#aeldws2020

[aeldws]

Welcome to Week 4 of AELDWS 2022!

Prompt: Revelation Genre: Post-canon Word Count: 300 words exactly

All drabbles are due by Tuesday, July 26 @ 1PM EDT (click here for your time zone!).

Please submit your drabbles in the body of an email to aeldws @ gmail . com with the following subject line and completed header:

Subject line: Week 4 - [Username] Title: Author: Warnings: [please make sure to include any potential triggers here!] Summary:

Author names will be removed before posting and revealed after voting has closed.

Reminder: Any drabbles that do not adhere to the prompt, genre, word count, deadline, or Arthur/Eames requirement will be eliminated from the challenge according to the mods’ discretion. Mods will be using https://wordcounter.net for word counts.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to send us an email, ask, or message!

Authors tagged under the cut:

[stormofsharpthings]

Endgame

AELDWS 2020 Week 7

Prompt: Time Will Tell

Genre: Backstory

Word Count: Between 225 and 250 Words

Ari and Dom ponder the concept of inevitability and whether it applies to Arthur and Eames

[aeldws]

Here are the drabbles for Week #7! We’re at the finish line, friends!

Instructions were:

Prompt: Time Will Tell Genre: Backstory Word count: Between 225 and 250 Words

Voters: To vote, simply head over to this voting page and vote for your favourite drabble.

Authors: You are more than welcome to vote, but we ask that you vote for a drabble other than your own.

Voting will close on Thursday, August 20th at 8pm PDT.

[aeldws]

Here are the drabbles for Week #1! 

Unfortunately, we had three participants drop out so there are only 12 drabbles. There will not be an elimination this week, but please take a minute to vote and leave comments for the participants!

Instructions were:

Prompt: No Backsies Genre: Historical Word count: Up to 150 words

Voters: To vote, simply head over to this voting page and vote for your favourite and least favourite drabble (both are required).

Authors: You are more than welcome to vote, but we ask that you vote for a drabble other than your own.

Voting will close on Thursday, July 9th at 8pm PDT.

[aeldws]

7 weeks, 12 authors, and 56 drabbles later, we’ve reached the end of AELDWS 2020! Thank you so much to the writers for their commitment and hard work, and to everyone who read, voted, and commented. If it wasn’t for you, AELDWS could not go on.

The prompt this week was:

Prompt: Time Will Tell

Genre: Backstory

Word count: Between 225 and 250 words

And now, without further ado:

Third place goes to @stormofsharpthings​, who wrote ‘Endgame’.

In second place we have @rudimentaryflair​, who wrote ‘Stand by’.

Which means…

The winner of AELDWS 2020 is @deinvatiwrites​, with ‘Lycra’s Great for Job Interviews’. Congratulations!!!!!!

Comments are being e-mailed out now to authors and I will be in touch with the winners about prizes!

Thank you to everyone who wrote, read, voted, commented, reblogged, and beta’d for this year’s challenge! It’s been a blast and we’ll see you next year!

[aeldws]

One Month Until Inceptiversary!!

This year, the Arthur/Eames Last Drabble Writer Standing challenge will run for seven weeks, starting on July 3rd and ending on August 20th, with a total of 15 participants. Every week will include a Double Elimination until a winner is crowned. If you’re thinking of signing up, please read over the Rules and Guidelines first.

Sign-up will be split into TWO time slots:

#1 - June 20th, 2020 at 8 am UTC (Time Zone converter here)

#2 - June 21st, 2020 at 2 am UTC (Time Zone converter here)

Sign-ups are first come, first serve. The link to the sign-up form will be posted on June 19th, but the form will not be accessible until the times posted above. 

Seven spaces will be open for the first time slot, and eight for the second. Anyone can sign up in either time slot, but we do ask that people located in the Western Hemisphere wait for the second time slot to sign-up. 

If there is still space in the first section when the second time slot opens, they will be added to the second section.

If there are any questions, please send us a message!

[aeldws]

Here are the drabbles for Week #3! 

Instructions were: 

Prompt: “Don’t look back” Genre: Noir Word count: 300 Words

Voters: To vote, simply head over to this voting page and vote for your favourite and least favourite drabble (both are required).

Authors: You are more than welcome to vote, but we ask that you vote for a drabble other than your own.

Voting will close on Thursday, July 22nd at  8pm PDT

[aeldws]

That’s it, we’re full!

Congrats to the participants of AELDWS 2020!

@stormofsharpthings

@cardists

@queuebird

@deinvatiwrites

@glasspunkart

@dbshawnblog

@strawberriez8800x

@lilimor

@grizzly-bear-bane​

@boundinshallows​

@toomuchppink

@rudimentaryflair​

@transsammywinchester

@wali21​

@baubling

Be sure you’re all following @aeldws! The first prompt will go up Friday, July 3rd at 8am PDT. 

[aeldws]

Here are the chilling drabbles for Week #2!

  Instructions were:

Prompt: Perfect Strangers Genre: Horror Word count: 250 Words

Unfortunately, we had another participant drop out this week, but that means another week of no eliminations! Please take the time to vote anyway so our writers still get feedback. 

Voters: To vote, simply head over to this voting page and vote for your favourite and least favourite drabble (both are required).

Authors: You are more than welcome to vote, but we ask that you vote for a drabble other than your own.

Voting will close on Thursday, July 16th at 8pm PDT.

[aeldws]

Here are the drabbles for Week #5! 

Instructions were:

Prompt: Mercy Genre: Curtal Sonnet Word count: 11 Lines 

You will notice there are only 6 entries this week instead of 7. This is because of an oversight on my part. I will have more information soon on how this will effect eliminations going forward.

Voters: To vote, simply head over to this voting page and vote for your favourite and least favourite drabble (both are required).

Authors: You are more than welcome to vote, but we ask that you vote for a drabble other than your own.

Voting will close on Thursday, August 6th at 8pm PDT.

[aeldws]

Here are the drabbles for Week #4! 

Instructions were:

Prompt: Détente Genre:  Word Count: 100 words

Voters: To vote, simply head over to this voting page and vote for your favourite and least favourite drabble (both are required). There will be a double elimination this week.

Authors: You are more than welcome to vote, but we ask that you vote for a drabble other than your own.

Voting will close on Thursday, July 30th at 8pm PDT.

[aeldws]

Congratulations to our 6 participants for completing their drabbles and many thanks to everyone who read, voted, and commented this week! We had one participant unable to complete the challenge, so there will only be one elimination.

First Place is once again a tie, with @queuebird, who wrote ‘Bound’ and @deinvatiwrites, who wrote ‘Forging is Not a Hobby’ sharing the top spot!

Unfortunately, this week we must say goodbye to @glasspunkart, who wrote 'Stockholm syndrome’. Thank you for all your hard work!

Author names have been added to the original drabble post, and comments are being emailed anonymously to authors.

We’re heading into the final two weeks of drabbles with 5 participants:

@queuebird @dbshawnblog @deinvatiwrites @stormofsharpthings @rudimentaryflair

The next set of prompts will be posted on Friday, August 7th at 3pm UTC.

Authors: if you would like to know your ranking for the week, please feel free to email me at aeldws2019@gmail.com

[aeldws]

Here are the drabbles for Week #6! 

Instructions were:

Prompt: Locked In Genre: Once Upon A Time Word count: Under 200 words

Voters: To vote, simply head over to this voting page and vote for your favourite and least favourite drabble (both are required).

Authors: You are more than welcome to vote, but we ask that you vote for a drabble other than your own.

Voting will close on Thursday, August 13th at 8pm PDT.

[aeldws]

Here we gooooooooooo

Welcome to Week 1 of AELDWS 2020!

Here are this week’s instructions:

Prompt: No Backsies Genre: Historical Word Count: Up to 150 Words

All drabbles are due by Tuesday, July 7th, 8pm PDT (click here for the time/date converted to your time zone).

Please remember that any drabbles that do not adhere to the prompt, genre, word count, or deadline will be eliminated from the challenge. Mods will be using this word count tool to complete word counts.

Please submit your drabbles with the following completed header:

Title: Author: Warnings: Summary:

(Author names will be removed before posting, and revealed after voting has closed)

Paste your drabble into the body of an e-mail and send it to aeldws2019@gmail.com with the subject line: Week 1 - [your username].

If you have any questions or concerns,feel free to send us an e-mail!

[aeldws]

THE SECOND WINDOW IS OPEN!!!!

The remaining slots are now open for AELDWS 2020! The sign-up form will be accessible for one hour, or until the spots have been filled, whichever comes first.

Participants can sign up HERE!

Spots fill up fast, so don’t delay!

[aeldws]

Congratulations to our 11 participants for completing their drabbles and many thanks to everyone who read, voted, and commented this week!

This week, First Place goes to @queuebird, who wrote The Darker Stage of Twilight. Awwww, yeah!

No elimination this week due to participants needing to withdraw, but next week we should be back on track, so keep those creative juices flowing!

Author names have been added to the original drabble post, and comments are being emailed anonymously to authors. 

The next set of prompts will be posted on Friday, July 17th at 3pm UTC.

Authors: if you would like to know your ranking for the week, please feel free to email me at aeldws2019@gmail.com