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bitesizedfandomsexNominations are now open!
Nominations are open until: March 28, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time. Please read this post before nominating!
Nominate at this year's tag set here: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/28176
You may nominate up to 8 fandoms with 8 characters or relationships in each.
Quick Links:
2026 Collection | Tag Set | Evidence post | Fandom Promo Post
Nominations:
During the nominations period, you will be able to submit your nominations to the tag set. Each participant can nominate up to 8 fandoms with a maximum of 8 relationships for each fandom. Relationships and characters should be disambiguated by fandom for clarity. Single characters should be nominated as “Solo: Character Name” in the Relationships field. Romantic relationships should be indicated with a / and platonic ones with a &.
Example nominations:
Fandom: The Ballad of Smokin' Joe Rudeboy - Tom Cardy (Music Video)
Relationships: Bo/The Outlaw (Smokin’ Joe), Solo: The Outlaw (Smokin’ Joe), The Outlaw & The Daughter (Smokin’ Joe)
Fandom: Incompetent Time-Travelling Saxophone Haters (Tumblr Post)
Relationships: Solo: Time Travelling Assassin (Saxophone Haters)
Fandom: KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Relationships: Mira/Rumi/Zoey (KPDH), Jinu & Rumi (KPDH), Solo: Rumi (KPDH)
Eligibility
To be eligible, it must be possible to experience a fandom in 8 or fewer hours. Here is how to determine if a fandom is eligible:
- For Movies, TV, Podcasts, Cartoons, Music Videos, and other timed fandoms: total runtime of all seasons/films in the main fandom should be 8 or fewer hours.
- For Books & Literature, internet posts, memes, and other written fandoms: total length should be at most 500 book pages or 125,000 words.
- For Comics, Manga, Graphic Novels, Webcomics, and other sequential image panel fandoms: it should be readable in 8 hours, which means it varies depending on format. Generally, the total length should be no more than 8 manga volumes/comic trades, or 45 manga chapters/comic issues, or 1,000 fast-to-read paneled pages, or 500 full-size, text-heavy paneled pages.
- For Video Games, Board Games, Visual Novels, and other interactive media fandoms: total time for a complete playthrough that imparts significant canon knowledge should be 8 or fewer hours, as shown on howlongtobeat or demonstrated by a non-speedrun “let’s play” style video on YouTube.
- For Visual Art, Photographs, Sculpture, and other non-written, non-interactive, non-timed fandoms: approved as long as apprehending the entire work takes 8 or fewer hours.
- For Historical or Media/Actor RPF: an evidence post comment on a per-character or per-ship basis showing that the relevant media, documentary film, biography, and wikipedia/fanlore/fandom wiki pages can be read and/or watched within eight hours. This post should be linked in sign-up request details so that participants will know where to find canon.
- For RPF not tied to historical figures or specific media: these will be approved on a case-by-case basis if it can be demonstrated in an evidence post comment that all relevant material is easy to find and can be consumed within 8 hours. This post should be linked in sign-up request details so that participants will know where to find canon.
- For Crossover pairings: canon length is determined by the combined canon length of the two fandoms.
- Anything not covered above: will be approved on a case-by-case basis, make a comment in the evidence post!
Individual stories in anthologies count as their own fandoms. Examples include a season of True Detective, an episode of Black Mirror, or an episode of a non-serial competition-style TV show.
Exceptions will also be made for single books, movies, etc that, while technically part of a larger series, are sufficiently distinct from the greater series and can stand on their own, on a case-by-case basis.
Nominations are open until: March 28, 11:59 PM US Eastern Time. Please read this post before nominating!
Nominate at this year's tag set here: https://archiveofourown.org/tag_sets/28176
You may nominate up to 8 fandoms with 8 characters or relationships in each.
Quick Links:
Nominations:
During the nominations period, you will be able to submit your nominations to the tag set. Each participant can nominate up to 8 fandoms with a maximum of 8 relationships for each fandom. Relationships and characters should be disambiguated by fandom for clarity. Single characters should be nominated as “Solo: Character Name” in the Relationships field. Romantic relationships should be indicated with a / and platonic ones with a &.
Example nominations:
Fandom: The Ballad of Smokin' Joe Rudeboy - Tom Cardy (Music Video)
Relationships: Bo/The Outlaw (Smokin’ Joe), Solo: The Outlaw (Smokin’ Joe), The Outlaw & The Daughter (Smokin’ Joe)
Fandom: Incompetent Time-Travelling Saxophone Haters (Tumblr Post)
Relationships: Solo: Time Travelling Assassin (Saxophone Haters)
Fandom: KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Relationships: Mira/Rumi/Zoey (KPDH), Jinu & Rumi (KPDH), Solo: Rumi (KPDH)
Eligibility
To be eligible, it must be possible to experience a fandom in 8 or fewer hours. Here is how to determine if a fandom is eligible:
- For Movies, TV, Podcasts, Cartoons, Music Videos, and other timed fandoms: total runtime of all seasons/films in the main fandom should be 8 or fewer hours.
- For Books & Literature, internet posts, memes, and other written fandoms: total length should be at most 500 book pages or 125,000 words.
- For Comics, Manga, Graphic Novels, Webcomics, and other sequential image panel fandoms: it should be readable in 8 hours, which means it varies depending on format. Generally, the total length should be no more than 8 manga volumes/comic trades, or 45 manga chapters/comic issues, or 1,000 fast-to-read paneled pages, or 500 full-size, text-heavy paneled pages.
- For Video Games, Board Games, Visual Novels, and other interactive media fandoms: total time for a complete playthrough that imparts significant canon knowledge should be 8 or fewer hours, as shown on howlongtobeat or demonstrated by a non-speedrun “let’s play” style video on YouTube.
- For Visual Art, Photographs, Sculpture, and other non-written, non-interactive, non-timed fandoms: approved as long as apprehending the entire work takes 8 or fewer hours.
- For Historical or Media/Actor RPF: an evidence post comment on a per-character or per-ship basis showing that the relevant media, documentary film, biography, and wikipedia/fanlore/fandom wiki pages can be read and/or watched within eight hours. This post should be linked in sign-up request details so that participants will know where to find canon.
- For RPF not tied to historical figures or specific media: these will be approved on a case-by-case basis if it can be demonstrated in an evidence post comment that all relevant material is easy to find and can be consumed within 8 hours. This post should be linked in sign-up request details so that participants will know where to find canon.
- For Crossover pairings: canon length is determined by the combined canon length of the two fandoms.
- Anything not covered above: will be approved on a case-by-case basis, make a comment in the evidence post!
Individual stories in anthologies count as their own fandoms. Examples include a season of True Detective, an episode of Black Mirror, or an episode of a non-serial competition-style TV show.
Exceptions will also be made for single books, movies, etc that, while technically part of a larger series, are sufficiently distinct from the greater series and can stand on their own, on a case-by-case basis.
