Registration for 30 Characters Challenge Now Open


A lot can happen in 30 days. Vampires run rampant for 30 nights in Barrow, Alaska. DC rebooted their entire universe in 30 days. And Comix Tribe has an ambitious online challenge that aims to create 30 characters in 30 days.

The 30 Characters Challenge is an annual online creative challenge to create 30 characters in just 30 days, one for every day in the month of November. In just two weeks of enrollment, more than 90 creators have already signed on for this year's challenge, a pace that will shatter last year's numbers.

Last year's challenge brought in 150 creators, with 35 successfully completing it. 1,800 new characters were created and a ton of people were interested in the chalenge. Starting November 1, interested creators can head on over to 30Characters.com and register with your name and email address.

Other means of staying up to date with the challenge is via Twitter (#30characters) or the 30 Characters Challenge Facebook page.

Full press release after the jump.

Registration for the third annual 30 Characters Challenge is now open!

The 30 Characters Challenge is an annual online creative challenge to create 30 characters in just 30 days, one for every day in the month of November. In just two weeks of enrollment, more than 90 creators have already signed on for this year's challenge, a pace that will shatter last year's numbers.

Last year's challenge was a resounding success:

- 150 creators signed on for the challenge, and 35 successfully completed it.
- Approximately 1,800 new characters were created last year.
- The site generated 74,000 page views last November, with more than 20,000 unique visitors.
- Since then, an additional 10,000 visitors registered some 25,000 page views.
- Character posts generated more than 2600 comments...100% of them positive/supportive.
- At least a dozen creators participated in the challenge outside of the 30Character.com site, including members of the Art + Story forums.
- The Challenge generated coverage across a wide spectrum of prominent comics news sites and blogs.
- The 30 Characters Challenge was one of the examples cited in New York Times best-selling author Seth Godin’s book “Tales of the Revolution: True Stories of People who are Poking the Box and Making a Difference“, which was in the top 10 of Amazon Kindle downloads for weeks.

Though, last year's challenge was big. Is there any doubt this year's will be even bigger?

The 30 Characters Challenge is Back!

The Challenge: Create 30 new characters in 30 days- one for every day of the month of November.

Why: Because the world still needs new characters.

When: Starting November 1st, 2011.

Where: Right here on at 30Characters.com.

How to Register: Simply sign up here with your name and email address to be added to the 30 Characters 2011 Challengers Roster.

Returning Challengers: If you participated in the 30 Characters Challenge last year and would like to take part again this year, leave a note in the comments section below, or send an email to confirming participation.

Stay Connected and Spread the Word:

- Follow the hashtag #30characters on Twitter for the latest information on the 30 Characters Challenge!

- Like the
30 Characters Challenge Facebook page!

- Keep an eye on your inbox for weekly 30 Characters Challenge updates!

- Grab one or more of the approved 30 Characters Challenge Banners, and post on your website. Or better yet, create your own!

Have questions about the challenge? Be sure to read our FAQ, for everything you could possibly want to know about #30Characters.

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