"PORTRAY MY CHARACTERS" CONTEST
(/The True Soul Of)
(/Scenes From Their Stories)

NEWS ARTICLE: [link]



The theme is relatively simple; it is to portray my characters and be as true to them as you can, with regards to the stories they are in and their emotional and written significance.
BUT WAIT—there's a catch.
Not only will the entries be judged by how faithfully or accurately the characters are portrayed, but they will also be judged on your own creative interpretation of the theme, or what you do with them. So it's not only an image or a poem or a story, but also what you add or bring or give to it. Be creative and have fun!

Accuracy vs. Interpretation

You can change things a bit—like scenes the characters are from, adding things to make it all more historically accurate, explaining why certain things in the story wouldn't work—so long as you give an explanation (from a couple sentences minimum to as long as you like). Any significant changes should have a reason.
Wondering what would be considered 'significant'? Note me or comment on the contest journal or news article, if you have any questions.

Creativity
Now here's where things get interesting.
You don't have to add something to your entry, but it goes in your favor when I'm judging. A little thought with your image or poem, please!
The creativity factor is what it sounds like—creativity! What you think up to incorporate into your entry to make it meaningful, different, or interesting. You can even just interpret the idea of the contest a little differently. Make a whole story out of a minor character or one you think should have been in there! Make something about what the characters were doing in between what's written! Long lost relatives? Intrigue? Modern interpretations? Parodies?

The Characters
There are several different stories of mine you can use characters from in your entries. I suggest reading the stories, because not only are you looking for characters' descriptions, as reference, but the context also matters! You just can't learn enough about them from their physical descriptions. Connecting the characters to the story is a good thing!

STORIES AND CHARACTERS (my favorites in bold, ="not modern", ="Arthurian", =many metaphors, =lots of information, drama, story, material in it)


• "The Lake Children" [link]
  "Lady of the Lake" [link]
  (Both are in the same series/world)



• "Atalanta and the Amazons" [link] ,
  "Elemma's Story" [link] ,
  "A Heart Of Rain" [link]



• "The Lightbearers" [link]



• "Worlds Known, Unknown" [link]



• "Madder's Story" (also called "The Secret Tree") [link]



• "Céaranwen's Story" (also called "By Blood, Truth, and Names") [link]



• "The Raven Stone" [link]
  


And remember, have fun! You can interpret this idea in so many ways. I can't wait to see the entries!

Contest General Info, Rules, and PRIZES!
Theme: Portraying my OCs from stories listed above either faithfully or changing things (with explanations why) and possibly adding creative twists for a new spin on things!

Mediums allowed: ALL MEDIUMS, though visual art would be preferred and literature may be harder!

Deadline: Contest starts November 20 and ends January 5.

Amount of entries allowed: 3 per person

Other rules not aforementioned:


Entries must be NEW deviations, created after November 20th, 2009. Entries must give a link to the News Article in the description and have my icon in the description.

Entries must have a description/explanation of a minimum of 1 sentence long

Preferably, entries should have a quote concerning what part of the story they are about or describe the character in them

Entries should have in their descriptions: WHICH story they're from and which CHARACTER/characters they use (You can use more than 1 character!)


Entries should be sent to me (with a link or thumb or both) in a NOTE entitled "Alois-Noette's Characters Contest Entry"

PRIZES

—A custom, happily, lovingly made poem or short story, by myself

—A custom stamp by me

—A News Article feature of works from your gallery with a little blurb of praise from me

—Love and gratitude!

Any other prizes people could add would be really helpful.

GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN!