[Event] 7 Seeds Fanwork Competition

[pandaranda]

As you all know, I'm an avid fan of all forms of 7 Seeds fanwork. If you scour Japanese sites, you'll find a myriad of 7 Seeds related things to sift through and enjoy, unfortunately the amount of 7 Seeds fanwork from the international fanbase is far less substantial, and in fact, quite a rarity!

How then can we change that? A competition, of course~! That's right, Tsukihana Scans is indeed holding a 7 Seeds fanwork competition! Credit for the idea goes to Luciol, the darling that she is! Of course, with any competition there will be prizes for the best work! And most importantly, everyone will (hopefully) get to enjoy a surge in international 7 Seeds fanwork! <3

7 SEEDS Fanwork Competition Details - *CLOSED*

What? 7 Seeds related fanwork under the theme: 'The Seasons'. As well as a short description explaining your piece of work.

If you have little confidence in your drawing ability, then aside from fanart, you're entirely welcome (and in fact, encouraged) to submit fanfic, fanvids, poetry/songs/music, comic strips/doujinshi, cosplay, and even homemade goods (cookies, plushies, phone charms, claywork, knitwear etc.) if that's how you roll!

Who? Anybody and everybody is eligible. The only criteria: loving 7 Seeds!

When? The competition starts from now, you can submit your work as soon as you've read this! However, the final deadline will be July 3rd (GMT -12:00; basically as long as it's the 3rd in your country, it will be accepted).

How? All participants must e-mail their application to scanlators_7_seeds[at]live[dot]co[dot]uk, for more details please refer to the submission guidelines section below.


Prizes

1st = 7 Seeds Fanbook ~Edge of Emotions~ AND 3 advanced copies of our releases*

2nd = any one of the available 7 Seeds volumes OR 2 advanced copies of our releases*

*Final copies of chapters will be sent to you upon completion (the same time the members of TS receive their copies).
There is no set time frame for how soon you may recieve them, it may be a couple of days to weeks in advance. It all depends on how fast we work. :)


General Rules

• All fanwork must be related to 7 Seeds.
• Fanwork must be fully completed; draft copies will not be accepted.
• Multiple submissions are allowed, and you are welcome to amend/change your submissions at any time before the deadline.
• Fanwork must be new and unreleased (i.e. not one that is already circulating the net).
• Fanwork must be your own; any plagiarism will result in instant disqualification.
• Credit must be given to Tamura Yumi where it's due (i.e. colouring or modification of pre-existing artwork, or use of artwork in video).
• Gratuitous graphic/explicit content is strongly advised against, however content of a mature nature will be accepted if tastefully done.
• It will be assumed that all participants have given their tacit consent to having their fanwork shown publicly on this site.
• No entries submitted after the deadline will be eligible.
• Entries will be judged by the team members of TS and their collective decision is final.
• Advanced copies are intended for personal use of winners only. Copies will be watermarked for insurance (please download the official release later for the clean version) and rights to obtaining advance copy will be revoked if any abuse occurs.
• TS is not responsible for anything that happens during the shipment of prizes.

Submission Guidelines
Please ensure you read and follow the guidelines for your specific fanwork medium! Anybody who ignores these guidelines will be asked to meet the relevant guidelines before resubmitting their entry.

Fanart/Comic Strip/Doujinshi

• Height must be at least 1020 pixels.
• Submissions must be uploaded onto a photo/picture viewer (i.e. tinypic, twitpic, dropbox etc.) and the link e-mailed to us.
• Please do not attach image file to e-mail.

Fanvideo

• Video quality must be at least 480p.
• Submissions must be uploaded unto youtube as an unlisted video and the link e-mailed to us.
• Please do not attach video file to e-mail.

Fanfiction/Poetry

• There is no maximum word limit, but length of fanfic should be at least 400 words.
• There are no limits on the length of poetry.
• Submissions may be attached to your application e-mail as a Word document or PDF file.

Song/Composition

• Songs/compositions must be at least 60 seconds long.
• Submissions must be uploaded onto an audio distribution site (i.e. soundcloud or youtube) and the link e-mailed to us.
• Please do not attach the audio file to e-mail.
• Lyrics, if applicable, must be provided and attached as a Word document or PDF file.

Miscellaneous

• Please either contact us by e-mail or leave a comment below to find out how to make your submission. :)

Application Format Example
To: scanlators_7_seeds[at]live[dot]co[dot]uk
Title: Fanwork Competition - [your alias and fanwork type]

Pseudonym/alias:
Fanwork type:
Name of Fanwork:
Submission Link:
Description:



Please read all the relevant sections carefully before making your submission.
You will receive a confirmation e-mail after sending in your submission. If you DO NOT receive one within 2 days, please post a comment here.
I wish you all the very best of luck, and if you need further help or clarification, please leave us a comment below. <3

Comments

Description?

[(Anonymous)]

I am ready to submit my piece. What sort of information is required in the 'description' section?

Re: Description?

[pandaranda]

Hi, that's great! :D For the description, it's mostly just a short explanation of what or why you made what you made. :3 If you want your piece of work to be vague, your description can be vague too. If you want the judges to understand exactly what you made, you can explain it thoroughly (i.e. the themes, the inspiration etc.).

It's really up to you what you write. It can be a single sentence if you want, or a few paragraphs, but probably don't make it longer than 200 words. The description won't directly contribute towards the judging process, so don't worry about it too much. However, it may help to guide the judges towards viewing your work at a certain angle, depending on what you write. ;)

Re: Description?

[(Anonymous)]

Thats a good ideas. Thanks.

Question

[(Anonymous)]

Hello :)
I'm ready to submit my work too. Can i submit it on devianart? Do i have to write the description on my work? Or do i write it separately on the email?
Thank you :D

Re: Question

[pandaranda]

Hello! :D
Please don't put it up on deviantART just yet. You're welcome to do that after the competition but for now, please send all artwork to our e-mail account privately. ^^ Please upload your artwork onto tinypic, or another private image sharing website, then send us the submission e-mail along with the link and your description. :)
Thanks!

Re: Question

[(Anonymous)]

Hey :)
Hum... So i don't use often tinypic... I uploaded my work but i don't know which link to put in my email... Could you help me?
Thanks :D

Re: Question

[pandaranda]

Sure thing. ^^ The link you should give me is the one called 'Direct Link for Layouts', for example...
http://i50.tinypic.com/2d7bhmw.jpg

Hope that helps! :)

Re: Question

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah thanks :)
But i just noticed that i didn't uploaded it on tinypic but photobucket... Is that also ok?

Re: Question

[pandaranda]

Yup, that's fine as long as photobucket doesn't resize your image to a size less than 1020 pixels height, which it can do sometimes. ^^ The best way to check is to re-save the image onto your computer and check its properties to see whether the size has become too small.

Re: Question

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for your help :D