TL;DR (🏜️,🏜️)

For Spice DAO to deliver an original animated limited series it must generate original IP that we own and control 100% ourselves. The core team proposes to hold a writing competition to purchase original IP that we can develop in the future.

Proposal

The first step in the development of Spice DAO’s original animated limited series is to create original IP that we own and control 100% ourselves. The Core Team proposes hosting a Writing Competition for two weeks with submissions formatted as a Series Bible. We are interested in Speculative fiction submissions only and particularly science fiction.

Writing Competition

A Series Bible is a high-level overview of a narrative project that is used to guide its development. The Core Team believes the community should have input into the story and a writing competition achieves this. The winning Series Bible will be adapted by a professional screenwriter hired once the competition closes to further develop the Series Bible and create the screenplays for all six episodes each twenty-two minutes in length.

Entries should be between 7-14 pages and presented in this order:

1. Title Page Listing Project Title, Your Pseudonym or Name & Date
2. Logline (50 word limit)
3. Story Summary (1,000 word limit)
4. Main Character Descriptions (50 word limit)
5. Setting Descriptions (50 word limit)
6. Episode Summaries (100 word limit per)
7. Tone (100 word limit)
8. Theme (100 word limit)
9. Your Contact Information (Social Media or IRL)

Prizes

First Place (Winner) - 15,000 USDC Second Place (Runner Up) - 5,000 USDC Third Place (Runner Up) - 2,500 USDC

Submitting & Schedule

Please post your submission on https://forum.spicedao.xyz/

Jan. 23 - 5pm EST - Competition Opens Feb. 6 - 5pm EST - Competition Closes

Feb. 6 - 5-8pm EST - Core Team Compiles Shortlist Based On Most Popular Entries (Views, Likes and Comments) Feb. 6 - 8pm EST - Shortlist Goes Live On Snapshot (Top 3 Entries) Feb. 9 - 8pm EST - Winner and Runners Up Decided By Community Vote

Rules

• Do not include any images.
• Do not submit your work if it is not for sale.
• Do not submit your work if you cannot prove it is original IP and that you created it.
• A waiver renouncing all rights in perpetuity must be signed to collect your prize.