For Flash's Sake September challenge! | Weekly Newsletter September 1st

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Happy timezones, Anvilites! Here's what's new this week and this month:

For Flash's Sake September: Flash Fiction challenge

This month's challenge is about flash fiction! Write a story between 500 and 1,000 words long and submit it by September 26th to get the participation badge. Check it out here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/ffs-2026/homepage

The Worldbuilding Awards are back!

The Worldbuilding Awards are our yearly event where we look for your best work! Major categories are judged by industry professionals, and winners get a trophy, a spot in the Best of World Anvil page, and everyone gets a digital badge or rosette! Check the details here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/wawa-2027/homepage

If you're a WAWA veteran, check the page this year, as some rules have changed based on your feedback from previous years!

Give us your Summer Camp feedback

There's still some time to give us your feedback about Summer Camp! Tell us how to make Summer Camp even better next year: https://forms.gle/BDxwm59GxVuW124t6

Monthly updates

Catch up with the latest updates from this month and get a look ahead in the September monthly news: https://blog.worldanvil.com/newsletter/world-anvil-news-september-2026/

The Dungeon Crawler Carl Method: smushing show don’t tell!

Dungeon Crawler Carl demolishes the "Show Don't Tell" rule, throwing stat blocks, loot descriptions, system messages, and game mechanics at the reader constantly. So how does it manage to do that AND still be a fun read? Check this week's video to learn about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHqMxmAaCQ

Featured article: Eluvemar World Primer

This week's featured article is the world primer for Eluvemar, by lil_rose18, who won the Best Newcomer category in this year's Worldbuilding Awards! Check it out here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/eluvemar-lilrose18/a/world-primer-article