TL;DR: Post an interesting Codeforces blog until October 15th and win $800+1.

UPD: We decided to shift the deadline to 15th of November!

This blog is inspired by peltorator's Codeforces Month of Blog Posts.

Hi everyone! The last time, this initiative was a gem for me! I've enjoyed every bit of it and the winner in particular — it helped me when I needed it the most. So now I willing to pay back (or forward :D) — by organizing the Codeforces Month of Blog Posts one more time!

Intro

My view is the same as peltorator's one — I am a huge Codeforces fan, it almost replaces me social media, and the blogs section is one of the best parts of it! Many people may be waiting for the best time to publish their blogs — now the time has come!

Rules & Deadlines

The rules are simple:

1. Post something on Codeforces not earlier than 10th of September (00:02 UTC) 2024

We are looking for novel ideas / new views on the topics / tutorials on the topics that we have not seen yet — anything of your choice. It could even be somthing like this comment! — I think you get the idea: write something novel. If I were to judge, one of the best post of the previous peltorator's months was probably his own announcement :D

2. Send me a personal message until 15th of November (00:02 UTC) 2024 with the link to your codeforces blog post

I would appreciate it if you also include a one-sentence explanation at the beginning of your blog post explaining this challenge and a link to the blog post you are reading right now so that more people can learn about it and participate. So the general deadline is 15th of October.

Prizes!

The winner blog post will be awarded with a money prize — $350+1! The runner-up will win $250! The third place will win $150! The forth place will win $50! :)

If you are willing to increase the budget for the winners — also PM me :D

The process of choosing the winner is not decided yet, I may think of two ways: choosing the winner by myself, or the blog post with the most amount of likes. Write your own opinion in the comments sections

Outro

Let the challenge begin! I hope there will be at least one great blog, so my initative won't be left useless :D

801$ is not a small amount — so I believe in you, make something novel, make something that people want!

Maybe we should hold this sort of thing annually? Something like "Codeforces Year of Blog Posts"? Write our ideas in the comments section!

P.S: Check out LI2 Contests!

UPD1: A great friend of mine decided to give an additional $200 for the runner-up! He insisted on remaining anonymous though D:

UPD2: One month left! Additionally, let's thank i_love_penguins for giving a $100 prize for the third place

UPD2: One month left! Additionally, let's thank orz for increasing the budget by $200!