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The Literari Winter Festival begins here...

*The-Literati:iconThe-Literati: reports, 8h 42m ago
...with The Literati Musical.

Rake 'Em Up, It's an Autumn Contest!

*Ultra-Violet-X:iconUltra-Violet-X: reports, 13h 19m ago
3rd contest of a season themed series.
Prizes include: Fella plushie, Subs, Prints and loads more!

Yellow Contest Update # 2

*brennaburk111805:iconbrennaburk111805: reports, 1d 10h ago
2nd News article update for the Yellow Contest. new entries, judging, etc.
7 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~sinanTR

Cute Halloween CONTEST

=yuki-the-vampire:iconyuki-the-vampire: reports, 1d 8h ago
Cute Halloween CONTEST is waiting for you :-)

deviantART Presents: Design the DEW®!

$chix0r:iconchix0r: reports, 1d 13h ago
Mountain Dew® has busted the cap off their Green Label Art Limited Edition Bottle Series™ project and has teamed with deviantART for an exciting new contest. We're searching for an artist who can define their expression of DEW® by adding devious style to the mix! Enter to show us your dream DEW® design and win!

[Flu] Hallowe'en Poetry Competition (9)

*Flutterings:iconFlutterings: reports, 2d 17h ago
So instead of something trite and drearily obvious and orange hallowe'eny style - my contest for this month is about All Saints, and All Souls day...

I want you to write about death, and the dead. It can tie into hallowe'en as much or as little as you like but I'll warn you I am looking for some genuine and honest emotion here, Hallowe'en is a holiday - not an emotion, and it has been done.

OUR NEW HALLOWEEN CONTEST AT THE WONDERFUL WORLD

*Wonderful-World:iconWonderful-World: reports, October 6
Launching Our New Halloween Contest at the *Wonderful-World

Come on and have fun with us to celebrate HALLOWEEN !!! :excited:

:pumpkin: :pumpkin: :pumpkin: :pumpkin: :pumpkin: :pumpkin: :pumpkin:

Competition Announcement - Self Portrait

*FuriousEnnui:iconFuriousEnnui: reports, October 7
Competion Announcement - Photography

Self-portrait, with a Massive Twist Contest

Dark Creatures Contest

=darkclub:icondarkclub: reports, October 6
A contest for dark minds (all media allowed)
11 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~Neriak

Frienship! My OCs and yours! CONTEST; win sub&more

=izka197:iconizka197: reports, October 6
Join the 'Friendhsip' contest and win wonderful prizes!
*DA subscriptions
*drawins from deviants
*journal features
and there might be more!
74 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~Nenene

Contests This Week

deviantART Presents: Design the DEW®!

$chix0r:iconchix0r: reports, 1d 13h ago
Mountain Dew® has busted the cap off their Green Label Art Limited Edition Bottle Series™ project and has teamed with deviantART for an exciting new contest. We're searching for an artist who can define their expression of DEW® by adding devious style to the mix! Enter to show us your dream DEW® design and win!

---AMAZING ART FEATURE II---

~kazumasoju:iconkazumasoju: reports, October 5
*---AMAZING ART FEATURE II---* - great artist unite.

KHR FAN ART CONTEST~ START!

=brilcrist:iconbrilcrist: reports, October 6
in order to celebrate my 2nd doujinshi release, i decided to ake some fan art contest~ it's a Katekyo Hitman Reborn Contest Fan Art!!>w<

Winners of the Manipul8 contest!

^WilderWein77:iconWilderWein77: reports, October 5
The judges have spoken. These are the prize winners.

Competition Announcement - Self Portrait

*FuriousEnnui:iconFuriousEnnui: reports, October 7
Competion Announcement - Photography

Self-portrait, with a Massive Twist Contest

[Flu] Hallowe'en Poetry Competition (9)

*Flutterings:iconFlutterings: reports, 2d 17h ago
So instead of something trite and drearily obvious and orange hallowe'eny style - my contest for this month is about All Saints, and All Souls day...

I want you to write about death, and the dead. It can tie into hallowe'en as much or as little as you like but I'll warn you I am looking for some genuine and honest emotion here, Hallowe'en is a holiday - not an emotion, and it has been done.

Dark Creatures Contest

=darkclub:icondarkclub: reports, October 6
A contest for dark minds (all media allowed)
11 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~Neriak

Rake 'Em Up, It's an Autumn Contest!

*Ultra-Violet-X:iconUltra-Violet-X: reports, 13h 19m ago
3rd contest of a season themed series.
Prizes include: Fella plushie, Subs, Prints and loads more!

Frienship! My OCs and yours! CONTEST; win sub&more

=izka197:iconizka197: reports, October 6
Join the 'Friendhsip' contest and win wonderful prizes!
*DA subscriptions
*drawins from deviants
*journal features
and there might be more!
74 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~Nenene

Contests


Monthly Literature Challenge: August

`pickledeer:iconpickledeer: reports, August 2, 2007
Each month, I'll be debuting a new literature challenge that will run throughout the entire month. Each month's challenge will have a different theme. The common thread is that each challenge is designed to be fun, challenging, and to expand the writer's repertoire by introducing styles, genres, or methods of writing that most people either haven't been introduced to or don't have much practice in (for more details about what these challenges are meant to do, visit here.)

So, without further ado, let's get on with August's challenge!

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CHALLENGE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST
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Deadline: All entries must be noted to me by September 02, 12:00AM EST

Your Assignment: Write a fantasy story. "That's easy!" I hear you say. Well, there's a catch. All of the action of the story must take place in a single room. Now, no cheating. You can't go Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe on this one. In other words, no portals within the room to new locales. To make it a bit easier, "room" can be defined a little broadly. Would a small cave work? Sure. Would an extensive network of caverns work? No. I'm looking for a typical room sized, semi-enclosed area. If you have a specific idea you're not sure about, feel free to ask me via note and I will tell you if it would be acceptable for the challenge.

Also, poets, I know this challenge is geared more towards prose, but feel free to give it a shot if you're up to it! I'd love to see some poetry entries on this one.

Prizes:
1st place: 1 year sub or similarly priced print from wishlist.
2nd place: 3 month sub or similarly priced print from wishlist.
3rd place: 1 month sub or similarly priced print from wishlist.
Note: If there is only one entry, that person will automatically receive the 3rd place prize for their effort. If there are two, the winning entry will receive the 2nd place prize and the remaining entry will receive the 3rd place prize.

Story Behind This Challenge: Fantasy stories typically make use of wide, sprawling worlds to harbor their plots. In fact, a magical, majestic setting is one of the key aspects of fantasy as a genre. Fantasy authors spend years just developing the worlds (a process known as worldbuilding) where their stories take place. After all, what would Tolkien do without Middle-earth, Pratchett do without Discworld, Rowling do without Hogwarts, and so forth?

By severally limiting the options the author has when developing their story, especially something as vital to the genre as setting is to fantasy, the author must make sure the other aspects of the story are strong enough to pull the extra weight. Without the setting, other elements such as the characters, dialogue, plot development, and the overall concept become that much more important.

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*KagomeResurrected:iconKagomeResurrected: Aug 2, 2007, 11:44:40 PM
:#1: lets see what i can doooo

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*MistressWinter:iconMistressWinter: Aug 2, 2007, 11:46:18 PM
:salute: I shall do my best! :salute:

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~BrandiDear:iconBrandiDear: Aug 2, 2007, 11:47:23 PM
SEX...I mean love...lol

Either way, here you are!

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~Threek:iconThreek: Aug 2, 2007, 11:48:56 PM
I might participate. ♥
Is there a specific length?

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=evilsyndicatemember:iconevilsyndicatemember: Aug 2, 2007, 11:50:20 PM Mood: Joy
I wish you luck on it! :D

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`pickledeer:iconpickledeer: Aug 2, 2007, 11:51:13 PM
No, no specific length, although since there's a month to work on it, I expect the length to be somewhat substantial. Plus, it's kind of difficult to tell a fantasy story too terribly briefly.

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~RiftDoggy:iconRiftDoggy: Aug 3, 2007, 6:46:40 AM
HEY!

I've been working on separate scenes from a fantasy story I've been working on that all take place in the same "room": the main chamber thingy (don't know what to call it) of a cathedral. Though they are spaced out a bit, they all involve the same character, and the same situation. I wrote the first and second bits yesterday, and when I saw this, I got really excited. When I finish the last part, can I bundle it up in a single deviation and enter it?
~bleedingbird:iconbleedingbird: Aug 3, 2007, 8:57:11 AM
Wow, I haven't written anything in months. ^^; This sure does sound interesting, though; I'll try to give it a shot if/when I get the time.

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*glue:iconglue: Aug 3, 2007, 11:56:24 AM
Looks like you might get more than one entry this time. :thumbsup:
`lady-blue:iconlady-blue: Aug 3, 2007, 2:33:56 PM
You know, if I have time, I might just try this one. I'm kinda a fantasy fan. :P

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