Story Competitions Forum for entries into the DLP short story competition. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:51:28 +0000 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:51:28 +0000 DLP https://forums.darklordpotter.net/forums/story-competitions.166/ Writing Marathon 2026 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:44:01 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/writing-marathon-2026.41053/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/writing-marathon-2026.41053/ invalid@example.com (Lindsey) Lindsey [​IMG]

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Quick Statistics
​Since 2020, DLP has written a total of 12,240,777 words.

Last year, DLP wrote 1,258,916, the majority written by 3 people (@BTT, @TheWiseTomato, @Dark...

Writing Marathon 2026]]> Competition Prompts! Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:09:29 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/competition-prompts.38984/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/competition-prompts.38984/ invalid@example.com (Ched) Ched I'm revising our prompts thread, as the old one hadn't been working as I'd originally intended (which is my fault).

How it works​

Make a post that contains a SINGLE prompt.

Feel free to explain the prompt, advocate for it, whatever. But only put one prompt per post.

If you like a prompt give it a thumbs up!

Types of Prompts can be whatever you like really, so long as it's short enough to fit into a poll. Examples:...

Competition Prompts!]]> 114 Writing Marathon 2025 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:25:43 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/writing-marathon-2025.40894/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/writing-marathon-2025.40894/ invalid@example.com (Lindsey) Lindsey [​IMG]

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Quick Statistics
​Since 2020, DLP has written a total of 10,981,861 words.

Last year, DLP wrote 998,902, the majority written by 5 people (@Silirt, @TheWiseTomato, @Dark Syaoran , @Anarchy, and @Lindsey).

The most prolific writer of 2023 was by @Dark Syaoran...

Writing Marathon 2025]]> Bitesize Writing Challenge Ideas Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:17:52 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/bitesize-writing-challenge-ideas.40845/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/bitesize-writing-challenge-ideas.40845/ invalid@example.com (Lindsey) Lindsey @Skeletaure's idea, we will like to have little mini-writing competitions in the future.

When we do bitesize writing competitions, each small prompt will have around five days for everyone to write a scene (or even just a sentence). During the weekend, we will compare and review each others entries. None of these prompts should take more than 500 words to write.

Some ideas (once again stealing from @Skeletaure):

Scene setting
Hogwarts in...

Bitesize Writing Challenge Ideas]]> 2 DLP Flash Christmas Competition - 2023 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:52:08 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/dlp-flash-christmas-competition-2023.40714/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/dlp-flash-christmas-competition-2023.40714/ invalid@example.com (Lindsey) Lindsey Flash Comp - December 2023

Topic - A Magical New Year


Very open-ended topic that can include any POV. Just make sure it includes a new year​
Picking up where Ched left off, we know the drill.

Winner gets a star for their profile, but the 'winner's banner' is going to keep hanging out with the last winner of a full competition until the next one ends.

Xiph0 and I may know...

DLP Flash Christmas Competition - 2023]]> 29 General Competition Discussion Thread Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:11:47 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/general-competition-discussion-thread.38150/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/general-competition-discussion-thread.38150/ invalid@example.com (Ched) Ched This thread is for general ideas on the competition.

Please see the current competition thread to discuss anything about the current competition - this thread is more for how aspects of the competition can be adjusted to improve participation and enjoyment.

Please see the prompt thread if you'd like to discuss anything related to prompts.

Discussing the above things in this thread will get your post moved and continued misuse of the thread will get you more.

Note: I will not...

General Competition Discussion Thread]]> 188 Q3 Competition 2022 - HP Fanfic, GO! Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:27:38 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/q3-competition-2022-hp-fanfic-go.40481/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/q3-competition-2022-hp-fanfic-go.40481/ invalid@example.com (Ched) Ched “I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.”
― Marilyn Monroe

Welcome to our next full-length Harry Potter Fan-fiction competition! School is starting, leaves are falling, and it's still too fucking hot every-damn-where, but that's all the more reason to stay inside and write.

Q3 Competition 2022
Topic - Hogwarts...​

Q3 Competition 2022 - HP Fanfic, GO!]]> 21 DLP Competition - Winning Entries & Info Thu, 28 Mar 2019 08:46:34 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/dlp-competition-winning-entries-info.38402/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/dlp-competition-winning-entries-info.38402/ invalid@example.com (Ched) Ched