Bookathon

Name: Bookathon
Start: 2026-08-05
End: 2026-08-10
Location: Beijing

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About this hackathon

Make a book in 48 hours — free, with an online original-fiction track and an offline multi-format creation track in Beijing. Teams of 1–6; fiction, non-fiction, picture books, memoirs and more; links to web-novel contracts and e-publishing.

Status
Deadline: 2026-08-10
Starts: 2026-08-05
Who: Open to all
Level: Intermediate
Prize: 1st–3rd prizes plus Best Content / Design / Creative Format awards; e-certificates for all
Size: —
Format: Hybrid · Beijing · China
Location: Beijing

Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

48小时把一本书做出来，⁠‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍⁠线上原创小说与线下多元创作两条路，免费参与。

看点：1—6人组队；原创小说、纪实、绘本、成长自传等方向；可对接网文签约与电子出版

奖金：一二三等奖 + 最佳内容/装帧/创意形式奖；全员电子证书

截止日期：报名8月10日；创作8月14日12:00—8月16日12:00（北京/线上）

Summarized from the Chinese “Beginner Hackathon Series” newsletter. Eligibility, dates and prizes are subject to the organizer’s official page.