Milo Ship Fest
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| Name: | Milo Ship Fest |
| Date(s): | 2017 - Present |
| Moderator(s): | Saint Seiya Reactions, Aledono, de-gochy |
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| Type: | fanweek |
| Fandom: | Saint Seiya |
| Associated Community: | Milo Ship Fest Tumblr, Milo Ship Fest Twitter |
| URL: | Fanfiction.Net Community, MiloShipFest AO3 tag |
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Milo Ship Fest is a Scorpio Milo-centric annual Saint Seiya event. All pairings are welcome, as long as they feature Milo, regardless of their popularity or whether they're het, slash or femslash (this last one involves the female version of Milo seen in some Saint Seiya spinoffs). Any kind of content is also accepted, as long as it's properly tagged. Originally, the event ran for ten days, which were later extended to fifteen. After the third year, prompts were released in bingo format. Each day there's a different prompt that can be used to create content. Following the prompts is encouraged but not mandatory. All info posts are shared in English and Spanish.
All content created for Milo Ship Fest is featured in the event's blog. There's also a Fanfiction.net community that compiles all the fanfiction published on that website and an AO3 tag for the event.
2017
Milo Ship Fest 2017 was held from November 1st to November 10th.[1] Prompts:
Noviembre 1 – First meeting
Noviembre 2 – Crack Ship
Noviembre 3 – Coffee shop
Noviembre 4 – Dancer
Noviembre 5 – Rockstar
Noviembre 6 – Blogger/Video Blogger
Noviembre 7 – Summer Vacation
Noviembre 8 – Birthday
Noviembre 9 – Sex shop
Noviembre 10 – Anything you want*
- You choose your own theme[2]
To celebrate the end of the event, Aledono wrote "Wendigo's cut" a fanfic about the ship that had the highest number of entries. Said ship was Aquarius Camus/Scorpio Milo.
Milo Ship Fest 2017 Masterposts: 1 Part 1, 2 Part 2.
2018
The second edition of Milo Ship Fest was announced on August 8th, 2018 [3], and ran from Novemver 1st to November 15th. The mods asked for suggestions and prompts. A month later, it was announced that the event would run for two weeks instead of ten days.
Prompts:
November 1st – Halloween
November 2nd – Crack Pairing
November 3rd – Prison
November 4th – Royalty/Middle Ages
November 5th – War
November 6th – Showbiz
November 7th – Winter Holidays
November 8th – Birthday
November 9th – Crossover
November 10th – Date
November 11th – Kid Fic/Fanart
November 12th – Chocolate
November 13th – Bromance
November 14th – Post 12 Temples
November 15th – Anything you want*
*You choose your own theme. [4]
A list of additional prompts was suggested for inspiration.
Milo Ship Fest 2018 masterpost. There were a total of 47 works and the most popular ship was Aquarius Camus/Scorpio Milo and the commemorative fic can be found here: Camus' bad day by Aledono.
2019
The third edition of Milo Ship Fest was announced on September 3rd, 2019.[5]. Like every year, it ran from November 1st to November 15th. The format was changed. Instead of a prompt per day, twenty five prompts were released in bingo format.[6].
Prompts:
- Sports
- Date
- Autumn
- Double Life
- Weekend
- Pets
- Crossover
- Birthday
- Flowers
- Crackship
- Kitchen
- University
- Free
- Song / Fic / Art
- Soulmate
- Surprise
- Sickness
- Delivery Service
- Omegaverse
- Middle Ages
- Airport
- Massage
- Wedding
- Magic
- Vampires
Instead of a commemorative fanfic for the most popular pairing, this year, a fanfic was offered to the person who covered most prompts. Milo Ship Fest 2019 Masterpost Milo Ship Fest 2019 Masterpost, Archived version. Seventy Seven works were received and the most popular pairing was Aquarius Camus/Scorpio Milo for third year in a row. Perladellanotte was the participant who wrote most prompts and received a fanfic: Don't forget to worry by Aledono.
2020
This year, the event ran from November 8th (Milo's birthday) to November 18th. Rules were posted on September 11th along with an interest check asking people for feedback and prompts.[7]. Following the feedback received, Milo Ship Fest 2020 used the bingo format for the second year. To extend the scope of the event, a Twitter account was created.
Prompts:
- Birthday
- Hospital
- Art
- Neighbours
- Crackship
- School
- Pirates
- Crossover
- Kidfic
- Holidays
- Omegaverse
- Ancient Times
- Free
- Mafia
- Sex Shop
- Halloween
- Sea
- Quarantine
- Winter
- Music
- Alcohol
- Summer
- Books
- Food
- Outer Space [8]
At the event's closure, 39 new works were created. Aquarius Camus/Scorpio Milo was once more the most popular ship. The most popular prompt was "Birthday". Aguila Roja and stardustrevolution777 both tied with 6 works each. Because Aguila Roja submitted their works first, they won the event, but Stardust would receive a commemorative drabble.
Milo Ship Fest 2020 Masterpost Milo Ship Fest 2020 Masterpost, Archived version.
- Commemorative Story for Aguila Roja: Love & Game by Aledono
- Commemorative Story for Stardustrevolution777: Just one bed by Aledono
2021
Prompts and rules for the fifth edition of the Milo Ship Fest were released on October 10th but no previous announcement was made.
Prompts:
- Beautiful Day
- Welcome Home
- Fairytale
- At the beach
- Japanese Cherry Blossom
- In the stars
- Rose
- Sweet Whiskey
- You're the One
- Kitchen Lime
- Thousand Wishes
- Into the Night
- Free
- Saltwater Breeze
- Midnight Pomegranate
- Strawberry Poundcake
- Vampire Blood
- Leaves
- Warm Apple Pie
- Flannel
- Frozen Lake
- Whipped Coffee
- Paris Amour
- Endless Weekend
- Perfect Christmas [9]
There was no masterpost this year in the closure post and, unlike other years, no commemorative fic was offered. For the first time Camilo didn't win the most popular ship title. Instead, Gemini Kanon/Scorpio Milo became the most popular pairing of Milo Ship Fest 2021.
References
- ^ Tumblr Post. October 1st 2017 [1]
- ^ Tumblr Post October 1st 2017.[2]
- ^ Tumblr Post August 8th, 2018. [3]
- ^ Tumblr Post September 2th, 2018.[4]
- ^ Tumblr Post September 3rd, 2019.
- ^ Tumblr Post October 2nd, 2019. [5]
- ^ Tumblr Post. September 11th, 2020.[6]
- ^ Tumblr Post Sept 20th, 2020. [7]
- ^ Tumblr Post October 10th, 2021 [8]