Voting for BlizzCon costume contest ends tomorrow!

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Blizzard announces 2011 holiday card contest

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Blizzard is once again flinging open its doors and welcoming holiday card designs in its annual Holiday Card Contest. All you have to do to enter is design a holiday card with a Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo theme using the template provided on the official contest page. The cards will be judged for originality, design, humor, and holiday cheer.

As always, the prizes are sweet, including the Marauder StarCraft II Gaming Keyboard, the Banshee StarCraft II Gaming Headset, the Spectre StarCraft II Gaming Mouse, and the StarCraft II Zerg Edition Messenger Bag. And for all those artists out there, the first place winner will also receive a Wacom Bamboo Create Pen Tablet, perfect for scribbling up all kinds of artistic creations.

Check out the contest page for the template, full rules and prize list, and take a look at last year’s winners while you’re there. If you’re planning on entering, better get started — entries must be received by Dec. 13, 2011.

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Blizzard announces 2011 holiday card contest originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2011 Global Writing Contest deadline reminder

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Attention, writers! Those of you who are working on entries for this year’s Global Writing Contest may want to step up the pace. The deadline for the 2011 Global Writing Contest is Oct. 15 — a little over a week away. Remember, stories must be between 2,500 to 7,500 words and set in the Warcraft, Diablo or StarCraft universes.

This year’s prizes include a trip to Blizzard headquarters and a meeting with the Blizzard writing staff for the grand prize winner, as well as a ton of signed books from all three Blizzard universes and a replica of the Doomhammer. Good luck to all who enter, and don’t forget to check out our interviews with last year’s winners, too!

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2011 Global Writing Contest deadline reminder originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Blizzard announces 2011 Global Writing Contest

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

It’s that time of year again — the time when all hopeful writers put fingers to keys and come up with the kind of prose that could win them a trip to Blizzard’s headquarters. The 2011 Global Writing Contest is looking for stories from 2,500 to 7,500 words, set in the Warcraft, Diablo or StarCraft universes. This year, the grand prize offers a trip to Blizzard headquarters to meet with the Blizzard writing staff, a host of signed books from Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft, as well as a Doomhammer of your very own.

Interested in putting together an entry? Check out the official rules and FAQ at the official site. The deadline this year is Sept. 28, so getting started sooner rather than later is advised. You can also take a look at last year’s winners and runners-up on the official website. While you’re at it, why not take a look at our interviews with last year’s winners as well? Good luck to all who enter!

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Blizzard announces 2011 Global Writing Contest originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Winners announced for Memories of Blizzard video contest

Friday, July 1st, 2011

The Memories of Blizzard contest, which asked you (all of you, really) for videos containing your memories of Blizzard games over the past 20 years, has announced the lucky winners. Who won for their efforts in crafting videos of their memories? Well, I’ll tell you. (He’s going to tell, he’s going to tell.) Stop singing, please.

Grand Prize

Chris Modica – Atlanta GA, USA

First Place

James “Pinkhair” Lawless – Selden, NY, USA

Second Place

Michael Cawcutt – Minneapolis, MN, USA

Runners-Up

Edwin Choi – Carrollton, TX, USA
Nicholas Gibbs – Aloha, Oregon, USA

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If you’re interested in seeing the videos yourself, you can do that at the video contest page. Congratulations to all the winners!

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Winners announced for Memories of Blizzard video contest originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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More World of Warcraft comics added to contest gallery

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Blizzard has updated the comic contest gallery with more leftovers from the community comic contest. You can check out the full gallery at the Blizzard community site. If you go through the gallery, you’ll see some familiar art styles from some of the bigger WoW comic artists out there. Plus, the comic that Blizzard linked in the blue post put a smile on my face. Oh, Chimaeron, you are hilarious.

Still in the mood for more WoW comics? WoW Insider has got you covered (as usual) with Amanda Miller’s weekly Sunday Morning Funnies and, of course, our very own weekly webcomic by Kelly Aarons. Blizzard knows that there are a lot of WoW comic creators out there and, from their continued support and contests for comic creators, definitely like showing off what the community has to offer.

More World of Warcraft Comics

We have some tasty leftovers from our community comic contest to share. This comic was submitted by Shannon Fowler (Amyiss). Check out the full gallery here.

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More World of Warcraft comics added to contest gallery originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 11 May 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Reminder: Guild of the Month contest April entries due tonight

Friday, April 8th, 2011

You still have time to enter April’s WoW Insider Guild of the Month contest, as long as you’re reading this before midnight EDT tonight. The prizes are a $ 100 gift certificate to use toward custom guild apparel from SwagDog and a profile of your guild here on WoW Insider.

Here’s how to enter:

You must be the guild leader for your guild to enter.
Email 200 words or less describing why your guild deserves to win April’s Guild of the Month to contests@wowinsider.com.
Send it from an email address you check often.
Include your guild’s name and realm.
Enter by 11:59 p.m. EDT April 8, 2011 (tonight).

There are a few restrictions. The full contest rules include:

You must be 18 years or older.
You must live in the United States or non-Québécois Canada.
You haven’t won before. (It’s okay to enter if you have entered before, however, as long as you didn’t win.)

We are looking for guilds that are active, unique and have a lot of evidence to back that up. A link to your guild’s website is helpful. Good luck!

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Reminder: Guild of the Month contest April entries due tonight originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Blizzard announces Memories of Blizzard video contest

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Blizzard has just announced the Memories of Blizzard video contest as part of the company’s 20th anniversary celebration. Fans can capture their favorite Blizzard memories on camera and submit them for a chance to win loads of prizes from Razer, Steelseries, Creative Labs, TavernCraft, DC Direct, PrintWarcraft, and even an all-expenses-paid trip to BlizzCon. Fire up your video cameras and get creating. Check out the official details here.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider’s Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW’s third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.

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Global writing contest winners announced

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

After what felt like an eternity, Blizzard has finally released the full list of winners of the 2010 global writing contest along with snippets of their submissions. It had previously announced the winners’ character names, but we have quite a bit more information now. Raphael Ahad’s Silver Hand, Ebon Blade took the grand prize, and you can read the full story on Blizzard’s official site.

You can also read excerpts of the runners-up, though I wish we could read the full story for those, too. If they were released in an anthology, I would be first in line to pick it up. I’d love read the entirety of stories like In the Blood — the teaser is just … well, a tease, I suppose. It’s a shame that we may never see them in full.

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Global writing contest winners announced originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Enter March’s Guild of the Month contest

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

February’s Guild of the Month will be announced soon — but it’s March now and therefore time to try again if you think your guild is deserving. The prizes are a $ 100 gift certificate to use toward custom guild apparel for your guildies from SwagDog and a profile of your guild here on WoW Insider.

Here’s how to enter:

Email 200 words or less describing why your guild deserves to win March’s Guild of the Month to contests@wowinsider.com.
Send it from an email address you check often.
Include your guild’s name and server.
Enter by 11:59 p.m. EST March 8, 2011.

There are a few restrictions. The full rules for the contest are listed here, which include:

You must be 18 years or older.
You must live in the United States or non-Québécois Canada.
You haven’t won before. (It’s okay to enter if you have entered before, however, as long as you didn’t win.)

Check out our previous winners for ideas as to what we’re looking for. Hint: Try to include a short story as to what makes your guild unique. The decision for February was very difficult. So if you didn’t win (the winner has been notified), please enter again.

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