No Heroine Left Behind Contest Reminder + Feature

Sep 21, 201410 min read

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Published: Sep 21, 2014

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Hi there! I thought you guys could have a little reminder about the No Heroine Left Behind Contest. Very few people have entered so, and it would be a shame if no else did. I also decided to extend the due date to January 5th, so now people will have more time to work on things.

Also, I decided to make another feature at the bottom of the page.

So here is the description of the contest:

As many of you know, there is a list of approved Disney heroines, and every submission has to have some kind of depiction of a character from the list. Time after time, I have to decline amazing pieces of art that depict female Disney characters who just never made the cut.

BUT WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE THAT AND ADD ONE MORE TO LIST?

Yes, that's right! We are going to add a new Disney heroine to the list! Here's what you have to do in order to get a chance to put your Disney gal in the Gallery!

~~DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2014~~

DUE DATE: JANUARY 5, 2015

WINNING PRIZE IS:
- 100 deviantART points
- a feature
- your character added to the list of approved heroines and her own folder in the gallery
(I'm sorry the prize is so low. I have to budget my points. Donations are welcome but not mandatory. )

THE MISSION

STEP ONE
Pick a female Disney character who is not currently on the list who you feel is a heroine and should be included in the gallery.

STEP TWO
Make a work of any medium (drawing, sculpture, short story, etc., any type that deviantART accepts) that depicts her.

STEP THREE
Write a paragraph about why you think she should be considered a Disney heroine. The paragraph should be between 5 - 10 sentences long.

STEP FOUR
Send a note to SavvyRed with the subject headline "Disney Heroine Contest Submission." Include a link to your work, your paragraph explaining why she is a heroine, the name of the character, and the name of the Disney feature film she is in.

RULES

1. You MUST be a member of our group Disney Heroines to enter the contest.

Since we only accept submissions in the Gallery from group members, it makes sense that only members should be allowed to enter the contest. If you are not a member of the group but you want to join the contest, you can do so if you join the group before you submit your entry.

2. You can only make an entry about a Disney heroine who is NOT on the list yet.

This list is here: disney-heroines.deviantart.com…

So your character has to be one who is NOT on the list. Otherwise, there would really be no point in having this kind of contest.

NOT ALLOWED:
- Strictly male-identified characters. (I.e. John Smith, Aladdin, Prince Adam, etc.)
- non-Disney characters (i.e. Fiona from Shrek, anyone from Dr. Who, My Little Pony characters, Kung Fu Panda characters, Babs Bunny, Harry Potter characters, Powerpuff Girls, Nickelodeon characters, Cartoon Network characters, etc.)
- Star Wars characters. I know they belong to Disney, but I haven't seen any on the list, so I'm going to assume that the previous admins did not intend to have any of them.
- Marvel Comics characters except female characters from The Avengers or its sequels. You cannot enter Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) because she is already on the list.
- Characters from Disney shows and animated series (i.e. Hannah Montana, Angel from Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Cassandra from Hercules: The Animated Series, etc.)

ALLOWED
- Ambiguous or androgynous characters like Pleakley from Lilo & Stitch are accepted, but please don't submit an entry about how the Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast is way too fabulous to be a girl. You can submit a genderbent version of the Disney heroine for the contest. The winning heroine's folder will be open for both genderbent and non-genderbent artwork.
- Disney-Pixar characters (i.e. Merida, Mrs. PotatoHead, etc.)
- Female characters from The Avengers and its sequel.
- Female Disney characters from feature films (Madellaine from Hunchback of Notre Dame II, the princesses from Mulan II, etc.)
- Female characters from Tron

3. If you submit a piece of literature (i.e. short story, poem, etc.), it MUST be no longer than 1000 words.
I'm sorry, but I don't have time to read a fan novel that is 200 pages long. I'm not actually going to count all the words using Microsoft Word, but I will tell you if I think your submission is too long.

4. No nudity.
I think it will just make it easier this way.

5. One entry per contestant. One heroine suggestion per entry.
You can have more than one Disney heroine in the art or literature, but you can only suggest one new heroine.