There won't be a Pride and Positivity 2022 event. More details.

2021 post:

Hey FimFiction!

It's Pride Month, and people need positivity now more than ever, so we're holding an event where you write a Pride-positive fic. We're calling this,

PRIDE AND POSITIVITY!

This can mean many things, including showcasing the LGBT+ aspect of one or more characters, exploring discrimination, or even writing a ship fic with a same sex pairing. We also encourage intersectionality! If you want to incorporate race, mental health, etc. then please do!

Positivity is the name of the game here, so the story should be positive in the end. It can be sad for a while, but there should be a happy ending.

The story doesn't have to be complete. Related to the above, that does mean you can leave us on a nasty cliffhanger! Just let us know it'll turn out fine.

We encourage a maximum rating of T.

As a change from last year, this event is being run both here and on Offprint, a general fiction site I'm helping out with. Note that the site is in closed alpha release, so it is not quite ready for open registration, and you have to sign up for an invite code.

For each submitted fic, we'll donate $20 to a charity of your choice from one of the below, or another of your choice! This is limited to two MLP fics and two non-MLP fics (original is fine too). Non-MLP fics have to go on Offprint.

• Transgender Law Center
• Palestine Children's Relief Fund
• Sewa International (Indian charity collecting funds for COVID relief)

Make sure to include the above links in the description of your fic and encourage readers to donate! You can do this with a story you already published this June, and we'll still donate.

Optional: Stretch outside the bounds of what you usually write! If you've never written a trans character, try it out now. And so on. If you ask, we'll try to offer a sensitivity reader to look over your work. PM SigmasonicX about that.

You can also include pride flags in your cover art, but from last year, we know that can make you a target for downvotes, so be wary of that.

We'll be donating until the end of June (and likely a bit after if this is like last year), but feel free to keep making stories after. EDIT: Extended to July 15.

So to sum up:

• Write a positive Pride fic! Doesn't have to be complete, max rating of T. You can also submit an already published fic from this month.
• With each fic, we'll donate $20 to a charity of your choice from Transgender Law Center, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Sewa International, or another of your choice.
• We'll be donating until the end of June. EDIT: Extended to July 15.

Original 2020 post:

Hey FimFiction!

It's Pride Month, and people need positivity now more than ever, so we're holding an event where you write a Pride-positive fic. We're calling this,

PRIDE AND POSITIVITY!

This can mean many things, including showcasing the LGBT+ aspect of one or more characters, exploring discrimination, or even writing a ship fic with a same sex pairing. We also encourage intersectionality! If you want to incorporate race, mental health, etc. then please do!

Positivity is the name of the game here, so the story should be positive in the end. It can be sad for a while, but there should be a happy ending.

The story doesn't have to be complete. Related to the above, that does mean you can leave us on a nasty cliffhanger! Just let us know it'll turn out fine.

We encourage a maximum rating of T.

Optional: To brighten up FimFiction's front page, you can include a Pride flag in the cover art, or in the description. You can see many here, or you can use a variant flag like the Progress Pride flag.
EDIT: I want to give people a heads up that fics that feature pride flags in the cover art are being targeted for downvotes; previous fics in this group that have done so received 18-20 downvotes. My view is that it's good that those people are getting upset, and people who would be interested in your story will understand what's happening, but I understand if you'd rather not receive so many downvotes on your story.

Optional: Stretch outside the bounds of what you usually write! If you've never written a trans character, try it out now. And so on. If you ask, we'll try to offer a sensitivity reader to look over your work. PM SigmasonicX about that.

Now here's the exciting part. For each submitted fic, we'll donate $20 to a charity of your choice from one of these lists!

Black Lives Matter - Where to Donate
Support Black People MasterDoc

The latter especially frontloads LGBT funds and charities. PM SigmasonicX your story and a link to your chosen charity. He'll message you back with the donation receipt.

Make sure to include the above links in the description of your fic and encourage readers to donate! You can do this with a story you already published this June, and we'll still donate.

We'll be donating until the end of June July 13, but feel free to keep making stories after.

EDIT: I just got some exciting news! For every submitted fic, Lord Camembert will donate $10 to the Transgender Law Center, and his company will match that donation, meaning $20 per fic. That means every fic will result in $40 of donations!

So to sum up:

• Write a positive Pride fic! Doesn't have to be complete, max rating of T. You can also submit an already published fic from this month.
• With each fic, we'll donate $20 to a charity of your choice from either Black Lives Matter - Where to Donate or Support Black People MasterDoc. EDIT: In addition, $20 will go to the Transgender Law Center.
• Add those links to the description of your story and encourage readers to donate.
• We'll be donating until the end of June July 13.