Last year we held our inaugural April Challenge Month, and it was one of the most successful challenges we've ever hosted. Well, I'm here to let you know that we're doing it again! Site wide events are something that we do well here at Elysian Fields (you can find all of the past events HERE). We always look forward to seeing what the talented members of our site come up with. You guys rock! 

With the huge success of last year's challenge we've decided to make it an annual thing, so consider this post your official invitation to participate in the 2nd Annual April Challenge Month. The best part is, you guys have already done part of the work by issuing so many dynamic and creative challenges. Our site has a veritable treasure trove of inspiration in the form of member-written fic ideas, and they are just dying to be responded to.

Buffy didn’t get a choice in her calling, but your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to scan the Challenges page(s) of the archive and find something that sparks the muse to action. Any fledgelings to EF, the Challenges page can be found HERE. Word count doesn't matter--one-shots or epic-length, the responses for the challenge are not genre-specific, or tied to a given theme. So long as the fic meets the requirements as set by the original poster, you're golden.  

No sign-up necessary, just hold off on posting your new Challenge inspired creation(s) until the clock strikes midnight (EF site time) on April 1st. Any fic posted within the month that is a direct response to a Challenge from the list on the archive will be considered part of the April Challenge month, and will be marked with an icon to differentiate it and make it easily identifiable, as with the past site events. And as with previous events, participating members (authors, commenters, and betas) will receive an award on their profile page. Also, the fic does not need to be completed within the month of April. 

Any questions? Comment on this news post. We look forward to seeing your responses!