The Sword is the open call section of the (K)nightly–that means longer pieces with no prompts and less inhibitions, where original work that conquers new and daring territory is emphasized. Think of the Sword as the garden of plenty, the kingdom of opportunity. It is a reader’s idyll and an author’s battlefield, where the best writers bear their hearts to you, the reader, and ask you for, if not love, then a second thought. This is the feasting hall where the gods sup, this is the armory where mythological heroes prepare for battle–let’s take it all in, then spin it to gold.