The Valley of Fire, by our illustrator, Danny Kundzinsh
I’ve loved getting to see the fan art generated by those who read and loved A Hero’s Curse. To reward those talented artists, and in conjunction with the announcement of the sequel, Nightrage Rising, our team has opened up a fan art competition, to celebrate art and illustration that inspires and enhances story, specifically as related to The Unseen Chronicles. The competition will be open from now until November 24th!
Each submitted art piece will be judged according to the following criteria, in priority order:
- Ability to inspire or capture the essence of The Unseen Chronicles
- Creativity in delivering a unique vision
- Demonstrated artistic and technical skills
- Ability to meet the technical requirements of submission
We’ve created a couple of different entry categories:
- Open Illustrator Category: First Place – $50 Prize
- Young Illustrator Category: First Place – $50 Prize
The Open Illustrator Category is meant to be just that – any artist of any age can submit art for review as detailed above. The Young Illustrator Category is meant to encourage artists 13 and under. Winners must be able to accept prize payment via either PayPal or check drawn on a U.S. Bank. Judges will include, among others, P.S. Broaddus, (me!) and our brilliant illustrators Danny Kundzinsh and Rebecca Frank. In addition to the judged prizes mentioned above, popular voting will be available on our Facebook page! Let your family and friends know so they can vote too!
- Open Illustrator Contest Popular Prize Popular Prize – $25 Prize
- Young Illustrator Contest Popular Prize Popular Prize – $25 Prize
If you haven’t had a chance to read A Hero’s Curse, or want to comb through it for fan art inspiration, you can grab a copy of the Kindle e-book for free on Friday, November 3rd, Friday, November 10th, or Friday November 17th.
Or, check out Chapter 1 of Nightrage Rising here. Or contact me for more ideas and scenes from Nightrage Rising!
Ready to submit? Upload your fan art here.
Winning art does not become the property of www.psbroaddus.com or P.S. Broaddus. The artist retains all copyright and may reuse, resale, or repurpose their art as they wish; however, the artist grants www.psbroaddus.com and/or P.S. Broaddus the right to use the image both online at our website, in various social media, and in print in association with the website in perpetuity.
All submitted art will go through a pre-qualification round before being accepted as a suitable submission. Art will be judged for its suitability as being related to The Unseen Chronicles. As art is submitted, pieces accepted as suitable contest entries may be displayed online in a contest gallery and in various social media venues to share with our readers.
Non-winning art may be displayed on our site, contest gallery, and on various social media venues (including but not necessarily limited to Facebook) to help promote the contest and expose submitted art to a wider audience. Non-winning art will not be used for any other purpose without the permission of the artist. The artist retains all copyright and may reuse, resale, or repurpose their art as they wish; however, after the contest is completed, the contest gallery and social media displays may remain online to help promote future contests.
If for any reason the competition is not capable of running as planned, including insufficient contest entries, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the competition, www.psbroaddus.com and/or P.S. Broaddus reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition.