The 2026 Pre-Game Survey

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FK Fic Fest 2026

May 5 will be the 34^th anniversary of "Dark Knight," Forever Knight's series premiere. May 18 will be the 30^th anniversary of "Last Knight," its finale. And 2026 will be our 17^th fkficfest!

Most things will be the same as last year: challenge-style, minimum 500 words, minimum 51% FK for crossovers, ~2 months to write, etc. Dates, cadence, and nominations style have questions below.

This poll is for community members. (Join us!) The poll will close at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) on Friday, February 27, 2026 (or, really, the next morning). Thanks!

Poll #34234 The 2026 Pre-Game Survey

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 13

Right now, do you intend to _write_ in FKFicFest 2026?

Yes
7 (53.8%)

No
0 (0.0%)

Maybe
6 (46.2%)

Right now, do you intend to _read_ in FKFicFest 2026?

Yes
11 (84.6%)

No
0 (0.0%)

Maybe
2 (15.4%)

How should we select this year's common challenge _prompts_?

A nominations round and then ranked-choice voting, electing 3-5 prompts
4 (36.4%)

A nominations round and then first-past-the-post voting, electing 3-5 prompts
0 (0.0%)

Each community member may submit 1 prompt, and those prompts become the pool, no eliminations (5-49 possible; ~15 likely)
6 (54.5%)

Community members may submit as many prompts as they like, and those prompts become the pool, no eliminations (50-100 likely)
1 (9.1%)

Something else that I will describe in a comment
0 (0.0%)

Should prompt _submitters_ be public or anonymous?

Public always
2 (18.2%)

Anonymous always
5 (45.5%)

Anonymous until revealed at the end of the event
4 (36.4%)

How _many_ stories should we release per day?

All on 1 day
0 (0.0%)

1 per day
6 (54.5%)

2 per day
0 (0.0%)

2 per day for the shorter stories only
3 (27.3%)

2 per day as needed to keep the fest to ~7 days
2 (18.2%)

Assuming ~2 months to write, on what Saturday should our stories come due on the AO3, to begin releasing on that Monday? Pick up to 2. (In 2026, Easter is April 5, Passover April 1-9, CAN Victoria Day May 18, US Memorial Day May 25, US Juneteenth June 19, and of course Canada Day July 1 and US Independence Day July 4.)

June 13
1 (8.3%)

June 20
1 (8.3%)

June 27
2 (16.7%)

July 11
4 (33.3%)

July 18
5 (41.7%)

July 25
7 (58.3%)