News for April, 2025

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Stories and Editorials

This month marked the end of 2025s Public Domain Contest, which started back in February. The contest was a huge success with a massive 119 pieces submitted from 34 teams with a total of 84 participating authors. Of these, 24 teams and 103 pieces qualified for victory, a huge increase from Wrathcon's (the sites previous contest) 37 qualifying works.

But which team came out on top? Well that honour goes to team Provisional Government of Occupied Third Law, Revolutionary Firing Squad, consisting of TyGentlyTyGentlyᶜᵖᵗ, IntercedentIntercedent, AnorrackAnorrack. The character they choose to bring new life to was Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, most famously known from The Epic of Gilgamesh. The entries submitted were:

  1. To be King in the House of Dust by Intercedent (+86)
  2. With Naught but Dust to Eat by TyGently (+69)
  3. PTT-1666-Gray-Templum — "Irkalla, the House of Dumuzi, the Netherworld" by Anorrack (+68)
  4. King of the Dead, Breaker of Chains by Intercedent (+68)
  5. To Make Meat of Clay by Anorrack and Intercedent (+64)
  6. SCP-8660 — The Empty Birdcage by Anorrack and TyGently (+61)
  7. SLAYER OF WICKEDNESS by Anorrack, Intercedent, and TyGently (+51)
  8. EPILOGUE: The Fruit of Eight Millennia by Anorrack and TyGently (+44)1

The team won with a score 286 but managed to rack up a total 511 combined upvotes and an average count of 63.9.

A massive thanks to all of you who participated and made the contest flourish as it did, and to the site's contest organizers for allowing these events to happen.

- By ProblemPal

Recently, Eventyr has officially become a canon! A remixed version of our classical SCP stories and characters within a fairytale setting, while also tackling themes such as generational curses, learning from our guardians, and seeking family.

AstersQuillAstersQuill and sailorenochsailorenoch has given us the time to interview them to share their thoughts:

1.) What inspired you to create Eventyr?

At least for me, the entire idea of Eventyr dates back to when I first read SCP-166 and I wanted to expand on her story in some way. Though this is what ultimately led to SCP-8166, Remixcon was also a huge influence, and that is actually where two of the first Eventyr articles came from: SCP-6317 and SCP-7462. After that, the 8k contest really just cemented that idea of a want to push these stories further, and Eventyr was born from that. — AstersQuill

I've always had a love for adaption and remixing. I wasn't able to participate in remixcon, but really enjoyed everything I read. I was brought on a bit later but working on 8166 it was clear that this was everything I loved. 8166 was the first thing I actually worked on for the wiki haha! — sailorenoch

2.) What are your favorite entries that best represent the canon?

I really think SCP-8166 helps represent the canon best, though in terms of that remixing vibe, I have to give it to The Bowe Transition in terms of taking an old character and concept and flipping it in an entirely different direction. In terms of capturing the fairy tale vibe, I honestly feel as though Faust, Raisin, and Roxy's Arthurian Cycle PDcon entries do an amazing job at accomplishing that vibe. — AstersQuill

SCP-8166 is the core entry, the foundation of the rest of Eventyr and sets everything up, so I feel like that's the best overall entry. The Arthurian Cycle series I made with the help of Raisin and Rosy. I feel like it also helps represent how to adapt an existing story very well, and how to make it Eventyr. — sailorenoch

3.) At its core, Eventyr is fantastical that tackles familial themes while following the bureaucratic nature of the Foundation. What motivated you to write about the canon in this way?

At least from my perspective, as someone whose stories predominantly feature anomalies in containment (Hana and Meri) and how they interact with the Foundation, I felt like the fantastical sort of vibe we set up provided a really interesting juxtaposition to the systems our characters are trapped in. Though Hana and Meri's stories carry a whimsical vibe, they very much are victims to the oppressive nature of the Foundation, and that nature wasn't something we wanted to lose by predominantly centering our stories in remixes or fairy tales. — AstersQuill

I really have a love for themes around cycles and repetition. I think it shows the human nature a bit. Part of that is the cycle of abuse that gets passed down from generation to generation. I think the contrast between the fantastical element and the cold Foundation. — sailorenoch

4.) Was Eventyr intended to be a canon initially? If not, how did it grow to become one?

There were talks about making Eventyr a canon, but there was never any definite timeline on when that would be the case. The push for canonization came at a period where I felt interest in Eventyr was waning, and the model of running a closed setting was something that was ultimately stagnating. Opening Eventyr up to canonization, while also allowing people to continue on with their series how they saw fit, was ultimately the best and only move to ensure that people were interested in the canon going forward. — AstersQuill

No, but once 8166 was established we found ourselves wanting to write more characters. It first became a series, and that series continued to grow and grow. We wanted to establish the basics and what to expect before we went into having it into a canon. — sailorenoch

5.) What are your plans for Eventyr going forward?

Personally, I have a three act series planned that focuses on Hana and Meri, though I very much do intend to write stories that don't directly focus on them. Generally, I can't say I have anything specific in mind. Eventyr is at a point I'm incredibly happy with, and everything that comes after is just a bonus to an already amazing experience. — AstersQuill

I plan on diving into the early foundation days of the Eventyr timeline, focusing on familiar but reinterpted faces like Siegel, Mann, and also some new faces as well. I really want to explore how Eventyr was founded on colonization, and how the O5 treat staff and anomalies like they are all part of one big British Museum. This is a long-term project, so it probably won't show up until much later. I also have a few Eventyr collabs planned! — sailorenoch

6.) Would you like to share any tips/advice for writers who wish to contribute to the canon?

I think any Eventyr writer should really look into the soul of what they want to write. A lot of the works in the canon, while diving into fairy tale, also really dig into a personal aspect of the author. I think finding inspiration in one's self and finding a way to connect that into a fantastical feeling story is my best advice. Eventyr is all about the vibe, after all, and I think it's really important to really dig into not only what the story has to offer, but also learn something new about yourself along the way. — AstersQuill

Really understand your source material, learn literal analysis to dissect themes, symbolism, and vibes. This goes for both stuff on wiki and literature. Every good adaption in Eventyr has some element of love as well. Learn to love your characters especially and not to be afraid to invoke a childlike wonder. I also ask to look and analyze other adaptions, especially strange ones! I've seen like 10 versions of Phantom of the Opera, and you can really see into the mind of someone by figuring out how they adapt something. — sailorenoch

7.) Do you have any final thoughts you would like to share with readers?

I wanted to say that I'm incredibly thankful for everyone who has either supported Eventyr, both in reading and/or writing, over the course of this past year. Genuinely, it is because of y'all that the canon has grown to the extent it has, and I really can't put to words how amazing this entire experience has been through all the ups and downs. Thank you and Happy Reading! — AstersQuill

Thank you so much for reading Eventyr. It truly means so much that I was able to take part in something so close to my heart and share it with everyone. There is more to come! — sailorenoch

- By Strange Matter

For as long as humans have learned and taught, so too have they created words and ideas and meanings to understand the world around them. These meanings- powerful tokens of belief that spread and shape that which receives them, they are what we have decided our universe is and encompasses.

Last month saw the Semiotics canon hub be posted onto the wiki by PoufyPoufsonPoufyPoufson. The canon encapsulates the surrealist-absurdist horror articles revolving around site-196s downfall. The cannon currently consists of 13 works with more to come on the way. You might be familiar with works in the canon such as SCP-7793 or SCP-8995.

Articles in the canon typically deal with deeply personal human narratives, depicting issues of hubris, loss, and abandonment, all depicted through hyper-clinical documentation. If you're interested in contributing your own ideas and stories to the canon then anyone can! It is recommended you reach out to PoufyPoufsonPoufyPoufson through either wiki PMs or Discord for any questions you may have about the canon.

We hope to see many more great works added to the canon!

- By ProblemPal

Greetings, class of April 1st! It's finally the time you have all been preparing and studying for: exam season! These exams will assess the knowledge you have learned throughout the year. A 90% on each exam is required for course credit. The schedule of exams is as follows:

Time Topic
7:00 SCP-426
8:00 SCP-173
9:00 SCP-682
10:00 SCP-096
11:00 SCP-2000

Good luck!

- By ParallelPotatoes

Writing and Art Prompts

Site News is bringing you monthly writing and art prompts! Every month there will be user-submitted prompts to help inspire new pieces. Participation in these prompts is completely optional, and any pages based on the prompts will be featured in the next issue of Site News! If you're interested in submitting a prompt for next Site News, send a wikidot PM to ParallelPotatoesParallelPotatoes or ProblemPalProblemPal. One prompt submission per person, and up to five prompts will be shown in each edition of Site News.

This month's prompts are below!

Opus Confidant Submitted by Ethagon
Write an article in the setting of OpusConfidant!

Image Swap Submitted by Alexander245
Take an image from an existing SCP and write a radically different SCP based off it!

If you write an entry inspired by this or a previous month's prompts, feel free to send a wikidot PM to ParallelPotatoesParallelPotatoes or ProblemPalProblemPal to have it featured in the next Site News! There isn't a time limit on getting prompt submissions featured, so feel free to write for a previous month's prompts as well!2

Seminars

There are no seminars planned for this month. Check back in next month!

Features Last Month

Top Articles of the Month

Ratings of course do not mean everything, but they are representative of what people happened to like seeing at the time. With this in mind, the following are the top-rated works last month, so if by some chance you haven't encountered them yet, be sure to check them out!

Top-Rated SCP

SCP-7543 by kingofmice: This House Centipede is a Home Centipede

SCP-7543 is not contained. Manners in which to do so are currently being investigated by Dr. W. Wettle. And only by Dr. W. Wettle because no one else can be damned to help him.

Top-Rated Non-SCP

Dio's PUBLIC DOMAIN fanart doodles! by Diogene_s

There's no need for applause. Cue the artwork.

Front Page Features

Every month, an article is selected from each of the three common article types: SCP, Tale, and Group of Interest Format. These three articles are displayed on the front page for the month to bring further recognition to them.

If you would like to view the previous front page features, you can view the archive for the SCPs here, the archive for the Tales here, and the archive for the GoI Formats here!

SCP Article

SCP-8598 by PlaguePJP: The Sharpshooter

SCP-8598 is professional wrestler and reality bender Gary Moreno.

Tale

Don't Use Sector-02's Elevator by ubergoober

Also, just between us, don't use Sector-02's elevator. Doing you a favor.

GoI-Format

Critter Profile: Pothole! by Queerious

The migration patterns of pavement rain frogs are believed to cause 60% of all potholes in the continental United States — and that's why we called him Pothole!

Reviewers' Spotlights

Works are featured on the site’s front page as part of the Reviewers’ Spotlight, which acknowledges the time and effort spent by forum reviewers helping other authors develop and edit and their works for the mainsite. Each month, community members are encouraged to nominate forum reviewers who have been both particularly helpful and active. Members of the Forum Criticism Team will then discuss the nominations, and select four prominent reviewers to choose the month’s Reviewers’ Spotlight front-page features.

If you would like to view previous spotlights, you can view the archive for them here!

1st of March

SCP-7484 by V173 [Featured by Fireknight]

At least two of the ten AI-operated, unmanned vehicles designed as police cars from various states within the U.S. are to pursue SCP-7484 during daily playing sessions.

9th of March

SCP-8503 by Kilerpoyo [Featured by Mr Panik]

Pain broke her prayer. Like the pain of her phantom limbs, it was born from an absence—a void that should not be empty.

17th of March

SCP-8725 by Uncle Nicolini [Featured by fairydoctor]

Everwood: But I am only helping you out of basic human decency. You would do the same for me, right?

25th of March

Every Day, It Gets a Little Easier by OnlineOpossum [Featured by SocksesForFoxes]

You don’t speak, just wait expectantly. Just because you picked up doesn’t mean you plan on dignifying the caller with a response.

New Content this Month

There is a multitude of wonderful works that are posted to the Wiki every month whether they be SCP articles, Tales, GoI Formats, Art pages, Author Pages, Essays, and more! Below, we have all of the creations for this month listed out by week and type (except for art pages, we did that earlier!) We have added little emojis next to articles that qualify to add some additional content. Below we have listed out the emojis we use and what they mean. Be sure to give them a look!

🤝 = Co-authored works - It is always interesting to see the dynamics of how people work together!
🌐 = International works - Articles translated from one of our international branches!
💯 = Articles rated at +100 and higher - These are articles that have seen success and should be celebrated for it!
📈 = SCP articles rated under +30 and Tales and GoI Formats rated under +20 - Let's show these a little love!

Week of March 1st

SCP Articles

Tales

GoI Formats

N/A

Art

Miscellaneous and Untagged Pages

N/A

Week of March 7th

SCP Articles

Tales

GoI Formats

Art

Miscellaneous and Untagged Pages

Week of March 14th

SCP Articles

  • 📈 SCP-8460- Written by Mark Unread.
  • 📈 SCP-8849- Written by D-Barschina.
  • 📈 SCP-8704- Written by GravelEnthusiast.
  • 📈 SCP-8158- Written by orticwales.
  • SCP-8947- Written by djkaktus.
  • 📈🤝 SCP-7638- Written by Nocturned and SimpleRuins.
  • 📈 SCP-8240- Written by D-Barschina.
  • 📈 SCP-7982- Written by DoctorLilithSophia.
  • 📈 SCP-8375- Written by Pedantique.
  • 📈 SCP-8243- Written by vtipoman.
  • 🤝 SCP-8956- Written by Dino--Draws and Uncle Nicolini.
  • 📈 SCP-7458- Written by J_V_G.
  • SCP-8426- Written by Queerious.

Tales

GoI Formats

Art

Miscellaneous and Untagged Pages

Week of March 21st

SCP Articles

Tales

GoI Formats

Art

Miscellaneous and Untagged Pages

Week of March 28th

SCP Articles

Tales

GoI Formats

  • 📈🌐 SPC-001-FR - Written by macro_au_micro. Translated by MasterTman2.

Art

Miscellaneous and Untagged Pages

Public Domain Contest Entries

Public Domain Contest Hub

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