{"id":12260,"date":"2026-08-28T20:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shousetsubangbang.com\/mirror\/?p=12260"},"modified":"2026-08-30T12:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T16:49:05","slug":"prospective-participants-for-bangbang-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shousetsubangbang.com\/mirror\/prospective-participants-for-bangbang-123\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 123"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a signup for the\u00a0<strong>October 26<\/strong>\u00a0issue; the text deadline for the issue is\u00a0<strong>Tuesday, October 13 <\/strong>and the art deadline is\u00a0<strong>Saturday, October 24<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please reply to this post if you plan to submit a story or artwork for this issue, indicating whether you are interested in contributing to the issue as an author and\/or artist, and whether or not you are looking for a collaborative partner. Artists offering to illustrate should provide links to past works as examples of style. Please leave alternative contact information, as comment notifications aren\u2019t always reliable.\u00a0 Contributors wishing to collaborate with others should respond through indicated channels. As always, you don\u2019t have to sign up to participate, and you\u2019re not creating an unbreakable contract by signing up, but\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bb-shousetsu.livejournal.com\/93214.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">it\u2019s always a good idea<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This issue\u2019s theme is <strong>Man Door Hand Hook Car Door<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Our legends? Urban. Our pasta? Creepy. This issue? Spooky (and maybe a\u00a0<em>little<\/em>\u00a0silly).<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT THIS ISSUE:<\/strong> While the general SSBB vibe is always one of happy endings, we ease off that a little bit for our October issues. Of course, warm fuzzies and happily-ever-afters still absolutely have a place in this round! But if you feel like taking things to a slightly darker\/more ambiguous place for a change, this is the issue to do that. &#8230;However, as the goofy title of this issue might suggest, this is leaning toward horror comedy, so maybe think darkly <em>funny<\/em> instead.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shousetsubangbang.com\/mirror\/quick-answers\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Quick Answers<\/a>: Interested in participating but don\u2019t know where to start? Bring your quick questions here!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shousetsubangbang.com\/mirror\/submission-guidelines\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Submission Guidelines for Fiction<\/a>: All the specifics for text submissions.\u00a0<b>READ BEFORE SUBMITTING<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shousetsubangbang.com\/mirror\/guidelines-for-art-submissions\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Submission Guidelines for Art<\/a>: Whether you\u2019re illustrating or submitting a standalone piece, here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/dPgEWDKvzA\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Find the Shousetsu Bang*Bang community on Discord!<\/b><\/a>\u00a0Join us on our very own server for discussions, inspiration, shop talk, silliness, and other behind-the-scenes fun.<\/p>\n<p>For related nonsense, announcements, and various goings-on, find us at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shousetsubangbang.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">our main website<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/s2b2.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@s2b2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Mastodon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plurk.com\/s2b2\">Plurk<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shousetsubangbang.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a>. (Other accounts in less-used places include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/s2b2\/\">Reddit<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/s2b2.deviantart.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">DeviantArt<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/collections\/bb_shousetsu\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive of Our Own<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/group\/show\/134409-shousetsu-bang-bang\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>!) We have pages at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/profile\/view\/SSBB\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Smashwords<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/s2b2.itch.io\/\">Itch.io<\/a>\u00a0where you can download ebook versions of past issues for free. Check\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/shousetsubangbang\">our Linktree<\/a>\u00a0for all these links and more!<\/p>\n<p>Receive reminders and deadlines by email by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shousetsubangbang.com\/mirror\/ssbb-newsletter\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">signing up for our newsletter!<\/a>\u00a0We promise: no spam, only porn.<br \/>\n<del><\/del><\/p>\n<p>To make sure you don\u2019t miss a single deadline,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/r?cid=c2hvdXNldHN1YmFuZ2JhbmdAZ21haWwuY29t&amp;pli=1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">click here for our Google calendar with the dates pre-loaded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[Note: If you\u2019re signing up for the first time, and your comment doesn\u2019t appear immediately, don\u2019t panic! 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