The Epic Proportions challenge opens on the 30th December 2009 with a closing date of 5th April the following year. The aim of the challenge is to prompt longer stories and, dare we hope, epics from the femslash world. And this year we're also opening the challenge to the video and graphics creators out there. All fandoms adhering to the site's rules and regulations are welcome, as are original tales, so long as they conform to the following guidlines:
Stories
• Minimum of 20,000 words.
• Any fandom, pairing and rating - so long as they don't contravene the normal site rules.
• Femslash. That means the focus should be on the lesbian characters and/or relationship.
• All stories should be new and not previously published elsewhere (this means that the first time it appears on-line should be as part of the Epic Proportions update to P&P - once it's appeared on P&P you're free to post it anywhere else you'd like, but if it appears on-line beforehand, it will be disqualfied from this particular challenge)
• No incest. No underage sex. No depictions of rape or child abuse. No real people.
• Beta read.
Videos
• Minimum of 15 minutes in length - whether as a single video or video series.
• Video series should be strongly connected by theme or storyline.
• Any fandom, pairing and rating - so long as they don't contravene the normal site rules.
• Femslash. That means the focus should be on the lesbian characters and/or relationship.
• All videos should be new and not previously archived elsewhere (this means that the first time it appears on-line should be as part of the Epic Proportions update to P&P - once it's appeared on P&P you're free to post it anywhere else you'd like, but if it appears on-line beforehand, it will be disqualfied from this particular challenge)
• No pornography.
Graphics
• Minimum of 10 wallpapers or large graphics.
• Graphics should be part of a series strongly connected by theme or storyline.
• Batches of 15 icons equal one wallpaper or large graphic - you can mix and match.
• Any fandom, pairing and rating - so long as they don't contravene the normal site rules.
• Femslash. That means the focus should be on the lesbian characters and/or relationship.
• All graphics should be new and not previously archived elsewhere (this means that the first time it appears on-line should be as part of the Epic Proportions update to P&P - once it's appeared on P&P you're free to post it anywhere else you'd like, but if it appears on-line beforehand, it will be disqualfied from this particular challenge)
• No pornography.
To sign up for the challenge you need to send an e-mail to me at ralst31@gmail.com including your author name, fandom and media type, and a joke. Okay, the joke is optional. Your name will then be entered into the table below.
| Name: | Fandom: | Media: |
| ralst | Original | Story |
| Silk | Sanctuary/Other | Story |
| Celievamp | X-files | Story |
| sailor80 | Facts of Life/Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Story |
| Whedonist | Bones | Story |
| CrimsonCat | Grey's Anatomy | Story & Video |
| ocean gazer | Stargate SG-1 | Story |
| Suzy Creamcheese | The West Wing/Grey's Anatomy | Story |
| daphne dangerlove | Criminal Minds | Story |
| Lenara | Bad Girls | Story |
| Mapsnika | Voyager/The Next Generation | Story |
| needled_ink1975 | The Devil Wears Prada | Story |
| SyrenSoul_Red | Stargate SG-1 | Story |
| Spectral Delivery | The Practice | Story |
| Regency | Grey's Anatomy/NCIS | Story |
| Acathla | Multi-fandom | Story |
| Gayparis | Guiding Light | Story |
Sign ups will remain open throughout the length of the challenge, so don't worry if you've come to this a little later than most. All finished stories should be submitted on or before the closing date and include a synopsis and story rating.
Happy writing.