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UPDATE:

The winners have been announced. Please proceed to Pride Contest Winners! for results!


This contest is officially over. Please be patient as the judges go over the entries and pick the 3 first place winners and 3 runner ups. I will update this when the judging is complete. It should not take too long to go through all the entries, so give us till the 1st of November. Thank you to everyone who participated. :D And best of luck!





:star:Important: All updates will have a :new: attached to the section. I have added a Judges section and added to the prizes. And because it wasn't clear, I have written in the rules how to submit your entry/entries. 




I know June is Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community. However, since it is nearly over, I want to celebrate more than just this kind of pride. So while this contest is starting at the end of June, it will be continuing past it. Because the word 'pride' has a greater meaning that covers more than just your sexual preference. It covers what you believe in, who you are, and what you want in life. So, since my CounterAU contest failed (and is now deleted), I have decided to push this idea. 

PRIDE CATEGORIES

There are three (3) categories for this contest. They are shipping pride (for Fan Artists and more who like to ship themselves or their OCs with a character, LGBTQ+ pride (for Pride Month and what Pride Month and the community who is a part of it is about), and finally confidence (not necessarily about a topic, a love interest, and sexual orientation, or anything like that - more about how you feel about yourself; your pride for yourself - your confidence).

I posted this picture just yesterday. This is one form of MY PRIDE. This is my confidence, or pride, in myself as a person. This is me showing that 'I'm good enough'. As someone who has been looked down on for my ships, I drew this to fight back against the people who bullied me for my romantic ships and opinions. No more. I am good enough. :)

Here we have the LGBTQ+ pride. The pride of a community who has been looked down on because they aren't what was considered 'the norm' for sexual behavior. As someone who believes in equality for all, and is straight, I want to promote this beauty, too. And yes, love is beautiful, and it comes in all shapes and sizes. 

Confidence is shown through emotions and emotions are shown in art. So, as the final section to this, show me your confidence, be it about your hobbies, your beliefs, or anything else that your proud of that isn't included in the sections above. Show me what you are proud of in yourself, or what you are proud of being a part of in the world as a whole. What part of yourself or the world do you love? No self-deprecation. No self-loathing. No hiding or telling anyone you aren't good enough. Show me that smile. Whatever it is, let me smile with you.

These are the three categories. I will pick three winners, (and if you want to help judge and vote on entries, I would love that) one from each of the three categories that best demonstrates your pride and they will each get the same prize. Runners up will get a small prize, too. And everyone gets a feature for participating. Yes, everyone. I don't care who you are for this. Show me your pride of your ship, your pride for your community, or your pride in yourself.




RULES

Rules subjected to change or additions if needed. If either happens, watchers will receive an update in their notifications.
  1. You may submit up to three entries total, one per category. Your submission can be a part of ANY DeviantArt gallery: digital art, traditional art, cartooning, anime/manga, artisan crafts, photography, literature, customization, film, etc. (Keep in mind that if it's literature, it will need to suck me in immediately.) 
  2. Submit your entry by doing one of the following: noting RTNightmare with a LINK or THUMBNAIL of your entry, commenting on this journal with a LINK or THNUMBNAIL of your entry, or leaving a comment at the Pride Contest Folder in my Favorites with a LINK or THUMBNAIL of your entry. (Don't know how to link? See this FAQ to learn how.)
  3. Your entry must be made by you. Any stock or bases you use must be properly credited or you will be disqualified. 
  4. Your entry may be an old piece. But bare in mind that newer pieces are preferable for this contest. Your entry must be submitted to DA to be eligible. 
  5. Your entry should demonstrate your pride to the fullest. The better I understand and empathize with your goal, the more likely you will win. If I don't understand your submission or why you are proud of it, then you won't get very far. You'd be surprised, but a sketch can beat a full-blown illustration if it carries the weight of the theme. Remember that.
  6. No hate art, anti-art, or anything that would be considered disrespectful to others.
  7. Extra Points: You can get extra points if you leave a positive comment on other entries. You can get extra points by writing on your entry why you did what you did for your entry. 
(More rules to be added if needed.)


Judges

The current judges include the following deviants:
RTNightmare - The Host of this Contest
WDWParksGal - A former CV and Founder/Co-Founder of two (2) sponsor groups for this contest, DevNews and Group-Eaze


PRIZES

All prizes are currently being donated by me RTNightmare and are subjected to change. If you wish to contribute, please comment below or note me. :new:I have reworded this section.:new:

1st Places Winners (3)

There will be three (3) first place winners, one per category. They will each receive a 1-year core memberships courtesy of moonbeam13, 100 :points: each from RTNightmare, a Llama from all judges, a feature on my page, as well as Sans-Fans, Fan-Art-World, and via a journal that will be added to DevNews's gallery, a feature at DevNews and Group-Eaze courtesy of WDWParksGal, access to private stock courtesy of WDWParksGal, a medium-length poem, and artwork like this done by RTNightmare. (If you want to contribute a prize, comment below or note me.)

3 Runner Ups
There will be three (3) runners up, one per category. They will each receive a 3-month core memberships courtesy of moonbeam13, a Llama from all judges, a feature on my page, as well as Sans-FansFan-Art-World, and via a journal that will be added to DevNews's gallery, a feature at DevNews and Group-Eaze courtesy of WDWParksGal, access to private stock courtesy of WDWParksGal, and their choice of one of the following: a short poem or artwork like this done by RTNightmare. (If you want to contribute a prize, comment below or note me.)


DEADLINE

The deadline for this contest will be October 20th! That gives you over a month to finish your entry (or entries). 

Judging Process
The judging process will be two parts:
  • I will work with potential judges to decide the three winners and runner ups.
  • My watchers, newcomers to my page, and anyone else who wishes will vote on a poll with the entries. (Poll to be provided after deadline.)
After a week or so of voting and discussing, I will combine the results and we will have our winners and runners up.



ENTRIES

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That is everything I can think of. I look forward to seeing your entries. All the current prizes are being donated to this by me. But if you wish to contribute, let me know as soon as possible.


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