Uncyclopedia:List of writing competitions

"Baby Yoda" by Mhaille won the ATDB's "Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery". The esteemed founder of the event also won the Grand Prize for UnBooks:Quentin Tarantino Presents: The Aristocrats in 2020. He is the second editor to have won both awards at the same event, after Prettiestpretty in 2008.

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.

#	Event: Date (Host)	No. of Entries - Notes
50	The Article Whisperer (2022): January 8th 2022–February 14th 2022 (Zana Dark)	TBD	TBD
49	*Kiss My Ass* (2021): December 13th 2021–January 5th 2022 (Zana Dark)	10	TBD
48	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2021): November 2021 (MrX)	9	Winning entries: The Aristocrats by Christopher Nolan by Cat the Colourful (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Dear Dude by Shabidoo (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:Beef Curtains.jpg by Zana Dark (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
47	Poo Lit Surprise (2021): June 1st–July 4th 2021 (Cassie)	21	Winning entries: Fight for your Right by MrX (Best Article), Forum talk:Getting a forum talk page featured by Jabberwock (Best Alt. Namespace Article), File:Pinja.png by Zana Dark (Best Image), and Tennis by Zana Dark (Best Template)
46	Happy Monkey Competition (2021): March 7, 2021 (Shabidoo)	8	Winning entries: Pagan Tortillas by Scofield (First-Place), Loot boxes by Cat the Colourful (second-place), Contract Bridge by Hipponias (Third-Place)
45	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2020): November 2020 (Zombie​baron)	9	Winning entries: Quentin Tarantino Presents: The Aristocrats by Mhaille (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Female genital mutilation by MrX (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:​Baby​yoda.png by Mhaille (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
44	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2019): November 2019 (EMC)	10	Winning entries: The Aristocrats Any% Speedrun by xXxCaTxXx (WR) by Cat the Colourful (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Jeffrey Epstein by CandidToaster (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:The Aristocrats.jpg by Sannse (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
43	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2015): November 26–December 10, 2015 (Shabidoo)	8	Winning entries: The Great Aristocratic Old Ones by Mhaille (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Black paint brush of tragic angst by Shabidoo (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:​What​If​ISIS​Was​Black.png by Zombie​baron (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
42	Happy Monkey Competition (2015): Summer 2015 (Shabidoo)	7	Winning entries: This is IT! Where's the Money? by Mhaille, Life as a Metaphor for Sports (2) by Matthlock, Furniture (2) by Cat the Colourful, UnBooks:Grey is the New Pink by Every​other​user​name​was​taken and the honourable mentions: Nuclear Football by The Wood​burninator and UnBooks: Jacomo's Belly Fluff Part 15 by Anton199
41	The Article Whisperer (2014): December 28, 2014–January 10, 2015 (Anton199)	3	Winning entries: Rembrandt by Every​other​user​name​was​taken
40	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2014): November 28–December 12, 2014 (Zombie​baron)	12	Winning entries: Where Are They Now?: The Aristocrats by RAHB (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Jew space cowboys by Shabidoo (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:​Rape​Dad​Poster.png by Zombie​baron (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
39	Happy Monkey Competition (2014): June 14–16, 2014 (Shabidoo)	15	Winning entries: My Week Without Porn by RAHB (1st place), Psychedelic Rosie and Her Coat of Many Colors by Anton199 (2nd place), and Ready 'n' Steady by Hyperbole (3rd place)
38	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2013): November 28–December 10, 2013 (Zombie​baron)	6	Winning entries: The Aristocrats by Aleister (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), An open dream by Shabidoo (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:​Grinding​Nelson.gif by Zombie​baron (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
37	The Article Whisperer (2013): September 29–October 26, 2013 (MadMax)	4	Winning entries: Hell by Gerrycheevers (Best Most Wanted Article) and Planet X by Gerrycheevers (Best Requested Article)
36	Poo Lit Surprise (2013): April 26–May 19, 2013 ( Hot​admin​4​u​69)	27	Winning entries: The Uncyclopedia Owner's Manual by Zombie​baron (Best Article), UnReviews:My Dinner by RedHot (Best Article by a N00b), Disturbed by Zana Dark (Best Rewrite), and The Last Unicorn in Vinnitsa by Zombie​baron (Best Potatochop)
35	Happy Monkey Competition (2013): March 20, 2013 (Shabidoo)	13	Winning entries: UnBooks:The Day I Met My Enemy by Zombie​baron (1st place), UnBooks:The Second Conquest of the Moon by Aleister (2nd place), and UnReviews:The Crimean War by IFYMB! (3rd place)
34	Noob-only Writing Competition: October 22–29, 2012 (Frosty)	30	Winning entries: House of Hangover by Sinner George (1st place)
33	Poo Lit Surprise (2012): June 11–25, 2012 (Zombie​baron)	27	Winning entries: Slender Loris by Modus​operandi (Best Article), Ask Jeeves by Black flamingo11 (Best Rewrite), Human anatomy by Xamralco (Best Illustrated Article), Shakespeare's Poo Lit Soliloquy by Ticklethekeys (Best Article by a N00b)
32	Pee Buddy Awards: April 16–30, 2012 (Puppy​On​The​Radio / Mattsnow)	8	Winning entries: UnNews:Our Great Leader Kim Jong-un brings even more prosperity to us glorious North Koreans by Mattsnow (1st place), UnNews: Samsung sells phones, everybody cares by Epic​Awesomeness (2nd place), and UnNews:Dick Clark still hosting New Year's Eve show by Shatonamime (3rd place)
31	Conservation Week (2012 Spring): March 12–April 9, 2012 (Zombie​baron)	8	Winner: Xamralco (3)
30	Happy Monkey Competition (2012): February 11–12, 2012 (Shabidoo)	20	Winning entries: Homophones (grammar) by Aleister in Chains (1st place), High school football players of Indian descent by I​Came​Here​In​A​Cloche (2nd place), and The journey of the ugly kitten by Xamralco (3rd place)
29	The Article Whisperer (2011): December 26, 2011–January 9, 2012 (MadMax)	29	Winning entries: Twilight (novel) by Lyrithya (Best Most Wanted Article), Antifreeze by Thekillerfroggy (Best Requested Article), and Plant by Lyrithya (Best "Vital" Article)
28	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2011): November 19–December 10, 2011 (Mhaille)	17	Winning entries: Aristocrats (class) by Black flamingo11 (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Incontinence (philosophy) by Puppy​On​The​Radio and The things your family doesn't know by Shabidoo (tied for Best Bad Taste Article), and File:German-Comics-Page.jpg by Magic man (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
27	Poo Lit Surprise (2011): September 20–October 4, 2011 (ChiefjusticeDS)	25	Winning entries: Arecibo Message by Black flamingo11 (Best Article), SpongeBob SquarePants by Xamralco & Apathy Man by Imrealized (tied for Best Rewrite), User:RAHB/Timothy Leary's Psychedelic Bed And Breakfast by RAHB & UnBooks:Uecil, the "special" apple by HauntedUndies (tied for Best Illustrated Article), Three Strike Law by Iwritewhatiwant (Best Article by a N00b), Where the wild onions grow by Black flamingo11 & Lyrithya (Best Best Collaboration)
26	Uncyclopedia Summer Extravaganza!: August 1–27, 2011 (Joe9320 / Shabidoo / Aimsplode)	14	Summer-themed 7-team tournament. Winning team: Black Magical Frozen Mammoths (Oliphaunte, Mattsnow, Black Flamingo and Magic Man)
25	Zombie​baron's Imagery Extra Va Gan Za: April 1–24, 2011 (Zombie​baron)	21	First-ever photo manipulation contest. Winning entries: File:Lego building instructions.gif by Puppy​On​The​Radio (Best Image), :File:​Styeronymus​Bloks​Garten​of​Studly​Delights.jpg by MeepStarLives (Best Image For An Article Without Images), File:Zombie Bush.jpg by Bowiz2 (Best Image By A Noob), File:Last supper2.png by Lyrithya (Best Redone Image)
24	Hourly Writing Contest: March 20 / April 2, 2011 (ChiefjusticeDS)	15	A second version for European editors was held the following week.
23	Happy Monkey Competition (2011): March 2, 2011 (Shabidoo)	16	Winning entries: Rapto-velocity by Thekillerfroggy (First-Place), GIANT NOVELTY FOAM HANDS!!! by Mrthejazz (second-place), Viking Metal by Aleister in Chains (Third-Place)
22	Poo Lit Surprise (2011): January 18–31, 2011 (Sycamore)	46	Winning entries: BabyTV by Black flamingo11 (Best Article), Muddy Waters by Thekillerfroggy (Best Rewrite), In MS Paint With One Arm, While Furiously Masturbating by Thekillerfroggy & UnBooks: Zombie​baron's Adventure To Asia by Zombie​baron (tied for Best Illustrated Article), Machine gun by SaintJayJay (Best Article by a N00b), and UnScripts:Law & Order: Puritan New England by Guilden​sternen​stein (Best Alt. Namespace Article)
21	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2010): November 18–December 3, 2010 (ChiefjusticeDS)	29	Winning entries: UnBooks:Fred by Sockpuppet of an unregistered user and The Aristocraigslist by Electrified mocha chinchilla (tied for Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), UnBooks:The Children's Guide to Your First School Shooting by Zombie​baron / Sockpuppet of an unregistered user (collaboration) and Uncle John's Fetus Burgers and Abortion Clinic by CheddarBBQ (tied for Best Bad Taste Article), and File:Chilean miner farm.jpg by Bucknut4 (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
20	The Article Whisperer (2010): September 27–October 3, 2010 (Mordillo / MadMax)	18	Second bi-annual writing contest established for the creation of most wanted, requested and "vital" articles. Winning articles: KDE by Lyrithya (Best Most Wanted Article), Wrists by Lyrithya and Battle of Grunwald by Ptok-Bentoniczny (tied for Best General Knowledge-related Article), John Connor by Matfen (Best Popular Culture-related Article), Those plastic things at the end of your shoelace by Happytimes (Best Miscellaneous-related Article), and Uncyclopedia: Let's talk about something important by Matfen (Best Uncyclopedia-related Article)
19	Happy Monkey Competition (2010): August 3, 2010 (Happy​monkey​39)	8	First regularly held 24-hour challenge. Winning articles: Tombstone by Aleister in Chains (Gold), Pursuit of Happiness by Lyrithya (Silver), and Pointy sticks by MsuCarencro (Bronze).
18	Conservation Week (2010 Summer): July 5–19, 2010 (Dexter111344)	16	Winners: Lordarcadian (8) and Sockpuppet of an unregistered user (5)
17	Dr. Skull​thumper's Hourly Writing Contest: June 27, 2010 (Dr. Skull​thumper)	23	Original 1-hour contest held by Dr. Skull​thumper.
16	Poo Lit Surprise (2010): May 10–24, 2010 (Electrified mocha chinchilla)	24	Winning entries: Salamander by Black flamingo11 (Best Article), Sparta by Hyperbole (Best Rewrite), UnBooks:Where do babies come from? by Puppy​On​The​Radio (Best Illustrated Article), UnBooks:Murder on a Plane by DPRS (Best Article by a N00b), Howto: Staple toast to a wall by Mrthejazz (Best Alt. Namespace Article)
15	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2009): November 26–December 9, 2009 (Mordillo)	23	Winning entries: Crats by So So (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Ich Bin Ein Celebrity Juden, Get Me Out Of Here! by Under user (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:John McEnroe Pong.gif by Puppy​On​The​Radio (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
14	Conservation Week (2009 Fall): October 26–November 16, 2009 (ChiefjusticeDS)	23	Winners: Puppy​On​The​Radio (8) and Matfen (5)
13	Poo Lit Surprise (2009): October 5–18, 2009 (Modus​operandi)	39	Winning entries: Elizabeth I by 15Mickey20 (Best Article), Abraham Lincoln by Gerrycheevers (Best Rewrite), Bi-curious George by Mhaille (Best Illustrated Article), Rules of baseball by SPIKE (Best Article by a N00b), and UnNews:Australia says "You just don't understand our humour!" by Puppy​On​The​Radio (Best Alt. Namespace Article)
12	Conservation Week (2009 Spring): April 6–26, 2009 (Gerrycheevers)	16	Winners: Gerrycheevers (4), Guilden​sternen​stein (2) and JackOfSpades (2)
11	Poo Lit Surprise (2009): March 9–22, 2009 (Heerenveen)	29	Winning entries: Plink by GlobalTourniquet (Best Article), Money by Sycamore (Best Rewrite), Economic Collapse Barbie™ by DrStrange and Karl Lagerfeld by Modus​operandi (tied for Best Illustrated Article), UN Fat Project by Judepeer (Best Article by a N00b), UnMovie Review: Watchmen (with special guests, the Watchmen) by Modus​operandi and UnNews:Obama unveils education reform plans by Monika (tied for Best Alt. Namespace Article)
10	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2008): November 27–December 12, 2008 (RAHB)	23	Winning entries: The Aristocrats Christmastime Special by Prettiestpretty (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Dr. N. Toleránt's Informative Letter: An Informative Letter by Electrified mocha chinchilla (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:​Ipod​christ​crx.png by Prettiestpretty (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
9	Conservation Week (2008 Fall): September 15–30, 2008 (Jocke Pirat)	14	Winners: Dexter111344 (8) and Mrmonkey72 (8)
8	Poo Lit Surprise (2008): July 15–27, 2008 (Dr. Skull​thumper)	52	Winning entries: The Gathering Horror by Cap'n Ben (Best Article), Sania Mirza by 15Mickey20 (Best Rewrite), The Incredible Adventures of MS PAINTMAN! by The UnIdiot (Best Illustrated Article), Sweatshop (humanitarian institution) by ShuaDaddy (Best Article by a N00b), and UnTunes:White trash girl by Modus​operandi (Best Alt. Namespace Article)
7	Conservation Week (2008 Spring): March 1–15, 2008 (Jocke Pirat)	27	Winners: Pandora. (6) and THE (5)
6	Poo Lit Surprise (2008): January 9–27, 2008 (Electrified mocha chinchilla)	33	Winning entries: Marie Curie by An Ape that Only Exists on Thursdays (Best Article), Dude by THEDUDEMAN (Best Rewrite), Segue: a monologue by Modus​operandi (Best Illustrated Article), UnBooks:Life as a 4⅝ Year Old by DJ Irreverent (Best Article by a N00b), and Why?:Get a tattoo of a tarantula on your face by Modus​operandi (Best Alt. Namespace Article)
5	Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball (2007): November 22–December 6, 2007 (Mhaille)	23	Originally proposed by The Thinker, this unique competition has traditionally emphasized dark or off-color humor. Winning articles included: The Aristocrats by 15Mickey20 (Aristocrat's Turkey Day Ball), Pacific War by So So (Best Bad Taste Article), and File:Allahuak​bear.jpg by Modus​operandi (Master Goa Tse Award for Digital Imagery)
4	Conservation Week (2007 Fall): September 1–15, 2007 (Jocke Pirat)	39	A bi-annual contest which focused on rewriting random articles. Winners: One-eyed Jack (12) and THE (12)
3	Poo Lit Surprise (2007): January 14–27, 2007 (Bradaphraser)	58	Winning entries: Mental illness by Jedravent (Best Article by a N00b), The Tale of Captain Petey Widdershanks Blunderbub Shaleweather Monkeyturtle Johansen III, Buccaneer Extraordinaire by §ǚρ​ωξλ​£μĦΦ​φ≈€Ə​ξßÐ​ÆØΞ (Best Illustrated Article), Education by Famine (Best Rewrite), and Honesty by ENeGMA (Best Article)
2	Poo Lit Surprise (2006-2nd): August 1–14, 2006 (Mhaille)	66	Winning entries: HowTo:Write A Cover Letter by Procopius (Best Article), "Paul is dead" hoax by Rcmurphy (Best Rewrite), Jammie Dodgers by Stejinz (Best Illustrated Article), and American Dream by Shandon (Best Article by a N00b)
1	Poo Lit Surprise (2006): April 7–15, 2006 (Rcmurphy)	51	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)

Other events

Yrs	Event (Host)	No. of Entries - Notes
2020	Pandemic Panic (Risviltsov)	0	Small writing competition, very small
2013	Days of the week friendly competition that shabidoo will win and everyone else will fail (Shabidoo)	6	Contest held by Shabidoo to write about a day of the week.
2011	Socky's writing competition competition of 2011 (Socky)	0	Contest held by Socky to hold the best writing competition. Was praised for its brilliance and then swiftly abandoned.
2008	SysRq's Favorite Person Competition '08 (SysRq)	7	Contest held by SysRq for best articles portraying himself "in a positive light".
2007	Sliferjam's Annual Contest (Sliferjam)	10	Contest held by Sliferjam to create an image and short story.
2005-2012	Fake Pegasus Award (Aleister)	N/A	Annual award given to the user with the most feature articles that year. (Open to all users)

Non-writing competitions

Yrs	Event (Host)	No. of Entries - Notes
2011	Zombiebaron's Imagery Extra Va Gan Za (Zombie​baron)	22	Contest held to create new and original images for VFP.
2010	Pee Week (Peregrine​Falcon​999)	7	Contest held for Pee Review for the most articles reviewed in a week. Winner: PeregrineFalcon999 (10)

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