Contest Start: September 26th at 12:00 am (DA time)
Contest End: October 25th at 12:00am (DA time)
Judging Process: October 26-30th
Winners Announced: October 30th
Prizes will be given: October 31st - November 5th

Submit entries to: CONTEST folder

Entries Themes/titles:
Theme: Halloween (doesn't mean it has to be scary, but you have to keep the feel)
Styles allowed: Any and all (including visual poetry)
Titles: In order for it to be a valid entry it must be titled: "HC:__________________"


Rules: (FINAL)
No 18+ content w/o a filter on it. Respect deviantART rules and regulations.

Must be Halloween Themed.

You CANNOT use someone elses OC's w/o their permission. In order for you to be able to use them, you MUST have that person send ME a note giving you permission. Otherwise the entry is invalid.

Collab projects are allowed with proper crediting and with ALL participants in them sending me a note saying that you can use the work.

No old entries. All must be new entries made specifically for THIS contest only.

Maximum of 2 entries per deviant; (Only one entry CAN WIN though. you cannot get 1st and 2nd place at the same time)
If you have questions just ask.


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Ok, so it's been a little while since I've checked on the group and I'm sorry but I've been dealing with some tough and heavy things lately that take time to cope with.  Again sorry.

But when I checked to see if you little monsters have come up with anything for the contest yet I was sent into a slight shock and spewed Dr. Pepper out of my nose on to the screen to see no one has entered it yet!    :iconwutplz:

So I will say this:  Thanks to a very generous donation by one of the group members on here, we're upping the ante and prizes:
(if the others think this is ok then it's ok.  Changes are welcome)

1st place:  150 points, deviation is shown in Featured folder for month, llamas from each of the judges and possibly admins, and a poem request from :iconargentum-silva:
2nd:  100 points, deviation shown in group for 2 weeks and llamas from each judge
3rd:  50 points to Gryffindor!!!! and llamas from each of the judges


If anyone else wants to add comments or anything to this then have at it!  
Come on people, lets get the ball rolling! :iconlachoirplz::iconepiclaplz:
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Side note: Everyone participating should give a big thank you to :iconkonekonekonaito: and :iconmiss-riah: for sacrificing time to come up with the draft for the rules, and one to everyone else on staff for spending the past 2 weeks pounding their heads into a wall so they could think of tons of ideas. :clap: Just wanted to shine the spot light on them for a min.
Hey guys. :D Hoping everyone's having a good time. I just wanted to bring up something that may be a problem in the future if it isn't addressed soon: I've noticed that almost every submission is going straight to the feature folder in the gallery, and we already have 5 full pages in there. I'm not saying that people shouldn't submit there anymore, but it'd be nice if you would consider all the folders before you submit. Actually, if there's a folder you'd like made, you could note the group (or me personally, but I'd prefer if you tried the group first) and I'll have it made. If a member of the staff disagrees though (and has good reason as to why the folder shouldn't be made),  then the folder's creation will be vetoed. Keep that in mind when you make the request and give 1-2 good reasons as to why it should be made. ^^; Sorry if it sounds like a lot of work, but it's just to make sure that we don't end up with 20 new folders when we only needed 3-4. :glomp: See you around guys!
Well, we did it! We made it a week with this group!   :iconclappingplz:
Please, please!  Hold your applause!  We still have a long way to go if we're gonna make it big!  (but still I love the feeling of having accomplished something, don't you?)

Everyone give yourself a pat on the back!  :D


More devious fun on the way!  Stay tuned, you little monsters!
Ok, now I was thinking that in case you little monsters can't get ahold of us for some reason on dA, you could get ahold of us through Skype, facebook, myspace (does anyone still use that I wonder??)  Yahoo IM (or wthever  it is), etc.   If the other admins would kindly f=give their IM contact info with what IM service they use most often, then that would be super ^^

Not only would it be a backup emergency thing, I believe this would be a great oppurtunity for everyone to kind of get to know each other a little better.  After all, think of this as an adoptive family for you little munchkins!  

HOWEVER (this is important as it is in all caps)  please do not spam.  The admins on here a trying to be nice.  If you do, a big guy with a Fu Manchu moustache with dreadlocks that goies by the name of Guido will find you and hit you mercilessly with a large and incredibly soft pillow.  Not a very effective punishment, but I digress.  Please don't make us send Guido.  Kthx!  ^_^

The admins and even contributors can leave their info in the comments if they wish.  Mine will be here:

Skype---> katt.baker1
Book of Face----> Catherine Baker

(this is all I really use lol)

Love peace + chicken grease monsters!





Sometime in the future:  a possible contest focused on and centered around an awesome upcoming holiday----OHDIDIJUSTSAYTHAT???   :iconhurrhurrplz:
Heyo~

We're here today to get to know one another, to meet new people, to explore strange new worlds, and boldly go where no writier has gone before!  To those who understood this reference, we'll get along just fine ^^

To those who didn't.... give it time and I will have converted you to little sci-fi loving Monsters like me!  But I digress....

I'm here to say welcome to our group, and if you have any questions at all feel free to ask one of us admins.  We'll help you out with anything at all, even if it doens't involve writing.  Here, you have people willing to help and listen whenever you need someone to talk to....

What was I saying???.....Oh, right!   

Now, our first order of business is coming up with an image for the group.  The Big Boss Founder and I will think of a contest for this, but the basic thing to know is that it has to have something to do with the title of  the group.  We'll try to keep you little rascals updated with the contest news and junk!  

Now remember kiddies, play nice on here or else you'll have to face Big Boss and Mama Monster.  


Peace out~:heart:

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