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Welcome to the Big Bang Challenge for The Professionals fandom


This is a collaborative project between our fandom's writers and artists to produce original Pros fiction at least 10,000 words long, with accompanying artwork or vids. And remember, this is just a minimum. So if that 100,000 word novel is busting to get out, then stand back and let it!

We’re a relatively small but passionate fandom, so we’re not planning to tie you up with a lot of rules and regulations for this. Membership and posting access will be open to all, whether you sign up for the challenge or not, and we’d love your input on the various cheerleading, beta, prompt, and help posts which we’ll be putting up over the coming months.

As a participant, you can share as much, or as little, of your creative process as you like. As a reader, be aware that you may encounter details of stories or artwork that is being produced for the challenge. We will be putting up warnings on posts where those sorts of details may turn up.



The 2022 schedule:


February 1: Writer sign ups begin
March 1: Writer sign ups close
May 1: Artist sign ups begin
May 31: Artist sign ups close
July 1: Writers’ rough drafts (6,000 word minimum)/full outlines due. Story summaries also due
July 9: Artist Claims Day. Artists will claim stories based on anonymous story summaries, first come, first served
September 23: Final stories (10,000 words minimum) and artwork/vids due
October: Posting begins


Links to the stories, art work and vids produced for The Professionals Big Bang

2021 Big Bang (10,000 minimum)

Produced 9 stories, 161,073 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 11,763 words
Longest story: 29,281 words
Average: 17,897 words

Master List of the 2021 stories and art/vids
2021 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3


2020 Big Bang (10,000 minimum)

Produced 9 stories, 187,924 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 11,323 words
Longest story: 54,592 words
Average: 20,880 words

Master List of the 2020 stories and art/vids
2020 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3


2019 Big Bang (15,000 minimum)

Produced 11 1/2 stories, 282,009 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 16,678 words
Longest story: 63,975 words
Average: 28,201 words

Master List of the 2019 stories and art/vids
2019 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3


2018 Big Bang (15,000 minimum)

Produced 9 stories, 245,334 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 11,157 words
Longest story: 129,893 words
Average: 43,396 words

Master List of the 2018 stories and art/vids
2018 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3

2017 Big Bang (15,000 minimum)

Produced 13 stories, 202,752 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 14,597 words
Longest story: 46,378 words
Average: 23,704 words

Master List of the 2017 stories and art/vids
2017 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3

2016 Big Bang (15,000 minimum)

Produced 11 stories, 342,081 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 17,247 words
Longest story: 64,458 words
Average: 31,098 words

Master List of the 2016 stories and art/vids
2016 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3

2015 Big Bang (15,000 minimum)

Produced: 17 stories, 489,777 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 19,157 words
Longest story: 46,184 words
Average: 28,810 words

Master List of the 2015 stories and art/vids
2015 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3

2014 Big Bang (15,000 minimum)

Produced: 16 stories, 492,416 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 15,578 words
Longest story: 51,732 words
Average: 30,776 words

Master List of the 2014 stories and art/vids
2014 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3

2013 Big Bang (15,000 minimum)

Produced: 11 stories, 435,414 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 16,902 words
Longest story: 69,255 words
Average length: 39,584 words

Master List of the 2013 stories and art/vids
2013 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3

2012 Big Bang (15,000 minimum)

Produced: 19 stories, 678,220 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 15,027 words
Longest story: 89,908 words
Average length: 35,696 words

Master List of the 2012 stories and art/vids
2012 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3

2011 Big Bang (20,000 words minimum)

Produced: 16 stories, 585,646 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 20,250 words
Longest story: 70,222 words
Average length: 36,603 words

Master List of the 2011 stories and art/vids
2011 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3

2010 Big Bang (12,500 words minimum)

Produced: 23 stories, 695,123 words of new Pros fic.

Shortest story: 14,140
Longest: 70,188
Average length: 30,223

Master List of the 2010 stories and art/vids
2010 Pros Big Bang Collection at AO3



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