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About
Chernobyl Bingo is a low-stress, low pressure fanwork challenge. Everyone is welcome to participate, regardless of preferred pairings, characters, tropes, or mediums. The challenge is meant to be fun and inclusive - with no restrictive deadlines and no scoring system, you’re free to create as you like to, at your own pace. If you request a card and decide you don’t feel like participating, that’s perfectly fine too!

How to Participate
On March 1st, sign ups will open via a google form. You’ll answer some questions about your preferences for characters/ships/tropes/etc. and provide information about where you intend to post your finished works (AO3, Tumblr, Twitter). Questions will also cover age, whether or not you want to receive NSFW prompts, and what you absolutely are not comfortable writing.

Starting on March 15th, your customized bingo cards will be sent out via the communication method that you provided. Email is preferred but we can also send cards through tumblr or twitter. You can choose between three sizes: 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, and your card will be tailored to your specific preferences!

We will continue to send cards through the end of the event, which is July 1st, so there is no sign-up deadline. You’re welcome to join whenever!

If you receive your card and there’s something that you’re not interested in writing, please let us know! We’ll be happy to make changes to your card for you. If you do get a bingo (a full vertical/diagonal/horizontal line on your card) then we’d be happy to provide you with another one - or, you’re welcome to go for a full card instead!

How do I sign up?
You can find the sign up sheet here!

Is there a deadline to sign up?
There is no specific deadline, but we will stop sending out cards when the event ends, July 1st.

Can I continue to post after July 1st?
Absolutely! We just can’t guarantee that we’ll share posts to our blog after that date.

What kind of works can I post?
Anything! We accept art, fanfiction, graphics, moodboards, gifsets, physical art projects (sewing, embroidery, etc), videos, playlists - anything that you make to fill your prompts is absolutely welcome!

Is there a minimum word/content limit?
Nope! Write/create as much or as little as you feel comfortable with!

Is there a group chat or discord?
While we don’t have one specifically for the event, we do have our Chernobyl Union discord server. We have a category of channels that will be specifically for people participating in the event, so please feel free to come join us there!

What happens if I can’t fill my card? What if I end up not posting anything?
Not a problem! Please feel free to request a card if you have any inclinations at all toward participating - there’s no obligation and no stress to post anything if you end up not feeling up to it.

Can I get a second card?
Once you’ve gotten a bingo, yes! We will continue to provide cards to you up until July 1st if you need more prompts!

Who are the mods? How should I reach out if I have questions?
Your mods are @owlboxes and @borislegasov on tumblr! If you have a question, please feel free to send an ask there, or if it’s something a little more personal, we’re reachable via tumblr messages, on the discord server, or through email ([email protected]).

Rules
Respect the other creators. Any kind of bashing of ships or characters, kinkshaming, hatespeech, etc. will absolutely not be tolerated. This event is for everyone.

People of all ages are allowed to participate. As such, we ask that anything NSFW be posted to the AO3 collection and appropriately tagged. Previews on tumblr are fine, but the completed work/full piece of art must be posted on AO3.

A single work can cover up to TWO prompts, as long as they are two different kinds of prompts ( eg. a character and a trope is fine, using two character prompts for the same work does not count!)

Two creators can collaborate on the same work. Each creator can then cross off a prompt on their own bingo card as long as the work corresponds to that prompt in some way.