Pros Big Bang signups opening soon!

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Posting 1 Pros Big Bang signups opening soon!


Well, here we are! Pros Big Bang signups are opening soon with a brand new Mod Squad this time round. We have big shoes to fill, but they have been great teachers. The best news is we get to keep the brilliant artwork of norfolkdumpling. We are so happy to have permission for the continued use of her banner and icon. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!




The new Mod Squad: boothros, golden_bastet, krisserci5 loxleyprince mab_browne, and merentha13. WE are here to help, answer questions, and for general all-round encouragement.

Now on to the regular business!

Pros Big Bang signups opening soon!
This is your reminder that author signups for the sixth annual Professionals Big Bang open on Monday, February 1! Less than a week! Are you ready?

While you wait for the signup post, you can read (or reread) Link to Fic: 2015 Big Bang entries.
Last year, participants produced 18 stories, for a total of 536,800 words of fiction, with accompanying art!

Link to Fic: 2014 Big Bang entries. (16 stories, for a total of 492,416 words)


You can also check out the Link to Fic: 2013 Big Bang entries
(11 stories, 435,414 words),


Link to Fic: 2012 stories
(19 stories, 678,220 words),

Link to Fic: the 2011 stories
(16 stories, 585,646 words),

Link to Fic: and the 2010 stories
(23 stories, 695,123 words)!

That means that in the past six years the participants in the Big Bang (that's you!) have written (and illustrated) 103 stories with a total wordcount of 3,423,619 words! Will we make it to 150 stories? Will we make it to four million words? If you sign up, you can make this happen!
Tags: announcements 2016

Comments

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

Getting ready :)

Isn't it a bit amazing, how this fandom keeps thriving year after year, decade after decade?

:)

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

It is an amazing fandom, isn't it!

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

I was at Escapade (a slash con) in 2004 and was told that Pros was a dead fandom. I was incensed!

I asked how was that determined (I just knew that I was still alive and in the fandom) and the person said that it had to have new fic on a regular basis, and more than a few fans.

At a ZCon panel in 2007, there were over 75 folk in attendance at each panel, and I go to several cons a year and everyone of them has a Professionals panel!!!!

So . . . we are alive and kicking - a fandom with lots of new fic yearly, a long history, really good-looking men to drool over, I mean admire, and we have fans like us!

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Plus this will be the second year for Bistocon!

I guess I joined Pros after it was a dead fandom. lol

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

A dead fandom is a fandom with no fans whatsoever!

Pros has never been dead *shakes head* to me a fandom of two, and not necessarily writers or artists, either, just fannish squee shared, is a Fandom.

It's not a big fandom, but it has longevity and staying power. We can trace it back to the 70s, !!!!

Also, aaaah, Escapade, always wanted to go to it (I'm in Europe, I need lots more money ;)

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

It's looking good! Best of luck with everything.

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Thank you! With all the brilliant writers, artists, editors, betas, cheerleaders and readers in this fandom, I'm sure it's going to be another great year for the Pros BB!

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Bloody brilliant! Going into its seventh year with a new team at the helm, and such a track record of wonderful fic and art - worthy of a 3745-gun salute any day! *g*

Cheers and thanks and salutations once more to the wonderful outgoing team and to the fantastic incoming crew! There's going to be some more amazing content this year to swell the coffers of our amazing collection, I just know it! :-))))

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Yes! Yes! A 3745-gun salute and more content for our Pros BB coffers! That's exactly what this year needs!!! :-)

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Glad you are finding the banner useful! :) Good luck with everything - you guys will be brilliant!

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Ta ever so much for saying we could use it!!!

[kernel1.livejournal.com]

I read and enjoyed all the stories last year. I am looking forwards to this year 's offerings. :-)

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

It's exciting to think of the treasures that have yet to be created!!

[kernel1.livejournal.com]

Big Bang stories are such a huge commitment of time and effort. I 'm sure all readers see them as somethimg special.

[bodiecuddle.livejournal.com]

Cant wait :-)!! Thanks thanks :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it's going to be another fabulous Pros BB year!

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

It's fabulous to see the Pros Big Bang buzz starting again! Can't wait to see what's on offer! \o/

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Neither can we! It's all very exciting!!!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh. Will I or won't I? Time will tell! But I'm so chuffed we're alive and kicking in our dead fandom. LOL!

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

You will! You will! *does happy dance and twirls you around*