SWC BACKUP Camper Signups ~ November 2021

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Hello and welcome to the Scratch Writing Camp camper signups for the November 2021 session! Even if you've done SWC before, please read all of the information as it may have have changed since the last time you participated.

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SWC, or Scratch Writing Camp, is a triannual virtual writing camp, in that each participant sets a word goal for themselves and aims to write that number of words throughout camp. But that's not all we do - SWC also entails activities to help you with your writing, fun challenges with creative limitations, and other tasks that you can complete to earn your cabin points. Speaking of points! There are 15 cabins (studios) - you'll be in one of them - and all through camp, friendly competition is maintained between each of them by way of a point system. The camp runs from the 1st of November to the 30th and it's entirely online, so you aren't required to check in - though we encourage you to update words and finish activities as often as possible.

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To sign up, all you have to do is fill out this form in the comments below:

1. Do you have any plans in Nov. that will affect your activity levels?
2. Of the leaders listed below, list a *minimum* of *three leaders* you would be comfortable with, *without* an order of preference. They should be from *different cabins*. (If you have no preference, just say that!)
3. What is your word goal? (A good starting goal for an inexperienced camper would be around 5,000 – 8,000)
4. What is your WPM? WPM is words per minute- an average of how many words you type/write in a minute. To check, go to https://www.typingtest.com, and put the number that you get in this answer, not 'High' or 'Average'
5. Would you be comfortable having any of your comments during Nov. quoted or screenshotted for the SWC memory book? (Answer with either "always", "ask first", or "never")
6. Have you participated in SWC before?
7. If you have participated in SWC, have you ever won a prize in the Writing Competition? (You do not need to answer this if you have never been a part of SWC before.)

Leaders & cos this session:

Horror: @Polarbear_17, @zparkly, @quixotic-personage
Dystopian: @The-Book-Worm, @-ChocoLoco-, @-PeacockPea-
Fanfic: @PartyPo1son, @KenzieTentay, @cs3508696
Non-Fi: @Cherrie_Tree, @suburban-darkness, @pitau
Poetry: @Elvin_Wonders, @Sunclaw68, @PandasCodingGames
Mythology: @amyfarthing-, @froggitti, @sIeepy_ (with an uppercase i instead of an L)
Fantasy: @Fawnae, @scarIet-stars, @TandiaTES
Hi-Fi: @-everIasting, @Mydoggiedaisy, @-vanillamochabear-
Adventure: @-Pika-Cat-, @Good-Vibxs, @snowyforest-
Thriller: @Rey_venclaw, @Luna-Lovegood-LOL, @Starrial
Real-Fi: @-redredrobin-, @weaving-words, @hoppingidiota
Fairy Tales: @bIxez, @Bellevue91
Contemporary: @AmazingMech2418, @wheelxr, @-JadeFox-
Sci-Fi: @-seiun, @qhostsonq, @26friedland
Mystery: @Imacreamoo, @Firetender, @-DancerRJV-

Cabin names have no correlation with what genre you write - you could be writing historical fiction if you were in the Dystopian cabin, or any other combination. Make your choice based on the leaders!

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Signups close on 11:59 PM UTC on the 20th of October (UPDATE: Pushing the deadline to 11:59 PM UTC on the 25th of Oct.) OR when we hit our cap of *500* signups. You will be informed about which cabin you are sorted into in late Oct..

Be aware that you will receive an activity check (with a link to a project you must comment on to finalize your signup) on your profile some time after you sign up. If you will not be able to complete this activity check because of inactivity in Oct., but you will still be active in Nov., let us know in your signup.

The word goal limit is 100,000 words. It is impossible to write this amount and still be healthy – to hit that goal would require you to write over 3000 words each day. Once you hit 100,000 words, your leader will not be allowed to count any more from you.

Remember to follow Scratch Guidelines above anything else – so no insulting or gossiping about other people.

You are expected to know all of this, but we are not too strict. Please remember that this is just an online writing camp <3

Prioritise your own mental + physical health and schoolwork over SWC. There are no prizes for winning SWC, and we would all much prefer it if you got eight hours of sleep rather than none because you were writing towards a cabin war all night!

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Credits:

Music from Purple Planet
@oceanspIash for the SWC logo
@Candylanguagegirl for founding SWC and hosting two sessions
@TheEnderQueen for hosting one session
@EcIipsed for hosting four sessions
@Sunshine_the_Rainbow for hosting two sessions & continuing to assist with host duties
@-Icicie- for hosting six sessions
@PerfectlyPinkPanda for co-hosting for three sessions
@whiteandblackcat, @-ChocoLoco- and @honeybreeze for co-hosting this session
@-Alocasia and @Bellevue91 for hosting this session
Description largely by past hosts
Extra thanks to @Chromesthesia & @caramelize for all they've done for SWC <3