Newsletter Run by =karemelancholia since april 2007!

Giving some fresh ideas to create, contests are essential to creativity!
Here are somes that are flying around!



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Current Contests


110 contests are listed!
34 new!
All medias are representated!


Hope it is useful for everyone!


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| November | December | January | February | March | April |
| Periodically Contests | No Deadline |
| Official Contests |
| Outside of dA Contests |




November


Food fetish Contest
By *lolitaAgogo
Deadline : November 25th
View details here


Harry Potter 7 Contest
By ~Soulfighter
Deadline : November 25th
View details here


Raw Emotions Contest
By =lucretia-stock
Deadline : November 25th
View details here


inu/kag and sasu/saku Contest
By =UchihaAkio
Deadline : November 25th
View details here


A Romance Contest
By =Drakhand006
Specific Media : Literature
Deadline : November 25th
View details here


Nameless and Faceless Contest
By *NachtAngel
Deadline : November 26th
View details here


Modern Fantasy Contest
By =lindowyn-stock
Deadline : November 27th
View details here


Who's your hero Contest
By ^Helewidis
Deadline : November 29th
View details here


Concept Contest
By *Care-Club
Deadline : November 29th
View details here


Draw me Contest
By *Angeliq
Deadline : November 30th
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You Contest
By =Flutterings
Specific Media : Poetry
Deadline : November 30th
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All about words Contest
By ~Kaoru-hime
Deadline : November 30th
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Pollution Contest
By *ProjectEarth
Deadline : November 30th
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Opposite Elements Contest
By ~MountainDreamer
Deadline : November 30th
View details here


Celebrating 6000 Contest
By =VooooD
Deadline : November 30th
View details here


Ana's Amazing 50k Contest
By =Anathematixs
Deadline : November 30th
View details here


My Characters Contest
By ~LaughableNightmares
Deadline : November 30th
View details here

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December


Show the Soldiers You Care
By ~MountainDreamer
Deadline : December 1st
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Winter Contest
By ~AnimalSpirit-Club
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Artisans Corset Contest
By *CorsetCrafters
Specific Media : Crafts
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Loving The Alien Contest
By *BellaDonnaStock
Specific Media : Photomanipulation
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Cradle Of Whispers Contest
By =Delurianne
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Hail to the King, Baby Contest
By *GysKing1
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Witchcraft & Wizardry Contest
By *FrozenStarRo
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Letting Go Contest
By *Crazed-Writer
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Sex Me Up Contest
By ^Obsidian-Fox
Specifical Media : Photography
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Autumn Contest
By *Ultra-Violet-X
Specifical Media : Photography
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Dragon Contest
By =Ruth-Tay
Deadline : December 1st
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Kazz's Rum Contest
By =cheshirekazz
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


RetroRocket-club ID Contest
By ~RetroRocket-club
Specifical Media : Photography
Deadline : December 2nd
View details here


Coloring Contest
By ~Karen-Windwaker
Deadline : December 2nd
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Spontaneous portrait Contest
By =Nikonist
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : December 2nd
View details here


The Winter Heart Contest
By *The-Heart
Deadline : December 5th
View details here


Holidays Contest
By =TheWritersMeow
Specific Media : Poetry
Deadline : December 6th
View details here


Fall Contest
By *Dianae
Deadline : December 10th
View details here


Steer by Missy Higgins Contest
By *miss69
Deadline : December 10th
View details here


Seasons At Their Finest Contest
By *Unframed-Nature
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : December 11th
View details here


Black, White and Something More Contest
By =KHFractals
Deadline : December 14th
View details here


Solarin Fanart Contest
By *Forsaken2544
Deadline : December 15th
View details here


Use Stock Contest
By *stuxcore
Deadline : December 15th
View details here


The Touch Contest
By :dev1:
Deadline : December 15th
View details here


Tribute to Gods Contest
By ~Illiamdra
Deadline : December 16th
View details here


Use Stock Contest
By *mjranum-stock
Deadline : December 17th
View details here


CSS Contest
By :devcookiekitty-stoc:
Deadline : December 18th
View details here


A Dark Christmas Contest
By *sammykaye1
Deadline : December 20th
View details here


Seasonal Wallpaper Contest
By `Bloodredsangre
Specific Media : Wallpapers
Deadline : December 21st
View details here


Christmas card Contest
By *dheks
Specific Media : Digital (Use Stock)
Deadline : December 23th
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Draw a picture Contest
By ~metroidking
Specific Media : Drawings
Deadline : December 24th
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Christmas in FairylandContest
By =Shadowelve & ~Honeymoonfairy
Deadline : December 24th
View details here


You've been framed Contest
By ^jgfeller
Deadline : December 25th
View details here


Christmas Doll Contest
By ^ShoneGold
Specific Media : Pixel Dolls
Deadline : December 25th
View details here


Christmas PixelArt Contest
By ^ShoneGold
Specific Media : Pixel
Deadline : December 25th
View details here


Festively Devious Contest
By `oibyrd
Deadline : December 26th
View details here


What's your story Contest
By =brilcrist
Specific Media : Literature
Deadline : December 31st
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Competition in Wonderland Contest
By =DalaiHarma
Deadline : December 31st
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Dream Book Contest
By *lostbooks
Deadline : December 31st
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Disney Masquerade Contest
By *disneydeviants
Deadline : December 31st
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Exposed Contest
By *TheJader
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : December 31st
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Little Bat Contest
By *Amazonofexeter
Deadline : December 31st
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A Romance Contest
By ~Soundzine
Specific Media : Literature
Deadline : December 31st
View details here


Calvin Spine Contest
By ~Pheonx23
Deadline : December 31st
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Original Character Contest
By *Nyiana-Sama
Specific Media : Comics & cartoons and manga/anime
Deadline : December 31st
View details here





January 2008



Seven Deadly Sins Contest
By =akumaneko
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : January 1st 2008
View details here


Use Stock Contest
By *JustinByerline-Stock
Specific Media : Photomanipulation
Deadline : January 1st 2008
View details here


Photomanipulation Contest
By *mojorison
Specific Media : Photomanipulation
Deadline : January 1st 2008
View details here


4-Year Anniversary Contest
By ^ArtisticAunJuli
Deadline : January 1st 2008
View details here


Do FanArt Contest
By *mayshing
Specific Media : FanArt
Deadline : January 1st 2008
View details here


Holidays Contest
By ~Kimberly-Possible
Deadline : January 2nd 2008
View details here


Home for the Holidays Contest
By =jenepooh
Deadline : January 5th 2008
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Re-Create Contest
By *sheispretty
Deadline : January 11th 2008
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Forgotten Folklore Contest
By =Behana
Specific Media : Digital (Photomanipulation, Mixed Media, Painting & Airbrushing)
Deadline : January 11th 2008
View details here


What's The Story Contest
By ~PassTheTime
Deadline : January 20th 2008
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Cycle Contest
By ~story
Deadline : January 25th 2008
View details here


Ultimate Fandom Contest 2 : Book Characters
By ^ArtisticAunJuli
Deadline : January 25th 2008
View details here


Ultimate Fandom Contest : Avatar
By ^ArtisticAunJuli & *AvatardKingdom
Deadline : January 25th 2008
View details here


Light of the darkness Contest
By *SurrealSociety
Deadline : January 31st 2008
View details here





February 2008


Moonlight Sonata Contest
By ~valse-des-ombres
Specific Media : Photomanipulation
Deadline : February 8th 2008
View details here


Bot's Avatar Contest
By ~AotMV
Deadline : February 11th 2008
View details here


Song Interpretation Contest
By *Jenna-Rose
Specific Media : Photomanipulation/Digital Painting
Deadline : February 14th 2008
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Opposites Contest
By *dAPagan
Deadline : February 14th 2008
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Custom CSS Journal Contest
By *BlackWolfeAmazon
Deadline : February 20th 2008
View details here





March 2008





April 2008


Drawing Contest of Online Comic Hidden Chain
By *sapphirez
Deadline : April 30th
View details here






Periodically


Comment Hero of the Month
By =rinoceronte66
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Abstract Silence Contests
By =abstractsilence
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Nature Pics Club Contests
By *NaturPics-club
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Express Yourself Contests
By *Express--Yourself
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Deviation of the Month
By *LaEscaleraDeJacob
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Manga/Anime Mini Contest
By `aeterne
Specific Media : Mangas
Deadline : Every Two Weeks
View details here


Print for Poetry
By *PoetRangers
Specific Media : Poetry
Deadline : Every Wednesday
View details here


Create by Week Contest
By *createbyweek
Deadline : Every Week
View details here


Weekly Contest
By =markopolio-stock
Deadline : Every Week
View details here


Manipulate This Contest
By *ManipulateThis
Specific Media : Photomanipulations
Deadline : Every Week
View details here





No Deadline


Avatar Contest
By *AnimalCare
View details here


Count Yourself In Contest
By *WordCount
Specific Media : Literature
View details here


Create a CSS Contest
By `bluespeed9
View details here


CSS Contest
By `darklylit
View details here


CSS Design Contest
By =E-Stock
View details here


Design Contest
By =MariahAcorn
View details here


Design a character for tex Contest
By =Drifter-Tex
View details here


deviantART Top 10 Contest
By ~ISIMONI
View details here


Nightmare Contest
By =zardo
Specific Media : Photography
View details here


Osamu Tezuka Contest
By ~TerraTezuka
View details here


Pink Color the Animated Series Contest
By ~JayJayM
View details here


Prose for Points Contest
By ^StJoan
Specific Media : Literature
View details here


Tempt Me With Chocolate! Contest
By =ladyfoxill
View details here


"What's Left Now?!?" for HP fansContest
By =PersephoneStock
View details here





Official Contests


The Unusual Anthro Contest
Deadline : December 1st
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Trim Your Tree Contest
Deadline : December 21st
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Vintage Christmas postcard Contest
Deadline : December 31st
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Christmas Carol Contest
Specific Media : Manga/Anime
Deadline : December 31st
View details here



Outside of dA Contests



Photo Contest
By WanderLust Magazine for U.K.
Deadline : December 1st
View details here


Quilt Contest
By Museum of the American Quilter's Society
Deadline : December 2nd
View details here


Save The Children Contest
By Save The Children
Deadline : December 31st
View details here


Drawing Compettion
By Rate my Drawings
Deadline : Runs Monthly
View details here


Anti Racist T-shirt-Art Contest
By art-teez
Deadline : August 1st, 2008
View details here