Be a Goldfish 2026: Week One Roundup!

[devinwolfi]

That's right folks, one down, seven-ish to go! Here's a quick overview of contributions thus far:

• 34+ Works
• 21+ Creators
• 26+ Fandoms
• 8 Mediums

To say that we are incredibly thrilled with the turnout so far would be an understatement. We've had so much fun seeing, reading, and listening to all of the works you've all shared.

We are especially pleased with the diverse range of works shared here. You all have really embodied the spirit of this microbang. We couldn't be more honored that you have shared these wonderful works with us and your fellow fans.

If you haven't had a chance yet, check out our tumblr, bag-bang. There's some works over there that haven't been shared here or to the AO3 collection, so make sure you don't miss out!

All of that being said, a few housekeeping reminders:

• Our FAQ is linked in our Welcome Sticky, the community sidebar, and the AO3 Collection Profile. In it are all links to all event pages, work and posting guidelines, and resources for writing image descriptions and comments. Give it a read if you haven’t yet.


• Please make sure you're filling out the Entry Submission Form whenever you share a work. As we've said, folks are sharing works across different sites, and we don't want anyone's work to get left behind. You can find the link to the form in our FAQ, our Welcome Sticky, and in the community sidebar.


• If you've had trouble locating the AO3 Collection, you can do so from our FAQ, our Welcome Sticky, or the community sidebar. All works posted to AO3 can be added, whether they are fic, podfic, art, or something else!


• When it comes to tagging entries, with !needs tag or otherwise, please make sure you are doing so in the the Tags: box of the Post an Entry page. This is so we can locate all entries in need of tags rather than checking each entry.


• Similarly, all entries should have a Subject that includes the medium and title or a brief description. You may also include fandom if you wish, as that is an important descriptor. This makes it easy for folks to view all works on a page in the community sidebar, and determine if your work may be of interest to them!


• It is a priority that this event be made accessible for all fans, meaning that all images and gifs must include alt text and/or a description of the relevant contents of that image. We have resources for writing alt text and descriptions linked in our FAQ if you’re not sure how to go about it. You can add alt text via the Short Description box in the Image Properties pop-up in the Rich Text Editor.

Finally, we want to thank you all for joining us during this first week! We hope you're all having happy new years, and we appreciate that you're spending yours with us. We look forward to all of the lovely comments and works you share in the coming weeks. Don't forget to be curious, have fun, and above all, "be a goldfish!"

If you haven't joined us yet, and would like to, you can find our FAQ in, you guessed it, our Welcome Sticky or the community sidebar!

Comments

[devinwolfi]

Absolutely! The prompts aren't meant to restrict any works to any specific times, as we know inspiration and free time to actually make stuff are fickle things, they exist merely provide inspiration and encourage folks to try some new things during the challenge. You could share a work for a different new fandom every single week if you wanted to, same goes for all of the prompts.

If your question relates at all to the punch cards (you didn't mention them but I want to bring it up just in case), those are just for doing anything each week, i.e, leaving a comment on anyone else's work for this challenge or sharing one of your own, regardless of whether or not the work corresponds to any of the prompts.

Great question!