Okay Guys there have been some MAJOR changes to the competition Best of 2009 Including an update of the prize list and various awards that will be made. This is due to the incredible number of prizes/subscriptions that have been offered. Thank you EVERYONE who has offered I'm still looking for a contest stamp and a brilliant artist who can design and submit the awards (certificates) Don't worry...no changes to submission process, content, or rules...only the best bits!! Read below to hear about the nominations category just opened

Open: Now
Close Date: December 30th Midnight GMT
Theme - Any
Medium - Any (no mature content)
What's the catch? - You must feature the winner in a journal!
Work MUST be your own. Zero tolerance on art theft.
Work MUST be submitted in 2009.
How To Enter? - Note me =Kaz-D with your entry as a thumb AND link. Subject/Title of note - Best of 2009

And please...promote the contest!!


Official Prize List


The Best Of 2009 Will Receive

12 Month Subscription From =Kaz-D and *honda-vfr (Combined)
Online Comission From *ExpensiveConcubine
Literature Prize From ~this-silent-scream
Vector/Digital Drawing From =musicalmadhouse
Critiques From =Kaz-D =Bluesfrau =BrokenTrinket
Journal Features From:
~Primal-Fury*ExpensiveConcubine ~MysticalAngel101*SazzyShortness
=BrokenTrinket~this-silent-scream =Kaz-D *artfly101*pablodiablo316
=musicalmadhouse*Thricelight *Flyhigh1969 *ShamsiHayamichan *DaniWeewee
Plus All Entrants Will Be Featuring Winners
News Articles From =Kaz-D *DaniWeewee *pablodiablo316
Signature Features From =Bluesfrau *SazzyShortness

Best Of 2009 Runner Up
3 month Sub From =tleach0608
News Article and Journal Features From Numerous Deviants!
Signature Feature =Kaz-D

The Years Most Improved Artist

This Award will be given to the years most improved Artist taking into account not only the contest entry, but also the entrants gallery from the beginning of 2009. It will be awarded to the individual that the judges believe has improved the most.
3 month subscription from *Thricelight
Features And News Article

The Most Unusual Entry

This award says it all in the title really! It will be given to the entrant who has submitted the most unusual and creative entry into the competition
3 month subscription from ~likeliquid
Features And News Article

Community Artist Of 2009

Nominations for this are opening today Mon October 12th. The community artist of 2009 needs to be somebody you feel not only contributes to deviantart as an artist, but also as a person too. Helping out where possible, advising, commenting, and in general just being a lovely person. Nominations need to be sent to me via Note with the title NOMINATION. You can nominate one person, and not yourself! Please also state why you are nominating the individual. I will update journals with the nominees and once the competition closes in December you, the public, will vote.
3 month subscription =Hyperionic-Xmissions
Features And News Article

All entrants will be featured in a News Article and Journal from Me =Kaz-D