SPLICE Create A Creature Contest WinnersAfter checking out all of the hybrid creatures that your amazing, twisted minds had to offer, the final three winners for the Splice "Create A Creature" Contest have been chosen.We'd like to give a big THANK YOU to the director of Splice, Vincenzo Natali, for selecting the winners from the wonderful 25 Semi-Finalists and providing such thoughtful commentary. Thank you!So what freaky, beautiful hybrid creatures came out on top? Check them out below! Read Official RulesThis is stunning in its subtlty. A creature that I can believe in. One assumes it is embryonic, and yet its wispy umbilical chord looks severed. I would accept
Daily Literature Deviations for June 7, 2010Daily Lit Deviations for June 7th, 2010We are proud to feature today's Daily Literature Deviations!Please show your support by ing this News ArticleDon't hesitate to comment or the artists for their hard work!For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one of your pieces featured by DLD please note us. We will include you and your piece in a special recognition news article.PoetryFeatured by ~the-photographicpoetDear Dad by ~XavrenA real heart-felt tearjerker. Not muchcan be said for this, other than theemotions and the tone will just leavethe reader needing a hug.Featured by: ~1Walkingblind"Undone" ~Blueskye27This piece of poetical scenery isa great read. The abstractness of itis exquisite, and we
Fearless FeaturesAs I'm listening to Pink Floyd's album Meddle, I'm watching some of the most amazing works I've seen around here for the last month.I decided to feature some of them, while listening to the track Fearless.There's no love in fear. Subauma's Stoner by ~pericoc :thumb164527902:.l. by ~Pergunta :thumb130470218: :thumb164386257:Self Discovery by ~raemarshall Old Room by ~TheBurningQuill the distance under .MODMUA rmx by ~komah11Maybe a reason by ~Borboletra 0.15 by =Fahad0850 70' love by ~muszkaFalling...faling... by *ElenaKalis :thumb165006489: :thumb86598957:
THE LIT LIST: Issue No. 69TRAIN. COMPETE. LEAD.This weekly newsletter focusses on promoting workshops, contests, and volunteer opportunities in the literature community. The goal is to help writers progress through various levels of writing skill until they feel they are ready to be a leader in the literature community.THIS ISSUE FEATURES: Workshops from #School-Of-Writing and #writeaway. Contests from `Helewidis, `Amberlouie, #LITplease, :start-writing-club:, #The-Writers-Review, and #lettersfromthemuses. Leadership opportunities with #Writers-incarnate, #PoetsandWriters, and #Freedom-Writers.If you want to affiliate with The Lit List, please use this http://atrue.deviantart.com/journal/22433997/ which will lead people to the most recent issue. Thank you!--------------TRAIN--------------Poetry Workshops Comment
Simplyprose: April SubmissionsGreetings from SimplyProse! The month of April brought yet another crop of exciting prompt challenges, and writers were eager as ever to participate and stretch their imaginations. Lets dive on in and appreciate their hard work with a read. Comments and faves are nice too- let them know that DA’s love for literature is still going strong!Most Creative ResponseCharacter Prompt‘Elemental’ by *ThornyEnglishRoseStrong use of dialog really drives this piece. ThornyEnglishRose introduces a very unique pair of characters to be inspired by a prompt like this. They have well-developed voices, which helps to create an atmosphere of growing suspense as the story progresses.'Fire destroys earth.' His gaze moved higher. 'What can destroy air?''Why would you want to destroy anything anyway?'Scenario PromptSomeone bursts into tears after reading a newspaper.‘Tabula Rasa - Guest’ by *Leonca:thumb1613
One Book, One Twitter - American GodsIf you've got a copy of Neil Gaiman's American Gods and a Twitter account, you might want to get in on this. The "One Book, One Twitter" (#1b1t) project is like a reading club on a massive scale, and an attempt to answer the question: "How do you get thousands of people to read one book together without ruining the suspense and twists for anyone?"Currently on Week 2, but you can catch up. [http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/ready-set-read-the-one-book-one-twitter-discussion-schedule/]
#SongofthePoets' issue 2#SongofthePoets is a group devoted to helping poets become more known, inspiring deviants to write more frequently, trying to improve quality of writing, spreading dA love, and providing feedback and contests so that deviants can show us what they've got.Quantity doesn't define you, quality does. :iconsongofthepoets:Open position We are looking for representatives of the club, who can help us to improve the group and get it more known by advertising for us in various places. If you're interested, please note ~Godzilla725 or the group #SongofthePoets to apply. Updates:News from the group from over the past month. Addition to the team`cality has just joined the admin team as editor. She introduces herself:"Hi there! I'm cality and I can't wait to meet everyone here. This is my new account, so I've only been here for a week, but my old account is one year old. I mostly like to write (al
SW: The Empire Strikes Back - 30th Anniversary! The Empire Strikes back after 30 long years!It is a dark time for theRebellion. Although the DeathStar has been destroyed,Imperial troops have driven theRebel forces from their hiddenbase and pursued them acrossthe galaxy.Evading the dreaded ImperialStarfleet, a group of freedomfighters led by Luke Skywalkerhave established a new secretbase on the remote ice worldof Hoth.The evil lord Darth Vader,obsessed with finding youngSkywalker, has dispatchedthousands of remote probes intothe far reaches of space...Episode V: The Empire Strikes BackThe beloved second film of the Star Wars saga -- Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back -- celebrated its 30th anniversary at a star-studded screening at the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood on Wednesday, May 19th. Aside from being an opportunity to see the movie in flawless big screen presentation, it was also a chance to raise valuable funds for a good cause -- part of the E
LitWIP Feature: MeAsTheNarrator~MeAsTheNarrator’s Works In Progress~LitWIP is a project dedicated to collecting the works of underappreciated novelist who have literature that are Works In Progress. Their goal is to showcase the unfinished installments and to bring about readers as well as create a place for authors to network.As a token of appreciation, ~LitWIP have decided to interview each author that has submitted an unfinished piece and feature them in a news article on a bi-weekly basis. These articles are meant to get to know the mind behind the story. So grab a cup of Joe and feast your eyes upon these works of progress.:iconmeasthenarrator:~MeAsTheNarrator"Why do i feel like I'm always the antagonist in my own story?"Favorite Season?Spring. As much as I hate the rain, I do love the smell after a spring shower.Favorite type of music?I like listening to Videogame music.Favorite color?Orange… the crazily creative
Daily Literature Deviations for May 21, 2010Daily Lit Deviations for May 21st, 2010We are proud to feature today's Daily Literature Deviations!Please show your support by ing this News ArticleDon't hesitate to comment or the artists for their hard work!For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one of your pieces featured by DLD please note us. We will include you and your piece in a special recognition news article.PoetryFeatured by ~1Walkingblind"From Inside My Veins" by ~Drastic-AfterthoughtDreaming is a beautiful thing; this poembundles the feelings of reaching for theunreachable with ease. Great read.Featured by ~PolymachaeroplagidesPoets Fall by ~PondDreamerThe wonderful rhyming structure of this poemfeels
Literary Visionaries Weekly Literature Feature #1:iconliterary-visions:~Literary-Visionaries Weekly Literature FeatureWeek OneBlasphemyby ~crimsoncosmosPowerful, emotional and uniquethis piece will grab the readersattention and leave them captivated.Featured by: ~storyofmylife054Two Pairs of Pantsby ~Dani-the-NaiadThe author manages to express lovethrough unique imagery and with a newperspective that comes alive on the page.Featured by: ~Caity-Kittenstraight as a.Rainbowby ~HarlequinnGunThrough the combination of beautiful languageand intriguing structure, this poem is apoignant expression of love, literatureand how the two become entangledFeatured by: !theghostofherstaggering and strugglingby ~eloquence-fairThis beautifully written poemspeaks straight from the heart ofits author and displays a raw, realand relatable quali
Daily Literature Deviations for May 20, 2010Daily Lit Deviations for May 20th, 2010We are proud to feature today's Daily Literature Deviations!Please show your support by ing this News ArticleDon't hesitate to comment or the artists for their hard work!For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one of your pieces featured by DLD please note us. We will include you and your piece in a special recognition news article.PoetryFeatured by !Iluvocnj2006"I Am The Wind" by !MindApartCould you capture the very essence of someone'ssoul, this is what it would read. Stunning imageryand an unexpected sadness will be what is mostmemorable about this poem.Suggested by ^Kaz-DFeatured by ~the-photographicpoet"Naked" by ~ErinoteThe tone, the mood, the
Daily Literature Deviations - May 19, 2010Daily Lit Deviations for May 19th, 2010We are proud to feature today's Daily Literature Deviations! Please show your support by ing this News ArticleDon't hesitate to comment or the artists for their hard work! For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one of your pieces featured by DLD please note us. We will include you and your piece in a special recognition news article. PoetryFeatured by: ~1Walkingblind"Buried Alive" by: ~guitargirl94This poem is beautifully sad,the descriptions of truth lies andpain mingled with bittersweet emotionpermeates this piece like expensiveperfume. Each stanza grows and developsup until the very end.Featured by !Iluvocnj2006"We Built Her
dA Versions - A Trip Down Memory LaneEvery change to the site brings about a familiar round of blogs, commentary and artwork. Here's a compilation of our version changes throughout the years with accompanying artwork I've collected (from all sides). Special thank you to *Darqx for this comic Version 2 (released on February 5, 2002) Related AnnouncementVersion 3 (released on August 7, 2003)Official Bug Fix ListVersion 4 (released August 7, 2004)Related Announcement Version 5 (released August 7, 2006) Note: 2 years since last updateRelated Announcement
Daily Literature Deviations for May 18, 2010Daily Lit Deviations for May 18th, 2010We are proud to feature today's Daily Literature Deviations! Please show your support by ing this News ArticleDon't hesitate to comment or the artists for their hard work! For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one of your pieces featured by DLD please note us. We will include you and your piece in a special recognition news article. PoetryFeatured by: !Eloquent-Weapon"Garage-iad" by ~MisconductedA very humorous piece, written in the formof a short epic (like the Iliad) about being locked out.Featured by !KneelingGloryhttp://aconitum-napellus.deviantart.com/art/A-Parody-128854554 ("A Parody") by =Aconitum-NapellusMeant to be sarcastic, but this piecereally does exemplify what good poetry is, it seems.featured by: :
Daily Literature Deviations - May 17, 2010Daily Lit Deviations for May 17th, 2010We are proud to feature today's Daily Literature Deviations! Please show your support by ing this News ArticleDon't hesitate to comment or the artists for their hard work! For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one of your pieces featured by DLD please note us. We will include you and your piece in a special recognition news article. PoetryFeatured by ~the-photographicpoetSweet and Simple" by ~NoleetidaSweet and Simple is just that, sweet and simple yetemotionally provocative and tender.A beautiful read.Featured by: ~RunningBear5858"Lovers and Liars" by ~MewPopotanAn interesting, but well writtenpoem, about dating a possible liar.The author
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Subauma's Stoner by ~pericoc :thumb164527902:
Workshops from #School-Of-Writing and #writeaway.
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The Empire Strikes back after 30 long years!
Note: 2 years since last update
