Triumph: the joy or exultation of victory or success
Tribulation: distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution; also : a trying experience
(Merriam-Webster)

Here are the rules:
Submission Guidelines
--To enter the contest, you must send me a note, with "T&T" in the title, a link to your deviation, and whether you're entering for triumph or tribulation.
--You can only submit your own work.
--All entries must adhere to the submission policy of deviantART. This includes not submitting a miscat or something that violates another's copyright.
--All categories are open to enter.
--Entries must be noted to myself between right now (1/21/2008), until Midnight Eastern Standard Time, February 28, 2008.

Judging
Beginning March 1, 2008, the judges will narrow down the field to five deviations for the Triumph category, and five deviations for the Tribulation category. Currently, there are three judges, myself included, to assist with this, and two more coming on board shortly.







On March 8, 2008, we will announce the semi-finalists, a poll will be put up for both groups, and the poll accounts for 100% of the vote. You, the Deviants, will decide the finalists.

Once the finalists have been determined, the real fun begins. One triumph Deviation will square off with one tribulation Deviation, and a second finals poll will take place. Again, the poll will determine the winner wholly. The winner will be announced on March 17, 2008.

Prizes
Currently, the only prize I have to offer is a stamp declaring your victory, however this will change. I have contacted numerous people to see what we can get going here, and I'd like to have a little something for each of the semi-finalists, and something nice for the finalists. So, if you have anything to offer at all, be it prints, subscriptions, custom avatars/stamps, journal features, whatever...ANYTHING, please contact me and I'll add you and your donation to the list. Since we're technically declaring two winners (albeit we're pitting them head to head), I want this to be grand scale.

Pimping/Whoring
I'm all about pimping and whoring, so if you'd like to mention this contest, or feel you can help in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me. Meanwhile, here is a stamp I've made to support the contest. Feel free to use it for whatever, just link it back to my journal entry.


A special thanks for the nod in the AR newsletter. Ya'll rock!

--Original journal entry--