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Below is the schedule for the 2018 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

April 1 Author and artist sign ups open
May 1 Author sign ups close
June 15 Mandatory author check-in #1
August 3 Rough drafts and claims information are due by today for claims. They must be 80% complete, with remaining scenes outlined, in order to be accepted. Artist sign-ups close. Final day for authors to drop without penalty.
August 10 Story summaries will be emailed to registered artists to review
August 18 Claims open to registered artists at 10am EST. Team introduction emails will be sent out as artists are assigned and teams are confirmed. Read more about Art Claims
August 19 Public claims open to all artists at 10am EST and continue until all stories have been claimed.
August 24 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.
August 26 Posting Schedule released

We had trouble getting in contact with some of our teams for posting conflicts so we will need an extra day to work out the schedule. We will send out the posting schedule tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding!

September 3 Team Promotions begin
September 14 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.
September 21 Mandatory check-in for authors and artists with OCTOBER posting dates

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.

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.  

October 1 DCBB posting begins
October 19 Mandatory check-in for authors and artists with NOVEMBER posting dates

Artists, you must upload your rough drafts 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.

November 30 Final day of posting
December DCBB Masterlist released
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