Contest Overview:

Short fiction writing is back (minimum 250 words)! Choose one of the provided top writing prompts and create a story based on that scenario. Your short story must incorporate lore from The Solverse, the “Established Universe”, in some way. You may submit as many times as you like.

Writing Prompts to Choose from and References (You must choose from one of these writing prompts): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dqJV5z-an7tNKKBTmR6luH3Or5t0NdhMJCdiGVYoJF0/edit?usp=sharing

The “Established Universe”

The Solverse is a collection of interconnected worlds built by many, forming a shape resembling an infinity symbol. This universe is renowned for its vibrant and ever-changing nature, and has been divided into 8 distinct timelines by an unknown force. Others seek to reunite and merge these timelines, but for what purpose?

For more information on The Solverse, including known factions, visual scenes, and references, please visit the wiki here: https://infinitylabs.fandom.com/wiki/Infinity_Labs_Wiki

Some Infinity Labs community pieces for additional inspiration:

• 'Haakon the Broken' ('inciting incident'): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXjn7uqoUS4

• 'Five' (longer adventure) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX88NdFjR8g

• 'Solverse Wiki' (snippets): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QIDSX8eW84

• Previous 1st place winner: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QBsEsPdaHN5Z8JAtsn8Dpo0vv7NrrVv9oqXxlcX8bmw/edit?tab=t.0

• Previous 2nd place: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n0uCljfm1Cs7q36C6q2GXIRfjAXjbpEdHmOxbLm9xQk/edit?tab=t.0
  Previous 3rd place: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nvRg2H1s0z01F9mWIW_CsYbbCaMjIsZTlP6z6aE6pEM/edit?tab=t.0

• Previous 4th place: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xKE6TNrunqij4N25uzdIyWoUDnqXAg86_KXd1gUFjEY/edit?tab=t.0
  Previous 5th place: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQbxce-5SufbOEBNtnDjnmj2wjF5vP2vUdH7GXhhf1Cp6sOMgYRtSHkiA3RdsK7cS7oVZqO8inCWdCx/pub

Deliverable: A publicly shared Google Docs link that contains your short story. You may submit as many times as you like.

Tip: Experiment writing your story from different perspectives!

Judging Criteria for Short Fiction Story:

1. Incorporation of Established Universe: The story should effectively incorporate elements from the Solverse. This includes referencing the interconnected worlds, known factions, realms, categories, scenes, and using the community wiki as inspiration. Having it be a plausible story in the Established Universe is most important.

2. Creativity: The story ideas, concepts, and Solverse references should be unique and original.

3. Writing Style & Presentation: The quality of writing should include proper grammar, punctuation, and the use of descriptive language to engage the reader. The plot should be coherent and logical.

4. Engagement: The story should captivate and engage the reader, keeping them interested and invested in the narrative.

Submission Requirements

1. Your submission will be rejected if it is not in English, if it contains less than 250 words, does not incorporate the established universe, does not include the original writing prompt from above, or is a joke response.

2. Include links to any elements from our universe that your story builds upon or references. It’s a requirement to have the story based on the existing universe.

3. Make sure to include the writing prompt you used for your story in your submission document.

4. The link to your submission should be publicly viewable on and after the submission deadline. Private links will not be accepted.

5. A lore tweet thread (or similar public tweet linking to a medium blog post) is mandatory. Submissions without it will be rejected.

6. Once the submissions have been made, no changes can be made to the submission form, but you can submit as many entries as you like.

7. You must follow us on X.

8. Join our Discord server and share your lore entry in the community for extra points!