Contests around DA: October Edition

Oct 1, 201610 min read

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Amarantheans

Published: Oct 1, 2016

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CRCommunityProjects Presents:

Contests around DA: May Edition

Hello,

Here at CRCommunityProjects we want to make sure that you are aware of many of the contests that are going on all over Deviantart, so every month I will compile all of the contest submitted to our monthly folders here. Be sure to submit your journals into the month prior to your contest! I will also be searching for other groups and journals that advertize contests as well and featuring as many contests as I can find.

Contest Feature

These contest are open for anyone to join!

Ending October 30th: Illustrate a scene from a myth of your choice in Art Nouveau style.
Mythic Scene Contest

Ending October 30th: prettyflour invites you to a Prose Contest with a scary theme!
A Monster Calls- A Prose Contest

Ending November 30th: TheNaughtyFish is hosting a draw/write about my OCs contest!
Crossover/AU OC Contest! Over $160 in Prizes!

Ending January 10, 2017: calcatt is hosting a Draw my OC contest!
Draw my OC - $100 + art to win !

Are you curious what "Official DA Contests" are currently running? Well click here!

There are several Groups that only advertise Contests!

Check out the comments on these inactive groups for more contests:
Contests ContestsAndGiveaways Contest-FTW

There are even more contests, check out these other Journals I have gathered, advertising multipul contests!

Open Challenges - Photomanipulation
The Naughty Pirate's Master Contest List
Writers Weekly: Contests, Articles, and Forums
August 2016 Contests (goes until the end of the year)
Check out DAWelcomeWagon they have a list of community contestst too!

Group Contests

These contests are reserved to Certain Groups

Ending November 5th:

Frightfully invites you to join their Halloween Photomanipulation Contest!
Fascination With Fright Contest

Ending October 31st:

invites you to create a Halloween themed art or literature work of either your own or the groups mascot Loki.
Halloween contest

Here are a few groups you may concider joining for their weekly/monthly contests:
PixelChallenges has a weekly Pixel Art contest.
CRPhotography has a weekly Photography contest.
MARepeatingContests also has a monthly Manga contest.
Traditionalists has Bi-Weekly Traditional Art contest.
AnimalsPlantsNature has A Monthly Themed Photography contest.

Personal Contests

These contests are reserved to watchers of certain deviants.

Ends October 29th: CD-STOCK is holding a Photomanipulation contest for their watchers, just use their stock listed in the journal!
CREATIVE MINDS CHALLENGE III

Wishing for Participants

dAWishingWell loves to help grant wishes around the community, from wishes of points and memberships to llamas and watchers. Some people also want more attention to be given to their contests, they want to give prizes out but need people to participate!

fluffylink wishes that more people would join her contest.
Lunnika-Horo wishes for more people to take part in her Double Raffle (WIN POINTS, CAKEBADGE and PHOTOCARDS!)
Stelaree wishes that more people would join Stellarii-Adopts's raffle to help start up the account.

Community Projects

I will also feature a few projects around dA, just so they also get a little more attention.

For the month of October lets bring awareness to Breast Cancer through participation in the:
31 Days of Hope Challenge: Breast Cancer Awareness

For you writers out there NaNoWriMo is coming up in November let's get ready for it:
What's Coming in October

In Closing...

So in summary, if you would like for your contest to be featured by me Amarantheans send me a note. So get your contest journal to me in a note or in the folder. Just make sure you put it in the correct month.

Oh btw, sometimes I get notifications of contests that have started after my initial posting of my journal. So, go ahead give it a favorite and check back after a week or so to see if any have been added.

Added Contests after Original Publication:

Create a stock resorce fit for Halloween!
Halloween Stock Contest 2016

Create art around an original character in a random fandom.
Contest - Blues and Adam Anniversary OPEN

Wishing For Help!

Danielle-Reeves wishes to find prize helpers for a contest she wants to do (anything decent is welcomed, even a few points from everyone. Note her if interested.)
fluffylink wishes for more people to join her contest.
liyaperfidious wishes for more people to take part in an art raffleEarlyOnion is holding.
Nel-Tu-Animoke wishes for entries in her contest in OmoideNoMarnie.