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Author of the Week, or commonly known as AOTW, is a weekly article where you can showcase your word game skills by taking part in a number of fun literacy games based around a theme to win diamonds and badges! 

You can join us bi-weekly to show off your best creative writing for everyone to read and enjoy. There will be different prompt options for storytelling and poetry, which will be explained each time in the written submission section of the article.

Last weeks theme was… Best Day Ever! 

Click the images to read their submissions!

No copying work from other sources (i.e. online stories, books etc).

Your submission must follow the theme.

All short stories must be approximately 100 to 1000 words.

Only the user who submitted will receive the prize.

Only submit via Google Doc links. 

You cannot place two written submission themes in a row.

You must not use ChatGPT or any other AI.

Keep your submission Safe for Work (SFW). 

Only your first entry to any segment will be accepted.

You cannot place in both mini games and written submissions within the same week.

NOTE: Breaking any rule can easily result in disqualification without hesitation and more rules may be added in the future without warning if necessary.

This theme for August 18th - August 31st is…

Murder Mystery

Written submissions are a classic part of AOTW, winners are announced bi-weekly for this segment.

For this theme you’re asked to write a short story or poem inspired by the theme Murder Mystery!

Here are some prompts to get you started:

Write from the killer's perspective - but don't reveal who they are until the final sentence. 

Create a mystery where the reader can solve the crime before the characters do. 

Hide three clues in seemingly ordinary details. 

End your story with a twist that changes the meaning of an earlier clue. 

Create a mystery where the culprit is revealed through a seemingly insignificant object. 

These are only prompts, feel free to come up with your own and be as creative as you’d like!

Please be reminded that we do check for ChatGPT/AI. If this is found your submission will be disqualified.

These prizes are only available for the Written Submission section.

You will need to contact toad for ANY badge you win.

You have 30 days from when the article is published to collect any badges.
Diamonds & Credits are given once the article is published.

Welcome to the Mini Games section of AOTW! Here you will find a variety of games to complete weekly. Each mini game winner will receive 100 Diamonds and can choose one of the badges below if you place! 

Please keep in mind that all mini games are submitted to the same form that you can find within the submissions section of this article. If you do not want to complete a certain game you can keep it blank within the submission form!

Note: You are only able to win ONE mini game bi-weekly.

Welcome to Word Search!

You will be given a word search below along with 10 words. Please only use yellow highlighter to highlight all of the words hidden within the image below!

Click here for a larger image! 

Welcome to Unscramble!

Players are met with 5 scrambled words relating to that week's theme. Do your best to unscramble them!

CENONSIFSO

EOMVIT

FNSICEOR

FIETRGRINNP

YAERBTLA

Use the submission button at the end of the article to submit your answers for this week!

QOTD or Quote of the Day is a new segment coming to AOTW. We ask that you submit your favourite, SFW (Safe for Work) quote and bi-weekly one lucky person will have theirs selected to be in the spotlight!

Winners will receive the following badge to show off!

This week's QOTD is brought to you by dobeedobappp!

“Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” - Maya Angelou

Press the image above to submit!

MINI GAME & QOTD submissions must be sent in by:

Monday August 24th, 2026 at 11:59 GMT

WRITTEN submissions must be sent in by:

Monday August 31st, 2026 at 11:59 GMT

Any late submissions will not be accepted.

For any questions or concerns please feel free to contact toad in-client or on discord.

Much love,

toad

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