I'm not as cool, as ^cooley is, but here's the news some of you folks were waiting for.

- Kelli

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THE WEEKLY ANTHRO CHALLENGE
Each week the anthro community is invited to participate in a weekly challenge designed to allow anthro artists to exercise their imaginations based on a weekly theme. Please visit the #IamAnthro chat-room, if you would like to learn more about the contest, share ideas, or meet the judges and other participants. If you are unsure of what "anthro" is, please read this article.

LAST WEEK'S WINNER
Last week's theme was "Dreams" and "Friendship"
*DarkMeW won first prize with his piece "Princess of the Twelve Seeds"



Congratulations to *DarkMeW!
To see the rest of this week's entries, click here.

THIS WEEK'S THEME
This week's chosen themes is "Dolls" by *DarkMeW.

"The use and stories surrounding dolls have been around as long as people first created them. Some are believe to have souls, or are created for people to cast their worries into. The doll represents any aspect, from a childhood friend to a moon lit nightmare. It's up to you." ~ *DarkMeW

THIS WEEK'S DEADLINE
April 4th 23.59EST (April 5th -5GMT)

THIS WEEK'S JUDGES
*PlainYellowFox, =Kellisanth, =arionic, =Solidfox07 and ^skifi.

PRIZES
Winners of the contest receive a feature in the next Weekly Anthro Challenge Newsletter, as well as the #IamAnthro chat-room.
Winner gets to choose the following week's theme.
Winner will be featured in the AR anthro newsletter ^cooley writes every two weeks.
All winners of each month will be entered in a drawing to win a one-month subscription to dA.

CHALLENGE RULES
Please keep all entries PG-13, this means no adult content whatsoever.
Each entry must follow the weekly theme.
All entries must feature anthro characters.
Please make sure each submission is entered on time (Friday 12 EST)
We ask that you dev-watch the *anthrochallenge account to stay up-to-date on contest information.
If contestants choose to participate in their own topic, they CANNOT win. This is so contestants cannot slant the contest in their favor.
Contestants can enter as many times as they want in each week, and every week.
Contestants can enter any piece of art that fits the anthro weekly theme, even if it were not originally created for the contest.
There is NO limit on how many times a contestant can win.


HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY
Upload your submission to DeviantART just as you would submit any of your other anthro work.
Thereafter, please send a note labeled "Contest Submission" to *anthrochallenge.
Make sure to include a theme with your entry in case you win.


SUPPORT THE AWC



CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
Every week the challenge will follow the same schedule:
Sunday: Challenge launch and submissions opened. Last week's winner announced as well as new weekly theme.
Monday-Thursday: Time to work on your entry!
Friday: Challenge deadline on Friday at 23.59 EST (Sat -5GMT), submissions closed.
Saturday: Judging.

HOW JUDGING WORKS
Judging is based on individual creativity, not necessarily who can draw the best. There will be a rotating panel of judges for each week, with four teams of judges every month. Their schedule is as follows:
1st Rotation: *PlainYellowFox, =Kellisanth, =arionic and =Solidfox07
2nd Rotation: ~Fox201, ~SchroederTrombone, =VenusInTheFurs and ~bigjeff5
3rd Rotation: =Thumpity, =krhainos,=Syberwolf and =OdinWolf
4th Rotation: *Foxtrot-wolfwhistle, *saepenon, =Katmomma and ~Takarama
In addition to the aforementioned judges, ^skifi, myself, and the AWC staff will step in as judges when necessary.

PERMANENT CHALLENGE STAFF
This contest would not be possible with a staff of dedicated individuals. Please thank the following volunteers for their hard work:
=Thumpity
=Kellisanth
=Mirel-Yirrin
~Ruriko-Inoyuki
=Syberwolf
=Tex777

OPEN STAFF POSITIONS
Check click here for open positions.