Sunflowering

Here’s The Gist:

Runs from September 1st - 30th, 2026. During that time frame:

Visit sea-wolf-coast-to-coast​ once a day at 9:00 am PDT for the prompt of the day. Convert to your timezone accordingly. All prompts will be one word or brief phrase that you can interpret however you please.

You have 24 hours to write something for that prompt.

Submit the link to your entry post via this Google Form: This link will be provided on September 1st at 9:00 am PDT.

There are no length or skill requirements (short & sweet is fine!).

There will be no 24-hour deadlines for the first week, September 1st - 7th. The deadline will go into effect on September 8th at 8:59 am PDT.

Makeup/extra credit days every Sunday.

Every entry posted within its 24-hour deadline will count toward a participation prize raffle at the end.

You can join any time with any prompt #! There’s no need for latecomers to start with prompt #1. Picking up with the most recent prompt is A OK.

If you’re an artist and you would like to volunteer to do a simple black & white illustration as a participation prize at the end of this challenge, you can volunteer here!

RULES & MORE INFO can be found here: https://ffxiv-write.carrd.co/

A New Rule: No AI-Writing

AI-writing, both fully generative writing from scratch, and AI-assisted editing, are strictly forbidden.

Spellcheck and punctuation tools are okay. Anything more than that violates this rule.

I am very good at spotting AI writing, including assists, and will automatically ban any AI generated/assisted entries from counting toward potential art prizes. Blatant violations may also result in a lifetime ban from prizes.

Just don't do it, my friends. I know this challenge can be mentally exhausting after so many days, but I would much prefer to see your raw, short, half-baked, unedited, cringey, tired-brained entries than anything that AI could write for you. This challenge is meant to help you improve your raw writing ability by challenging perfectionism in the process. Giving in to AI use does the opposite, neurologically.

That said, I also do not want to see an AI witch hunt sparked among the #FFxivWrite community. If someone chooses to break this rule, there's a good chance that I'll catch it. Trust me, trust my process, and put your energy into continuing to encourage your fellow writers instead. <3

A New Prompt Drop Time: 9:00 am PDT

After receiving some feedback from European participants, I ran a poll to see how folks feel about changing the prompt drop time from 12:00 pm PDT to 9:00 am PDT. You voted, and with +83% in favor of a change, how could I say no?

The 24-hour time limit for prize eligibility would still apply. So, as an example, for PDT folks, the 24-hour window would shift to 9:00 am 9/1 - 8:59 9/2 on prompt #1, and so on.

Merch: A Limited Edition Enamel Pin!!

I spend roughly $500 out of pocket annually to run this challenge. Between various subscriptions, it all adds up. To help offset some of those costs, I'll be releasing some merch!

I will give you all a sneak peek at the LE enamel pin design soon. Preorders will open up at some point during the challenge, so keep an eye out.

Thank you all!

RULES & MORE INFO can be found here: https://ffxiv-write.carrd.co/

(( banner art - by @dantinmikannes ))