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Echoes of Elfwood
This is Elfwoods first and hopefully not last -reverse illustration- contest, where the challenge is as follows - Write a short fantasy/sci-fi story based on/directly inspired by a piece of fantasy/sci-fi art published here on Elfwood!Click here for more info!
Midsummer Masquerade
Draw a picture around the theme of a masqued ball, midsummer costumed celebrations involving masqued figures, hidden and revealed identity.Click here for more info!
Spring 2010:
 The Challenge: Write a Fantasy or a SciFi themed love poem. There doesn't seem to be a more appropriate time to run Elfwood's first poetry contest than St. Valentine's day, with love being a major driving force behind poetry on this and probably every other world. The poem should not be shorter than two 4-lined stanzas (approx 50-100 words) and not more than 700 words in total length. More Info >> |
 Create a sci-fi image focusing on the theme of the strength of the bond of love that sentient beings can have one for another. The work would be judged on originality and evocative qualities as well as technical skill and the ability to weave together the concepts present in science fiction with the theme of love - be it friendship, romantic or family love. The contest was born of the popular demand for giving a boost to sci-fi art on Elfwood and the desire to give this contest a seasonal and challenging aspect. More Info >> |
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With contests set to become a constant feature on Elfwood we decided it was time to run a contest for writers in Elfwood. The contest challenge is as follows: Write a short fantasy/sci-fi story based on a real published piece of news that you have come across in the media. The news has no be not older than around a month old. Competition closes on 31 December 2009
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It would be hard to imagine there not being a Christmas- themed art contest this time of year, so we decided to run one in parallel with the writing contest. The challenge for this contest is to create a Christmas-themed image that best captures the spirit of the season: the coming of an unconquerable light which can be glimpsed both in the dance of the stars and a warm smile of a friend, in exchange of gifts, in a warm fireplace and plenitude of the feast during the darkest days of the year, all part of the vision that winter and all the death that we see in nature, will not last forever. Competition closes on 31 December 2009
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Every year we see lots of Halloween-themed art submitted to Elfwood around the end of October and it seems a good idea to run a small art contest for Halloween. So this is the challenge: submit a picture that best captures either the day's traditional roots or the more modern interpretation of the holiday. Competition deadline is 1 November 2009
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Enchanted Harvest art contest. Produce a fantasy picture around the theme of summer, harvest, fruits, the enchantment of and giving thanks for Earth's bounty. Competition deadline is 30 September 2009
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It has been some time since there has been a contest of any sort, so we thought we'd come up with something fun to do for the coming holidays. Many of the publishing members would be aware of the `Tour' function on the extranet that allows you to create a guided tour based on a particular theme. Now we offer you the challenge of getting your name inscribed in the hall of fame by making the best humour-based tour on Elfwood (and win some appropriately entertaining prizes to boot!) Competition deadline is 31 December 2008
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You might have seen her art gallery here at Elfwood and you might even own some of the incredible figurines she makes. The story about Windstone Editions and Melody Pena is a story about hard work, original ideas and a love of sculpting.
Melody Pena lives in Southern California USA with her husband John Alberti. Over the past twenty five years they have grown Windstone Editions into a company that is well known by collectors in North America, Europe and many other parts of the world for their distinctive cast gypsum fantasy sculpture.
In 2003 and 2004, Each month, we announced a new Elfwood competition in the Woodworks Ezine, and were open to both our artists and our writers. All the previous winners are displayed in our Hall of Champions. Please note that the competitions have currently been put on hold. Future competitions will be announced in woodworks ezine. The Elfwood Competitions through 2003-2004, its logo and graphics by Gretchen Sveda
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