your friendly neighborhood all-fandoms space
about #ficwip
#ficwip was born on the bird site, on January 10, 2018. It was a driving-to-work idea that evolved from a weekly author chat called Coffee Shop Sunday that I ran as part of the Spock Prime Big Bang in 2014. On Sundays, authors would share excerpts from their fics, vent frustrations, and answer random writing questions. You might recognize the formula.From the start, #ficwip has welcomed writers from all fandoms. The original #ficwip, a Twitter event where writers shared an excerpt from any fic they were working on, ran weekly until the summer of 2020.Our Discord launched in September 2019. During the pandemic, I took our favorite procrastination game #wordgamewednesday to Twitter. It turned out to be popular, so I've kept it up ever since! In 2020, we hosted our first event: the #ficwip 5k, an all-fandoms AU challenge. It continues to run annually along with several others.—muse
FAQs
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How do you pronounce #ficwip?
It's pronounced "fic + whip." The hashtag is silent.How is it formatted?
Just like you see it: #ficwip or ficwip (or @ficwip, if you're talking about our social media).Always lowercase, always one word.Do you really allow all fandoms and ships?
We do! We've been inclusive from the start. All writers deal with similar struggles, so even if we don't read each other's work, we can support each other's creativity.Why do you use space images for everything?A few reasons. I've been in a few sci-fi fandoms, space is vast like fandom, and ficwip's motto used to be "a space for creators." Plus, NASA releases all of their space images for free, which makes finding stock easy!
2026 event lineup
Our public events are open to participants 14 & older, and are hosted on social media and AO3! They feature casual posting and no penalties. Discord membership and server events are 18+
| Event | When | Host | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen-uary Jubilee! | January | CarCrash | discord |
| press - our original fiction anthology | Apps should open in February | Taurus & muse | discord |
| Hey, Sweetheart | February 13-15 | muse | Public event |
| TBA Event #1 | TBA | muse | discord |
| Hanahaki for Hanami | April | Hyuge | discord / social tumblr | bsky |
| The 5k | Sign-ups open in June; posting in August | muse | Public event |
| Level Up! | September | muse | discord |
| All Ships Week | October 20-26 | muse | Public event |
| TBA Event #2 | TBA | muse | discord |
| Prompt Pool | always running! | self-service. muse oversees the collection | on AO3 |
repeating events
| Event | When | Host | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drabble prompts | monthly | SweetHeaven | discord |
| A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words | Monthly prompts | Ahria | discord |
| Writing Retreats | Seasonally | Taurus, Ahria, SweetHeaven & muse | discord |
| Monthly write-in | 4th Saturday of the month | self-guided | discord |
| Word Game Wednesday | Every Wednesday! | muse | bsky, tumblr, and discord |
past events
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The 5KWrite a complete AU using no more than 5,000 words2020 Round: AO3 collection2021 Round: AO3 collection | complete list (gallery) | complete list (grid)2022 Round: AO3 collection | complete list (grid)2023 Round: AO3 collection2024 Round: AO3 collection | complete list2025 Round: AO3 collection--Hey, Sweetheart2022 round: complete list | ao3 collection2023 round: complete list | ao3 collection2024 round: complete list | ao3 collection2025 round: ao3 collection--Level Up!2024 - current: ao3 collection--Drabble Challenge (discord)ao3 collection--A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words2023 - current: ao3 collection--The Fic That Haunts You2021 & 2025: ao3 collection--Rise of the Dead FandomsBringing fandoms back from the dead! A one-time public event that ran in November 2021. Creators made any type of fanwork for one of the approved fandoms. This may return as a discord event in the future.2021 round: complete list | ao3 collection--Dark & CozyPutting dark spins on cozy tropes. A discord-based event.2022 & 2024 rounds: ao3 collection--tiny ship fleet festCelebrating non-canon rare pairs and crack ships! This event ran on discord in 2022 and 20232022 round: ao3 collection2023 round: ao3 collection--Multifandom MatchA Fluff vs. Angst collaborative team event that ran on discord.2023 round: ao3 collection--Make Me (Crack) Ship ItA crack ships event that ran on discord.2023-4 round: ao3 collection
Out discord is a casual all-fandoms community for writers, artists, and crafters. Stop by to sprint, workshop a sentence, fill a prompt, or talk with other creators!
What you'll find
• Writing, art, music, and crafting channels
• Daily check-in with our beloved Sir Toad
• Sprinting bots
• Writers workshop for troubleshooting
• Beta reader forum
• Seasonal writing retreats
• Discord-exclusive events
• Monthly drabble & photo prompts
• press, our original fiction anthology
• People to chat with from a variety of fandoms and ships!
What you won't find
• General self promotion
• Bragging about AO3 stats & comments
• Morality policing
• Character & ship hate
• Memes that mock fic writers
• Style & headcanon police
• Fic recs
• Unsolicited critique
• An instant fix for your writer's block. A discord can't do that.
To join, you must be comfortable politely interacting with people who make stuff you're not into. We follow the old-school fandom rules here: don't like, don't read; your kink is not my kink; and ship and let ship. Our discord is 18+Please read through our community rules in full to make sure we'd be a good fit.
(This is just a Google Form to keep out bots. When we post the direct link, they find us.)