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Summer Camp 2026 Masterpost

Here's all the prompts from World Anvil's annual summer event. If you submit 300 words for at least eight of the prompts before August 1st on the site, you get a badge on your profile and are in the running for a couple cool prizes.

Read more about the event here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/summercamp-2026/homepage

Bronze - Love

A celebrity loved by all (person)

A tradition that celebrates love (ritual)

An item associated with a common hobby (item)

A famous love story (myth)

A natural phenomenon associated with fertility (law)

A faction that employs questionable methods for the love of their people (organization)

A job many children aspire to (profession)

The language of love in a culture of your world (language)

Wildcards (prompts that aren't tied to the theme, but were released alongside the bronze theme prompts):

A useful substance known for its sticky properties (material)

A mysterious work of fiction that's spawned conspiracy theories (document)

Silver - Growth

A city that grew out of the ashes of a ruin (settlement)

A fruit that grows in an unlikely environment (species)

A war that resulted in the expansion of a territory (militaryConflict)

Write about the development of a vehicle (vehicle)

A disease that quickly becomes an epidemic (condition)

A prized fabric based on a plant fibre (material)

A profession that helps others develop (profession)

A building that keeps being expanded over time (building)

Wildcards:

A fictional character some believe to be real (person)

A body of water that hides a secret in its depths (location)

Gold - Loss

A religion that no longer exists (organization)

A myth that inspired modern funerary traditions (myth)

An ancient technology lost to time (technology)

A subculture seen as outdated by modern generations (ethnicity)

A military unit known for its incompetence (formation)

A controversial will that changed the course of history (document)

A collector of "lost" things (rank)

An abandoned building shrouded in mystery (building)

Wildcards:

An object that looks edible but isn't (item)

A fundamental law of the universe that most people misunderstand (law)

Diamond - Family

A species with a intriguing symbiotic relationship (species)

A character known as the font of a bloodline (person)

An influential family or dynasty (organization)

A celebration involving non-blood family (ritual)

An instrument used in family celebrations (item)

A small town that keeps to itself (settlement)

An archipelago considered a "family" of islands (location)

A congenital condition (condition)

Wildcards:

A public front used by a criminal organization (building)

An invention that connected distant lands (technology)

[mekachu04]

World Anvil Summer Camp MasterPost

Goal: 17/16

Week 1 (4/4)

A myth about a legendary food or drink

A substance known for its unique smell

A profession related to spirituality or philosophy

A charity dedicated to helping those in need

A ritual related to agriculture

A species that feeds through a symbiotic relationship

A condition you can get from eating specific foods

A delicious staple found on every dinner table

A city many people want to visit

A place people aren't supposed to go

Week 2 (4/4)

An organization rooted in controversial principles

A myth surrounding the birth of an important person in your world

A character known for their numerous progeny

A foundational document for a country, religion, or other organization

A garment traditionally associated with a culture

The place of origin of a people in your world

An ancient tongue from which many common idioms spring

A war that resulted in the creation of something new

A symbolic building

A diaspora spread around the world

Week 3 (4/4)

A settlement that has been rebuilt several times

An ever-changing location that requires its inhabitants to adapt

A subculture that appeared due to social changes

A transformation caused by a celestial body

A formation known for its adaptability

A technology invented to prevent or delay a transformation

A ritual that's changed meaning throughout the years

A species that undergoes a metamorphosis

An animal celebrity

A job many people aspire to but few achieve

Week 4 (5/4)

A recently created title or honor

A building that hasn't been finished yet

A visionary that changed the course of history

A new condition unknown in olden times

A cutting edge technology expected to change the future

An idealist manifesto published by a movement, political party, or other organization

An organization seen as the next superpower

A vehicle hailed as the transport of tomorrow

A resource with an alternative or secret application

A tool used by a nomadic culture

[finnanbeaton]

It occurs to me that sometimes I put the same effort into my world building for something that might get mentioned once, that someone else might put into an entire story.

Like, this is a self drag, because holy shit.

Prompt two of summercamp is about a disease process. I named it red rot and the idea itself would probably make a decent horror sci fi short or full story on its own.

This morning I just added some history to the article referring to what I'm now discovering is an intentional contamination of a space outposts entire water supply and without the intervention of a group of dedicated bots to fix the source all the humans would have died and Earth **cough SpOre cough** could have stepped into a fully equipped and running City that would have connected earth to space without the need of Mars.

Like I am not even sure if the bots are sentient or just following their protocols to the point that they knew it was necessary to save the city. Or if the act of helping the city is what unlocked the access to their own sentience.

Okay so, robots and androids do have sophisticated neural learning with as much human bias removed as possible - actively anti racist and gender affirming policymakers made a point of looking through coding for hidden bias to keep it to a minimum, not perfect but working toward a ideal that under all operating systems kindness is key - and I have an idea that sentience is not a one and done philosophy that each robot has the potential to achieve self awareness through their own actions. You're a real boy Pinocchio you never needed the feather it was in you the whole time!

So you have these weird shaped boxy outer space robots doing a complex refit of the water system and realise that people are dying and independent of each other several of them break off from the refit and start helping people in the city. I don't have much else other than my go to rag tag found family of robots find self awareness and understanding in the act of kindness.

Did I just make care bear robots? And why am I emotional over a tiny robot gaining sentience as he curses his way through trying to get a medical system back online because the contaminated water caused a full shutdown of the whole system and he's the only one small enough to get into the middle of the system and fix it.

I want a teeny tiny robot shaped like one of those idogs of the early oughts have his first real human word be "fuck"

[worldanvil]

Preparing for World Anvil Summer Camp - World Anvil Blog

Are you ready to turn up the heat? A new event is on its way, and we want to see you to be prepared! If you are not aware already, this summer World Anvil will be hosting an exciting Summer Camp 30 day challenge, a whole month filled with world building activity and adventure! We Read more about Preparing for World Anvil Summer Camp…

#WASummerCamp launches on July 1st!

Ready to turn up the heat?

We've made a handy guide on how to prepare for this epic #30daychallenge of #worldbuilding

Read up & GET READY!

http://blog.worldanvil.com/2018/06/27/preparing-for-world-anvil-summer-camp/

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#WASummerCamp 1/30

Write an introduction to the geography of your world. (Optional: share a map!)

https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/summercamp2018/homepage

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#WASummerCamp Week 2 Roundup

#WASummerCamp Week 2 Roundup

Staff here at World Anvil have been completely blown away by the #WASummerCamp competition this week… Tonnes of articles have been rolling in all week at lightning speeds, resulting in 2466 across 430 competitors. Talk about a lot to read! But don’t worry, we’ve put together a quick roundup of this week’s Summer Camp articles for everyone- including small posts, detailed posts, and everything in…

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Preparing for World Anvil Summer Camp

Preparing for World Anvil Summer Camp

Are you ready to turn up the heat?

A new event is on its way, and we want to see you to be prepared! If you are not aware already, this summer World Anvil will be hosting an exciting Summer Camp 30 day challenge, a whole month filled with world building activity and adventure! We challenge those willing to take the plunge to write an article every day related to a new daily prompt, and at the…

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#WASummerCamp FAQ

Got questions about the #WASummerCamp challenge? We've got the answers! All compiled in our handy FAQ blog post :D #wasc #worldanvil #worldbuilding #30daychallenge

World Anvil Summer Camp FAQ

Yesterday the lovely faces behind World Anvil officially announced the World Anvil Summer Camp Challenge of 2018- and boy are we really excited about it! But what is it and… Better yet… How does a budding worldbuilder participate? We’ve been collecting your questions all week, and now it’s time to answer them!

Summer Camp’s our largest event of the year, consisting of…

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