Announcing the 2010 Eid Al-Fitr Fanworks Challenge!

[dhobikikutti]

The crescent moon has been spotted in various time zones across the world, and Wednesday the 11th of August, 2010, will be the start of the month of Ramadan.

Which means it is also time for the start of our annual fanworks challenge - this being the fourth year we've been running it!

Eid-Al-Fitr will be being celebrated across the world between 10th to 12th September, 2010, depending on local moon sightings. eid_ka_chand's annual challenge asks for fanworks -- be they fic, art, vids, icons, meta, picspam etc. -- that focus on a fictional Muslim character.

Fanworks do not need to explicitly focus on Eid or Islam, and can be about characters who are culturally rather than actively practising Muslim.

The master list of fictional Muslim characters is a good place to start looking for fandoms you can create in.

We are running the challenge for fanfiction this year at the Archive of Our Own. Post to the collection there if you are create fanfiction of any length. We will be creating a master list of other fanworks generated that we cross-post to both eid_ka_chand and eid_fic, so you can choose to post or link to icons, vids, fanart etc at the community of your choice.

Last year we had 12 stories and 5 icon posts... and not a single piece of fanart or vid. The visibility of Muslim characters in dominant Anglophone media is minor and one-dimensional. We really really hope that fandom can help us increase the representation, and join all of us who celebrate Eid!

Please sign up! We are looking forward to enjoying whatever you make!

Comments

[jadelennox]

I waved hands, but would you mind giving an official answer to this question about Bashir?

[rydra_wong]

I think it's covered here -- if if characters who are unspecified but written in the fic as Muslim are in, characters who are implied or possible Muslims are definitely fine:

http://eid-ka-chand.dreamwidth.org/8760.html?thread=58424&style=mine#cmt58424

[dhobikikutti]

What Rydra said. :D

[evewithanapple]

Sign me up! Not sure what I'll be doing yet- probably either a fanmix or fic. (I dearly wish I could vid, but both my vidding programs have crashed on me.)

[dhobikikutti]

Wonderful, we look forward to either!

[prozacpark]

I'm in for at least a fanvid and some meta. :)

[dhobikikutti]

Oooh fanvid YAY!

[celli]

I'm in for at least a ficlet! *plots*

[dhobikikutti]

Awesome, yay!

[verity]

I am signing up for fic! I will probably write for the Amelia Peabody series. :D

[dhobikikutti]

Wonderful, welcome in!

[bobthemole]

I'm in - writing about Arastoo Vaziri from Bones.

[dhobikikutti]

Great, hopefully many from the fandom will be inspired!

[anoel]

Okay I can't promise anything but I am going to try to make a vid for Brother Mouzone if I can find a song for him. Just was rewatching his episodes and he freaking deserves a vid for his epicness.

[dhobikikutti]

A vid or vidlet even would be beyond awesome!

[zephyrprince]

Are we allowed to request a beta in this community or is there another recommended way to do that? I could get one from the fandom I'm working in if that's proffered but I thought it would be neat to connect with someone from this comm.

[dhobikikutti]

(Sorry for taking so long to respond!) Give us a day or two and we'll make a beta request and offer post.

[lady_ganesh]

Just to remind you-- I was also digging around hoping there was a beta post.

[dhobikikutti]

Threw one up now, hope you get what you need!

[lady_ganesh]

Me too! Thanks a lot.

EDIT: Also, if I don't get this fic done to my satisfaction, I'm still definitely making an icon post.

[lady_ganesh]

Also, I'm sorry I can't find this-- do we post icon posts to the community, to a master post...?

[esperante]

Sign me up for fic writing!

[dhobikikutti]

Awesome, thanks!

[amalnahurriyeh]

OK, it looks like I will actually have time...I'm writing fic!

[dhobikikutti]

Wonderful!