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At last! Don't forget that Round 160 is next weekend, 29-31 May. Mods, please confirm your availability by claiming an anchor post—that goes for you too, Mod Squad hopefuls who've never modded a Round but would like to!

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If you're interested in providing feedback on someone's fic, leave a comment here! At minimum, please include the info in the form below--you can simply copy and paste it into your comment and add your personal details. Feel free to add additional information (for example, if you're willing to provide a SPAG beta for fandoms you don't know, or your usual turnaround time, or a specific area of expertise like a language you can help with regardless of fandom).

If you don't have an AO3 name, please say so--that field will prevent people from asking you to beta your own gift fic.

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The deadline has passed! We have several pinch hits.

These pinch hits assignments are for a complete story of 1,000+ words or a 1 finished art piece as per the requester's medium, in one of the requester's fandoms and featuring at least one of their requested characters or relationships, minding their DNWs.

All of these pinch hits now have a deadline of May 30 at 11:59 PM US Eastern time. To claim a pinch hit, please comment below with your AO3 username and the number of the PH you want to claim (all comments on this post are screened), or email us at bitesizedfandomsex@gmail.com.

We have granted extensions to some participants, so don't worry if you still don't have a gift but don't see your name here!

Treats for pinch hitters

( PH 1 - Pure Taboo (s4e26 Take What You Can Get), Pure Taboo (s2e89 His Brother's Blessing), Pure Taboo (s2e92 It Slipped In) )

~~( PH 3 - The Other Side of Paradise - Glass Animals (Music Video), ALICE - Erin LeCount (Music Video), Only Ever You - Shoto (Webcomic) )~~

( PH 4 - Alien Nine, Dragon Half (OVA), プラスチックリトル | Plastic Little (Anime), 魔法少女サイト | Mahou Shoujo Site | Magic Girl Site (Anime) )

( PH 8 - Sanctuary (2022), Best Sellers (2021), Wooing the Witch Queen - Stephanie Burgess )

( PH 12 - Ambition (Bagiński Short Film), A Matter of Profit - Hilari Bell, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), Escape from Divinity (Cartoon 2019), Idistaviso - Syr (Song), Tears of the Mountain (Short Film), South of Midnight (Video Game), Highlander (1986) )

~~( PH 13 - Nightmare - Cornell Woolrich (Novella), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), M3GAN (Movies - Johnstone), A Holy Terror (1931) )~~

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I have just spent the whole evening reading Saving Grace, a bookverse retelling of Project Hail Mary (bookverse) from Rocky's POV. It's well done, especially in how it shows Grace as an alien species. Heartily recommend.

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Gift creators for Unsent Letters 2026 have been revealed! Thank you to all participants and pinch hitters, and I hope you enjoyed the exchange. The collection will remain open indefinitely for treating.

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So I unfortunately have just been able to update the Dreamwidth blog today because (for those not on the WIPBB Discord) my laptop started dying around the end of April and then finally kicked the bucket about two weeks ago, so I took it into a repair shop and am still waiting to get it back due to it having to be fixed in part by a third party and said third party having a backlog. So while I can get on Discord and Tumblr because they're app-based on my phone, I'm having issues with certain sites on my mobile browser, including Dreamwidth. So my apologies for not informing you ahead of time that sign-ups for the 2026 rounds of both WIP Big Bang and WIP Reverse Bang have been extended to June 1st! So you've still got a few more days to sign up if you haven't already.

Check-In #1 is also now live! Please remember that all four check-ins are not mandatory so if you do not do it or you accidentally miss one of them, it's totally fine. This form is used for both WIPBB and WIPRB, so please fill it in once for each project you are completing for either Bang*. You should be using a different unique check-in ID for each project if you are completing multiple projects, so if that's not the case send an email to the mod email account (wipbigbang@gmail.com) with check-in ID substitutions you may need and then do the check-ins with the new IDs you want to use (I currently have not set up the spreadsheet because I still do not have my laptop fixed and back in my possession yet, but as soon as I get it I'll switch stuff over).

The form is up at https://forms.gle/9Ldn6qzH3TMs6BdM6.

* If you want to check in with one project (if you are doing multiple) and simply list the rest of your check-in IDs in the Notes to Mods section, we will accept that as well!

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We are now roughly four days from the deadline (May 23, 11:59 PM US Eastern)!

If you need more time, we are offering a three-day extension to anyone who needs one, so if you'd like an extension please feel free to email us at bitesizedfandomsex@gmail.com. The due date for those with extensions will be May 26, 11:59 PM Eastern.

Due date countdown | Treats for pinch hitters

We also have some returning pinch hits! These pinch hits assignments are for a complete story of 1,000+ words or a 1 finished art piece as per the requester's medium, in one of the requester's fandoms and featuring at least one of their requested characters or relationships, minding their DNWs.

The due dates for these will be the same as those for extended assignments: May 26 at 11:59 PM US Eastern Time. Please comment or otherwise let us know if you'd like to pick one up (we will need your AO3 username and the number of the pinch hit you're claiming).

Comments on this post are screened if you have any questions or need help! Happy creating!

( PH 1 - Pure Taboo (s4e26 Take What You Can Get), Pure Taboo (s2e89 His Brother's Blessing), Pure Taboo (s2e92 It Slipped In) )

( PH 3 - The Other Side of Paradise - Glass Animals (Music Video), ALICE - Erin LeCount (Music Video), Only Ever You - Shoto (Webcomic) )

( PH 4 - Alien Nine, Dragon Half (OVA), プラスチックリトル | Plastic Little (Anime), 魔法少女サイト | Mahou Shoujo Site | Magic Girl Site (Anime) )

~~( PH 6 - The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood, My Roommate Is a Vampire - Jenna Levine, Deliver Me - Ashley Hawthorne )~~

~~( PH 7 - The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin, Kindred - Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler )~~

( PH 8 - Sanctuary (2022), Best Sellers (2021), Wooing the Witch Queen - Stephanie Burgess )

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Event: WhumpEx 2026
Event Link:

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Pinch Hit Link: Current Pinch Hit Post
Due Date: June 2nd at 8PM PST

whumpex is a whump themed multifandom exchange. We have 1 new pinch hit and 6 previously unclaimed pinch hits. The minimum is a 500 words fanfiction OR a clean sketch on unlined paper if the individual fandom request has an art opt-in. The fanwork must include a requested fandom, relationship/character/group, and whump category in the fill.

Assignment Requirements

PH 2 - Fallout (TV 2024), Street Fighter, Young Sherlock (TV 2026), Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)

PH 3 - [Art Opt-In] Raffles - E. W. Hornung, とんがり帽子のアトリエ | Tongari Boushi no Atelier | Witch Hat Atelier (Manga), DCU (Comics)

PH 4 - [Art Opt-In] 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest, 绅探 | Detective L (TV)

~~PH 5 - [Art Opt-In] Code Geass, Gachiakuta (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime & Manga), Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, Twisted-Wonderland (Video Game)~~

PH 8 - [Art Opt-In] One Piece (Anime & Manga)

PH 13 - Slow Horses (TV)

~~PH 18 - Snow White Can't Sleep | Shirayuki Hime wa Nemurenai (Manga), Original Work, Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic (Video Game), Crossover Fandom~~

For more details/to claim, view the pinch hit post.