[Jun-26-2008] Lady Macbeth writes: Art Site News!
The last month flew by fast! This summer is shaping up to be a good one for MediaMiner.org on the Fan Art front - our fan art moderators once again have time to give much-needed attention to the galleries, and as a result, you should start seeing a higher percentage of quality art when you browse. One of the projects currently underway is an extensive inspection and clean-up of the galleries. Due to the busy real lives of our moderators, a lot of violations of MediaMiner.org's Upload Guidelines have slipped through the cracks, from as long ago as 2004 until as recently as last month. The galleries are now checked on a daily basis to look at new uploads, and our team is also going back through the galleries one by one to find the old violations.

If your art is disabled or deleted for any reason, an e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address attached to your account - please be sure that your e-mail address is up to date! The e-mail will contain the reason why your work was disabled or deleted. If you have any questions regarding your work in particular or about this newest project, feel free to e-mail our moderator team. If you are not sure who to contact on any specific issue, please read our blog post regarding Tips on E-mailing the Administrator or Moderators.

Thanks, everyone! Now, on to the fun stuff for this month!


Art Spotlight:


___"Vegeta, Paper Demon 7" by BogusRed
___Fan Art Moderator, Lady Macbeth:This work, dated 07 Mar 2005, is a beautiful example of what simple design and soft colors can do for anime fan art. This is just one sample from a gorgeous gallery that also features sketchwork and a lovely example of Legend of Zelda fan art. The website link in BogusRed's profile takes you to her equally-beautiful sketchblog, which is definitely worth your time to check out!
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Featured Fanartist:

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Thank You to those of you who have posted in the last month!
AkemiFOX, amandaben, anokaba, Asuki2Hiroshi, AudioXVampire, Chibi Rouyakan, Dancing Mouse, Demon Slayer Girl, devildice708, Ghosthp, Hiei08, Hitomeshy, hopeless mouse458, icenectar, Ice Sick El, Ice Vixen X, ImpatientSnake, Inujin, JacquieStewart, Kakashi1, kaigal, Keetonie, kiwimist, kodiaqkitten, Lawlet L, Liloth, lunachan579, LuZ, Miss Shepherdess, muzikyin, Nightglider, Night Mare, o0rae0o, Pappi, Pet40, prinsess serenity59, Rihannon, SakuraFox, serenawolf, Sesshoumaru lord of the western lands, shannonissette, starfireraven, strawberryneko, Sueric, Tenshi-Megami, the amber dragonfly, thewolfnyx, toroishi, VegetaDaimoh, wolfraven, Yami No Rei, Yuugi-chan

Here are some highlights:


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[Jun-19-2008] Lady Macbeth writes: MediaMiner’s Third Annual Maximum Challenge Fan Fiction Contest Category Winners Announced and People's Choice Voting Opens


We are pleased to announce the Winners of the Judged Categories! There were a lot of very good fiction pieces entered this year and I know that the judges had a difficult time picking the best fiction out of what was submitted. Congrats to all of the winners! And Thank You to everyone who entered.


Speaking of, it is now your turn to play the role of judge. You, the members of Mediaminer, get to select your favorite fiction out of two categories.


The first is our Best of the Best, People's choice. Here, you get to pick your favorite out of the winners of the judged categories. Click here to read excerpts from the eligible fiction as well as cast your vote!


Then we have our Best of the Rest, People's choice. Here you can pick your favorite fiction that was entered this year but did not win a category. Like we said there was a lot of competition this year and not all of the excellent fiction won. Click here to see the list of eligible fiction as well as cast your vote!


Authors, please feel free to pimp your fics in this contest and encourage your readers to vote for you. Just make sure to follow the rules of the site and not post an author's note chapter.


Voting ends on July 8.


We also have the winners of the May Drabble Contest. For the first time, we have a tie! Congrats to both of the winners.

[May-05-2008] LadyLark writes:

MediaMiner’s Third Annual Maximum Challenge Fan Fiction Contest May Update


The voting for the April Drabble Contest is now up! Make sure to read through the entries before casting your vote for your favorite.


We also have our final drabble contest of the season. The May Drabble contest is now up and runs through May 31st.


So you're sitting around watching these posts about the contest and thinking - 'I don't have a chance of winning why should I bother entering.' Well with only 10 days left to enter the contest, the contest committee heads thought we would post the current accepted fiction numbers to show you that, yes, you do have a chance of winning.



** Drama - 17 entries
** Romance - 10 entries
** Hentai - 9 entries
** Fantasy/Post-Apocalyptic/Sci-Fi/Mecha/Cyberpunk - 3 entries
** Horror/ Occult/Supernatural/Suspense/Thriller - 6 entries
** Action/Adventure - 4 entries
** Continuation - 4 entries
** Vignette - 8 entries
** One-Shot - 10 entries
** AU/Divergence - 15 entries
** Crossover - 5 Entries
** Songfic - 5 entries
** Japanese Culture - 1 entry
** Unsung Titles - 6 entries
** Best Gen - 3 entries
** Most Unique Plot - 7 entries
** Alphabet Soup (Yaoi, Yuri, shonen-ai, shoujo-ai, threesomes) - 9 Entries
** The Ones Left Behind - 8 entries
** Best Canon Female Character - 2 Entries
** Best Canon Male Character - 10 Entries
** Best Villian - 3 entries
** Best Friendship fic - 3 entries
** Best Couple - 9 entries
** Best Quote - 6 entries


Time is running out. It's time to submit your entries. The rules for entry can be found here along with the email address where you can send your entries. Please make sure to read the rules and double check your stories to make sure it has all proper disclaimers before entering.


I bet you want to know what you could win if you enter. Well, here is a list of prizes along with some pictures. Some of the prizes include Manga, posters, signed items, anime cels, and even individualized fanart. Sounds pretty good to me. . .


There is a FAQ for those of you who have questions about the contest. Please read through them and if you have a question, feel free to ask in the thread.


The clock is ticking . . .