A lots happen' this summer! From multiple changes in leadership to the spicy risin' temperatures of Green-leaf, there's a lot of plotting opportunities to react to, and what better way to do it than with a thread contest!

Reminiscent of the Blood Moon of '22 jesus it's been 2 years holy hell, this thread contest focuses on the many, many Green-leaf writing prompts available for each faction, but with a twist! In the spirit of the much-loved and sweaty music festival, we're gonna incorporate some song lyrics.

We're sure everyone here has made a hella tight, circa 2008 song lyric warrior cat manip

For this contest, everyone will get the opportunity to submit 2 songs of their choosing before the contest begins, and then staff will randomly assign each thread a song lyric as their second prompt. So not only does your character(s) need to react to a Green-leaf writing prompt, but you will need to tie in a completely random song lyric too!

Can't wait to see all the tasty, beautiful chaos To learn more about the contest rules, voting, and prizes, see the tabs above!

1. Valid entries must be created from June 1, 2024 and finished by August 31, 2024.

Note: This contest will go for 3 months instead of our usual 2 month time-frame. We're going to pilot how a 3 month thread contest goes and see if its less stressful for everyone! This hopefully means if you find yourself with more free time than expected, you can take on additional contest entries later in the summer too

2. Old threads cannot be entered.

3. Threads can only have 2 characters.

4. Characters cannot be entered more than once. However, members can enter more than once with different characters.

5. Threads must feature the following 2 components:

a. Thread must use a randomly generated song lyric from a list of member-submitted songs as a prompt, which means using the song lyric's essence/spirit to shape your thread. You are NOT required to use the actual lyrics in your thread but if you somehow manage to fit them in, we'll kiss your forehead uwu.

b. Thread must feature a writing prompt from the Green-leaf Writing Prompts for your character(s), which means the contest threads are also eligible for the Sun Path from our New Year's event.

6. Each member will get the opportunity to submit 2 songs of their choice in the #contest-sign-ups-and-submissions channel! Your songs can range anywhere from serious to silly! So yes, you can absolutely sabotage someone by submitting Albuquerque by Weird Al. You will have until June 3, 2024 to submit your songs.

a. We only ask that the songs 1) have actual lyrics and words in them and 2) are in English since we're using the lyrics as prompts, and a translation might change the original meaning!

b. The sign-up form will also feature an optional thread max. Because multiple events will coexist this summer, we recommend members set personal limits to avoid spreading themselves too thin with threads. Please honor and be respectful of the thread count people are choosing to commit to when asking for contest sign-ups. Again, this feature is recommended but definitely optional! If you feel comfortable taking on more threads after you reach your personal limit, you are welcome to do so!

7. Once the song sign-ups are closed, staff will randomly assign a song and song lyric from the submissions to your contest thread(s) using a generator.

8. When you're ready to receive your randomized lyric, post in #contest-sign-ups-and-submissions using the Lyric Request form (available on June 4) and the @maintenance tag, and a staff member will reply with a randomized lyric! There is no close date since members can create threads until the end of summer.

9. Valid threads must be at least six posts to be considered finished and reach a narrative conclusion.

10. Threads must contain [contest], or a variation, in the title.

11. When a thread is finished, please submit it to the #contest-sign-ups-and-submissions channel in the discord using the submission form. Make sure to include a one sentence summary of the thread, so we can easily list it in the final voting thread.

Staff will collect finished contest threads and toss them into a voting thread for the September Announcements. From September 1, 2024 to September 7, 2024 members will vote on which thread best embodies the theme of the contest.

If there are ties, we will continue to vote down until there is a clear winner. The winner will be announced in the Discord on September 8, 2024.

The winners of the thread contest will receive the following prizes:

• Rare trait or extra character slot
• A limited edition contest award

All participating members will also receive a pixel award unique to the contest.

If you have any questions or want to volunteer art as an award, please reach out to a staff member on the forum or discord.