The Low-Down

[farenmaddox]

 

Hello to one and all, and welcome to

THE 2016 KUROFAI OLYMPICS

We hope to have another wonderful Olympics season, with all the accompanying surprises, laughter and tears, and desperate midnight snack runs.

If you have not participated in the KuroFai Olympics before, then thank you for joining us! We are glad you're here and excited for the new ideas you can bring to this well-loved event.

If you have joined us before, feel free to skip the first paragraph.

What is it?

The KuroFai Olympics started in 2011 and happen every spring or summer (usually between April and August). Fanfiction writers sign up onto one of two teams, are given a prompt to get them started, and then duke it out with the member of the other team who was given the same prompt. Anyone in the fandom who did not participate as a writer is welcome to read the fics, fill out the scoresheet, and leave comments. Once scores are in, we announce a winning writer and a winning team!

This event is for veterans and newcomers alike, and is HELLA fun, so don't be shy.

If I'm writing, and you're writing, then who is flying the plane?!

Zelinxia & Faren are your friendly coordinators and moderators this year. We are here to provide encouragement and keep things organized. We are both available for all your questions, whenever you need us! You can reach us here at DW by private message, or also by Tumblr message (Xia's Tumblr page is here, Faren's Tumblr page is here.)

What's new in 2016?

This year, we are introducing the idea of dedicated team coaches, and we are definitely looking for a few qualified people to fill this role!

A dedicated coach would be assigned to about 3 writers, and would be available to act as a beta for them. We would want someone who is available to provide encouragement, suggest tweaks, and do proof-reading for one draft from each of their writers. You would be in regular contact with the moderators about how your writers are doing, so we can jump in to help when needed.  Whether it's scheduling conflicts, help with a fic draft, etc, your friendly mods are always there. Just like State Farm Insurance.

If you are interested in signing up to be a coach, then please wait for our sign-up post, which will have a little more info about the role and its expectations!

When are we starting?

The sign-up post will be this very weekend! Yes, it's already nearly July, and yes, we are just as shocked about that as you are!  2016, you have betrayed us!  You skipped a month, didn’t you 2016?  You can’t fool us!

*ahem*

There will be a full schedule available in the sign-up post.

Okay, got it, but WHAT IS THIS YEAR'S THEME ALREADY?

Yeah, yeah, the moment you've all been waiting for. This year will be: DARK VS LIGHT

It's not the Fluff vs. Angst Olympics! Dark can be humour, and Light can be tragic. It very much depends on how you want to spin it. You can make Dark angsty if that’s what you’re interested in, but we will also welcome some outside-the-box thinking. Demons and angels, moon gods and sun gods, vampires and fairies, space pirates and space police, con men and FBI agents... you probably get it by now. Your options are as limitless as your imagination.

Wait, I still have questions???

Ha ha, too bad!

No, just kidding. Please comment on this post. Keep in mind that there will be information about coaching, scheduling, and prompt claiming in the sign-up post that's coming in a couple of days.

If it's a private question, feel free to send a private message to Faren or Zelinxia.