Yuletide
FanWork Contest 2005
We're making a list. We're checking it twice. And
it's got nothing to do with being naughty or nice.
(Mainly, because we tend to get confused as to the
difference.) That's right, that yuletide season is upon us once
again, bringing with it that Coke advert, about 12
squillion toy adverts, trees as disposable furniture, several
forests' worth of cards, mince pies, sherry, presents, turkey, and
the ubiquitous partridge in a pear tree. (Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.)
We're sure you've all got wonderful plans for the holiday period,
and that you'll be coming to the
forums to tell us about them, but we were curious as to what
you think our favourite HP characters get up to over this
particular time of year. So, in true Cafe fashion, we're holding
a contest to get some fanwork answering just that question.
The theme of the contest, if you hadn't guessed, is to create a
yuletide-based piece of fanwork - art or fiction - showing Tom,
along with the other Death Eaters, the GTDEs, other Slytherins, or
whatever. Beyond that, you're pretty much free to do whatever you
wish - there are no limits. You can set your piece at Christmas,
New Year, or any other festival being held at that time of year.
(In fact, some Hogmanay at Hogwarts fics must surely be done!) As
usual, we've also set some voluntary challenges for anyone who
needs inspiration, along with a couple of challenges tailored for
those who want to represent a funnier or darker side of the
fandom. Any plot bunnies that happen to be going spare, half-baked
ideas, questions, comments, appeals for help or general discussion
can also be taken to the Contest Thread.
This time, the contest is open
to anyone who is
registered on the new TBC FanWork Archive, so pop on over and
register if you haven't done so already. Membership is necessary,
as you will need to be able to post your work there in order to
take part! Judging will take place through an open poll on the
forums, so we recommend you also register on our
forums, so that you can have your say in who the eventual
winner will be. To enter, you must upload your piece of fanwork to
the TBC FanWork Archive, with the words 'Yuletide Contest 2005' or
similar written into the fanwork description. They must also be
uploaded to the system before midnight (Board Time/Central
US) on Friday 23rd December. Any entries received after
this time will not be eligible for voting. We look forward to
seeing your entries, good luck to everybody, and and pass the
basilisk-egg-nog!
CONTEST GUIDELINES
Your story or picture must contain Tom Riddle/Voldemort as a main
character, and must be set around the yuletide season - which is
to say the period around December which includes holidays for many
different cultures, including Christmas, New Year, Hanukkah,
Hogmanay, and many more. You are free to show this however you
wish, but it must be an integral part of your story or picture -
time-ambiguous stories are always welcome in the archives, but
aren't suitable for this particular contest.
Multi-chaptered fics and Artwork series are acceptable, but it
would be best if the series was complete by the contest deadline.
(Voters and reviewers would probably prefer it too!) Your
work can be set in any era, and feature any other characters you
wish. AU submissions are allowed, although please follow canon
wherever possible.
We have also created the following challenges, to help anyone who
is in need of inspiration. More challenges may be available at
the Contest Thread, as our ever-helpful members offer their plot
bunnies for your perusal.
Challenges:
1. Represent the wizarding version of
Hogmanay,
set either at Hogwarts or in Hogsmeade.
2. Make a piece of fanwork depicting Christmas at Tom's
orphanage.
3. Create something showing Tom's first Christmas at
Hogwarts.
4. Write a story based around Voldemort's most recent
Christmas, or draw a picture of it.
5. In your entry, show Voldemort showing an uncharacteristic
art of kindness at Christmas.
6. Find some way to demonstrate how Tom/Voldemort would feel
at New Year. (Any New Year)
7. Write a story/Draw a picture featuring some Death Eaters
on a Carol Singing trip.
8. Write a story/Draw a picture involving mistletoe and any
Slytherin.
9. Draw a picture of the Death Eaters' Christmas dinner, or
write a story based around it.
10. Create some fanwork for Voldemort's somewhat darker
yuletide celebrations. (This challenge may involve an
highly-rated piece of work.) |
CONTEST RULES
1. The closing date for the contest is Friday 23rd December,
2005. Entries must be uploaded to the FanWork Archive
before midnight on that day. (Board time/Central US)
2. Entry is open to anyone, but you will have to register as a
member of the FanWork archive in order to submit your entry.
3. Judging will be open from Saturday 24th December, 2005
until Friday 30th December, 2005. As usual, the winner
will be decided by an open vote of TBC forum members.
4. You may enter the contest as many times as you like, but
remember we are looking for quality, not quantity.
5. Your entry must adhere to the contest guidelines above, and the
usual TBC Guidelines for Fiction/Art to be accepted. (These are
available on the archive uploading page.)
6. Obviously, all entries must be entirely your own work.
