Contests Around dA! Bi-Monthly NewsLetter!

Newsletter Run by karemelancholia since april 2007!

Giving some fresh ideas to create, contests are essential to creativity!
Here are somes that are flying around!



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Send me a note : "Contest Ad." including PLEASE : link, title of the contest, deadline if you have one & and if you have a specific category (media) lemme know also. Thanx.



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Even a 'simple' journal feature is great for any contest holder!




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Current Contests</u>


120 contests are listed!
38 new!
All medias are representated!


Hope it is useful for everyone!


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| January | February | March | April | May | December |
| Periodically Contests | No Deadline | Official Contests |
| Outside of dA Contests |




January


Light of the darkness Contest
By SurrealSociety
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


Naruto Contest
By XSicariusX
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


Resolution Contest
By yNotNewArtistsClub
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


Favorite Memories of 2007 Contest
By here-to-help
Specific Media : visual art & literature
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


Honda Civic Contest
By ModifiedCars-stock
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


Alice in Wonderland Contest
By ThroughTheRabbitHole
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


Love Song Contest
By Lyrics-Community
Specific Media : Literature
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


Yours, Mine, and Ours! Contest
By Stock-by-Dana
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


January 2008 Contest Submission
By ClassicCrit
Specific Media : Literature
Deadline : January 31st
View details here





February 2008


Black and White Video Games Arts Contest
By Arm-and-Ready
Specific Media : Traditional Art & Digital Painting
Deadline : February 1st
View details here


True Love Contest
By JenniferSpriggs
Specific Media : Traditional Art & Digital Painting
Deadline : February 1st
View details here


"New" Contest
By IllustrateThis
Deadline : February 1st
View details here


Romance Contest
By SwordOfTruthClub
Deadline : February 1st
View details here


In Their World Contest
By The-Real-Mags-Satan
Deadline : February 2nd
View details here


The Extraordinary Butterfly Contest
By chasing-butterflies
Deadline : February 2nd
View details here


4 Themes Contest
By markopolio-stock
Deadline : February 3rd
View details here


Theme-Less Contest
By RLDStock
Deadline : February 4th
View details here


Orange Contest
By Uncommon-Art
Deadline : February 4th
View details here


Thin Is In Contest
By macusers
Deadline : February 4th
View details here


F.R.E.A.K Contest
By supercraze2
Deadline : February 5th
View details here


Design Adopt A Character's Mascot Contest
By adoptacharacter
Deadline : February 6th
View details here


Moonlight Sonata Contest
By emilieleger
Specific Media : Photomanipulation
Deadline : February 8th
View details here


Valentine's Day Contest
By perspectate
Deadline : February 8th
View details here


Write a Fan-Fic Contest
By The-Soul-Vortex-Club
Specific Media : Literature
Deadline : February 10th
View details here


Bot's Avatar Contest
By AotMV
Deadline : February 11th
View details here


Fairy Tales Contest
By Chris10
Specific Media : Visual Art
Deadline : February 11th
View details here


Avatar + ID Contest
By Cityscapes-Club
Deadline : February 12th
View details here


Song Interpretation Contest
By Jenna-Rose
Specific Media : Photomanipulation/Digital Painting
Deadline : February 14th
View details here


Romance Contest
By KelseyTroberg
Deadline : February 14th
View details here


Crush Contest
By EveryNextDream
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : February 14th
View details here


A Winter fairytale Contest
By Nirelstock
Specific Media : digital & traditional
Deadline : February 14th
View details here


Opposites Contest
By dAPagan
Deadline : February 14th
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Equine Dreams II Contest
By WrenStormbringer
Deadline : February 14th
View details here


C'est l'Amour, Vampire Style Contest
By VampireWriters
Deadline : February 14th
View details here


Film Noir Contest
By Ptollemy
Specific Media : Photography & Photomanipulation
Deadline : February 14th
View details here


Sci-fi / Fantasy Prose Contest
By BinaryNotion
Specific Media : Lit. Prose
Deadline : February 15th
View details here


Tigerlilly Outfit Contest
By Cougarmadcat
Specific Media : Lit. Prose
Deadline : February 15th
View details here


The "4 Elements" Contest
By PhotoStockMarket
Deadline : February 16th
View details here


deviantID Contest
By kuschelirmel
Deadline : February 16th
View details here


Dark Feelings Contest
By AF-studios
Deadline : February 17th
View details here


Custom CSS Journal Contest
By IMM0RTALIZED-KA0S
Deadline : February 20th
View details here


Avatar + ID Contest
By P-H-O-T-O-graphy
Deadline : February 20th
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A dA fairytale Contest
By krazykel
Deadline : February 20th
View details here


The Music Album Stock Contest
By leaf-lover
Deadline : February 20th
View details here


Redifining Gender - Androgynous Fetishism Contest
By Death-Chicks
Deadline : February 20th
View details here


The Argumentative Contest
By The-Mitmit
Deadline : February 20th
View details here


Slut Penguin Contest
By tori-margaret
Deadline : February 21st
View details here


Use seditliel-stock Contest
By seditliel
Deadline : February 25th
View details here


The Past, Our Memories Contest
By Bnspyrd & Wild-stock
Deadline : February 25th
View details here


Cats Contest
By fireflyskys
Deadline : February 28th
View details here


The Face of 2008 Contest
By Le-Visage
Deadline : February 28th
View details here


Triumph and Tribulation Contest
By KaiserTwig
Deadline : February 28th
View details here


Beauty In Unexpected Places Contest
By DellaMorteArts
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : February 29th
View details here


STEALTHMAN & STEALTHGIRL Character
Contest
By Stelthman
Deadline : February 29th
View details here


Fairytales and Fantasy Contest
By VivalaVida
Deadline : February 29th
View details here


Draw a fellow PPA member Contest
By PortraitPencilArt
Specific Media : Traditional
Deadline : February 29th
View details here


I met a naked angel... Contest
By ixeo
Specific Media : Traditional
Deadline : February 29th
View details here





March 2008



Draw Your Own Lila Contest
By The-Mirrorball-Man
Deadline : March 1st
View details here


The Big Challenge Contest
By Hyourin
Deadline : March 1st
View details here


cosmo's Avatar/Icon Contest
By cosmosue
Deadline : March 1st
View details here


Freestyle my Characters Contest
By KoriCristy
Deadline : March 12th
View details here


Mangas Contest
By inuchilds-fullmoon
Specific Media : Mangas
Deadline : March 13th
View details here


Time/timeless Contest
By allykat
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : March 14th
View details here


Girl With Hat Contest
By pinupdude
Deadline : March 15th
View details here


My Final Fantasy Contest
By SquidWish
Deadline : March 17th
View details here


cathARTsis Contest
By ItDoesNotHaveMe
Deadline : March 28th
View details here


Couples Contest
By pentacledreamer
Deadline : March 30th
View details here


New Marauders Contest
By AppleCherry
Deadline : March 30th
View details here


Revenge of the Centaur Art Contest
By jkrolak
Deadline : March 31st
View details here


Demons and Angels' Love Contest
By LieutenantDeath
Deadline : March 31st
View details here




April 2008


Magical Mystical Contest
By true-crystalwolf
Deadline : April 1st
View details here


My Fetish Contest
By Pixelcoma
Deadline : April 5th
View details here


Drawing Contest of Online Comic Hidden Chain
By sapphirez
Deadline : April 30th
View details here





May 2008



The Crossroads Contest
By dauntiemagic
Deadline : May 1st
View details here

Ani-Jam Contest
By deviantartfilm
Specific Media : dA Film
Deadline : May 1th
View details here




December



A Year In The Making Contest
By ElectroBaby
Deadline : December 31st
View details here









Periodically


Comment Hero of the Month
By rinoceronte66
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Abstract Silence Contests
By abstractsilence
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Nature Pics Club Contests
By NaturPics-club
Specific Media : Photography
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Express Yourself Contests
By Express--Yourself
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Deviation of the Month
By LaEscaleraDeJacob
Deadline : Every Month
View details here


Manga/Anime Mini Contest
By Anako-ART
Specific Media : Mangas
Deadline : Every Two Weeks
View details here


Print for Poetry
By PoetRangers
Specific Media : Poetry
Deadline : Every Wednesday
View details here


Create by Week Contest
By createbyweek
Deadline : Every Week
View details here


Weekly Contest
By markopolio-stock
Deadline : Every Week
View details here


Manipulate This Contest
By ManipulateThis
Specific Media : Photomanipulations
Deadline : Every Week
View details here





No Deadline


Avatar Contest
By AnimalCare
View details here


Count Yourself In Contest
By WordCount
Specific Media : Literature
View details here


Create a CSS Contest
By bluespeed9
View details here


CSS Contest
By darklylit
View details here


CSS Design Contest
By E-Stock
View details here


Design Contest
By MariahAcorn
View details here


Design a character for tex Contest
By Drifter-Tex
View details here


deviantART  Top 10 Contest
By ISIMONI
View details here


Macro "Contest" Exercise
By hellfirediva
View details here


Nightmare Contest
By zardo
Specific Media : Photography
View details here


Osamu Tezuka Contest
By TerraTezuka
View details here


Pink Color the Animated Series Contest
By MaxJayJay
View details here


Prose for Points Contest
By StJoan
Specific Media : Literature
View details here


Tempt Me With Chocolate! Contest
By LadyFoxill
View details here


Use seditliel-stock Contest
By seditliel
Specific Media : Digital & Traditional
View details here


"What's Left Now?!?" for HP fansContest
By PersephoneStock
View details here





Official Contests


Original Anime Mascot Contest
Deadline : January 31st
View details here


Photograph Your New Year's Resolution Contest
Deadline : February 1st
View details here


Coloured in One Contest
Deadline : February 20th
Specific Media : Vexel
View details here


Create a Logo for Change!
Deadline : February 22nd
View details here


I Spy Contest
Deadline : February 29th
Specific Media : Literature
View details here




Outside of dA Contests



Design Competition
By Textile Republic
Deadline : February 1, 2008
View details here


Poster Design Contest
By Charleston HarborFest
Deadline : February 1, 2008
View details here


Utopia Contest
By FanArtReview
Deadline : February 12, 2008
View details here


European Design Awards 2008
By The European Design Awards
Deadline : February 15, 2008
View details here


Nontzeflash 5th Animation Festival
By Nontzeflash
Deadline : February 21, 2008
View details here


Exposé 6 Contest
By Ballistic
Deadline : February 25, 2008
View details here


Graphic Design Competition
By WorldSkills UK
Deadline : February 28, 2008
View details here


International Poster Competition Graphisme dans la rue 2008
By Graphics in the Streets
Deadline : March 10, 2008
View details here


Drawing Competition
By Rate my Drawings
Deadline : Runs Monthly
View details here


Digital Photography Contest(s)
By photos-of-the-year
Deadline : Runs Frequently
View details here


Photographing Water Contest
By FanArtReview
Deadline : March 24, 2008
View details here


Digital Challenges
By dpchallenge
Deadline : Runs Frequently
View details here


Anti Racist T-shirt-Art Contest
By art-teez
Deadline : August 1st, 2008
View details here


The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar
Digital Contest
By photojournalism
Deadline : November 12th, 2008
View details here



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