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Hello everyone!

Welcome to my art and writing contest event, where you don't necessarily have to be skilled to win something; just interesting. If you're not an artist or a writer, stick around, because there's stuff for you to do here too.

The contest will run from 12:01 am EST (GMT -5) on September 1, 2012, to 11:59 pm EST (GMT -5) on November 30, 2012.

And Now, the Winners!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the ceremony!

*Awards - Artwork: Knights
1st - Twelvepm (3k CE)
2nd - Incoherrant (Artwork)
3rd - Chicoy (Golden Laurels)

Most Detailed Reimagining - Rogueperson (650 CE)
Best Portrait - Trydeth (Artwork)
Best Traditional Color - Artistbma (Tri-Heart Pendant)
Cutest - Ipalindrome (Cool Long Feather)
Best Experiment - Ariasky (5 Enamorocks)
Best Speed Picture - Krowtis (5 Enamorocks)

*Awards - Artwork: Gremlins
1st - Arkalpha (Artwork)
2nd - Lemonadium (1800 CE)
3rd - Burq (Shogun Helm)

Cutest - Chicoy (Shockburst Brandish)
Best Color Remiagining - Latisan-Sklay (Tri-Heart Pendant)
Best Redesign - Rogueperson (Surge Cuirass)

*Awards - Artwork:Everything Else
1st - Za-Ck (Solstice Prize Box)
2nd - Raspberry (Sniped Stranger Hat)
3rd - Don-Atropine (50k cr)

Funniest - Lemonadium (Artwork)
Most unconventional - Oatmonster (Dusky Canteen)
Best design - Nottheanswer (Mohawk)

*Raffle and/or game
*Awards - Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes
1st - Azkellion (Heavy Dragon Wings)

Most Romantic - Myqpalzm (200 CE)
Most Impressive First Time Using Spiral Spy - Dreathuxy (200 CE)
Best Use of Touchups - Uruk-Hai (Iceburst Brandish)

*Awards - Artwork: Spiral Spy Models
1st - Xplad (250k cr)

*Awards - Other Visual Arts
Animation - Lizzi (Fancy Valkyrie Wings)
Handcrafted - Jluna (250k cr)

*Awards - Fiction: Mini Fiction
1st - Snubear (Artwork)
2nd - Hexlash (1800 CE)
3rd - The-Knightwalker (Imperial Tricorne)

Best Imagined History - Artistbma (Toasty Stranger Hat)

*Awards - Fiction: Short Fiction and Novellas
1st - Sergeantwrench (Toasty Valkyrie Wings)
2nd - Xairathan (Cool Cat Tail)
3rd - Hexlash (650 CE)

Best "Non-Fiction" - Latisan-Sklay (Volcanic Stranger Hat)
Best Origin Story - Acidvenom (Weapon Slot)
Most Outrageous Concept - Topoyozada (Mechtennas)
Best Mood Piece - Xplad (200 CE)
Best Ending that's Actually a Beginning - Lord-Hood (Faust Recipe)
Best Imagery - Shadownox (Cool Canteen)
Most Interesting Departure - Luguiru (Shockburst Brandish)
Most Epic - Abyssal-Flamberge (Dusker Coat)

*Awards - Poetry: Rhming Poetry and Free Verse
1st - Xairathan (Regal Valkyrie Wings)
2nd - Remiliaoftheeart (Shadow Key)
3rd - Lordofnecromancers (650 CE)

Most Likely to be Sung by an 80's Hair Band - Myqpalzm (50 CE)
Most Likely to be Sung by a Punk Band - Benightz (5000 cr)
Most Descriptive - Kimahsonite (Jack 'O Bombhead Mask)
Most Interesting Rhymes - Toxicblade (Iron Lockbox)

*Awards - Poetry: Short Poetry
1st - Snubear (3k CE)
2nd - Vifig (Sniped Stranger Hat)
3rd - Oatmonster (Surge Tailed Helm)

Best Non-Rhyming Poem - Rougeperson (Trinket Slot)
Best Limerick - Lord-Hood (Knight-Vision Goggles)
Best Single Haiku - Hexlash (Pumpkin Bomb Bandolier)

*Awards - Special Categories
Twelvepm - (250k cr)
Engravement - (250k cr)
Pballs - (Military Cat Tail)
Vifig - Art

*Awards - Community Choice
Artwork: Knights - Lizzi (Shifty Eyes)
Artwork: Knights - Don-Atropine (Silver Key)
Artwork: Knights - Miat (Toasty Glasses)
Artwork: Gremlins - Awesomesock (Swiftstrike Module)
Artwork: Gremlins - Klear (Silver Key)
Artwork: Everything Else - Chicoy (Toasty Party Blowout)
Artwork: Everything Else - Awesomesock (Fractured Mask of Seerus)
Artwork: SpiralSpy - The-Ark (650 CE)
Artwork: SpiralSpy - Fallenhope (650 CE)
Artwork: Other - Incoherrant (Artwork or Military Party Hat)
Artwork: Other - The-Knightwalker (Artwork)
Artwork: Other - Fallenhope (650 CE)
Fiction: Mini - Mawashimono (Artwork)
Fiction: Mini - Phantomhamachi (Twisted Targe)
Fiction: Short - Yttriu (650 CE)
Fiction: Short - Remiliaoftheearth (Dusky Glasses)
Fiction: Short - Mawashimono (Artwork or Antigua)
Poetry: Long - Xxpapaya (Fancy Party Hat)
Poetry: Long - Yttriu (50k cr)
Poetry: Short - Cluelessdude (650 CE)
Poetry: Short - Incoherrant (Silver Key)

*Awards - Thread Drawings and Games
Grand Poster Raffle: Kaijuhunter (200 CE)
Poster Raffle Runners-up - Kimahsonite, Gigarre, Lemonadium, Kellnox, Marazo (50 CE each)
Voters Raffle - Ipalindrome (100 CE)
Voters Raffle Runners-up - Za-Ck and Yttriu (50 CE each)
For getting post 1111 and entry number 50 - Fallenhope (100 CE and Iron Lockbox)
For getting entry number 100 - The-Knightwalker (100 CE)
For more riddles than I could use - Pballs (500 CE and a Tri-Heart Pendant)
For getting post 1234, advertising, 10 extra excellent riddles, and writing me a program to deal with all of the anagrams - Latisan-Sklay (Shadow Key)

Participation:
Zenmaiser - 2500 cr
Blueknighter - 2500 cr
Tantarian - 30CE
Shadowknifer - 3 Enamorocks
Grittle - 3 Enamorocks

Schedule of Events

• August 1 - Thread is posted to give interested parties a full month to ask questions and think about their entries.
• 12:01 am EST, September 1 - Contest begins and entries may be posted. No entries posted anywhere on the internet before this time will be judged.
• 11:59 pm EST, November 30 - Contest ends. Entries posted after this time will not be judged.
• December 1 - Ballots posted for Community Choice and Artist Choice categories and voting begins
• December 1-3 - Judging
• December 7 - Ballots closed for Community Choice and Artist Choice categories
• December 8 - Final prize list posted after selling off those prizes people are disinterested in to fund more popular options. Entrants should make any final edits to prize requests after this time
• 11:59 pm EST, December 12 - Editing prize requests closed so I can determine distribution prior to awards ceremony
• 9:00 pm EST, December 15 - Awards Ceremony in Lionheart Guild Hall
• 11:59 pm EST, December 15 - Last prizes should have been awarded to those who were unable to attend the ceremony by this time

* * * * *
Artists' Choice and Community Choice Ballots
I will be doing a drawing with a CE prize from among all of the people who voted.

Instructions:

1. Look through each of the groupings of entries and determine your favorites
2. Copy and paste the Ballot below into your post. If you have an entry in the contest, use "Artist Choice" as your subject line. If you do not have an entry, type "Community Choice."
3. Fill in the form with the letter designation of the pieces you wish to vote for in each category. Do not use the titles of the pieces or the entrant who submitted it. If there are seven or more pieces in a category, you may vote for up to three different pieces in the category. If there are six or fewer in a category, you may vote for two of them.

Notes:

If you wish your votes to remain completely anonymous, you may send them to my email, in-game mail, etc, just as you would a game entry.

If you do not see your entry among the pieces up for vote, it is because each piece can only win one prize and you are already slated for one.

If you do see your entry among the pieces up for vote, it is not because I don't have another prize above participation intended for you, only that I don't intend to assign any of them until after the votes for this in.

The entries are listed in no particular order, so please don't read anything into it. I opened up each entry in a category in a window, then clicked on them randomly until I had saved them all.

Ballot form:

SUBJECT: (Either "Artist Choice" or "Community Choice")

Art: Knights - (Choose up to 3)
Art: Gremlins - (Choose up to 2)
Art: Everything - (Choose up to 3)
Art: SpiralSpy - (Choose up to 3)
Art: Other - (Choose up to 2)
Fiction: Mini - (Choose up to 2)
Fiction: Short - (Choose up to 3)
Poetry: Long - (Choose up to 3)
Poetry: Short - (Choose up to 3)

The Entries:

Art: Knights - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E, Entry F, Entry G, Entry H, Entry I, Entry J, Entry K, Entry L, Entry M, Entry N, Entry O, Entry P, Entry Q

Art: Gremlins - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E, Entry F

Art: Everything - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E, Entry F, Entry G, Entry J, Entry I

Art: SpiralSpy - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E, Entry F, Entry G, Entry H, Entry I, Entry J

Art: Other - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E

Fiction: Mini - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E

Fiction: Short - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E, Entry F, Entry G, Entry H, Entry I, Entry J, Entry K, Entry L, Entry M

Poetry: Long - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E, Entry F, Entry G

Poetry: Short - Entry A, Entry B, Entry C, Entry D, Entry E, Entry F, Entry G, Entry H

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How to Win

Enter the contest!

Your entry can be a piece of art, a story, a poem, an animation, or a SpiralSpy piece, depending on the category you enter. There are several categories to choose from, several prizes in each category, and prizes just for participating.

Be awesome to each other

I'll be giving out citizenship awards to those who show exemplary support and encouragement to the entrants, or who are generally helpful within the thread (i.e. politely providing answers to questions I have already answered but the person may have missed, making good suggestions, etc.)

Just show up!

All non-spam posters will get an entry into a weekly raffle. There will be an additional raffle at the end of the contest for all posters.

Attend the awards ceremony!

There will be door prizes and possibly games during the event.

Play games!

Each week, there will be a different game happening in the thread.

Rules
Rule-breakers will get no more than a single warning before being disqualified, either from the contest or the weekly raffles, depending on whether or not you are an entrant. For large infractions, such as mass-spamming, flaming, or obvious TOS breakage, I will not warn you before making a report.

1. All posts and entries, as usual, need to follow the Spiral Knights TOS
2. No spamming. A bit of chatter is fine, but I like my topics to stay on topic.
3. No criticism of the entries. If an entrant specifically asks for critique of their work, only constructive criticism is allowed.
4. All rules here also apply to any threads linked from here. Misbehavior in my Stone Field Borough thread, or any threads containing entries will be treated as though it were misbehavior here.
5. Do not enter anything that you yourself did not create; this will result in not only immediate disqualification, but you will be barred from any future contests I may hold.
6. You may enter no more than three times, in different categories.

Entries by Contestant
In the order that they were entered.

Artistbma: Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse Fiction: Mini Fiction Artwork: Knights
The-Ark: Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes
Phantomhamachi: Fiction: Short Story Artwork: Knights
Xxpapaya: Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse Artwork: Knights Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes
Myqpalzm: Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse Fiction: Mini Fiction
Dreathuxy: Fiction: Either Short Story or Novella Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes Artwork: Everything Else
Yttriu: Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse Fiction: Short Fiction
Luguiru: Fiction: Short Story
Oatmonster: Artwork: Spiral Spy Characters Poetry: Short Poems Artwork: Everything Else
Remiliaofthearth: Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes, Fiction: Short Fiction Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse
Benightz: Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse Poetry: Short Poetry
Xairathan: Fiction: Short Fiction Artwork: Knights Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse
Tantarian: Other Visual Arts: Animation
Ipalindrome: Artwork: Knights
Latisan-Sklay: Fiction: Short Fiction Artwork: Gremlins Other Visual Arts: Handcrafted
Grittle: Artwork: Everything Else Poetry: Short Poetry
Uruk-Hai: Artwork: Knights Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes
Kimahsonite: Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse
Toxicblade: Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse
Abyssal-Flamberge: Fiction: Novella Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse Poetry: Short Poetry
Vifig: Poetry: Short Poetry Special Fiction Category: Stone Field Borough Artwork: Knights
Mawashimono: Fiction: Short Fiction, Fiction: Mini Fiction
Raspberry: Artwork: Everything Else
Nechrome: Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse
Rogueperson: Artwork: Knights Poetry: Short Poems, Artwork: Gremlins
Snubear: Poetry: Short Poems Fiction: Mini Fiction
Don-Atropine: Artwork: Knights Artwork: Everything Else
The-Knightwalker: Fiction: Mini FictionOther Visual Arts: Handcrafted Artwork: Everything Else
Azkaellion: Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes
Xplad: Fiction: Short Fiction Artwork: Spiral Spy Models
Notttheanswer: Artwork: Everything Else
Acidvenom: Fiction: Short Fiction
Hexlash: Poetry: Short Poems Fiction: Mini Fiction Fiction: Short Fiction
Lizzi: Other Visual Arts: Animation Artwork: Knights Artwork: Gremlins
Ariasky: Artwork: Knights
Awesomesock: Artwork: Everything Else, Artwork: Gremlins
Miat: Artwork: Knights
Chicoy: Artwork: Everything Else, Artwork: Gremlins Artwork: Knights
Rushenka: Fiction: Novella
Shadowknifer: Fiction: Short Fiction
Klear: Fiction: Mini Fiction Artwork: Gremlins
Pballs: Artwork: Knights Artwork Special Category: Stone Field Borough
Jluna: Other Visual Arts: Handcrafted
Topoyozada: Fiction: Short Fiction
Blueknighter: Artwork: Knights Artwork: Spiral Spy Models
Trydeth: Artwork: Knights
Twelvepm: Artwork Special Category: Tev and Friends Artwork: Knights
Za-Ck: Artwork: Everything Else
Lemonadium: Artwork: Knights Artwork: Gremlins Artwork: Everything Else
Fallenhope: Other Visual Arts: Handcrafted Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes
Lord-Hood: Fiction: Short Fiction Poetry: Short Poetry
Cluelessdude: Poetry: Short Poems
Incoherrant: Artwork: Knights Other Visual Arts: Handcrafted Poetry: Short Poems
Zenmaiser: Artwork: Knights
Shadownox: Fiction: Short Fiction
Burq: Artwork: Gremlins
Arkalpha: Artwork: Gremlins
Krowtis: Artwork: Knights
Engravement: Artwork Special Category: Tev and Friends
Sergeantwrench: Fiction: Novella
Collab: Engravement and Twelvepm - Artwork: Everything Else

Entries by Category

Artwork: Knights
Phantomhamachi, Ipalindrome, Uruk-Hai, Rogueperson, Don-Atropine, Xxpapaya, Ariasky, Miat, Xairathan, Chicoy, Pballs, Vifig, Blueknighter, Trydeth, Twelvepm, Lizzi, Artistbma, Lemonadium, Incoherrant, Zenmaiser, Krowtis

Artwork: Gremlins
Rougeperson, Awesomesock, Latisan-Sklay, Chicoy, Klear, Lizzi, Lemonadium, Burq, Arkalpha

Artwork: Everything Else
Grittle, Oatmonster, Raspberry, Nottheanswer, Awesomesock, Chicoy, Don-Atropine, Dreathuxy, Za-Ck, The-Knightwalker, Lemonadium, Engravement and Twelvepm

Artwork: Spiral Spy Scenes
The-Ark, Myqpalzm, Remiliaofthearth, Uruk-Hai, Oatmonster, Dreathuxy, Azkaellion, Fallenhope, Xxpapaya

Artwork: Spiral Spy Models
Oatmonster, Xplad, Blueknighter

Artwork Special Category: Stone Field Borough
Pballs

Artwork Special Category: Tev and Friends
Twelvepm, Engravement

Other Visual Arts: Animation and Video
Tantarian, Lizzi

Other Visual Arts: Handcrafted Works
Latisan-Sklay, Jluna, The-Knightwalker, Fallenhope, Incoherrant

Fan Fiction: Mini Fiction
Artistbma, Myqpalzm, The-Knightwalker, Mawashimono, Hexlash, Klear, Snubear

Fan Fiction:Short Fiction
Phantomhamachi, Dreathuxy, Luguiru, Xairathan, Mawashimono, Xplad, Acidvenom, Remiliaoftheearth, Latisan-Sklay, Shadowknifer, Topoyozada, Lord-Hood, Shadownox, , Hexlash, Yttriu

Fan Fiction: Novella
Abyssal-Flamberge, Rushenka, Sergeantwrench

Fan Fiction Special Category: Stone Field Borough
Vifig

Poetry: Rhyming Poetry and Free Verse
Artistbma,Xxpapaya, Myqpalzm, Yttriu, Benightz, Kimahsonite, Toxicblade, Nechrome, Xairathan, Remiliaoftheearth, Abyssal-Flamberge

Poetry: Short Poems
Vifig, Grittle, Oatmonster, Snubear, Rougeperson, Hexlash, Benightz, Abyssal-Flamberge, Cluelessdude, Lord-Hood, Incoherrant