Ultimate Fandom Contest 4: Inspiration

After a successful last run with Ultimate Fandom Contest 2: Book Characters, Ultimate Fandom Contest: Avatar: TLA, and Ultimate Fandom Contest 3: Video Games, I'm pleased to present Ultimate Fandom Contest 4: Inspiration! Read on for the details:

The Breakdown

All of the previous UFC contests have been sculpted to fit a certain theme, and I think it's time to let the freedom of choice reign over Ultimate Fandom Contest! You can pick any book, tv, movie, anime, manga, cartoon, comic, tv show--anything you want--to use as the topic for your contest entry.

The Purpose

Inspiration is all around us, and many of us draw it from such things as favorite books, whimsical video games or thrilling movies. Whether we use fan art to help us learn further, pay homage to that which we love, or as a stress reliever when we can't quite think of something original, it is always there for whatever purpose we need it for.

This contest is about being inspired by other's creations and sharing how a particular book or tv show has inspired you. Whatever it is, I want to see it!

The Rules

1.) ANY MEDIUM CAN BE ENTERED. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, costume, crafts, writing, photomanipulations, photography--if you can create it, you can submit it. Make sure you have proper permissions for photomanips, and that you credit accordingly. Any work using copyrighted photos/stills in their photos/manipulations will be removed.

Writers: Write fanfictions at minimum of 1000 words to a maximum of 8,000 words. Use judgement and discretion with your writing, but it does not have to be canon! Writing should illuminate what you believe to be the best parts of your fandom.

2.) THREE entries per person MAXIMUM! (You may submit one, two OR three--it's up to you) Entries must be NEW.

3.) Any book, novel, movie, tv show, game, video game, comic, cartoon, anime, manga, etc is acceptable to choose from.

4.) Music/Songs cannot be the source of your inspiration.

5.) ALL submissions must have the following in the description of the deviation:
-Ultimate Fandom Contest 4: Inspiration (a link to this article if you feel generous)
- The name of your source of inspiration (I.E. Legend of Zelda, Looney Tunes)
- What genre it falls in (I.E. Video games, cartoons)
- A paragraph detailing why you were inspired by this fandom. You can include your first memories of it, why it's so amazing, and how it's changed your life--stuff like this, just show why/how it's important to you.


5.) Submit ALL pieces to Contests -> Ultimate Fandom 4

6.) All submissions must follow dA guidelines!

Prizes!

Overall:
1st place: 50 deviantDOLLARS & 1 year subscription
2nd place: 30 deviantDOLLARS & 3 month subscription
3rd place: 20 deviantDOLLARS & 3 month subscription
4th Place: 15 deviant DOLLARS & 3 month subscription
5th Place: 10 deviantDOLLARS & 3 month subscription

Honorable mentions: 3 month subscriptions


Deadline: All Entries must be uploaded to the category by September 25, 2009


GOOD LUCK!

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