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The official AELDWS 2025 roster is:

@aphyxiation

@bebravedearheart

@dbshawnblog

@dingdangit

@enchi-elm

@insert-cleverurl

@killym

@loyus-inception

@strangegeology

@theangrykimchi

The first prompt will be posted Friday, June 27 at 1AM EDT (click here for your timezone)! As a reminder, Weeks 1 and 2 of AELDWS will be double elimination weeks.

Authors, welcome emails have been sent out. If you did not receive it (and it isn’t in spam either), let us know!

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“Feel that life is wholly unendurable, and decide madly to get a new hat.”

— Diary of a Provincial lady, EM Delafield

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#AtoZOneWordFilm Challenge:

INCEPTION (2010) Director: Christopher Nolan

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HOPE YOU’RE WELL. PLEASE DON’T READ THIS.

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cute mini comic :)

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Daniel Arthur, Yoga Cat, 2023

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Seven minutes.

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no regrets

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Inception (2010) dir. Christopher Nolan

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—Andrea Gibson, "Good Light," Lord of the Butterflies

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AELDWS 2025 SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN!

Signups will close once all slots are filled, or by Thursday, June 26 at 7PM EDT at the latest (click the hyperlink for your timezone).

AELDWS will run for six weeks from June 27 to August 8. The weekly schedule is below:

Friday @ 1AM EDT - prompt revealed Tuesday @ 1PM EDT - drabbles due Tuesday night - drabbles posted, voting opens Thursday @ 7PM EDT - voting closes Thursday night - results posted, drabbles revealed Friday @ 1AM EDT - new prompt revealed

AELDWS is a weekly, elimination drabble contest. Each Friday, a prompt will be posted which consists of a prompt, genre, and word limit. Author drabbles are compiled, with author names removed, and the fandom is invited to vote for their favorite and least favorite drabbles. The author who comes in last place each week is eliminated until there are only three authors remaining in the final week. Note: If all ten slots are filled, the first two weeks will be double elimination weeks.

If you have any questions, send us a message or an ask!

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Memories.

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the straight story, david lynch 1999

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your daily dose of arthureames

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Announcement: 2025 Inception Reverse Bang!

We are very pleased to announce that the Inception Reverse Bang will start in July! Here is the full schedule:

July 13 - 19: Signups Open

Aug 2: Artist Check In #1 / Writer reminder about claims

Aug 16: DUE: Artist draft/concept sketch (+ short narrative description, optional)

Aug 17: Claims open

Aug 22: Claims end

Aug 23: Assignments emailed, pairings revealed

Sep 13: Artist Check In #2 / Writer Check In #1

Oct 4: Writer Check In #2

Nov 1: DUE: All finished works

Nov 8: Reveal Day!

We’re happy to accept: traditional art, manips, videos, comics, moodboards, and musical arrangements. This year, the minimum word count for fics is 5,000 and all fics must be new and unpublished.

For lots more information, rules, and FAQs, head over to inceptionreversebang.tumblr.com.

Your mods,

Kate, Mousie, strangegeology, and Lady Sarai