Fan Fiction Competition
Fan fiction is a form of creative writing where fans of a particular work of fiction, such as a book, movie, TV show, or video game, write their own stories based on the characters, settings, or plotlines of the original work. These stories can range from short vignettes to epic sagas. They can explore alternate universes, romantic pairings, or new adventures for beloved characters.
This year, we are celebrating all things fan fiction through our Fan Fiction Competition. In a new twist, all winners will be read aloud on stage during AVCon 2024! Learn more about the rules here!
Entries for the Fan Fiction Competition have now closed! However, entries are still open for our Pre-Drawn Competition, click here to learn more!
Application Information and Key Dates
Applications are now closed for the AVCon 2024 Fan Fiction Competition! Participation in the AVCon 2024 Fan Fiction Competition is via pre-registration only!
Two competitions are now open for submissions:
- General Fan Fiction – family-friendly stories featuring anime settings and characters. To be read and judged at AVCon.
- R18+ Fan Fiction – saucy and spicy stories for an adult audience. To be read and judged at AVCon: After Dark.
The winner of each category will take home a $200 cash prize!!
- Stories can be written about the characters and settings from any anime, manga, cartoon, tabletop mythos (40k, MTG) or video game.
- Entries must be submitted by June 21st, 2024, for judging. Prizes will be awarded on Sunday, June 30th, at the AVCon Closing Ceremony for the General Fan Fiction competition and on Saturday, June 29th, at AVCon: After Dark for the R18+ competition.
- Entries are to be no longer than 2000 words.
- All entries for the General Fan Fiction Competition must be at most PG-13 rated (no major depictions of violence, sexual situations or other adult themes).
- The Regular Fan Fiction Competition is open to all ages.
- The R1+8 Fan Fiction Competition is only available to persons aged 18 and up.
- You may submit an entry for both categories.
- Limited to 1 entry per category per person.
- Please ensure that you purchase your ticket to either AVCon 2024 or AVCon: After Dark to accept prizes in person.
- Be an original story created and written by the entrant. Duplicated, stolen, or AI-generated Fan Fiction will not be accepted.
- General Fan Fiction entries may not be offensive, defamatory, sexually explicit, abusive, vulgar, obscene, excessively violent, racially, religiously, or ethically offensive or contain any other provocative content.
- For the R+18 Fan Fiction entries, explicit Stories are encouraged. However, stories must not be racially, religiously, or ethically offensive.
- Entries must not defame or attack the rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or infringe personal rights and/or property of any other person or third party.
- If found to violate any of the above conditions, Team AVCon reserves the right to disqualify entries and remove them from the competition.
If you have any questions about the fan fiction competition, your fanfic, or the application, feel free to email us at competitions@avcon.org.au!