Be A Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang

Prompt: Favorite Character Fiesta

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:38:53 GMT

Come one, come all! As we head into the final days of Be a Goldfish 2026-A, we want to send you off with one more fun, funky, feel-good prompt! Don't let us limit your swag, though; you're still welcome, and indeed encouraged, to use any of the prompts from previous weeks.

WEEK EIGHT: Favorite Character Fiesta Pop a bottle! Kick up your feet! We’re in the home stretch. Finish strong and create a work featuring your favourite character, or one of your favourites if you have multiple.

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss, make friends, or let us know what you're cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We're excited to see what you create. Stay curious!

Check out our Prompt Doc for the entire list of this round's prompts. Refer to our Welcome Sticky or FAQ for posting guidelines.

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Prompt: Valentine's, Galentine's, & Palentine's

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:03:50 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

Can you feel the love tonight? Put your fins and flippers together for a week seven of Be a Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang! We draw ever-nearer to the conclusion of the event, but it's not quitting time yet. Stay with us! We're still having fun, making friends, and finding fresh new ways to express our fannish feelings. That famous February V-Day is upon us, and whether you're keen on romance, friendship, or a bit of both, we've got not one but two prompts for you:

WEEK SEVEN: Valentine’s, Galentine’s, & Palentine’s One love! Valentine’s Day is more than a romantic holiday: it’s the perfect occasion to celebrate community, connection, and friendship. Thus, two extra-special prompts to celebrate: • Create a work as a gift for a friend, mutual, or partner. AND/OR: • Make fannish Valentines to exchange with fandom friends.

It's also a great week to try a bonus prompt. Our suggestion?

Epic Crossover Event Make friends and influence people: collaborate with another participant to create a work.

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss, make friends, or let us know what you're cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We're excited to see what you create. Stay curious!

Check out our Prompt Doc for the entire list of this round's prompts. Refer to our Welcome Sticky or FAQ for posting guidelines.

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Prompt: Girls, Girls, Girls

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:09:28 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

We're bringing sexy back: it's week six of Be A Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang! Last week, we got back to fannish basics with tropes, tropes, tropes, from cliches to variations on the classics to brand-new interpretations! This week, we're getting down with the ladies:

WEEK SIX: Girls, Girls, Girls Who run the world? Create a work centering on a female character. We wholeheartedly welcome transgender, intersex, and nonbinary women alongside their cisgender sisters.

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss, make friends, or let us know what you're cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We're excited to see what you create. Stay curious!

Check out our Prompt Doc for the entire list of this round's prompts. Refer to our Welcome Sticky or FAQ for posting guidelines.

Don't miss out: be sure to check out mod Vinny's January roundup, as well as our list of all the coolest concurrent February events to keep you inspired and creating!

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Prompt: On Thursdays We Try Tropes

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:08:07 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

Welcome back, fish friends! Feeling friendly? Say hello to week five of Be a Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang! Week four was another winner: jam-packed with fun, friendship, and throwback fanworks, from childhood favourites to the first fandoms that inspired you to create! We're nearly halfway through Be a Goldfish, and there's still so much to look forward to: exciting prompts, a monthly roundup from mod Vinny, a February comment crawl, and more.

Presently we are fewer than 10 works away from a milestone 100: will you help us get there before the end of January? Create, create, create! Here's a prompt to keep you swimming:

WEEK FIVE: On Thursdays We Try Tropes Get back to fannish basics: create a work inspired by a trope, or mix it up and do a trope inversion. Check out TV Tropes, this List of Tropes, or Multifandom Tropefest for inspiration.

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss, make friends, or let us know what you're cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We're excited to see what you create. Stay curious!

Check out our Prompt Doc for the entire list of this round's prompts. Refer to our Welcome Sticky or FAQ for posting guidelines.

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Prompt: An Oldie But A Goodie

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:10:16 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

Feeling fin-tastic? It's week four! Week three was tons of fun, and we're so proud of everyone who's participated thus far, whether you've created, commented, or cheered everyone on. Let's keep things footloose and fancy-free with another prompt:

WEEK FOUR: An Oldie But a Goodie Halfway there, living on a prayer! Harken back and create a work for your first-ever fandom. What piece of media was the first to spark that special something? Share with the class: perhaps a gifset to demonstrate the appeal of a childhood classic, an essay which extrapolates on the meta you’ve been considering for years, or a craft to connect with your inner fannish child.

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss, make friends, or let us know what you're cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We're excited to see what you create. Stay curious!

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Prompt: Don't Dodge the Draft

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:29:47 GMT

Posted by: devinwolfi

It's week three, let's keep it wild and free! Welcome back to Be A Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang. Week two was fun, funky, and goldfishilicious. We loved seeing your big ideas and badassery, alongside brand-new and tried-and-true mediums alike. Let's keep it cool and dip our fins in the deep end with another prompt:

WEEK THREE: Don’t Dodge the Draft

complete and share a draft!

Prompt: New Year, New Fandom

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:13:00 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

Welcome, fish friends, to the first week of Be A Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang 2026-A. Cannonball! The water's fine. Let's kick things off with a prompt to jump-start your creativity:

New Year, New Fandom

Confetti, fireworks, sparkling beverages: 2026 begins! Let’s get this party started. Create a work for a fandom for which you have never created a work. Get out of your comfort zone. Paint a picture of a brand-new blorbo! Write meta for a fandom you’ve only ever lurked in! Anything will do so long as it’s new, or at least not yet shared.

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss, make friends, or let us know what you're cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We're excited to see what you create. Stay curious!

Check out our Prompt Doc for the entire list of this round's prompts. Refer to our Welcome Sticky or FAQ for posting guidelines.

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Be A Goldfish 26-A: Prompts

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:20:02 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

T-minus: three weeks! Be A Goldfish is back and better than ever. Are you as excited as we are?

In an effort to encourage regular participation, as well as to provide structure to those who thrive on it, we’ve prepared weekly prompts to inspire you throughout the course of the event. As follows:

WEEK ONE: New Year, New Fandom
WEEK TWO: New Medium, No Tedium
WEEK THREE: Don’t Dodge the Draft
WEEK FOUR: An Oldie But a Goodie
WEEK FIVE: On Thursdays We Try Tropes
WEEK SIX: Girls, Girls, Girls
WEEK SEVEN: Valentine’s, Galentine’s, & Palentine’s
WEEK EIGHT: Favorite Character Fiesta

You may follow this schedule as rigidly or loosely as you wish: you are welcome to fulfill every prompt to the letter, or to ignore them entirely. Engage as suits! Have fun with it! We will post each prompt weekly, too, to keep them fresh on the mind.

Additionally, we've prepared four bonus prompts, which you are free to swap or combine with any scheduled week as desired:

Bonus One: Epic Crossover Event
Bonus Two: Back to the BAGBang
Bonus Three: Tactile Touchables Tea Party
Bonus Four: Meta & Margaritas

Questions, comments, concerns? Check out our prompt document for details, suggestions, and further inspiration. Want more? Try this list of prompting blogs on tumblr, or this compilation of prompting communities on Dreamwidth. Don't forget to give our FAQ a look too! It's got all the key details, dates, and links.

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Prompt: So Long, Farewell

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:22:59 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

TGIF! Drumroll, please: welcome to the final week of the first-ever Be A Goldfish: A Ted Lasso Multimedia Microbang. We’ve had an incredible round, full of fun, friendship, and fanworks, and participants have collectively created over one hundred works! Let’s keep the spark alive in these last few days with two more prompts. Give one a whirl, try both, or mix it up and blend them. Write a fic, make art, or try something totally new! Check out our FAQ for inspiration.

How do people outside the Ted Lasso gang perceive the goings-on at AFC Richmond? Create with that external perspective in mind.

AND/OR:

Use the lyrics from a favourite song as inspiration for a work.

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss ideas, and make friends in our Discord, or let us know what you’re cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. As always, we’re excited to see what you create. Stay curious!

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Prompt: Two-For-One Special

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:09:49 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

Put your fins together for week seven of Be A Goldfish: A Ted Lasso Multimedia Microbang! We've had another week of fic, fun, fandom, and goldfish. How about another prompt to keep things fresh? Actually, how about two? Give one a whirl, try both, or mix it up and blend them!

Focus on a minor character. You know, a character who doesn’t get much love, or somebody who shows up for only an episode or two, or a background character. Who are they? What are they like? Why do you feel connected to them? Get nitty-gritty.

AND/OR:

Epistolary. Create a work in the medium of correspondence; a fic written in letters or emails, for example, or a manipulated text chain. Social media AUs work too.

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss ideas, and make friends in our Discord, or let us know what you’re cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We’re excited to see what you create this time. Stay curious!

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Prompt: Buddy System

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:13:05 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

It's Friday, fall in love! Welcome to week six of Be A Goldfish: A Ted Lasso Multimedia Microbang. Let's keep it fresh, fun, and friendly with another prompt:

Collaborate with another creative. Utilize our channel for locating betas and find somebody who wants to work together. A round-robin fic might be fun, but don’t be dissuaded from collaborating in other mediums, too; perhaps a collectively-created web weave or playlist. Buddy system!

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Prompt: You're The Captain Now

Fri, 30 May 2025 12:49:55 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

Welcome to week five! We've reached the halfway mark of Be A Goldfish: A Ted Lasso Multimedia Microbang and we're still going strong! Let's keep things exciting with another prompt:

What is your least favourite Ted Lasso moment? Does it bother you from a plot perspective, or a characterisation point of view? How would you have done it differently if you were in charge? You’re the captain, now. Fix it!

Feel free to brainstorm, discuss ideas, and make friends in our Discord, or let us know what you’re cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We’re excited to see what you create. Don't forget to check out all the incredible works created for this event, which can be found right here on our Dreamwidth, on our tumblr, and in our AO3 collection! Stay curious.

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Prompt: Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Fri, 23 May 2025 19:04:04 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

Week four and we're feeling just fine! We've had another great week of Be A Goldfish: A Ted Lasso Multimedia Microbang. How about a prompt to keep things interesting?

Get out of your comfort zone. Explore the opposite of your usual jam; fluff writers, try angst. Colourful gifmakers, give moody, black and white, or subdued panels a whirl. Go against the grain.

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Prompt: Alternate Universes

Fri, 16 May 2025 23:47:06 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

TGIF! Welcome to week three of Be A Goldfish: A Ted Lasso Multimedia Microbang. We’ve had a great couple weeks thus far. Let’s keep that energy with another prompt:

Work in an alternate universe. How would characters from Ted Lasso function as pirates, or in the zombie apocalypse, or as ghost hunters? Any AU will do, though please remember we do not allow crossovers in this event.

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Prompt: A New Form

Fri, 09 May 2025 22:24:08 GMT

Posted by: theurbanspaceboi

Welcome back, everybody! It’s week two of Be A Goldfish: A Ted Lasso Multimedia Microbang. Let’s keep the ball rolling with another prompt:

Try something new. Experiment with a form you’ve never tried; check out our FAQ for ideas. Write a haiku, make a zine, or put on your apron and cook up a Ted Lasso inspired recipe!

Prompt: Favorite Characters

Fri, 02 May 2025 13:02:33 GMT

Posted by: devinwolfi

Welcome, everyone, to the first week of Be A Goldfish: A Ted Lasso Multimedia Microbang! Let's start things off strong with a prompt to jump-start your creativity:

Who is your favourite Ted Lasso character? What makes them your favourite? What makes them special? Create a work that emphasises these qualities.Feel free to brainstorm, discuss ideas, and make friends in our Discord, or let us know what you're cooking up in the comments here or on tumblr. We're excited to see what you create. Stay curious!

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Additional Prompting Communities on DW

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 02:10:06 GMT

Posted by: devinwolfi

While we will be sharing some prompts throughout the challenge, we wanted to give folks some other avenues in which to find inspiration. Luckily, Dreamwidth is home to a very wide assortment of fanwork and prompting communities. This post links to some of the ones that we're aware of, many of which are ficlet and drabble prompting comms for anyone who's looking for a little extra inspiration.

If you know of any more, feel free to drop a comment here and we'll add it to the post.

Fic & Ficlets

fffc: Hosts multiple flashfic events every month with bingos and other creative challenges
sweetandshort: many monthly prompts, including a small bingo. Ficlets up to 500 words and icons.
ficlet_zone: A new challenge is posted in the middle of every month. No deadlines!
femslashficlets: Weekly prompts for femslash between 100 and 1,000 words.
fic_promptly: Comment fic comm with challenge prompts nearly every day
comment_fic: For posting and filling comment fic prompts written by other fans.

Drabbles

anythingdrabble: A new prompt every Monday. Multiples allowed up to 500w.
100words: Another weekly drabble comm! New prompts every Tuesday.
drabble_zone: A new prompt every Saturday. Single, double and triple drabbles only.
emotion100: A drabble comm with emotion prompts.
dove_drabbles: New monthly drabble prompts from Dove chocolate wrappers.

Bingo

genprompt_bingo: Multimedia. Sign up for a card, make some stuff, bingo! Thats all there is to it.
allbingo: Get a card from them or use a card from somewhere else and try for bingo. Links to loads of other bingo comms.
ladiesbingo: Cards for writing about women and their relationships with other women. Loosely Bechdel based.

Multimedia and General Comms

1word1day: Exactly what it sounds like. Maybe the word of the day will inspire you!
fan_flashworks: A new prompt every ten-ish days. Multimedia, any length, anything goes.
trope_of_the_month: Also exactly what it sounds like!
whatif_au: A new AU prompt every other month. No limits, no deadlines.
polyamships: New prompts on the 14th of every month plus daily prompting for Multiamory March.
tenminutesaday: Daily challenge to write for at least 10 minutes. Three challenge prompts a week.
fic_rush: Monthly 48-hour writing challenges
weekendwritingmarathon: Set a weekend wordcount goal. Hosts 1k1hr sprints on discord.
vidding: For sharing any and all vids you've made.
graphics: For sharing graphics, icons, banners, etc.
iconcolors: Weekly color palette prompts for icon makers
iconthat: Biweekly icon competitions
screen_icons: A challenge comm for icon making.

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