Admin Post: April Challenge and Then Some: Block Party!

[dawn_felagund]

This month, the mods decided to postpone the challenge we'd originally planned and do something different. We've been hearing around our fandom spaces that, in light of the current lockdown, many people are feeling lonely and having trouble finding inspiration. Given that, we did not think that a single big challenge was going to be successful or what people needed.

Enter Block Party! For this month's challenge, we have a calendar of live events to get people interacting and small prompts and tasks to ease people into creativity and participation, if they choose. We will post each day's prompt or task here.

We do not encourage doing them all! The point of this is not to ramp up productivity or "make the most" of our time in lockdown. It's to offer small, easy ways to get involved for those who want it, as well as to lean on each other's fellowship in a time of literal isolation. The calendar and more information can be found on our Block Party page. Please note that prompts and tasks do not have to be completed on the assigned day--that's why we've published them all now! If you find one at the end of the month that tempts you, then go for it!

This is also the SWG’s monthly challenge for April. Challenge guidelines can be found here, and if you’re completing this challenge for a stamp, fanworks should be posted on or before May 10 to be eligible. Watch this space for daily prompts/tasks (and remember they do not have to be done that day!) and more information on this month's virtual events. The calendar is below the cut; click it to view more information about the various prompts.