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First Blood Contest
What a difference a
few months makes! When last we were setting a contest, we
were a dedicated Harry Potter website, with a long-but-quiet
history behind us - now, we're taking our first steps into a wider
fandomverse, with a greatly-expanded site, forum and archives.
Now that we're finally off and running with our new site, and two
of our 'featured' fandoms have returned to our screens in 'Heroes'
and 'Supernatural', we wanted to give our members - new and old -
an opportunity to get their creative juices flowing, leading to
this - our first multi-fandom contest.
Since we're starting
out in the multi-fandom world, it seemed an appropriate time to
look at the starting points of our favourite villains - so, in
this, our first multi-fandom contest, we're looking for fanwork that deals with the
earliest actions that started them down the path to
darkness. This could be something as simple as
depicting their first villainous deeds and the earliest devious
plans, or could even delve a little deeper, into the motives and
causes that led them down this path. Entries can be either fiction or artwork, and can
be based around any villain in any fandom - there's no requirement
to pick one of our featured fandoms.
As with our previous
contest back in February, entries can be submitted to either the TBC
Fanwork Archive or TBC
LiveJournal Community, in order to open the contest to as wide an
audience as possible. (Our other, smaller journal
communities may be added to future contests, if they become more
active.) All entries should be submitted by 11.59pm
[Forum Default Time/Central US] on the 26th of October, and the
winner will then be selected by means of a vote on the TBC forums. (Anyone not
registered on the forums may wish to do so between now
and the deadline, so that they get their fair say.)
CONTEST GUIDELINES
This contest's guidelines are
simple - create a piece of fanwork depicting the early days of your chosen
villain. Crossovers, AU entries, multi-chaptered fics and artwork
series are all allowed, although obviously it would be best if any series of work was
completed in time for the voting if possible. If you're not sure what you're thinking of is
alright, then just pop by the forums/LJ Community and ask.
As is common for our contests,
we've created a few challenges as well - you are not required to use these, and
they're just offered as a source for inspiration. We've intentionally
made these as generic as possible, so that they can be used for any fandom
you prefer. You might also find some inspiration on our archives' Challenge
page, and there's ample opportunity to bounce ideas off
other members using the forums, chatroom, external communities, and
so on.
Contest
Challenges:
1. Not sure which fandom to create something
for? Try taking our villain
quiz and writing the origins of the character you're
given in the results.
2. Select a particular habit or quirk of your
favourite villain, and explain where this foible came
from.
3. Strange as it sometimes seems, even villains were
young once - give us a taste of their childhood.
4. Every villain needs followers - show us the early
recruitment of their dark minions.
5. Show your favourite villain's first kill, and their
reaction to what they've done. [A18 Challenge] |
CONTEST RULES
1. The closing date for the contest is
Monday 26th of October, 2009. Entries should be uploaded to
either the Fanwork Archive or the LJ Community before 11.59pm on that day.
[Forum Default Time/Central US]
2. Entry is open to anyone, but you will have to be a member of either the TBC LJ Community or the TBC Fanwork Archive
in order to post
your entry.
3. Judging 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 to be
entered in the voting.
6. All entries must be entirely your own work.
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