Welcome to the SCP Wiki's Contest Archive!
Here, you can find an archived listing of all past contests hosted on the SCP Wiki throughout the years.1 Winners, concepts/themes, prize(s), hosts, and other relevant information will be listed. Links to their respective hubs will also be available along with each winning contest entry for convenience.
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2009 - 2012
Dr Gears
2009/8/07 - 2009/8/19
To celebrate Dr Gears's birthday (the user, not the character), a general horror-themed contest is run.
WINNER(S):
agatharights
2010/1/27 - 2010/9/30
Multiple short contests, each themed around a short prompt.
WINNER(S):
Varied (See hub)
SCP Wiki Staff 2011/7/27 - 2011/9/01
A contest to determine which SCP will go in the coveted SCP-1000 slot, themed around folktales and urban legends.
WINNER(S):
SCP-1000 - Bigfoot,
thedeadlymoose
TroyL
2012/10/21 - 2012/10/31
A tale of themes which incorporate the SCP Foundation and an in-universe Halloween in some shape or form.
WINNER(S):
2013 - 2014
2013/1/11 - 2013/2/15
A contest to create some new canons, which birthed some of the most popular onsite canons to this day.
WINNER(S):
The Unfounded Canon, by
DrClef,
Fantem,
Photosynthetic, &
Pig_catapult
DrEverettMann
2013/2/25 - 2013/3/22
Five questions, each dealing with an ambiguity or plot hole in another article, are posed. The authors were tasked to write tales answering said questions.
WINNER(S):
Children of Doubt, [Anonymous]
Drewbear
2013/8/01 - 2013/9/07
A contest centered around how pre-existing SCPs would interact with the passage of time.
WINNER(S):
SCP Wiki Staff 2013/10/28 - 2013/12/13
A contest to win the coveted SCP-2000 slot, themed around the concept of Sci-fi.
WINNER(S):
SCP-2000 - Deus Ex Machina,
HammerMaiden
CryogenChaos
2014/3/07 - 2014/4/11
A contest to shine the spotlight on some woefully overlooked articles using tales.
WINNER(S):
2014/5/28 - 2014/7/12
Some of our most famous Groups of Interest have their origins in this team contest, where teams of authors worked together to invent some more players in the SCP universe.
WINNER(S):
Serpent's Hand, by
Dexanote,
Vivax, &
Zyn
2015 - 2016
2015/2/03 - 2015/3/10
In this contest, some of the oldest and most classic articles on the site were treated to a makeover and re-imagining for new audiences.
WINNER(S):
Sophia Light
2015/7/04 - 2015/8/02
Brevity is the soul of wit - and of this contest to create the best article with the fewest words.
WINNER(S):
Decibelles &
2016/1/23 - 2016/3/16
The Foundation's MTFs got the limelight in this contest all about the Foundation's best people in uniform.
WINNER(S):
Team Basic ("Kappa-10"), by
LurkD,
djkaktus, Harmony, &
Doctor Cimmerian
2016/3/31 - 2016/4/01
Authors were tasked with creating…. something, alright!
WINNER(S):
Gears Is Totally Not A Robot Guys,
Dr Solo
The Minions© day at the scp,
Randomini
It's Not Pronounced Like the Thesaurus, Dammit!,
Kestin
SCP the Anime, part 4 (Gears/Iceberg, Clef/Kondraki, Rights/Light, Kain, monkey!Bright),
MrWrong
Orgy 5 Counsel 9: XXXK End of Virginity Scenario,
TyGently
My Loever, the Dog: The Incredibly True Story of Kain Pathos Crow,
Zmax15
2016/09/11 - 2016/10/01
Writers were tasked with giving a new dimension to the the orange-jumpsuits ubiquitous in experiment logs and explorations.
WINNER(S):
SCP-2669, Kalinin does not match any existing user name
2017 - 2018
Harmony 2017/1/03 - 2017/2/06
SCPs and tales, all about the vast history of the world.
WINNER(S):
Now Hollow Fires Burn Out To Black And Lights Are Guttering Low,
SCP Administration 2017/3/05 - 2017/4/20
The contest for the coveted SCP-3000 spot, and entries in the SCP Wiki's most renowned genre: horror!
WINNER(S):
SCP-3000 - Anantashesha, by
A Random Day,
Joreth
2017/6/08 - 2017/6/19
10 years after SCP-173 was posted, the wiki celebrated its first article with all sorts of articles about the statue.
WINNER(S):
Everyone
Internet Outreach 2017/7/18 - 2017/8/30
The first art contest, displaying all the wonderful visual creativity of the SCP Community.
WINNER(S):
Varied
ProcyonLotor &
2018/2/17 - 2018/2/27
Authors were tasked with crafting and posting three articles back-to-back with only 24 hours apiece, conforming to three surprise themes. Clock's ticking.
WINNER(S):
2018/04/21 - 2018/06/15
The SCP world has been extensively developed over the years - which is why in this contest, teams of authors figured out how to destroy it in the most bombastic ways.
WINNER(S):
Team Clever Gentlemen -
Weryllium,
CadaverCommander,
Modern_Erasmus, &
fieldstone
SCP Administration 2018/6/20 - 2018/8/08
The race for the SCP-4000 slot as Series 5 opened, all about history.
WINNER(S):
2018/9/30 - 2018/10/30
A seasonal contest to celebrate all the tropes and clichés of the spookiest holiday.
WINNER(S):
2019 - 2020
taylor_itkin & Uncle Nicolini
2018/12/14 - 2019/2/15
SCP authors were given a list of some of the most common clichés on the site and encouraged to subvert them - or even play them straight.
WINNER(S):
2019/3/09 - 2019/3/29
The triumphant return of Jamcon, doubled in length to 48 hours to write about shaggy dogs, pulp fiction, and dreams.
WINNER(S):
SCP-4808, SCP-4804, & not-a-seagull-proposal,
notgull
SCP-4290, barrels-of-prose, & sweeter-dreams-inc,
NatVoltaic
2019/6/10 - 2019/7/16
Collaborative articles can be difficult, but this duos contest showed just how fruitful a good partnership can be.
WINNER(S):
Land Of Honey & SCP-4475, KindlyTurtleClem &
Lt Flops
SCP-4688 & Eric's Journal,
Mew-ltiverse
Carroll 280: Barrels O'Hooch/Chicago Spirit Repeating Order (R-01221) & SCP-4256,
Ihp &
2019/12/15 - 2020/02/01
The contest for the SCP-5000 slot - themed around mysterious mystery.
WINNER(S):
2020/3/09 - 2020/3/29
Jamcon the Third, with the themes "explosions", "delicious", and "more than meets the eye".
WINNER(S):
SCP-5983, adoption-poster-pearl, & SCP-5149,
Rounderhouse
cool-guys-dont-look-at-explosions, project-proposal-2018-145, & SCP-5047,
2020/5/01 - 2020/6/29
Authors were assigned each other's containment procedures and object class, and told to build the best article they could without ever knowing their coauthor.
WINNER(S):
Modulum &
2020/8/27 - 2020/10/29
Many of the canons created in the original Canon Contest fell into a quiet slumber - this canon revived them with a bang, retouched to modern tastes.
WINNER(S):
The Man In The White Suit, by
Captain Kirby,
Tufto, &
Woedenaz
2021 - 2022
2021/2/7 - 2021/2/28
Love is in the air. Better write about it.
WINNER(S):
2021/03/22 - 2021/04/01
Jamcon. Again! "Marine", "corruption", and "what could possibly go wrong?".
WINNER(S):
2021/4/25 - 2021/7/02
The contest for the SCP-6000 slot, in tune with the theme of nature.
WINNER(S):
SCP-6000 - The Serpent, the Moose, and the Wanderer's Library,
2021/6/11 - 2021/7/22
An unofficial contest to inject a little humor back into the wiki by playing off our favorite memes.
WINNER(S):
UraniumEmpire
2021/9/24 - 2021/11/13
An unofficial festival to celebrate the spookiest articles for three equally-spooky features.
WINNER(S):
2022/1/21 - 2022/3/31
The various Departments and Divisions of the Foundation toil outside of the limelight, using their esoteric knowledge and niche specializations to keep the anomalous contained. This contest aimed to look at some of the lesser-known Foundation departments.
WINNER(S):
Team Marge is canonically incapable of farting (Fire Suppression Department), by
T Rutherford
WhiteGuard &
Naepic
2022/6/26 - 2022/8/29
The contest for the SCP-7000 slot, this time blessed with a rather "lucky" theme.
WINNER(S):
SCP-7000 - The Loser,
HarryBlank
Agent Whitney
2022/9/30 - 2022/10/31
A prose and art contest centering on what is probably the wiki's favorite holiday, Halloween!
WINNER(S):
Makeup by
J Dune (Writing Category)
and
Site-19 Security Data 19.2022.10.31 by
IronShears (Art Category)
2023 - 2024
2023/1/2 - 2023/1/12
A winter contest themed around fast-paced writing without getting any outside critique!
WINNER(S):
SCP-7311 by
and
The Nuclear Option by
2023/5/8 - 2023/7/18
A romance-themed single-elimination original character tale tournament!
WINNER(S):
Agent Calendar's Hot Date, Agent Calendar's Hot Date 2, & Agent Calendar's Undervegas Hub by
stormbreath,
2023/5/12 - 2023/6/16
A contest themed around filling previously-blocked by tech issues SCP slots, known internally as "Goblin Slots."
WINNER(S):
SCP-3775 by
Kothardarastrix (Class of '76 Category)
SCP-5257 by
EmotionalEntropy (Glitches Category)
SCP-6467 by
Rakkran and
fairydoctor (Fantasy Goblins Category)
SCP-6109 by
FLOORBOARDS (Battle Royale Category)
and
SCP-6183 by
Billith,
MontagueETC and
Liryn (Deletions Category)
2023/8/4 - 2023/9/11
Similarly to the Reimagining Contest of 2015, this contest is themed around remixing old/newer/any SCP articles!
WINNER(S):
SCP-7918 by
Long Arm Larry (SCP Category)
she’s worth it, i promise by
LOVEMARGINAL (Tales Category)
Critter Profile: CACK Dealer! by
Harmacy (GoI Format Category)
She is completely sentient and by
Raddagher (Art Category)
and
Secure Facility Dossier: Site-387 by
Anky swallow (Unsorted Category)
2024/01/15 - 2024/3/11
The contest for the SCP-8000 slot, with the long-awaited and rather fantastic "Fantasy" theme.
WINNER(S):
psychicprogrammer,
syuzhet,
2024/7/01 - 2024/8/01
The contest themed around Evil, where only the winner remains.
WINNER(S):
Live Camera Feed of Site-69, where Everything is Fine, by
Croquembouche
2025 -
2025/1/25 - 2025/3/19
The contest dwelling in the realms of Public Domain, where many old characters are brought to life once more.
WINNER(S):
Team Provisional Government of Occupied Third Law, Revolutionary Firing Squad, by
Intercedent,
Anorrack
Jerden
2025/4/21 - 2025/6/02
An unofficial contest organized by the International Translation Archive in which each team chose a canon from another branch of the SCP Wiki to write for.
WINNER(S):
The Delilahs, by
Guaire,
Lemonsense &
Diogene_s
2025/6/22 - 2025/7/20
1000 words. SCPs only. No format screw. Back to the very basic.
WINNER(S):
SCP-8557 - Again, Narcissus?, by
local lesbian commie
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