Competitions?

[Macabre]

Seeing as I'm alluding to both the writing and the modelling competitions, I'll ask the question here. So, who's running them? Are they being run at all this year? I know Shard normally runs the writing comp (but hasn't been around for a very long time), and the modelling comp should be organised by last years winner (if they're still around).

[Heroka Vendile]

I wouldn't mind being a judge for the writing comp for a change, I never manage to get anything written up for the comp anyway as I'm usually too busy during the traditional early/mid January submission period.

[RobSkib]

To my knowledge, there is one official unofficial painting/modelling competition every year, run by the previous year's winner (which is me :/ ), so I'm guessing that will be early next year that I'll have to start looking into that.

[Macabre]

Actually, the modelling comp is normally run over christmas (to give people the time to get things done), likewise the writing comp also (but I was a little late getting that together with the absence of Shard). That's why I asked the question considering the lateness of both competitions.

[Magos Exarratus]

I'd be willing to have a go at judging. I'm also up for attempting to run the thing if no-one else is up to that, but I have the feeling christmas might get fairly busy. Luckily I have no January exams, though.

[Kaled]

Actually, the modelling comp is normally run over christmas (to give people the time to get things done)

I don't know about 'normally' - we've only run it a couple of times.  When I won it was run late summer IIRC, and when I ran it it started in January and closed in Feb/March.  The only thing with the Hobby Competition is that we're reliant on people generously donating prizes in return for very little - we did really well last year (far better than I'd hoped to imagine), but I don't think we should ask too often in case we use up more than our fair share of goodwill...  Or maybe once again people will impress me with their generosity and I'm worrying about nothing...

[precinctomega]

I think the trick with prize support is to hit different companies each year.  As there are always new 54mm companies hitting the web, it shouldn't be too hard.  I should also point out that we have a few in-roads on the board to small companies: Steve Buddle, of course, of Eolith; but also Gav Fry at Gribble Miniatures, and Sergei at Molniya Miniatures.  I might have a route in to Damnation Miniatures in Russia (through the same guy who sells those plastic Insurgent minis).  And it might be worth hitting Pizzaro, too.

As for the short story competition, prize support is complicated, because of the IP issues associated with the competition.

R.

[Macabre]

Okay, with the absence of Shard, I'll run the writing comps again this term (plus I'll be able to keep an eye on things on the BB). I'll be looking for judges in the next week or so.