Do open calls for scenario writers still occur?

[Malikjoker]

Just wondering...I just joined my local PFS chapter, but I am also a 3pp publisher. If not...please put some gugs into season 7

[Starglim]

As far as I know the open call remains open.

[GM Lamplighter]

Also note, Wayfinder magazine has an open call for every issue. Current deadline is June 30th with the theme of "Monsters".

[GM Lamplighter]

And I'm with you on the gugs... that mini is just dying to go onto a PFS table sometime soon!

[John Compton]

Hi Malikjoker,

The Pathfinder Society Open Call is still open, and I also recommend you see my response to a similar inquiry. I did a big pile of Open Call responses in October–December 2014, after which I became very busy with planning Season 7 and implementing some changes to the campaign. My intention is to perform another Open Call marathon after Gen Con, once the large number of new adventures is done. Keep in mind that the quest submission serves primarily as a writing sample to let me know how well you understand the campaign, the writing style, and how our adventures are structured.

I've been really pleased with how well my first major foray into the Open Call inbox went. It helped me to identify seven new authors (I think two had written material for a Player Companion by then), all of who are writing Pathfinder Society products in 2015. I encourage you to try it out.

[Malikjoker]

Thanks John! I will definitely check it out. Guess you'll know my quest submission by the Gugs I hope to feature in them(they haunt my dreams).
PFS re-energized my love for the hobby. Thank you :)

[Vanessa Hoskins]

Open call is absolutely a thing. Trust me, I have first-hand knowledge of this.

Go write up an awesome quest, then re-write it a few times until you can't think of a way to make it any better, then submit.

"Hooked on Open Call worked for me!"

[Captain Phoenix]

John Compton wrote:

My intention is to perform another Open Call marathon after Gen Con, once the large number of new adventures is done.

John, do you have any idea around when this might be? The reason is that I have a second submission that's not quite done and I'm wondering if I should get on it to make the "marathon".

Andrew Hoskins wrote:

Go write up an awesome quest, then re-write it a few times until you can't think of a way to make it any better, then submit.

Totally agree with you Andrew.

[John Compton]

I don't know that I can give you a definitive answer at this time, Phoenix. I can at least say that there is a lot that I am looking forward to doing once our new campaign coordinator is in place, and I feel very passionately about the Open Call process, the good it does for the campaign, and the immense satisfaction I have when giving a new author the green light.

[Captain Phoenix]

Thanks John, I'll give it a few more weeks to percolate. I'm certainly looking forward to learning from the feedback.