Lyric Contest Update and Information

As of May 1^st, there will only 2 months to complete your entry! The contest has been open since February 1^st and completes July 1^st (Canada Day)

Entries So Far

Wide Awake by !mypunknightmare
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The Reason by ~Atelophobic



Fly-Away, Angel by ~Acornaih



Theme:
Songs and music have always evoked strong emotions and inspired imaginations. With the songs given below, I’d like to see what you can come up with. All the lyrics and songs can be found online, so give them a listen and see what inspires you.

Songs:
• “Gone Away” by The Offspring
• “Our Truth” by Lacuna Coil
• “Wide Awake” by Lacuna Coil
• “The Howling” by Within Temptation
• “Angels” by Within Temptation
• “Somewhere” by Within Temptation
• “For Whom The Bell Tolls” by Metallica
• “Enter Sandman” by Metallica
• “Running Up That Hill” by Placebo
• “Marco Polo” by Loreena McKennit
• “Over the Hills and Far Away” by John Tams (appropriate link to the song is here [link] , not to be confused with the Gary Moore/Nightwish or the Led Zepplin songs)


Rules:
• Contest runs from February 1^st until July 1^st. Entries will only be accepted within this time period.
• Photo-manipulations only. This is what I can judge best and unbiased, and therefore are the only allowed. Any form of photo-manipulation is acceptable, it does not need to just be horses (for example).
• Originality is a must
• One entry per person, however the entry can use as many songs as you want for inspiration. Please put in your artist comments which song your piece was inspired by.
• While only one entry is allowed, you may change your entry or update it before the contest end date (July 1^st).
• Proper stock crediting is a must-otherwise your piece is invalid and illegal. Example, [link] has all the appropriate stock credits plus the inspired lyrics.
• I need a link to the stocks used so I know what you have done and what the stocker did-without these links, I can’t judge it properly.


Submission:
• Send a note titled “Lyric Contest” to myself (=suntanna )
• One the piece has been accepted, it will be featured in my journal with the other contestants ([link] ). If it is not up within a week after you have submitted your piece, then feel free to send me a reminder note.


Judges:
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Prizes:
1st Place
-3 month subscription from =suntanna
-3 month subscription from *Grinmir-stock
-News interview conducted by =suntanna
-Journal feature by =suntanna
-Journal feature by *Grinmir-stock
-Journal feature by *CristaliaART
-Journal feature by ~suntanna-stock
-Journal feature by ~Kiwiaa
-3 Exclusive stock packs from ~RiNymph-Stock
-Exclusive stock pack from ~suntanna-stock
-Exclusive stock pack from *Grinmir-stock
-Art from =smudge-92
-Digital drawing or photo-manipulation from ~littlewillow-art

2nd Place
-3 month subscription from =suntanna
-Journal feature by =suntanna
-Journal feature by *Grinmir-stock
-Journal feature by *CristaliaART
-Journal feature by ~suntanna-stock
-Journal feature by ~Kiwiaa
-2 Exclusive stock packs from ~RiNymph-Stock
-Exclusive stock pack from ~suntanna-stock
-Exclusive stock pack from *Grinmir-stock
-Art from =smudge-92
-Digital drawing or photo-manipulation from ~littlewillow-art


3rd Place
-1 month subscription from =suntanna
-Journal Feature by =suntanna
-Journal feature by *Grinmir-stock
-Journal feature by *CristaliaART
-Journal feature by ~suntanna-stock
-Journal feature by ~Kiwiaa
-Exclusive stock pack by ~RiNymph-Stock
-Exclusive stock pack by *Grinmir-stock
-Art from =smudge-92
-Digital drawing or photo-manipulation from ~littlewillow-art


All other pieces will be featured in =suntanna’s journal during the contest until judging is completed.
Thank you to everyone who has submitted, donated prizes, and particularly to *Atroxa for volunteering to help judge, and to *CristaliaART for creating the beautiful promo stamp.