Sidereus Live Action Role-Playing, in conjunction with Harbinger Hobbies LLC, is hosting the "World of Sidereus" Art Contest.

Winners and runners-up will have their work published in the Sidereus LARP Player's Guide, slated for release in September 2009!

Please review the contest rules before submitting your entry.

CONTEST DEADLINE
July 31st, 2009 @ 11:59PM EST


CONTEST DESCRIPTION
Welcome to the World of Sidereus Art Contest!

Sidereus is a Dark Fantasy Live Action Role-Playing game of monumental proportions, attempting to fuse a motion picture quality aesthetic with an exciting and engaging atmosphere where hundreds of players will engage in the epic struggle to determine the fate of the world of Sidereus.

Now is your chance to help bring the World of Sidereus to life. Artists may submit their rendition of any facet of the Sidereus World, from the various different races, to battle scenes, to epic landscapes.

To learn more about the World of Sidereus and the source material available to draw inspiration from, download the PDF copy of our player's guide HERE.

All submissions must have a Fantasy/Dark Fantasy theme to be considered.

For more information, contact us at information@sidereus.net.


THE PRIZES

Runners Up (20 winners)

• 1 Month DeviantArt.com subscription


• Submission will be published in the Sidereus LARP Player's Guide


• 20% Coupon at the Harbinger Hobbies Online Store

Third Place (3 winners)

• 3 Month DeviantArt.com subscription


• Sidereus LARP T-shirt displaying your submission


• Submission will be published in the Sidereus LARP Player's Guide


• 20% Coupon at the Harbinger Hobbies Online Store

Second Place (2 winners)

• 3 Month DeviantArt.com subscription


• Sidereus LARP T-shirt displaying your submission


• $25.00 USD Payment (Submitted via PayPal)


• Submission will be featured at Sidereus.net when our new website is launched in August 2009.


• Submission will be published in the Sidereus LARP Player's Guide


• $25.00 Gift Card for use at the Harbinger Hobbies Online Store

First Place (1 winner)

• 1 Year DeviantArt.com subscription


• Sidereus LARP T-shirt displaying your submission


• $50.00 USD Payment (Submitted via PayPal)


• Submission will be featured at Sidereus.net when our new website is launched in August 2009.


• Submission will be published in the Sidereus LARP Player's Guide


• $50.00 Gift Card for use at the Harbinger Hobbies Online Store


• Commission offer for the cover of our "Humans of Sidereus: Race Guide" to be released in March 2010.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submissions should be illustrations, paintings or mixed media, no photography please

Submissions may be sent via e-mail to artsub@sidereus.net. Email Subject: World of Sidereus Art Contest. The body of the mail should contain all of the required information listed below, with the illustration attached (see below for file format/size information). E-mails requesting more information should be sent to information@sidereus.net.

• All participants must agree to the Contest Rules as listed below.


• Contestants under the age of 18 must obtain the permission of a legal guardian before submitting entries.


• Illustrations must be original pieces of art.


• Please attach only one illustration per e-mail. Contestants may send as many submissions as they wish, but each entrant may only win one prize.


• Contestants will not be notified directly of the contest results. Winners will be announced publicly in a separate NEWS posting.

ALL FILE FORMATS ACCEPTED (.JPG or .GIF preferred)

Required Information

• Your Email Address


• Your DeviantArt.com handle


• A title for your submission


• Your real name (OPTIONAL)

Should your illustration be chosen for display, the above nickname (and your real name, if submitted), artwork title, and personal comment will appear along with your artwork.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT US AT INFORMATION@SIDEREUS.NET


THE RULES
Below are the rules of the contest (Please read them BEFORE submitting to the contest) :

We require that all contestants understand and agree to these terms prior to submitting their artwork. Harbinger Hobbies LLC will regard all submissions to the "World of Sidereus" Contest as implicit acceptance to these terms, without exception.

Regarding prizes:
Winning contestants may not transfer their claim to a prize to another individual.

Regarding personal information:
The personal information accompanying contest entries will be utilized in sending prizes to contest winners. In all regards, personal information will be handled with the utmost security and caution.

Regarding inappropriate submissions:
Entries falling under either of the below categories will not be considered by the judges:
- Artwork containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter
- Artwork containing any plagiarized or copyrighted material
Infringements upon copyright/intellectual property, personal credit, privacy, etc.
- Counter to public order and/or morals
- Submissions with content judged to be grossly deviant from the established theme
- Depiction of characters not related to the Sidereus LARP
- Harbinger Hobbies LLC reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display
- Entries not containing all of the required information, or containing erroneous information

Regarding copyrights:

Each entrant must agree that the copyright to each entry is automatically assigned to and becomes the property of Harbinger Hobbies LLC upon submission. Entrants must agree that Harbinger Hobbies LLC will own all rights to use, modify, and make derivative works of the entries, without separate compensation to entrant or anyone else. Each entrant may maintain the right to use their submission for personal use only, including portfolio references, personal website use, advertisement, etc. Each entrant must warrant and represent that (a) as between entrant and parties other than Harbinger Hobbies LLC, entrant own all rights to all submitted entries; and (b) other than the fact that all intellectual property embodied in and related to the Sidereus Live Action Role Playing game, including all copyrighted works and trademarks and derivative works thereof, are the exclusive property of Harbinger Hobbies LLC, all such entries are original works of authorship on entrant's part and have not been copied, in whole or in part, from any other work and do not violate, misappropriate, or infringe any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right of any other person or entity. Entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Harbinger Hobbies LLC for any breach of this warranty or other action taken by entrant in connection with this contest.

HARBINGER HOBBIES LLC OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES
All entries and other materials (the "Entry Materials") (including all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights associated therewith) submitted by you become the property of Harbinger Hobbies LLC upon submission, and Entry Materials will not be returned to any contestant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Harbinger Hobbies LLC will own all rights to use, modify, and make derivative works of the Entry Materials, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity. You agree to take, at Harbinger Hobbies's expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Harbinger Hobbies LLC to effect, perfect, or confirm Harbinger Hobbies LLC's ownership rights as set forth above in this paragraph. Entry Materials may be used by contestants only for purposes of the Contest or for personal, non-profit viewing. Entry materials received by Harbinger Hobbies LLC may be destroyed by Harbinger Hobbies LLC at any time following the Contest.