12 in 12 Challenge Main Page

Hello all you good folks out there, and welcome to a brand new year! Almost anyway. And seeing as how we're going into a new year with all new challenges and triumphs to experience, it feels only right that I (and numerous amazing members of the community) offer you a challenge of our own! With a "Star Studded" cast of community members, we plan to bring you a new challenge every month for the entire year! Welcome everyone, to the "12 in 12" Challenge!!!
— Kiyomo


Our Mission Statement

We, as a combined effort, plan to run a challenge lasting the whole year, but each month will feature a different theme and prompt! With the aid of amazing members of the community, each month with have a new guest judge with different criteria of what they're looking for. It is also not our intention to limit anyone, so while a lot of the prompts will be aimed towards world-building or expanding your world, they may also inspire you to write prose or make art. Any of those are acceptable as entries~! Our ultimate goal is to help everyone expand their world in a fun and creative way.

Examples of Badges

Grand Celebrations Participation Badge by CoolG
Astralis-Challenge 2024 by Blue Fairy 74
Thief Badge! by CoolG


Information on Entry

What is the Challenge?
  • The challenge is a 12-month-long journey into your world and all that comes with it!

Do I have to join every month?
  • No, you're more than welcome to only participate in the months that call to you! Theres a special badge associated with each month as well as the contest over all, so you can really collect a bunch!

How long can entries be?
  • Unless otherwise stated, the minimum is 200 words while the limit is 1,500 words, excluding the BBCode used to make your article work.

What is excluded from this contest?
  • Technically there isn't anything excluded from the contest each month, and entries can be artwork, prose, articles, etc. A specific template may be requested from the Guest Judge. NSFW articles are acceptable, however they must be marked and with Content Warnings.

How to submit
  • There are Several badges associated with this challenge, and you'll be instructed how to submit for each month. However, to earn the full 12 in 12 badge, link an article in the comments below linking to all 12 of the prompts. We'll be giving more details on what we expect in November.



What we want this to be

The idea behind this challenge comes from the passive sub-challenge running alongside it. "365 in 365". Each month will provide you with a new prompt, inspired and created by one of the Guest Judges.

When does the challenge run

The challenge will begin on the 1st of every month and will run the whole month. The cut off day for entries will be the last day over every month. The shortlist for each month will be created by the 10th of the following month, and the the winners will be announced on the 14th. Winners will get a shiny badge, designed by our very own CoolG!

365 in 365

There is, in fact, a passive challenge that is associated with this full month-to-month challenge. 365 in 365 is all about putting things out into the world. The plan is to post something each day, at minimum just one article or art per day, and keep it up for the whole year. This is inspired by Demongrey!
Adventurers Badge! by CoolG

The Badges

I know its half the reason we're all here, so I won't deny; Yes, we have badges! Lots and lots of badges. Each month will have a different badge associated with it, so you can certainly collect them all!

What we will look for


Each judge will have different things they're looking for in particular, but the overall idea is to make this either about the art itself or the writing. CSS will not be a determining factor unless the article is unreadable because of it. While designs may be very cool, we still want to put the emphasis on the work you all do writing the articles!

Inspiration!

Here you'll find a small list of challenges that have been an inspiration for the this challenge.
Tyrdal's Flash Fire Challenge
CoolG & MLNW's Grand Celebration
Blue Fairy's Look into the stars
Daeni's Unofficial Scavenger Hunt













Comments

Author's Notes

Change as of 01/10/2025, The Feb judge has been changed by the request of the original judge:

Chimera

We wish them the very best and hope to see them in the challenge!

Finished with your article this month? Check out another year long challenge run by Jester Here!


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Dec 27, 2024 14:55

The idea is really cool. Let's see if I can participate in all 12. Are they supposed to somehow be connected? I mean more than just being in the same world. Or is even that not required?

Dec 27, 2024 17:46 by H.B. Bacon

Nope~ they don’t even have to be in the same world~ and they don’t have to be connected~ however I’m very interested in that concept!

Dec 27, 2024 16:30

Sounds like fun! I know I’ll be doing the 365 in 365. ;) I’m also planning a daily writing challenge in March for those who are trying to write more.

Come see my worlds: The Million Islands and High Albion
Dec 27, 2024 17:47 by H.B. Bacon

Oooh~ alright!!! I’m even more excited now~!!!

Dec 27, 2024 18:14 by Owen Davies

I'm so excited for this all!

Nonvyrox A fantasy setting scarred by a divine war.   Check out my articles from Summer Camp 2025!!
Dec 27, 2024 18:29 by H.B. Bacon

Me too!! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!! Good Luck~!!

Dec 27, 2024 21:51 by Ephraïm Boateng

What a great idea! I'l try to do all 12! Very exited to see what each month has in store for us!

Dec 28, 2024 01:16 by H.B. Bacon

No pressure~ each month will have a badge~ but we’d love to see everyone’s entries each month for sure!!!

Dec 28, 2024 08:27 by Mochi

This looks so fun! I'll try to participate in as many as I can <3

I hope you have a great day!   Explore the endless planets brimming with life of the Yonderverse! Go after creatures, discover new places, and learn about the people you find along the way.   Come prep for Summer Camp with me!
Dec 30, 2024 02:30 by H.B. Bacon

Eeeee~ I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!!!

Dec 28, 2024 20:20 by Joella Kay

This seems like fun! When will the info for January be available?

Dec 30, 2024 04:59 by H.B. Bacon

January opens on the first, but I might release the prompt a touch earlier~

Jul 20, 2025 22:18 by Marc Zipper

I know this is late and I just remembered this awesome challenge and I was wondering if we're doing anything for the month of July or are we just gonna count summer camp as the prop

Let's have fun creating the impossible, building new worlds, and all types of possibilities. Valcin
Jul 29, 2025 07:55

So... no July?

Have a look at my entries for:
A lot of unofficial Challenges