Greetings fellow Hunger Games fans! Last November, I wrote a Hunger Games SYOT for Nanowrimo, and it was a lot of fun. That said, I'm making preparations to start a new one. I learned a lot of things during the whole experience after running into a series of otherwise unforeseen problems that this kind of story can create, and I think I'm a little more prepared this time around. For instance, I only plan on updating twice a week instead of every single day as I did last time (that almost killed me). I also don't plan on writing an introductory story before I have all my notes and plot lines sorted out, so read through "Beyond the Fence" for an example of how I write SYOTs.

This time around, I have a few interesting twists planned that will give me a little more freedom with storytelling, but I don't want to give them away just yet. That said, I have a few special conditions that submitted tributes must adhere to this time around:

First of all, there is no age restriction. Well, no upper age restriction, anyway. A tribute that just sits in a cradle and says "goo goo gaga" is not much fun. Please only submit tributes that are at least 12 years old, but submitting one that is 90 years old is also acceptable.

Second, everyone is a volunteer. You will find out why as the story unfolds, but what I will need from you is the reason that the tribute volunteered, which (hopefully) is more interesting than "he or she wanted the money". If you're going to use that one, at least have a good reason why the tribute is sacrificing his life for the money.

Other than that, I'll leave the creativity up to you. The tribute form is on my page. It should be copy-and-pasteable, so let me know if it's not. Fill out as much as you want, but the more characteristics you add, the more likely it is that I will choose your character. Interesting tributes get priority. Plus, the less I have to add in the details, the more personalized your character will be. I would rather you PM me your character's attributes so that I can keep them somewhat a secret until they are revealed, but I'm not going to disqualify a tribute simply because he pops up in a review. It just spoils the surprise for everyone else.

*UPDATE: SYOT NOW CLOSED*

Thanks to everyone who submitted! I'm still waiting on responses from a few people, but I've sent you a message, your spot is still open. I'm going to keep the tributes hidden until the start so we all get introduced to them at the same time, but I think I've messaged everyone whose tributes I accepted. As for the story plot itself, I think you'll either love it or you'll hate it. I'm moving out to Seattle in a couple of weeks, so I'm probably not going to get started with this until after I get all moved and settled in. Once I start, however, I will update regularly. Once again, thanks guys, and I'll see you in a few weeks!