If you believe you have what it takes, start writing something broken. Do not seek permission. Do not seek the prize. Let the prize seek you—if it dares.
This process has been condemned as elitist and cruel. The Vitki’s response: “Yes.” DV-s The Skaafin Prize
Their manifesto, later leaked in fragments on early Usenet groups, declared: "We reject the tyranny of likable protagonists. We abhor the three-act structure. The future belongs to the jagged, the unresolved, and the gleefully cruel. For this, we establish the Skaafin." If you believe you have what it takes,