In celebration of the first ever vinyl pressing of Mew’s masterpiece album And the Glass Handed Kites, we will be giving away 3 copies of the album! We will be running separate competitions in the categories of Writing, Art, and Photography, so everyone will have a chance for their talent to be recognized. In addition to winning a copy of the limited edition vinyl, the top entries will be combined into one final epic design after voting has concluded.
All entries shall be based on the themes present in Kites. It can be a literal interpretation or simply reminiscent of the way the music makes you feel. The only true requirement is that it represents your own feelings towards the album.
Contest 1: Writing
Poetry or prose, anything is good here. Keep the text to under 500 words, or roughly one page.
Contest 2: Art & Graphic Design
Painting, drawing, illustration, and graphic design (including photo manipulation). Traditional or digital mediums accepted.
Contest 3: Photography
Digital or film, as long as it is an original photograph of your own. Small retouches are fine, but heavy manipulation would be considered in the “Art” category instead.
Rules
- Only one entry per person, per category. You may enter all three if you wish, but you may only win once.
- Art and Photography submissions must be in a digital format. If a traditional (non-digital) medium is used, a high-quality scan or photograph of the work is required. Acceptable file types include: JPG, PNG, PSD, or PDF. Dimensions must be of print-quality, a minimum of 2000px in smallest dimension (width or height).
- Submitters agree that their work will be used in a final project and give permission for their work to be used in promotional material for MewX.info. Entries that do not win the top prize in each category may still be used in other website materials.
- Deadline to submit entries will be Sunday, May 15, 2016.
- Winners will be selected during the following week and contacted as soon as the decision has been made. Entrants agree to provide their physical mailing address upon request so the vinyl albums may be sent out.
What to do
Email your entry to webmaster (at) mewx (dot) info. If your file is too big to send as an attachment, please upload to a service like Dropbox or Google Drive and send a link instead.
Please Include:
- Your full name
- Your country
- Title of the work
- Medium used
- Dimensions of work
- Category (Writing, Art, or Photography)
GOOD LUCK!
Hi Ann. What about an original photo taken and then you altered it with filters and a bit of a caption, will it be under photography or arts?
Anything that counts as photo manipulation (adding text or lots of filters) would be considered in the Art category. Photography is just for pure photography.
Hi Ann! Cannot find any information about ending of the competition. When is the last day for uploading entries? When will results be available? Thank you for answering.
It says right in the article in the rules section. The last day is May 15, and the winners will be selected the next week.
Oh God, thank you
only a photograph or may be a series?
As long as it is an obvious (short) series, that is fine. (No more than 5 photos.)