Hi everyone! As you may know, Newgrounds is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year! I’m super excited to be working with @Whirlguy, @Intrapath, and @Mantis to build upon last decade’s 20th anniversary collab and to bring you the Literature and Narration sections of the Newgrounds 30th Anniversary Collab!
As with the 20th anniversary, this collab will compile all talents into one big, beautiful interactive upload! Writers will work together to create a massive story, and voice actors will work together to bring it to life!
>> WRITERS: Read below, then sign up here! <<
First things first! Upon signing up for a chapter, you are required to join the NG30 Discord server. The application will ask for your Discord handle so we know who’s who! There’s just 30 chapters, so jump onboard before spots fill up, they’ll go quickly! Each chapter has a word limit of 500 words to make sure everyone gets space to write. Upon joining the NG30 Literature Discord, you’ll see documentation on the established lore and story elements as they’re decided by you and your fellow participants. We will have the story beats laid out for you to offer some guidance, but the setting, protagonist, antagonist, and main conflict will all be decided by the collaborators!
We ask that you only sign up if you 1) commit to completing your part, and 2) maintain contact and remain active on the Discord. Other participants will be working alongside you, so it’s likely you’ll want/need to edit your part as your fellow writers introduce new elements and complete their parts. This collab is a marathon, not a race, so only stake your claim if you’re willing to change things up as the story evolves!
The signup deadline is February 28th! Participants will work with the collab organizers to fulfill any spots not claimed by this date. By March 14th, all important elements for the story must be decided on! All collaborators should have a rough draft of their assigned chapter completed by April 4th! A rough draft should have the skeleton of the story laid out in every chapter, and the resulting story should be cohesive at minimum. The writing does not need to be fancy, the dialogue doesn’t need to be final, and things will certainly change from here, but the resulting product at this point should be readable as to allow us to maintain quality and give your fellow writers a chance to understand where your chapter is going, and vice versa!
By May 4th, all pieces must be final! This gives each collaborator a whole month to finalize their rough draft and make sure it works with their peers' sections. At this point, we will close the document, and the resulting product will be sent to voice actors, who will narrate the story from there!
>> VOICE ACTORS: Read below! <<
Voice actors will be responsible for claiming character/narrator roles and bringing the final literature piece to life! More details will be given for the number of voice actors needed, as well as the deadlines associated with narration parts, as the Literature section nears completion. In the meantime, interested voice actors should also join the NG30 Discord server to stay up-to-date and to be notified when applications open!
>> OTHER SECTIONS <<
The other collab organizers are hosting sections for other creative talents to be highlighted! Check it out:
Animators, hang tight! We’ve got something coming for you!