We've held our final challenge here at numb3rswriteoff, and while I'm sad to see the end of the Numb3rs Angst vs Schmoop Challenge, we’ve had 24 rounds, and I think that’s a good number to end on ( Read more... )

Our next and final challenge is Rare Pairings (Het & Slash). It will be the 24th challenge here at numb3rswriteoff, and that seems a fitting number to end on ( Read more... )

So you can mark your calendars for those topics you desperately wish to write, here's the list of topics for this year ( Read more... )

Just a reminder! Sign-ups for our fifteenth round will open on April 1. (And that’s no joke! *g*) Our overall theme this round will be Future!Fic ( Read more... )

numb3rswriteoff has been nominated in this round of numb3rs_awards for Best Website/Community/Forum/Group!

Thanks very much to whoever nominated us, and thanks to every one of you who writes, reads, votes, and/or offers feedback, for making this writing challenge the success it is. *hugs*

Please remember that you are to rate each fic individually and on its own merits. If I get the impression that you’re low-balling one fic because a friend of yours wrote for the other team, I’ll disqualify your votes. Don’t make me get snippy over something that’s supposed to be fun.

In general, most people prefer to write for a character category so they can choose their own pairing, or none, since most of you also wanted to allow gen as well as het and slash in each round ( Read more... )

Hello, everyone! Just a week before our next round and I wanted to gauge interest in some future categories before we get started ( Read more... )

Upcoming Rounds: Finally, the pairing everyone (what, just me? *g*) has been waiting for! Round Seven, to be held in April, will be Don/Charlie, and Round Eight (May) will be Gen. Please mark your calendars if you’re planning on participating! [What, you want to know what’s coming up after that? Okay. July will be Threesomes/Moresomes and ( Read more... )

Backing Out: Please note that the rules require anyone who must back out of the challenge do so at least 24 hours prior to the day their fic is due so that a pinch-hitter can be called upon. I realize that we're playing here just for fun, but backing out later than that doesn't merely affect you, it adversely affects the score your team receives ( Read more... )