ZUKAANG WEEK
A week-long annual event celebrating the ship of Zuko x Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender!Check out the EVENTS section for more information!The links to our Tumblr account, Discord server, and Twitter/X account can be accessed by clicking on the corresponding icons below.(pfp drawn by @biconickyoshi)
About
WHAT IS ZUKAANG WEEK?Zukaang Week is an event put together annually to celebrate the community of creators and fans who love this ship. Zukaang Week is traditionally held on Tumblr, but we are happy to announce that we will also be holding Zukaang Week on Twitter/X this year!WHEN WILL ZUKAANG WEEK BE HELD THIS YEAR?Zukaang Week 2026 will be held from August 23rd through August 29th. In general, we usually hold Zukaang Week in the summer months, in June, July or August. Check out the EVENTS section for more information.WHERE CAN I FIND FANWORKS CREATED FOR ZUKAANG WEEK?Please see the EVENTS section for fanworks (fic, art, etc.) created for past and present Zukaang Weeks. The AO3 Collections for Zukaang Week from 2020 through the present are hosted HERE. The 2018 AO3 Collection can be found HERE.
rules & FAQ
HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE IN ZUKAANG WEEK?Create your fanwork and post it on Tumblr and/or Twitter/X! For Tumblr, make sure to use the tags "zukaang week 2026" and “zukaang week”, and/or mention us with @zukaangweek in the body of the post. For Twitter/X, make sure to use the hashtags “#zukaangweek2026” and “#zukaangweek” and/or tag @zukaang_week in the tweet or replies. Tagging your posts appropriately will help us find them much more easily! Feel free to add your fanwork to the Zukaang Week 2026 AO3 Collection as well.WHAT TYPE OF FANWORKS ARE ALLOWED?Any kind of creative fanworks are allowed! Fanfiction, fanart, edits, playlists, headcanons, moodboards, ANYTHING!WHAT TYPE OF FANWORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED?We will not accept AI submissions in any capacity. We also will not accept any fanworks containing purposefully offensive/hateful content.ARE NSFW/MATURE FANWORKS ALLOWED?NSFW and mature fanworks are allowed as long as the characters are 18+ and the works are tagged appropriately. Please make sure to include a SFW (safe for work) preview when posting on Tumblr, and select appropriate content warnings when posting on Twitter/X.CAN MY FANWORK INCLUDE OTHER SHIPS?All works must focus on the romantic relationship between Zuko and Aang. Other ships are welcome in the background, as long as Zukaang is front and center.HOW DO THE THEME AND PROMPTS WORK?There are typically one or more prompts for each day of Zukaang Week, which will all be related to the overall theme for the week. You can choose one or all of them to inspire your work - or, if none of them speak to you, you can feel free to create your own Zukaang fanwork. The prompts are meant to promote creativity, not restrict it!WHAT ARE THE THEME AND PROMPTS FOR THIS YEAR?The theme for Zukaang Week 2026 is Intertwined Destinies, and the prompts are as follows:1. Yin & Yang/Parallels - Sunday, August 23rd
2. Red String of Fate/Opposites Attract - Monday, August 24th
3. Scars/Healing - Tuesday, August 25th
4. Dreams/Memories -Wednesday, August 26th
5. Realization/Confession -Thursday, August 27th
6. Past Lives/Shared Future - Friday, August 28th
7. In Every Universe/Free Day - Saturday, August 29thYou can find the themes/prompts for previous years in the EVENTS section.
DO YOU REPOST WIPs?Absolutely! If you want to share a WIP before or during Zukaang Week, please tag the post with @zukaangweek on Tumblr or @zukaang_week on Twitter/X and we would love to reblog/retweet it.I HAVE A WORK THAT I’VE ALREADY POSTED THAT FITS ONE OF THE PROMPTS! CAN I SUBMIT IT AS AN ENTRY?Since Zukaang Week is intended to inspire the creation of new works for the ship we love, previously posted works not specifically created for Zukaang Week will NOT be reblogged on Tumblr or accepted into the AO3 Collection. However, we DO welcome submissions of ongoing fics that post a new chapter during Zukaang Week, as long as they follow the guidelines.WHAT IF I POSTED MY FANWORK, BUT IT DOESN’T GET REPOSTED?If we don’t repost your fanwork within 24 hours, feel free to send us an ask or DM to our Tumblr account with the link. You can also tag us with @zukaangweek on your post on Tumblr, or @zukaang_week on Twitter/X.WHAT IF I’M LATE?If you are unable to submit your work during this year's Zukaang Week, don't worry! We are happy to share late submissions all the way up until next year’s Zukaang Week! When you post your fanwork, just tag us with @zukaangweek on Tumblr or @zukaang_week on Twitter/X in your post, or send us the link in an ask or DM to our Tumblr account.IF I’M NOT A CREATOR, HOW CAN I SUPPORT ZUKAANG WEEK?You can support creators leading up to and during Zukaang Week by letting them know about it! Reblog/retweet and comment on their work! We’ll be reblogging and past Zukaang Week works on Tumblr from now up until the week of the event. We will also be retweeting general Zukaang works on Twitter/X. Supporting Zukaang fan content will encourage creators to participate in Zukaang Week and to continue creating after the week is over!WHO IS RUNNING ZUKAANG WEEK THIS YEAR?The mods for Zukaang Week 2026 are:
KJ (they/them) | @biconickyoshi on Tumblr, @kjthenbee on Twitter | Social Media, Graphics, Organization
Lia (she/her) | @lily05lia on Twitter/X | Organization, AO3 Collection, Prompts
Ginger (they/them) | @woodlaflababab on Tumblr | Prompts, Organization
Sarka (they/them) | @mnchnpilled on Twitter/X | Social Media, Organization
Events
Zukaang Week 2026
Theme: Intertwined Destinies
August 23rd - August 29th
Past Events
Zukaang Week 2025
Theme: Soulmates
June 23rd - June 29th
Zukaang Week 2024
Theme: The Blue Spirit
July 8th - July 14th
Zukaang Week 2023
July 30th - August 5th
Zukaang Week 2022
July 4th - July 8th
Zukaang Week 2021
August 23rd - August 29th
Zukaang Week 2020
July 20th - July 26th
Zukaang Week 2018
December 22nd - December 29th