Be A Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang

The first batch of awards is officially sent! If you requested awards, check your inbox!

If you haven't put in a request yet, there's still time to get yours! Simply fill out out the Event Summary Form by 7 March and we'll get those out to you as soon as possible!

Hear ye, hear ye! That's a wrap. Thus ends Be a Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang... for now. (Dun, dun, dun!)

This round has gone swimmingly: we've had so much fun creating, commenting, and connecting with our incredible community throughout the course of the past two months. We hope you've had a blast, seen some cool shit, made some cool shit, experienced fannish bardic inspiration, and perhaps even made some friends! We know we have.

A roundup for the road:

• 185 works
  
• 70+ Fandoms
  
• 15 Mediums
  
• 38 Creators

Wow! We're so proud of your contributions, and we're so grateful for your incredible participation in our event. Whether you're a creator, a commenter, or a silent cheerleader, you make BAGbang. You can view the full list of contributions here. You can check out our reblog tag on tumblr here, go through our Dreamwidth entries, or peruse the AO3 Collection here.

Though the entry form is now closed, the AO3 Collection is still open until 3 March, so please feel free to add any works posted to the archive that aren't already there. It's open to fic, podfic, art, music, and whatever else you've posted to the archive. Give other fans ample opportunity to find and fall in love with your work!

Whether you enjoyed this round and are looking forward to participating again, didn't manage to share all the works you wanted to this time, or are looking forward to hopping in next time as a rookie participant, we have great news!

We will be hosting a second 2026 round later this year beginning in July. In fact, we intend to host two rounds per year for the foreseeable future! Hold for applause. Please feel free to keep cooking up ideas, locking down collaborators, experimenting, exploring, making, and chipping away at those wips, because you haven't seen the last of us yet!

Promotion for the next round will begin in a few months, so keep a weather eye out, share with your friends, and get ready to rumble.

One more big thanks: you've been incredible! We're truly overwhelmed by the incredible outpouring of fannish love, enthusiasm, and creation, and we can't begin to express our gratitude. Cheers, fish friends!

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Don't forget: fill out our Feedback Form, if you'd like to let us know what you like, what you hate, and what you'd like to see from us in the future, and let us know if you have any prompt ideas through our Prompt Submissions form! Your thoughts matter to us. No wrong answers!

Questions, comments, concerns? Leave a comment on this entry or send us an email at bagfishbang@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

The checkered flag is in sight! We're so proud of you, and we're so grateful for your energy, enthusiasm, and participation! Today is the final day, so make sure to polish off your posts, add works to the AO3 Collection, and log any stray works in the Submission Form before they close tomorrow. No fanwork left behind!

You can check out the full list of submissions on this sheet here.

We encourage you to compile rec lists of works you loved and/or masterlists of works you shared. You can also share your punch cards, and other entries about the challenge, don't worry about tagging these non-work entries, we'll handle it.You can browse masterlists posted to tumblr from BAG25 here. Like all entries though, make sure you identify your entry as a Masterlist or a Reclist in the subject line!

You can also start filling out the Event Summary! It's quick and easy, and allows you to request a banner summarizing your contributions, tokens for anything new you did, and/or a punch card blackout sticker.

Whether you contributed weekly, or just once, or focused on commenting instead of creating, you're still eligible for awards. Even if you don't request an award, you're still welcome to share your contribution summary and any rec lists or masterlists you've made with us.

The Event Summary form closes on 7 March 2026, so there's no rush to compile lists or tally up your works.

Don't forget: fill out our Feedback Form, if you'd like to let us know what you like, what you hate, and what you'd like to see from us in the future, and let us know if you have any prompt ideas through our Prompt Submissions form!

Questions, comments, concerns? Leave a comment on this entry or send us an email at bagfishbang@gmail.com!