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The Scorpio Races Festival 2023: Introduction & Challenges

From the sea, to the sea.

GETTING STARTED

Make sure you’re following​ @thescorpioracesfestival​

If you’re participating in the Character Challenges, sign up by reblogging the Rider Post.

Refer to the Character Challenge Posts for prompts and schedule.

Include the challenge number and title in your posts.

Tag each post with the official tags (#TSRF2023 and #thescorpioracesfestival) and mention @thescorpioracesfestival.

New this year! Consider posting your entries to our AO3 collection!

You can plan ahead or catch up later, but try to post during the specified week (and not before) so we can all enjoy things together!

Complete Rules

Character Challenges

Week One: Sign Ups & Beach Training | Oct 1 - 11

Reading Challenge: Prologue - Chapter 27

Training Challenge #1: Welcome to Thisby!

Introduce your rider. Are they from Thisby, the mainland, or farther abroad? Why are they racing?

Training Challenge #2: “She’s moody and she’s slippery and she’s in love with the sea.”

Describe your capall uisce. What challenges does your rider face with this one?

Training Challenge #3: “Based on my experience on the beach the day before, I form a new plan.”

How did your rider’s first day of training go?

Week Two: The Festival | Oct. 12 - 18

Reading Challenge: Chapter 28-44

Training Challenge #4: Make a Friend

Are they an islander, a tourist, or another rider? How do you meet?

Training Challenge #5: “By my blood.”

What challenges does your rider face going into the Festival?

Training Challenge #6: Explore the Festival

How does your rider navigate the Festival? What do they do before and after the Riders Parade?

Week Three: Cliff Training | Oct. 19 - 25

Reading Challenge: Chapters 45-56

Training Challenge #7: “Racing is about more than riding.”

What is your rider learning about racing, especially on a capall uisce?

Training Challenge #8: Home & Family

What motivates your rider to compete in the races? Who do they have behind them cheering them on?

Training Challenge #9: Obstacles

Training continues—how does it go for your rider? Have they made any enemies on the beach?

Week 4: The Races | Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

Reading Challenge: Chapters 57-66

Training Challenge #10: "On horseback, it's easy to be certain."

Write about the final days leading up to the races. Does your rider feel ready? Is their capall going to listen to them?

Training Challenge #11: "It's not much farther. Only three furlongs, maybe. I don't want to hope, but I can feel it pumping through me."

Create a post about the races!

Training Challenge #12: After the Races

What does your rider do once the races are over?

Creative Challenges

Challenges can be done in any order at any time throughout the Festival! And don’t let this limit you; if there’s something you want to create and share for the Festival, please do!

Creative Challenge #1: Wayfaring

Sketch, describe, or otherwise create a map of Thisby.

Creative Challenge #2: Cosplay

Describe, create, photograph, or draw an outfit you would wear while touring, working, or riding about Thisby.

Creative Challenge #3: Mainland Radio

Create a soundtrack for the Races, Festival, or Thisby in general.

Creative Challenge #4: Your Capall

Create a capall! Use one of the provided templates, or draw or edit your own.

Creative Challenge #5: November Cakes

Thisby is full of wonderful food—November cakes, cinnamon twists, apple cakes and chainsaw, and tea! Make something Thisby-inspired and share.

Creative Challenge #6: Moodboards

Make a moodboard inspired by the book or your character.

Creative Challenge #7: Charms

What items do you use to protect yourself during race season?

Creative Challenge #8: The Festival

Make a mask, souvenir, or other item that you could get at the Festival!

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THE SCORPIO RACES FESTIVAL 2023 IS COMING!

Now in its ninth year, The Scorpio Races Festival gives us fans a chance to celebrate the Scorpio Races season together! Reread. Retell. Recreate. Relive the Races!

Earn entries for the giveaway through:

1. RIDER CHALLENGES Create a character! Bring a character to life as you complete tasks and prompts that immerse you in The Scorpio Races! Your story can be set in any time period, be it ancient, canon era, or present day.

2. CREATIVE CHALLENGES These challenges give you a chance to express your love for Thisby and include opportunities for fine arts, digital, crafts, cooking, music, and more.

3. READ-ALONG Go at your own pace or follow along with the suggested weekly chapters.

To get started, please follow The Scorpio Races Festival and look out for more announcements in the coming days!

The Festival begins October 1st. Prepare your capaill!

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THE SCORPIO RACES FESTIVAL 2023

At the top it says JOCKEYS and then, to its right, CAPAILL. Someone has written meat in small letters next to JOCKEYS. And then, beneath all of that, there is a gap, and then the names begin.

If you’re participating in the Character Challenges, sign up as a Rider.

Reblog this post with your character’s full name, your capall’s name, and your url. Or fill out this Google Form.

Introduction & Challenges | AO3 Collection | Rules | Ask

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The Scorpio Races Festival 2023

Congratulations to our race day winners!

First: Freya Thorne on Corax - @vintervittrannerd

Second: Branwen "Bran" McCurley on Rán - @cipher-the-sidhe

Third: Evvy Zimmer on Marimo - @pickleandthequeen

Winners were chosen via random number generator and will receive an extra entry in the giveaway. You may include these standings in your race day post or chose your own outcome! Congratulations on a fantastic race season everyone!

#tsrf2023 #the scorpio races festival #from your mod #prizes will be posted tomorrow and then winners will be drawn in the evening! #i apologize again to all our participants for the delays #if you continue to tag us in your posts we will reblog them! we've enjoyed everyone's entries so much! #tsrf2023 announcements

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Welcome to the ninth annual Scorpio Races Festival!

"This island will take you, if you let it.”

Sign up as a rider HERE.

Are you ready to walk the streets of Skarmouth and visit Malvern’s yard? Join us as we relive the events of Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races. Participate in challenges to earn entries in a giveaway: create a character, follow a read-along, make art, and play games of chance! Find updates with #tsrf2023 and #tsrf2023 announcements.  

Challenges, reading reflections, and games will be released each week following the timeline of the book. If you don’t care for surprises and want to plan ahead, find the full schedule of challenges HERE.

Sign Ups & Beach Training (October 1-11) | Prologue - Chapter 27

The Festival (October 12-18) | Chapters 28-44

Cliff Training (October 19-25) | Chapters 45-56

The Race (October 26-November 1)   Chapters 57-66

The festival isn’t only about writing. We have created prompts to lead you in experiencing the Scorpio Races, but how you respond is up to you. Respond with:

Text: traditional fanfiction/roleplay, poetry, etc.

Audio: playlists, edited or original music/audio, etc.

Photo: physical or digital graphic art, edits, mock social media, etc.

Video: edited or original video, vlog, skit, gif, etc.

Crafts: food, cosplay, decor, accessories, etc.

Introduction & Challenges | AO3 Collection | Rules | Ask

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TSRF2023 Mod Message: Some Festival Delays this Year

Things have been super busy this October, and the Mods have been a little at sea. As a result, we're going to extend the deadline for posts until November 10th to give us all a little more time.

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THE SCORPIO RACES FESTIVAL 2023

By tradition, she'll drop a single shell in the course of the night, and whoever gets the mare goddess's shell will have a wish.

Where do you think the Mare Goddess dropped her shell?

RULES:

Reblog this post and add the location of the shell.

Choose wisely! You may guess only once!

Open to all Festival participants until Oct. 18th.

Winners earn a bonus entry in the giveaway.

Introduction & Challenges | AO3 Collection | Rules | Ask

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Week Two: The Festival | Oct. 12 - 18

Reading Challenge: Chapter 28-44

Training Challenge #4: Make a Friend

Are they an islander, a tourist, or another rider? How do you meet?

Training Challenge #5: “By my blood.”

What challenges does your rider face going into the Festival?

Training Challenge #6: Explore the Festival

How does your rider navigate the Festival? What do they do before and after the Riders Parade?

Introduction & Challenges | AO3 Collection | Rules | Ask

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Week One: Sign Ups & Beach Training | Oct 1 - 11

Reading Challenge: Prologue - Chapter 27

Training Challenge #1: Welcome to Thisby!

Introduce your rider. Are they from Thisby, the mainland, or farther abroad? Why are they racing?

Training Challenge #2: “She’s moody and she’s slippery and she’s in love with the sea.”

Describe your capall uisce. What challenges does your rider face with this one?

Training Challenge #3: “Based on my experience on the beach the day before, I form a new plan.”

How did your rider’s first day of training go?

Introduction & Challenges | AO3 Collection | Rules | Ask

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Week 4: The Races | Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

Reading Challenge: Chapters 57-66

Training Challenge #10: "On horseback, it's easy to be certain."

Write about the final days leading up to the races. Does your rider feel ready? Is their capall going to listen to them?

Training Challenge #11: "It's not much farther. Only three furlongs, maybe. I don't want to hope, but I can feel it pumping through me."

Create a post about the races!

Training Challenge #12: After the Races

What does your rider do once the races are over?

Introduction & Challenges | Rules | Ask

#tsrf2023 #the scorpio races #thescorpioracesfestival #the scorpio races festival #tsrf2023 announcements #tsrf2023 week 4 challenges #sorry we’re running a bit behind folks! #the festival technically ends on the 1st but you’ll have a bit longer than that to get entries in since we got behind

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Week Three: Cliff Training | Oct. 19 - 25

Reading Challenge: Chapters 45-56

Training Challenge #7: “Racing is about more than riding.”

What is your rider learning about racing, especially on a capall uisce?

Training Challenge #8: Home & Family

What motivates your rider to compete in the races? Who do they have behind them cheering them on?

Training Challenge #9: Obstacles

Training continues—how does it go for your rider? Have they made any enemies on the beach?

Introduction & Challenges | Rules | Ask

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The Scorpio Races Festival 2023: Giveaway Prizes

Congratulations to our winners! All prizes were designed by the lovely @denimwingsface!

Our 1st place giveaway winner, @vintervittrannerd, has won a notebook!

Our 2nd and 3rd place giveaway winners, @solidaritetwatson and @lucimiir, have each won a button and a sticker! (Please let us know when you message us which horse you would prefer for each item.)

Rules:

The winners have one week to claim their prizes after being notified. Please message us here at @thescorpioracesfestival

Prizes will be shipped directly from Redbubble to our prize winners, so you must be comfortable sharing your shipping address.

If you are under 18, you must have your parent’s permission to provide your shipping address.

Open internationally.

#tsrf2023 #the scorpio races festival #from your mod #tsrf2023 announcements #tsrf2023 prizes #thank you to all who participated this year! and thank you especially for your patience with us mods as life got in the way of the races #please do continue to tag us in posts if you're still finishing up your own personal race season <3 we will do our best to reblog! #you are all wonderful and we are once again privileged to help facilitate such a great community event!