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

99 contests are listed!
40 new!
All medias are representated!


Hope it is useful for everyone!


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| April | May | June | July | December |
| Periodically Contests | No Deadline | Official Contests |
| Outside of dA Contests |

April 2008

Heaven, Hell & Earth Contest
By =onnaevilsmith
Specific Media : Drawing
Deadline : April 4th
View details here


Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Contest
By *Mazoku85
Deadline : April 4th
View details here


My Fetish Contest
By *spliffy
Deadline : April 5th
View details here


The Stig Quote Contest
By ~BlueHedgie
Specific Media : quote!
Deadline : April 5th
View details here


Red Nightmares Contest
By *RedClub
Deadline : April 6th
View details here


TITANS OF MYTH Contest
By ~teentitans
Deadline : April 6th
View details here


Easter EGGS Contest
By *PurpleClub
Deadline : April 9th
View details here


Fear and Fobias Contest
By =DarkArtists-Inc
Deadline : April 10th
View details here


CSS Contest
By *DAPoliticalForum
Deadline : April 10th
View details here


Global Warming Contest
By *ProjectEarth
Deadline : April 11th
View details here


Lost & Found Contest
By *ladydetemps
Deadline : April 11th
View details here


Birds of Paradise Contest
By *Bokkaku
Deadline : April 12th
View details here


The seven deadly sins Contest
By =sugar-coated-sour
Deadline : April 14th
View details here


Marblicious Gems Contest
By *MarbliciousFractals
Specific Media : Fractals
Deadline : April 15th
View details here


Visual Music Contest
By ~LetzteSchatten-stock
Deadline : April 15th
View details here


The Betterment 4 Humanity Contest
By ~LetzteSchatten-stock
Deadline : April 16th
View details here


Cocacola Contest
By *cocacolagirlie
Deadline : April 20th
View details here


Cityscape Night Shots Contest
By =Cityscapes-Club
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : April 21th
View details here


Day Of Silence Contest
By *MistressRaven1605
Deadline : April 23th
View details here


Gods, Goddesses and Mythology Contest
By *Dianae
Deadline : April 25th
View details here


Heroes Contest
By *PortraitPencilArt
Deadline : April 25th
Specific Media : Traditional Drawing
View details here


Your Own Secret Garden Contest
By ~Sitara-LeotaStock
Deadline : April 25th
View details here


Insanity Contest
By =my-dark-desire
Deadline : April 26th
View details here


Avatar Design Contest
By =ixeo
Deadline : April 27th
View details here


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


Pirostag festival logo Contest
By =Harukaze74
Deadline : April 30th
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Penguins of the Future Contest
By ~ninjapengui
Deadline : April 30th
View details here


A New Dawn Contest
By =Cat-in-the-Stock & =little-stock
Deadline : April 30th
View details here


Portraits in abandoned places Contest
By =brandybuck
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : April 30th
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Character costume design & character drawing Contest
By =KidAngel
Deadline : April 30th
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Use stock Contest
By =hyannah77
Deadline : April 30th
View details here


The Past, Our Memories Contest
By =inspyretash-stock & ~Wild-stock
Deadline : April 30th
View details here


Spring CSS Contest
By *ginkgografix
Deadline : April 30th
View details here


20th Birthday Contest
By *Yitzin
Deadline : April 30th
View details here


My dASpace Contest
By =vacuumslayer
Specific Media : CSS
Deadline : April 30th
View details here


Draw your Original Character as a Pirate Contest
By *Captain-Savvy
Specific Media : Drawing
Deadline : April 30th
View details here


Angels Among Us Contest
By *yamikashura
Deadline : April 30th
View details here

May

Ani-Jam Contest
By ^deviantartfilm
Specific Media : dA Film
Deadline : May 1st
View details here


Design a Dress Contest
By *Madydiu
Deadline : May 1st
View details here


Eternity Contest
By ~meowsap
Deadline : May 1st
View details here


The Crossroads Contest
By *dauntiemagic
Deadline : May 1st
View details here


The dA Marketplace Contest
By ^ArtisticAunJuli
Deadline : May 1st
View details here


Smoke -N- Mirrors Contest
By ~nuisance15
Deadline : May 1st (or 75 entries)
View details here


Who Are You? Contest
By *YoungArtistNation
Deadline : May 1st
View details here


Treasure Contest
By =foudroyant
Specific Media : Drawing & Painting
Deadline : May 1st
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Good Guys Gone Bad Contest
By *Cris-M
Deadline : May 1st
View details here


Urban Legends Contest
By *sammykaye1
Deadline : May 2nd
View details here


Shell's kids as Disney Characters Contest
By `shell4art
Deadline : May 3rd
View details here


CSS Contest
By `touchedvenus
Deadline : May 5th
View details here


Spring Stole My Heart Contest
By *Sibiu-Club
Deadline : May 6th
View details here


8 Wishes Contest
By ~IslandWriter
Specific Media : Drawing
Deadline : May 8th
View details here


Reflecting On The World Contest
By *meh31488
Deadline : May 13rd
View details here


Bring Out the Trash Contest
By *painters
Specific Media : Traditional Painting
Deadline : May 17th
View details here


Drow Idol Contest
By *QueenFlamewing
Specific Media : Illustration
Deadline : May 18th
View details here


A Day at the Races Contest
By =inspyretash-stock
Deadline : May 24th
View details here


Draw one of my photos Contest
By =grugster
Specific Media : Drawing
Deadline : May 25th
View details here


Time to wake up, it's a Spring Contest
By *Ultra-Violet-X
Deadline : May 31st
View details here

June

Stories & Tales Contest
By *kime-stock
Deadline : June 1st
View details here


JETTA / SHI: ARROW OF DESTINY Contest
By ~saltygirl
Specific Media : Illustration
Deadline : June 1st
View details here


Doom Contest
By =DreamingMyth
Deadline : June 13th
View details here


Urban legends Contest
By *Lisajen-stock
Deadline : June 13th
View details here


Interpret my character Contest
By =ChainBound
Deadline : June 20th
View details here


Gryphons, Griffins, Griffons... Contest
By =GoredGuar
Deadline : June 22nd
View details here


Mucha Contest
By `shelldevil
Deadline : June 29th
View details here


Harem Contest
By *jessiesheram
Deadline : June 30th
View details here


Dark is My demeanour Contest
By =digital-amphetamine
Deadline : June 30th
View details here

July

Band Contest
By *Nirelstock
Specific Media : Photomanipulation
Deadline : July 1st
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A Writers Contest
By *Davader
Specific Media : Literature
Deadline : July 1st
View details here


Angels Contest
By =MonicaWeasley
Deadline : July 3rd
View details here


Fantasy Contest
By =helly7307-stock
Deadline : July 16th
View details here

December

Love Contest
By *creepy-craft
Specific Media : Crafts
Deadline : December 21st
View details here


A Year In The Making Contest
By *ElectroBaby
Deadline : December 31st
View details here

Periodically

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


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


Elite Artists Contests
By *EliteArtists
Deadline : Every Month
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


Manipulated Reality
By *ManipulatedReality
Specific Media : Photomanipulations
View details here

No Deadline

Do YOU know THEM? Contest
By *AoAClub
View details here


CSS Contest
By `darklylit
View details here


Dark Contest
By *Dark-Emotions
Specific Media : Photomanipulation
View details here


Equine Contest
By =xNalax
Specific Media : Digital Art and Photomanipulation
View details here


Literature and Visual Art Contest
By =DandiBooks315
View details here


Prince & Princess Contest
By *Indianakat
View details here


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

Official Contests

Art for Art Sake Contest
Deadline : April 8th
View details here


ComicStock - Comic Artists Contest
Deadline : April 13th
Specific Media : Comics
View details here


1 in 8 - Speedsters Character Design Contest
Deadline : April 14th
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The World Ends with You Contest
Deadline : April 15th
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FanCraftic Contest
Deadline : April 25th
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The LOL Corner Contest
Deadline : May 1st
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The Forbidden Gaze Contest
Deadline : June 1st
Specific Media : Photography
View details here






Outside of dA Contests



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


Digital Photography Contest(s)
By photos-of-the-year
Deadline : Runs Frequently
View details here


Digital Challenges
By dpchallenge
Deadline : Runs Frequently
View details here


Environmental Photographer of the Year Contest
By CIWEM
Deadline : July 31th, 2008
View details here


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


The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar
Digital Contest
By photojournalism
Deadline : November 12th, 2008
View details here



G o c r e a t e !