Here are anticipated milestone dates for the contest.

- July 26 — Submissions open, though you may begin writing for this contest immediately. We will make an announcement post on the 26th explaining how to submit your story and update this post accordingly. Do not use EqD's normal fanfiction submission form to send your entry in, especially before this date.
- August 15 — Submissions close at 11:59 PM CST. We will save an explanation of our judging methodology until a few days prior to the submission deadline.
- August 29 — Judging concludes. Winners will be announced somewhere between this date and September 6.
- October 1 — Target date for winners to receive their prizes by.

Note: these dates are subject to change.