Q: Do I need permission to add my work to the collection?

A: No. Just make sure you include commentary in your end note on how the fic/writing process was influenced by the pandemic situation.

Q: Is any fandom/ship okay?

A: Yes, definitely! Gen is also great.

Q: Can I add a previously posted work to the collection?

A: Yes, as long as it was written within the period of the coronavirus situation, and as long as you add commentary in the end note explaining how the situation influenced the fic/writing process.

Q: Does the fic have to be about the virus itself? Or about quarantine/lockdown/healthcare/scarcity/etc?

A: No, not at all. You just need to be able to articulate how the general situation impacted your writing of the fic.

Q: Why is [insert potentially problematic topic] allowed?

A: This is a weird, shitty time for the world. We are going through a lot. For some people, this may take them to dark and difficult places; they may use fic to deal with those places. Others may use fic to escape everything about everyday life, while others may find it politically important at this time to confront thorny and upsetting topics. A blanket ban on any topic would be counterproductive to the goals of the collection.

Q: If racist or xenophobic rhetoric is used in the author's commentary, what will happen?

A: You can email the account connected to this collection and the writer of the fic will be contacted. If the commentary is not changed, the fic will be deleted.

Q: Who's running this collection?

A: I'm earlybloomingparentheses, a multifandom writer who mostly hangs out in the wolfstar corner of the harry potter fandom these days. My username is ebp-brain on tumblr. It's possible that the collection will consist entirely of my fics and commentary, if people end up not being interested in contributing--we'll see how it goes!