBB Masterlist released
  
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Dates are subject to change. Any changes to dates will be announced.
  

Revision as of 16:39, 29 March 2022

Below is the schedule for the 2022 Dean/Cas Big Bang. Although we will send periodic reminders, please mark any relevant dates in your calendar.

Dates are subject to change. Any changes to dates will be announced.

Date Event
Friday April 1 Sign-ups open for authors, artists, beta readers, and pinch-hit artists
Wednesday June 1 Author check-in opens (mandatory, check-in required by June 5)

Author sign-ups close

Saturday July 23 Rough draft and claims information submissions open (due July 30 at 11:59PM ET)
Saturday July 30 Rough drafts and claims information are due by today at 11:59PM ET for claims. They must be 80% complete, with remaining scenes outlined, in order to be accepted.

Artist sign-ups close.

Friday August 5 Final day for authors to drop without penalty (by 11:59PM ET)
Saturday August 6 Story summaries will be emailed to registered artists to review
Saturday August 13 Art Claims Day 1 - Claims open to registered artists at 12PM ET. Team introduction emails will be sent out as artists are assigned and teams are confirmed. Partners are required to contact each other within 48 hours of being assigned.

Read more about Art Claims

Sunday August 14 Art Claims Day 2 - Second round of claims for registered artists opens 12PM ET. Third round for registered artists and public opens 3PM ET and continues until all stories have been claimed.
Saturday August 27 Team check-in (mandatory). Teams must have communicated by this point and discussed posting availability, and alerted the mods as to any problems. Failure to check-in may disqualify you from the challenge. Pinch-hitters will be assigned as needed.

Promo information is also due. Information here.

Sunday September 4 Posting schedule released
Saturday September 24 Final check-in for authors and artists with OCTOBER posting dates (mandatory)

Artists, you must upload your rough drafts and confirm that they have been shared with your author at this point.

Authors, your final draft is due today. You may continue to edit your fic between now and your scheduled posting date, but what you submit must be a complete draft at least 20k in length with no remaining outlines.  

Monday October 3 DCBB posting begins
Saturday October 22 Final check-in for authors and artists with NOVEMBER posting dates (mandatory)

Artists, you must upload your rough drafts and confirm that they have been shared with your author at this point.

Authors, your final draft is due today. You may continue to edit your fic between now and your scheduled posting date, but what you submit must be a complete draft at least 20k in length with no remaining outlines.  

Wednesday November 30 Final day of posting

Breakdown of final week of posting dates subject to change according to number of participating teams

December DCBB Masterlist released
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