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This Month's Challenge

We made this
with AI.
You can do better.

Every month, FCX Ink publishes a prose excerpt and panel prompts from Rise. You bring the panels to life. The community picks the winner. That artist's work becomes the official Rise installment — published, credited, and permanent.

Scene Excerpt
Brief in development — Scene 1 coming soon.
Panel Prompt — Preview
The first panel prompt will appear here when the challenge opens.
Full brief & character references unlock when you join
AI-generated sketch
AI-generated sketch of Killian — the bar to clear

The bar. We believe you can clear it.

Featured This Month
Featured Writer
[FCX] Spartan
[FCX] Spartan
Inkling #1
Immortal Mentor Storyteller
Featured Artist
Could be you.
Submissions open through Day 14. The community Winks the winner. Your panels become Rise.
Submit Your Work
Browse Submissions in Spotlight Castle Voting opens Day 15 — submissions close soon.
Community Voting

Wink your favourites — the ones you genuinely think should become Rise. The Unwritten Rules apply: your win doesn't require someone else's loss.

This Month's Submissions
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The Unwritten Rules

By submitting, you're joining a community that takes creative work seriously. You own what you made. We'll treat it that way too. The Unwritten Rules →

Sign in to see all submissions in Spotlight Castle — and Wink your favourites.
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Past Installments
The archive is waiting.
The first Rise installment publishes at the end of this month. Every winner joins the record here — writer, artist, panels, and all.
Rise Artist Kit
Everything you need
to make Rise your own.
Two resources. No constraints. The story goes where the community takes it.
World Context
Origin Story
Where Rise comes from. The world, the stakes, the foundation — everything an artist needs to root their work in something real.
Process Notes
Behind the Panels
Notes from the creator on tone, style, and intent. Use it as a compass, not a rulebook.
How Spotlight Works
Every month.
Same stakes.
Different story.
1
Days 1 – 14
Submission Window
The brief drops on the 1st. Artists have two weeks to create their panels and drop them into Spotlight Castle.
2
Days 15 – 21
Community Voting
Submissions go public. Inklings Wink their favourites. Most Winks at the close of Day 21 wins.
3
Days 22 – End
Publishing Buffer
The winning panels are prepared for publication. The featured artist is notified, credited, and celebrated.
4
Last Day of Month
Installment Posted
The official Rise installment goes live — writer and artist credited side by side. The archive grows.
Your work.
Your name.
On the record.
⚠  Pending legal review before first challenge
Submission Rights

Your work stays yours.

Submitting to Spotlight doesn't transfer your copyright. You own your panels — before, during, and after the competition.

By submitting, you grant FCX Ink a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, reproduce, and promote your submitted work on the Spotlight page, in FCX Ink publications, and across FCX Ink's social and promotional channels. Your alias will appear alongside your work wherever it is featured.

This license is limited to the submitted work as entered. FCX Ink will not sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit your panels without a separate written agreement.

You may withdraw your submission at any time before the voting window closes by contacting spotlight@fcxink.com. Work selected as the winning installment becomes part of the Spotlight archive; withdrawal of archive entries requires individual review.
Spotlight Artist laurel
Earn the Published Laurel
Winners receive the Published laurel on their Inkling Imprint — permanent proof that you made something that became part of Rise.