To be clear - we are still accepting backup camper signups and will be until the comments on this project close! ~ Hello and welcome to the SWC camper signups for the March 2022 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. ~ 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 March to the 31st 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. ~ To sign up, all you have to do is fill out this form in the comments below: 1. Do you have any plans in March 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 March 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: Adventure: @opheliio, @The-Book-Worm, @lnatimate Contemporary: , , , Dystopian: , , , Fairy Tales: , , Fanfiction: , , Fantasy: , , Historical Fiction: , , Horror: , , Mystery: , , Mythology: , , Nonfiction: , , , Poetry: , Realistic Fiction: , , Science Fiction: , , , Thriller: , , !!! 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! ~ Signups close on 11:59 PM UTC on the 20th of February OR when we hit our cap of *500* signups. You will be informed about which cabin you are sorted into in late February. Be aware that we are NOT doing activity checks this session, so don't worry if you don't get one. 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! ~ Credits: Music is Come Alive from The Greatest Showman for the SWC logo for founding SWC and hosting two sessions for hosting one session for hosting four sessions for hosting two sessions & continuing to assist with host duties for hosting six sessions for co-hosting for three sessions for hosting four sessions , and for co-hosting this session and two past sessions for hosting this session and two past sessions Description largely by past hosts Extra thanks to & for all they've done for SWC <3
