Summer Camp Prep 2026
Sat May 30th - Sat Jun 27th
Summer Camp Prep 2026
Get your world and yourself ready for Summer Camp!
But... what is Summer Camp, exactly?
Summer Camp is a big worldbuilding challenge we hold every July. We release four waves of worldbuilding prompts, and you can win prizes and badges for completing them. The whole community gets involved in collaborating and sharing each others work, and some community members even sponsor prizes. If you complete 8, 16, 24, or 32 prompts, you'll get one of the completion badges (copper, silver, gold, and diamond). Each wave will have eight prompts themed around a keyword, which will help you tie everything together—plus two Wild Card prompts not related to the theme, which you can use instead if the themed prompts don't quite fit your world. After Summer Camp ends, there will be a prize raffle among all winners! Tune in to the Awards Ceremony to learn if you won a prize in the raffle or in one of the community-sponsored prompts. This year, Summer Camp will start on June 27th and will end on August 1st.Weekly assignments
Every Saturday this month, we'll release a new homework assignment! These are the reveal dates:- First assignment: May 30th
- Second assignment: June 6th
- Third assignment: June 13th
- Fourth assignment: June 20th
- Summer Camp launch: June 27th
How to do your homework
Summer Camp is a month-long worldbuilding marathon, so it's really important to prepare for it! If this is not your first Summer Camp, keep reading because we're taking a different approach this year! Every week in June, we'll release one of the Summer Camp themes and a new homework assignments to prepare... in the form of virtual hopscotch! Here's how the assignments work:- Start by completing the overall assignment prompt.
- Then, roll 1d4 and answer the assignment prompt you got! If you get a double row, choose which space you prefer to answer.
- Hardcore mode: In true hopscotch style, roll 1d4 and answer all prompts from the first one to your roll's result (e.g. if you roll a 3, you answer prompts 1, 2, and 3).
- Warm-up prompt (optional): If you want even more homework, you can answer the weekly warm-up prompt with a worldbuilding article. These prompts are designed to tie into multiple Summer Camp prompts to give you a head-start!
Week 1
This week's theme: Love
This year we're theming Summer Camp around the four seasons, and the first theme, based on spring, is Love! Love doesn't have to be romantic, and it definitely doesn't have to be between people (patriotism, hobbies...). Before continuing, take a moment to think about various manifestations of love in your world.Assignment: Pledge your goal
The first step to complete a goal is to set it! So, for your first assignment:- Decide how many Summer Camp prompts you'll aim for.
- If you have more than one world, which world(s) will you participate with?
- Download and fill out the pledge document.
Week 1 Hopscotch
This week's hopscotch is all about focusing on your existing worldbuilding materials! If you already have a world, use this week to review it and update it where necessary. Worldbuilding is usually a non-linear process, so it's very easy to end up with internal inconsistencies, information gaps, or outdated content. This step ensures your world will be ready for a bunch of new content next month. And, if you're creating a new one, establish its foundations now! Summer Camp is a great challenge for a new world as you'll be exploring many different topics throughout the month. However, in order to write so much, you need to establish solid foundations to support your worldbuilding. This is what this week is all about!
Roll a 1d4:
- Review and update your homepage and world primer.
- Review and update your world CSS and layout, OR Review your maps and timelines: Do you need new ones?
- Create or update your world's meta document.
- Update old articles from your world, OR Create some articles to get a feel for your world.
Optional: Warm-up prompt
To start developing the theme of love in your world, we have a worldbuilding prompt for you! If you choose to accept this optional assignment, answer this prompt with a Settlement article:Write a Settlement that's associated with love.This could be due to a famous love story involving the city, because a loved person lives there, because of a festival that celebrates love, or anything else you can think of! When you're done, link the article in the Homework article you submitted.
Week 2
This week's theme: Growth
Summer brings warmth and sunlight, and with it, nature grows to its full splendor! But "growth" doesn't apply to only plants and animals. People grow intellectually, cities grow in size, and a faction's influence can grow to reach every corner of society. So what kinds of things are known for having grown recently in your world?Assignment: Choose your Area of Focus
Where will you focus your worldbuilding? If you don't set boundaries for your Summer Camp worldbuilding now, you'll be jumping all around your world, which will keep you distracted and unfocused. If you focus on a specific area, you'll find yourself in the flow of worldbuilding, which will make it much easier and satisfying! To choose an area of focus, pick either a geographical area or an area of knowledge (such as magic, factions, etc) that is small enough to be focused but large enough to have a lot of possibilities.Week 2 Hopscotch
Last week, you got your world ready. This week, we're zooming in and getting your area of focus ready! Like last week, if it's your first time ever writing about it, this will let you have a strong understanding of what this area is about before the challenge begins. And if it's an area you're expanding, take this week to read up on it and refresh your memory so all the new worldbuilding you'll write slots in perfectly with your preexisting lore!
Roll a 1d4:
- Why did you choose this area of focus? Why is it fun to write?
- Make a list of related articles you already have and consider expanding them, OR Make a list of concepts you'd like to explore.
- How does your area of focus interact with the rest of the world?
- Plan the category structure for your area of focus, OR Create an article about your area of focus.
Optional: Warm-up prompt
To develop the theme of growth in your world or area of focus, answer this prompt with a Geography article:Write a Geographical Location boasting different kinds of ecosystems.What kinds of species can you find in these ecosystems? What settlements can you find in there? Are there any areas difficult to traverse? When you're done, link the article in the Homework article you submitted.
Remember the goal of this challenge is to have fun! Be civil and kind in your interactions with the community, and always follow the World Anvil Etiquette. If you have any complaints or concerns regarding another user, or about the challenge itself, please email us at [email protected].
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