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Countdown to the Reunion Challenge!

Who's ready for October and the start of the Reunion Challenge? (hint: WE ARE! squee) In order to make sure everyone understands all that's going on, we'll try to cover everything here. If there's something you're not sure about, please let us know in the comments. There's a lot of information here, but please read the whole post in order to learn about all the amazing things happening this month...

How and when do I post my story?
Starting at midnight on October 1 (site time, which is Eastern US time-it's listed under the shoutbox), you'll see a new checkbox on the page where you add a new story:

As soon as you see that box, you're free to post. If you're adding a new story that is part of the challenge, check the box and you're good to go.

Your fic does not need to be complete prior to posting. In fact, it doesn't even need to be completed during October. So any authors stressing about the timeline, please take a breath because you have the whole month, during which you only need to BEGIN posting the story.

If you requested and received a banner, please make sure to credit the artist in your story's summary section. If you're not sure how to add a banner, please see this section in the FAQ.

How do I find the stories that are being added to the challenge?
Challenge stories will have some clinking champagne glasses next to the title (because what's a reunion without a celebratory toast?):

Also, don't forget that we have a site events browse page where you can view all the stories from previous site events, as well as the ones from this challenge.

Will you be featuring regular stories while the challenge is going on?
There won't be any mod-chosen featured stories in October. In the area where we usually have featured stories, we're going to begin the month by reuniting with stories written in past years. Starting on the 1st, each day will highlight one year (1st-2006, 2nd-2007, and so on...), and will contain a random assortment of stories published in that particular year. Starting on the 12th, that section will change to feature a random assortment of fics that are part of the Reunion Challenge.

I'm not an author or an artist, is there something I can do to participate?
Don't worry readers, we haven't forgotten about you. If you write at least 20 reviews (for 20 years of Buffy) in October that contain at least 7 words (for the 7 seasons), you'll meet the requirements of the reviewer challenge! You'll see a link to the review challenge leaderboard on the homepage under the Members of the Month where the all star reviewer list is usually located. Authors and artists who participated/are participating in the Reunion Challenge  are welcome to participate in the reviewer challenge as well!

Besides an amazing sense of pride, do we get anything for participating in these challenges?
Of course you do! We have some amazing awards that will be given out after the end of October. Our amazing angelic_amy created the following awards for participating authors: , artists: , and reviewers: .

That about covers it. Please let us know if there's any additional questions. Get some rest. We know there are late nights filled with good stories ahead.



--The Elysian Fields Mods on September 27, 2017 05:34pm 12 Comments
Comments

Ooh, great. This post is going to be handy for pimping on Seasonal Spuffy. :)

As a reader, I love the sound of all those browsing options and features! yay

-- thenewbuzwuzz on September 27, 2017 07:14pm

This is delightful. Thank you so much for the information. I'm so excited!! squee

-- OffYourBird on September 28, 2017 03:46am

I love the pretties!!!!!! Is it October yet?!?!?!

-- Sunalso on September 28, 2017 05:19am

So. Excited. squee

-- Behind Blue Eyes on September 28, 2017 10:36am

Can't wait! The awards are fab! hearts x

-- -Carrie-Ann- on September 28, 2017 11:39pm

Great explanation. Thanks!

 

-- slaymesoftly on September 29, 2017 01:40pm

Oooh, pretty banners! *Want* :D

So, is there a theme or a particular way to participate as a fic writer? Or will all new Spuffy stories be allowed to be posted in Oct. as a Reunion Challenge story?

This sounds so exciting!

-- feliciacraft on September 29, 2017 02:49pm

Feliciacraft, the story requirements are here. Basically it just needs to feature a reunion of some sort. I hope you decide to participate!

-- Susan on September 29, 2017 03:46pm

Feliciacraft, I second the hope that you decide to join in! 

And thanks everyone, I'm glad you like the awards. blush 

Thanks to Susan for all of her awesome coding work to make the event run so smoothly!

-- angelic_amy on September 30, 2017 12:41am

Will there be another artistic banner challenge for this year? Super annoyed at myself that I didn't see these posts a few weeks ago 😫! 

-- Pixiecorn on October 04, 2017 12:45am

Pixiecorn, we'll be doing future challenges, for sure, but we don't have a timeline as of yet. 

-- angelic_amy on October 07, 2017 03:36pm

Will there be another artistic banner challenge for this year? Super annoyed at myself that I didn't see these posts a few weeks ago 😫! 

-- Pixiecorn on December 13, 2017 12:05am