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This index lists various writing challenges proposed by members of the board. Links to individual stories can be found at the original challenge thread.

Writing Challenge (Correspondence format) - A story in which the entire thing is written in correspondence format.

Halloween Challenge - All stories must be PRECISELY 666 words long.

Writing Challenge - "It had been a long year." opening line

Writing Challenge - 'Extinction' (all stories must touch on the concept of extinction)

Writing Challenge - Twitter format (all stories must be exactly 140 characters in length)

Writing Challenge - 'Follow the Money' (all stories must involve the 6 billion U.S. dollars in stolen money in Iraq in some shape or form)

Announcement of "Cyberpunk writing challenge: Hometown"

• Suburban Life for Robots by RiverDelta
• Abaddon by AnywhereButOTL
• Insanity is Genius by Pexa
• Modern Life by Archangel
• More Machine Than Man by LeftsideLock
• The Adjuster by dakkafex
• Two Minutes for Interference by DrakonFin

• Round 1: Camping Trips and Travelogues (Present, historical or allohistorical)
• Entries accepted from 17 April to 11 June 2022.
• Entry 1: Yellowstone by Danthefan28
• Entry 2: My Auntie Tali by Shoshana
• Winner: A tie for both stories. Both authors were treated to a shared first place.

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