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I know that it’s about 3 months early but last year’s timing didn’t work well for everyone’s schedule so I’m trying it out different this year 
I believe that developing creativity and imagination can help in so many ways with day-to-day life as well as with life as a whole. When it comes to my own creating (drawing, writing, etc.), having a schedule or a deadline helps especially if made fun. Likewise, I created this contest.
This year’s theme is inverted fairy tales. Last years was pretty all encompasing and if it related at all, it worked. This year requires a little more thought. Think of your favorite childhood tales, whether they be Disney or Grimms (or Perault, Anderson, etc.). There are many books published on the “hidden” meanings behind them and why they’ve lasted so long. Supposedly, kids have many subconscious thoughts roaming around in their heads and the fairy tales help them make sense of these things. Some have looked into these hidden meanings and seen stories with far more depth and social meaning. Others have taken these new tales and, comparing them to the old, seen the tales in a new light.
That’s what this year’s contest is about: taking an old fairy tale that is well known and seing it from a different perspective.
For example, think of Snow White. Neil Gaiman wrote a short story—Snow, Glass, Apples—from the perspective of the stepmother, using certain clues from the old Grimm version of the tale to support a different view: that Snow White was a vampire. (Note: Story is not kid friendly; read at your own risk).
So, take one of the following tales and create a piece reflecting the story from a different perspective. It doesn’t have to be dark like Gaiman’s.
- Snow White (just don’t use the same perspective as Gaiman’s story)
- Cinderella
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Snow White and Rose Red
- Beauty and the Beast
- Sleepy Beauty // Briar Rose
- Hansel and Gretel
- Rapunzel
- The Little Mermaid
- (if you want another, tell me in the comments and I’ll consider adding it)
Sections:
- poems
- stories
- art
- photography
- blends
- cg art
- vectors
- designs
A section needs at least 5 finalists to continue onto judging.
Depending on the number of finalists per section determines the numbers of winners.
If there are at least 5 finalists, there will be one winner.
If there are at least 10 finalists, there will be two winners.
If there are at least 20 finalists, there will be three winners.
Normal submission rules apply. Please also include in the comments section of the form the reasoning behind your perspective: what from the original stories supports your perspective, how you came up with it, etc.
No link back is required but, if you wish to link to the contest, please link to this update:
Entries can be something you’ve already made if it relates to the theme, but nothing already on the site.
Timeline
- February 14 - Contest begins, Entries open.
April 31May 22 - Entries closed.May 7May 25 - Finalists announced. Judging begins.May 17June 4 - Judging ends.May 22June 10 - Winners announced.
Prizes
- Participants - Your imagination and creativity are sparked. And you have fun!
- Finalists - Your entries are posted on the site.
- Winners
- You are plugged* for 2 months in SF’s updates, which are archived forever (or as long as I use Wordpress)
- You are plugged* for 1 months in SF’s updates, which are archived forever (or as long as I use Wordpress)
- You are plugged* for 2 weeks in SF’s updates, which are archived forever (or as long as I use Wordpress)
Judging:
- I will nominate up to 10 volunteer judges. Each judge will rate each entry on a scale of one to ten (and include a written evaluation of why they rated it such). Each entry’s total will be added and then divided by the number of judges who ranked it (averaged). This score will be the Judge’s Score.
- I will rank each entry on a scale of one to ten. This score will be Skye’s Score.
- The Judge’s Score will be multiplied by three. Skye’s Score will be left as-is. The two will be added together to form the Final Score. Thus, the judges will form 75% of the vote and Skye will form 25% of the vote. The Final Score will be out of 40 points.
- Depending on the number of finalists, the top 1-3 entrees per section will win.
Judges***: This is not the total list. More will be added as they are recruited (comment if you are interested).
Aelyn, Walker, Ydreece, Silversun, Alis, Chiyuki-chan, Leo, Jenney
Submit your Entries through the submission forms. Mention the contest in the comments section to have your submission entered. Submission Form here.
* If you have an appropriate** website, the website will be plugged. If you do not have a website or if it is not appropriate, your user profile will be plugged, thereby plugging all of your work on SF.
** Appropriate - Kid friendly. Determined by Skye.
*** Judges are allowed to enter. However, they cannot rate their own entry/ies. Because of the averaged score, this will even out. They will be allowed to rate other entries in categories they enter but if any oddity in scores occurs, their votes will be discounted. I will only appoint a judge if I trust them.
If you have any questions, feel free to comment with them below. They will be answered as a comment response and then referenced in this post.
Questions & Answers
- How many entries can each person submit?
- As many as they want! You can enter as many entries as you want in as many sections as you want. Each entry will go through the process separately. Entering multiple entries ups your chances of winning. Each person can only win once per section. You can win in multiple sections but, for example, you can’t get both first and second place in a section.
- Kid Friendly?
- I’m going to be implementing a new system on SF soon to rate submissions based on their level of kid-friendliness. So, you can enter things that aren’t kid friendly as long as you don’t get too carried away. For example, I still won’t accept nudity in images and things like that, but I will be more open than I have been in the past.
