BSD Volunteers
An 18+ "Bungou Stray Dogs" volunteer initiative in support of Palestinian relief efforts!💫 Current Stage: Contributor Applications open from April 18th - May 18th!
About Us
The BSDVolunteers Initiative is a charity-focused event aiming to foster a sense of community within the BSD fandom while raising donations in support of the Palestinian community.We believe that we create best when we create together, so we are looking forward to fostering a space for mutual exchange and encouragement, with the final goal of creating new works for the fandom's collective enjoyment and supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund!About Our EventThis event will work as a donation drive in which people can make donations to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund in exchange for access to the pieces created by our volunteers. Contributors will get to choose between creating their pieces individually or working in artist/writer pair-ups!This will be an Alternative Universes-themed event, meaning that all works created must be set in a different Universe than the canon setting, with as much variety as possible.Charity Initiative:We are supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. You can find out more about them on https://www.pcrf.net/ or follow them at @thePCRF on twitter.Donations can be sent through our Tiltify campaign and will be open to any amounts! In exchange for a minimum donation of $5 USD, Donors will be given access to a fanwork of their choice out of all the works posted in the event so far. There is no limit for the amount of donations that each person can make!
Event Guidelines
General Disclaimer:It is your own responsibility to look through the event's guidelines carefully before applying and make sure that you are capable of delivering within at least the minimum required work and the agreed upon deadlines.When you sign up through our application process, you are making a commitment to, if invited to join the project, try to deliver a fully finished piece within your set deadlines to contribute to the donation drive efforts of this project and to help in the promotion of at least your own fanwork, but ideally of the event as a whole.Application Process:The application process will be organized into separate types of applications. Please read the sections below carefully to decide which would be the best match for you. We require all participants to have at least one social media account on either Twitter, Bluesky or Tumblr and to be available for communication through Discord since that is where all official event communications will occur.Individual Creators:If you want to join the event, but would prefer to create a stand alone piece individually, you are more than welcome to do so!PRE-PAIRED PAIRSIf you want to join the event with a pre-selected partner who you already know and trust, you are more than welcome to do so!COLLABORATORSIf you want to join the event to find a like minded creator to collaborate with, we are more than happy to facilitate that Blind Date for you!There will be separate application forms for artists and writers who wish to join the event through our pairing process, so make sure to pay close attention to which application you are filling out.Event Theme: Alternate Universe:According to the winning option in the interest check poll, all featured works will be set in Alternate Universes, which means that canon compliant pieces will not be allowed.
This includes canon alternative universes such as Beast or past and future works set in the canon timeline and/or universe.We encourage all contributors to have fun and be creative. The more varied the chosen AUs the better!Ships:This will be a multiship event! We’re looking forward to making this an inclusive event and featuring a wide variety of ships, so look out to the ship nomination dates on our schedule and the ship naming games on our social media accounts to make sure your favorite ships are included!Collaborators will indicate their top pics and main preference during the application process, so everyone will be able to select what they are interested in working with, and no one will be made to work with a ship they did not indicate as a preference!Volunteer Conduct and Rules:This is an 18+ only event. By applying you are confirming that you are over 18 years of age. Minors are not allowed to participate in the event and lying about your age will result in immediate expulsion from the event.Paired artists and writers are required to provide feedback on each other's work during each check-in, but additional exchange is always welcome! Remember that this event focuses on creative exchange and collaboration.For all volunteers, it is important to follow all the dates agreed upon for your check-ins and deadlines, and to keep your work secret until the end of the event. It is also important to keep from sharing identifying sections of your piece until its authorship has been revealed.IMPORTANT! No sort of harassment of any form will be allowed throughout the event!We will be following the rule of don’t like, don’t interact.Simply put, no form of harassment, ill intended criticism or bullying of any sort will be tolerated in the event and there will be a zero tolerance policy towards those found trying to incite conflict or fandom drama of any sort.Failure to comply with any of the rules listed here and the additional rules of the discord server may result in getting banned from the event.Prohibited ContentDue to the charity fundraising goals of this event, we will be unable to include works featuring content usually banned by fundraising platforms to avoid having our campaign suspended. For that reason, works featuring adult/child pairs, NSFW depictions of underage characters, and/or explicit non-con depictions will NOT be allowed in the event.Please check out our complete guidelines by clicking here.
Requirements
The general guidelines are that artists and writers must create pieces within the concept agreed upon from their content preferences form and respecting the minimum requirements for each role.Artist RequirementsArtist’s final piece must be a fully rendered art piece with 300 DPI of resolution including at least a half body depiction.We know this can have very different meanings depending on the artist's particular preferences and style, but we ask that you do your best to make sure your piece is as finalized as possible.During the application process, artists will be able to choose if they would rather create individually or collaborate with a writer.Writer Requirements:Writer’s final pieces must be between 3k words minimum and 5k words maximum and provide a sense of conclusion to the created story.We know a good idea can get inspiration flowing freely, so the maximum word count is a bit flexible, but all works must be finished by your final deadline. All works must also be titled and tagged appropriately in accordance with the Ao3 tagging system.Having a beta reader is optional, though recommended.During the application process, writers will be able to choose if they would rather create individually or collaborate with an artist. You will also later on be able to indicate if you would like to be paired with a beta reader to help you with your piece.Beta Requirements:We will not have separate beta applications: only writers who are already contributors in the event will be allowed to participate as betas.Writers interested in also being betas in the event will have the option to indicate as much during their applications. Having a beta to review your work is not mandatory, but we do recommend it.Please check out our complete requirements by clicking here.
Event Schedule
| Event Stage | Date Range |
|---|---|
| Moderator Applications | March 30th - April 16th |
| Contributor Applications | April 18th - May 18th |
| Contributor Application Results | Late May (May 31st cut-off) |
| Pairing Process + Outline Period | Early June |
| Pairing Finalization + Pitch Concepts | Mid - Late June |
| Creation Period Begins | Early July |
| Posting Dates Begin | October |
| Creation Period Ends | October Onwards |
Moderator Team
Application Forms
Moderator Applications Open March 30th - April 12th!Contributor Applications Open April 18th - May 18thPlease follow our social medias for updates!These forms are no longer available because the dates have passed. Thank you for your interest!