Short Story Holiday Contest 2010: "My Perfect Holiday"

General Contest Rules: Start: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 End: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:59pm (just before midnight) [CST] (Renderosity Server Time) Community Voting: Wednesday, December 22- January 4 12:00pm noon Winners announced: Thursday, January 6, 2011 ALL ENTRANTS PLEASE READ ALL CONTEST GUIDELINES ON THE CONTEST PAGE THOROUGHLY BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY Entries MUST be time-stamped by December 21, 11:59pm [CST], or the submission will not be accepted All members can enter, except contest manager and Admins Any software program can be used 1 entry per person, per category 1 prize package per person across all Holiday Contest categories Winner's Announcement will be posted on the Renderosity FrontPage and this official contest page

Managers: KimberlyC, StaceyG, KristiS

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It's time to close all the windows, uninstall the screen doors and get ready for Mother Nature as she delivers her annual blast of cold air! Although there's a chill in the air, you can be sure the creative juices will be boiling over as Renderosity announces the 2010 Renderosity Creative Contest!

This years theme:

My Perfect Holiday

Similar to contests in the past, the best submissions that follow the My Perfect Holiday theme will win prizes from some of the top companies in the industry! Entries were submitted to one of the following categories:

3D/Animation
2D/Photography
Writing

Holiday Contest Sponsors

General Contest Rules:

All members can enter, except contest manager and Admins
Any software program can be used
Start: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
End: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 11:59pm (just before midnight) [CST] (Renderosity Server Time)
Community Voting: December 22, 2010 -January 4, 2011
Winners announced: Thursday, January 6, 2011
Entries MUST be time-stamped by December 21, 2010 11:59pm [CST], or they will not be accepted
1 entry per person, per category Entries MUST be new artwork not previously posted online, or anywhere else publicly Entries MUST NOT appear online anywhere else during the contest or until the Contest Winners have been Posted 1 prize package per person across all Holiday Contest categories Winner's Announcement will be posted on the Renderosity FrontPage and this official contest page

Entry Specifications:

Short Story must be a maximum of 1000 words or less
Thumbnail Image: MUST be included 100x100pixels Here is a helpful tutorial on How to make Full Image Thumbnails
Save and upload THIS image in both the Image and Thumbnail field. (You must upload both or the system will not accept the entry.)
Do NOT use html formatting.
Double space between paragraphs.
All entries will remain anonymous. You cannot sign your real name nor Renderosity username in the description. Any signed entries, will not be accepted.
Entries (entrants can enter but not with the same entry that previously won)must not have previously won a Renderosity Contest.
All stories must comply with Renderosity's Terms of Service
Use the description field to tell us your tale, noting what inspired you.
Include the word count at the end of the story.
Stories that do not follow the contest rules or our Terms of Service will be removed.
Vote soliciting will not be tolerated. Entrants that solicit votes will be disqualified without warning. This includes, but is not limited to, emailing and sitemailing members.
We recommend not waiting until the end of the contest to upload your entry. It is common for upload and/or approval complications to arise. Please give yourself ample time to correct your entry, if need be. Corrections will NOT be accepted if they are not time stamped by Dec. 21, 11:59pm.
By uploading your image you are agreeing that this is your original work.

Community Voting:
The winners will be selected by the community. All clone votes will be removed.

All prize winners must supply Renderosity with their real name, email address, and mailing address for prize distribution and registration.

By entering this contest, you agree that all submission may be used by Renderosity for promotional purposes: online, digital, in print, on CD, or in any other medium. By submitting your entry into this contest you are granting Renderosity the right to retain your entry in it's archive and to display the entry within this community to promote Renderosity or future contests held.

By submitting this form, you agree that you are authorized to grant Renderosity the permission to use of your image in print advertising, promotions or website usage. The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder of their images.

Writing- GRAND PRIZE

$50 Gift Certificate to Barnes and Noble
(May be used online)