<h3 class="heading-node">Contest Overview:</h3>Solana is full of incredible builders and artists. Over the years, the Infinity Labs Community has spotlighted and featured dozens of them, including <a class="link" href="https://x.com/vibhu" target="">Vibhu</a> (CEO &amp; Founder - <a class="link" href="https://x.com/drip_haus" target="">DRiP Haus</a>), <a class="link" href="https://x.com/at_mwagner" target="">Michael</a> (CEO &amp; Co-founder - <a class="link" href="https://x.com/staratlas" target="">Star Atlas</a>), <a class="link" href="https://x.com/DeadCaitBounce" target="">Caitlin</a> (Director of Growth - <a class="link" href="https://x.com/MoonwalkFitness" target="">Moonwalk Fitness</a>), and many more.We’ve also hosted two successful fiction writing contests, receiving over 150 entries from talented writers across the ecosystem.Now, we want to continue honoring, giving back to, and featuring the incredible builders and artists in our ecosystem with the Infinity Solana Superheroes Short Fiction Challenge.Creative short fiction writing (minimum 250 words)! Craft heroic figures within the Solana ecosystem. Develop origin stories, epic battles, and rich-world-building inspired by real builders featured in the Infinity Labs Community Builders Series. Your short story must incorporate lore from The Solverse, the “Established Universe”, in some way.Let your imagination soar and turn real-world builders into legendary heroes!Step-by-step instructions to help you craft your story:<ol class="list-node"><li>Choose a builder, artist, or multiple creators featured by the Infinity Labs Community over the past few years from the following lists:</li></ol><ul class="list-node"><li><a class="link" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNd0CxIz96ZqIkkZZO4ItBnHZRvX49u-_">Solana Breakpoint Builders Series 2024</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNd0CxIz96ZohLMoYKI0toyEYwgYmImCO">Solana Breakpoint Builders Series 2023</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNd0CxIz96Zro0mZqM_WNnpE-Ujx79YEO">Solana Builders Series - Hacker House in Dubai</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNd0CxIz96Zor_Lu-fBy9f2RPb5Ng3SK6">Solana Builders Series Featuring Solana University Ambassadors</a></li></ul><ol class="list-node" start="2"><li>Read about the <a class="link" href="https://infinitylabs.fandom.com/wiki/Infinity_Labs_Wiki">Established Universe</a>.</li><li>Craft a creative short fiction story featuring your chosen builder(s) while incorporating elements from the Established Universe.</li><li>Make sure to follow the submission requirements to ensure your entry isn’t disqualified.</li></ol>Here are some past stories about historic figures in the Solverse:<ul class="list-node"><li><a class="link" href="https://x.com/InfinityLabsNFT/status/1828454944191758337">Time Lord</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXjn7uqoUS4">'Haakon the Broken' ('inciting incident')</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX88NdFjR8g">'Five' (longer adventure)</a></li><li><a class="link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QIDSX8eW84">Solverse Wiki Snippets</a></li></ul><h3 class="heading-node">Deliverable:</h3>A publicly shared Google Docs link that contains your short story. You may submit as many times as you like.Tip:&nbsp;Experiment writing your story from different perspectives!<h3 class="heading-node">Judging Criteria:</h3><ol class="list-node"><li>Incorporation of Established Universe:&nbsp;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. This part is the most important.</li><li>Creativity: The story ideas, concepts, and references should be unique and original.</li><li>Writing Style &amp; 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.</li><li>Engagement: The story should captivate and engage the reader, keeping them interested and invested in the narrative.</li></ol><h3 class="heading-node">Submission Requirements:</h3><ol class="list-node"><li>Your submission will be rejected if it is not in English, if it contains less than 250 words, or is a joke response.</li><li>The link to your submission should be publicly viewable on and after the submission deadline. Private links will not be accepted.</li><li>Story threads on X are appreciated!</li><li>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.</li><li>Bring the creativity, but leave the negativity. Unserious or disrespectful entries won’t be considered.</li><li>You must follow us on&nbsp;<a class="link" href="https://x.com/InfinityLabsNFT">X</a>.</li><li>Join our&nbsp;<a class="link" href="https://discord.gg/d6y3aprk7v">Discord server</a>&nbsp;and share your entry in the community for extra points!</li></ol>

C25 - Infinity Solana Superheroes Short Fiction Challenge

C25 - Infinity Solana Superheroes Short Fiction Challenge

250USDC Total Prizes
125 USDC 1st 75 USDC 2nd 50 USDC 3rd