Uncyclopedia:List of writing competitions

"iPod Christ" by Template:U won the ATDB's "Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery", as well as Grand Prize for The Aristocrats Christmastime Special in 2008. She is the only editor to have won both awards at the same event.

This is a list of writing competitions held and scheduled by Uncyclopedia, mainly focusing on re-writing or the creation of original articles and images. Uncyclopedia's first event, the 2006 Poo Lit Surprise, took place from April 7-23, 2006.

Each Uncyclopedia event contains several categories. Traditionally, there are four established competitions, both annual and bi-annual, held during the year. Three of these - the Poo Lit Suprise (2006-), Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2007-), and The Article Whisperer (2010-) - generally run for a three-week period. The first two weeks are reserved for editors to submit entries for one or more categories, at which time the contest is closed for judging, with the winning articles announced during the final week.

In addition, Conservation Week (2007-2010; 2012-), a bi-annual contest which focused on rewriting random articles, is held for a two week period. The winners are picked based on the total number of articles rewritten.

Occasionally, Uncyclopedia has held impromptu contests, generally put forth by individual editors, which last anywhere from 1 to 24 hours. The Happy Monkey Competition (2010-), first organized in August 2010, is the only 24-hour competition held on a regular basis. As of Poo Lit Surprise (January 2011), typically, most Uncyclopedia events have received on average approximately 32 entries at each event, though sometimes there can be more than 50 or less, due to disqualified or forfeited entries. Up until Poo Lit Surprise (July 2008), it was common to see as many as 50 to 60 entries per event.

Active and upcoming events

The following is a list of the current, active titles for events scheduled by Uncyclopedia.

No.	Event	Date	Host	Notes	Entries
33	Uncyclopedia Summer Extravaganza 2: Electric Boogaloo (2012)	Summer 2012	Template:U	TBA	TBA
32	Pee Buddy Awards (Spring 2012)	April 16-30	Template:U Template:U	Winning articles: UnNews:Our Great Leader Kim Jong-un brings even more prosperity to us glorious North Koreans by Template:U (1st place) UnNews:Samsung sells phones, everybody cares by Template:U (2nd place) UnNews:Dick Clark still hosting New Year's Eve show by Template:U (3rd place)	8
31	Conservation Week (Spring 2012)	March 12-April 9, 2012	Template:U	Winner: Template:U (3)	8
30	Happy Monkey Competition (2012)	February 11-12, 2012	Template:U	Winning articles: Homophones (grammar) by Template:U (1st place), High school football players of Indian descent by Template:U (2nd place), and The journey of the ugly kitten by Template:U (3rd place)	20
29	The Article Whisperer (Winter 2011)	December 26, 2011-January 9, 2012	Template:U	Winning articles: Twilight (novel) by Template:U (Best Most Wanted Article), Antifreeze by Template:U (Best Requested Article), and Plant by Template:U (Best "Vital" Article)	29
28	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2011)	November 19-December 10, 2011	Template:U	Winning articles: Aristocrats (class) by Template:U (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Incontinence (philosophy) by Template:U and The things your family doesn't know by Template:U (tied for Best Bad Taste Article), and File:German-Comics-Page.jpg by Template:U (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)	17
27	Poo Lit Surprise (September 2011)	September 20-October 4, 2011	Template:U	Winning articles: Arecibo Message by Template:U (Best Article), SpongeBob SquarePants by Template:U & Apathy Man by Template:U (tied for Best Rewrite), User:RAHB/Timothy Leary's Psychedelic Bed And Breakfast by Template:U & UnBooks:Uecil, the "special" apple by Template:U (tied for Best Illustrated Article), Three Strike Law by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b), Where the wild onions grow by Template:U & Template:U (Best Best Collaboration)	25
26	Uncyclopedia Summer Extravaganza!	August 1-27, 2011	Template:U Template:U Template:U	Summer-themed 7-team tournament. Winning team: Black Magical Frozen Mammoths (Oliphaunte, Mattsnow, Black Flamingo and Magic Man)	14
25	Zombiebaron's Imagery Extra Va Gan Za	April 1-24, 2011	Template:U	First-ever photo manipulation contest. Winning images: File:Lego building instructions.gif by Template:U (Best Image), Image:StyeronymusBloksGartenofStudlyDelights.jpg by Template:U (Best Image For An Article Without Images), File:Zombie Bush.jpg by Template:U (Best Image By A Noob), File:Last supper2.png by Template:U (Best Redone Image)	21
24	Hourly Writing Contest (2011)	March 20 / April 2, 2011	Template:U	A second version for European editors was held the following week.	15
23	Happy Monkey Competition (2011)	March 2, 2011	Template:U	Winning articles: Rapto-velocity by Template:U (First-Place), GIANT NOVELTY FOAM HANDS!!! by Template:U (second-place), Viking Metal by Template:U (Third-Place)	16
22	Poo Lit Surprise (January 2011)	January 18-31, 2011	Template:U	Winning articles: BabyTV by Template:U (Best Article), Muddy Waters by Template:U (Best Rewrite), In MS Paint With One Arm, While Furiously Masturbating by Template:U & UnBooks:Zombiebaron's Adventure To Asia by Template:U (tied for Best Illustrated Article), Machine gun by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b), and UnScripts:Law & Order: Puritan New England by Template:U (Best Alt. Namespace Article)	46
21	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2010)	November 18-December 3, 2010	Template:U	Winning articles: UnBooks:Fred by Template:U and The Aristocraigslist by Template:U (tied for Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), UnBooks:The Children's Guide to Your First School Shooting by Template:U / Template:U (collaboration) and Uncle John's Fetus Burgers and Abortion Clinic by Template:U (tied for Best Bad Taste Article), and File:Chilean miner farm.jpg by Template:U (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)	29
20	The Article Whisperer (Fall 2010)	September 27-October 3, 2010	Template:U Template:U	Second bi-annual writing contest established for the creation of most wanted, requested and "vital" articles. Winning articles: KDE by Template:U (Best Most Wanted Article), Wrists by Template:U and Battle of Grunwald by Template:U (tied for Best General Knowledge-related Article), John Connor by Template:U (Best Popular Culture-related Article), Those plastic things at the end of your shoelace by Template:U (Best Miscellaneous-related Article), and Uncyclopedia:Let's talk about something important by Template:U (Best Uncyclopedia-related Article)	18
19	Happy Monkey Competition (2010)	August 3, 2010	Template:U	First regularly held 24-hour challenge. Winning articles: Tombstone by Template:U (Gold), Pursuit of Happiness by Template:U (Silver), and Pointy Sticks by Template:U (Bronze).	8
18	Conservation Week (Summer 2010)	July 5-19, 2010	Template:U	Winners: Template:U (8) and Template:U (5)	16
17	Dr. Skullthumper's Hourly Writing Contest (2010)	June 27, 2010	Template:U	Original 1-hour contest held by Template:U.	23
16	Poo Lit Surprise (May 2010)	May 10-24, 2010	Template:U	Winning articles: Salamander by Template:U (Best Article), Sparta by Template:U (Best Rewrite), UnBooks:Where do babies come from? by Template:U (Best Illustrated Article), UnBooks:Murder on a Plane by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b), Howto: Staple toast to a wall by Template:U (Best Alt. Namespace Article)	24
15	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2009)	November 26-December 9, 2009	Template:U	Winning articles: Crats by Template:U (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Ich Bin Ein Celebrity Juden, Get Me Out Of Here! by Template:U (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:John McEnroe Pong.gif by Template:U (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)	23
14	Conservation Week (Fall 2009)	October 26-November 16, 2009	Template:U	Winners: Template:U (8) and Template:U (5)	23
13	Poo Lit Surprise (October 2009)	October 5-18, 2009	Template:U	Winning articles: Elizabeth I by Template:U (Best Article), Abraham Lincoln by Template:U (Best Rewrite), Bi-curious George by Template:U (Best Illustrated Article), Rules of baseball by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b), and UnNews:Australia says "You just don't understand our humour!" by Template:U (Best Alt. Namespace Article)	39
12	Conservation Week (Spring 2009)	April 6-26, 2009	Template:U	Winners: Template:U (4), Template:U (2) and Template:U (2)	16
11	Poo Lit Surprise (March 2009)	March 9-22, 2009	Template:U	Winning articles: Plink by Template:U (Best Article), Money by Template:U (Best Rewrite), Economic Collapse Barbie™ by Template:U and Karl Lagerfeld by Template:U (tied for Best Illustrated Article), UN Fat Project by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b), UnMovie Review: Watchmen (with special guests, the Watchmen) by Template:U and UnNews:Obama unveils education reform plans by Template:U (tied for Best Alt. Namespace Article)	29
10	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2008)	November 27-December 12, 2008	Template:U	Winning articles: The Aristocrats Christmastime Special by Template:U (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Dr. N. Toleránt's Informative Letter: An Informative Letter by Template:U (Best Bad Taste Article), and Image:Ipodchristcrx.png by Template:U (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)	23
9	Conservation Week (Fall 2008)	September 15-30, 2008	Template:U	Winners: Template:U (8) and Template:U (8)	14
8	Poo Lit Surprise (July 2008)	July 15-27, 2008	Template:U	Winning articles: The Gathering Horror by Template:U (Best Article), Sania Mirza by Template:U (Best Rewrite), The Incredible Adventures of MS PAINTMAN! by Template:U (Best Illustrated Article), Sweatshop (humanitarian institution) by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b), and UnTunes:White trash girl by Template:U (Best Alt. Namespace Article)	52
7	Conservation Week (Spring 2008)	March 1-15, 2008	Template:U	Winners: Template:U (6) and Template:U (5)	27
6	Poo Lit Surprise (January 2008)	January 9-27, 2008	Template:U	Winning articles: Marie Curie by Template:U (Best Article), Dude by Template:U (Best Rewrite), Segue: a monologue by Template:U (Best Illustrated Article), UnBooks:Life as a 4⅝ Year Old by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b), and Why?:Get a tattoo of a tarantula on your face by Template:U (Best Alt. Namespace Article)	33
5	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2007)	November 22-December 6, 2007	Template:U	Originally proposed by Template:U, this unique competition has traditionally emphasized dark or off-color humor. Winning articles included: The Aristocrats by Template:U (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Pacific War by Template:U (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:Allahuakbear.jpg by Template:U (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)	23
4	Conservation Week (Fall 2007)	September 1-15, 2007	Template:U	A bi-annual contest which focused on rewriting random articles. Winners: Template:U (12) and Template:U (12)	39
3	Poo Lit Surprise (January 2007)	January 14-27, 2007	Template:U	Winning articles: Mental illness by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b), The Tale of Captain Petey Widdershanks Blunderbub Shaleweather Monkeyturtle Johansen III, Buccaneer Extraordinaire by Template:U (Best Illustrated Article), Education by Template:U (Best Rewrite), and Honesty by Template:U (Best Article)	58
2	Poo Lit Surprise (August 2006)	August 1-14, 2006	Template:U	Winning articles: HowTo:Write A Cover Letter by Template:U (Best Article), "Paul is dead" hoax by Template:U (Best Rewrite), Jammie Dodgers by Template:U (Best Illustrated Article), and American Dream by Template:U (Best Article by a N00b)	66
1	Poo Lit Surprise (April 2006)	April 7-15, 2006	Rcmurphy	First-ever Uncylopedian writing contest. Held bi-annually over the past five years, it has become the website's flagship competition. Winning articles: The Enigmatic Mr. Grumpikins by Iritscen (Best Article), Metrosexual by Spintherism (Best Rewrite), and Age of Umpires by Hindleyite (Best Illustrated Article)	51

Other events

Event	Host	Years	Notes	Entries
SysRq's Favorite Person Competition '08	Template:U	2008	Contest held by Template:U for best articles portraying himself "in a positive light".	7
Sliferjam's Annual Contest	Template:U	2007	Contest held by Template:U to create an image and short story.	10

Non-writing competitions

Event	Host	Years	Notes	Entries
Zombiebaron's Imagery Extra Va Gan Za	Template:U	2011	Contest held to create new and original images for VFP.	22
Pee Week	Template:U	2010	Contest held for Pee Review for the most articles reviewed in a week. Winner: Template:U (10)	7