UPDATE:
_{April 2, 2009 12:43am (GMT -6)}
*ahem*

Okay, this is either going to get a lot of laughs, some "I knew it"s, and maybe a few angry yells. Anywho, as most of your are aware, we had recently posted our new contest announced the other day. We got some pretty good response to it. Pleased us a lot. But, thing is, that wasn't a real contest. You do know what yesterday was, so you kinda had to take it with a barrel of salt.

Truth is, we would never be so cruel as to blatantly ignore your voice in the matter in regards to both the time and the theme. The next contest will be held in May, and the official announcement won't be until then but you should be able to tell what the subject is. In a way, you guys have an extra month to get to work on it.

That said, I'm rather curious if any of you have started something with our steampunk genderflip prompt. If you guys have started work on it, feel free to send it in. You won't get a signed photo of Femio, but who knows. If we get a good handful plus, I might see about making a special gallery to hold 'em.

So, if you had fun, you can thank Becky and I. If you hated it, you can blame both Becky and I. But mostly Becky.





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April 2009 Contest:
GENDER-FLIPPED STEAMPUNK
Well, we've tallied the votes, and the next contest will be held, NOW (in April)!

And by popular demand --because members have reported just forgetting there was a contest going on-- we're doing a trial run where the deadline for entries is in exactly 1 week! That's right ladies and gentlemen, all entries will be due by 11:59pm April 7th, 2009 (GMT -8).

The theme of this contest --by popular vote-- is Gender-Flipped SteamPunk!
So what you need to do, is take your favorite Princess Tutu character(s), switch their gender, and throw them into an imaginary Victorian-era universe full of complex machines run on steam and gears!

Time is of the essence, so draw and write like the wind Tutu Fans! LIKE A LEAF ON THE WIND!


Deadline: 11:59pm PST (GMT-8), April 7th, 2009
Voting Period: April 8th through April 10th

Prizes:
First Place: (Popular Choice) An autographed photo with a personal message to you, from Prince Femio.
Admin's choice: (Admins' Choice) An autographed photo with a personal message to you, from Prince Femio.
(Because his love must be spread evenly!)

Be sure to follow all of the standard contest rules posted here: [link]


How To Submit:
To submit to the contest, send a note to titled "Contest" with a link to your deviation. Contest submissions will be listed in the welcome journal as we receive them. We will not post them to the Club Tutu gallery until the voting period.
All entries must comply with the rules on the contests info page.

If you have any questions, please comment on this deviation, the admin will help you out as best we can.



The promotional art for this contest is a collaborative piece by [link] and [link] , if you like the art, please it on their personal DA galleries.