Good news, everyone! (Yes, yes, that was a Futurama reference)

By the kindness and generosity of sponsor Ted the Awesome, I am pleased to announce a special Hayate x Blade contest open only to members of the Yuricon Mailing List and readers of Okazu!

You have three ways to win:

1) Write a fanfic (no more than 500 words) about Yuricon mascot Yuriko at Tenchi Gakuen

2) Draw a piece of fan art that shows any of the characters of Shoujoai ni Bouken or Saiyuu no Ryouko as students at Tenchi Gakuen

3) In no more than 100 words, tell me about your ideal shinyuu, with whom you would want to compete in the Hoshitori!

or

4) Entertain me in some other way. (Make an AMV of Marimite to Disney’s “Kiss the Girl” or draw Medusa and Alecto as shinyuu, or something else clever and fun. It’s up to you, but it has to entertain me! lol)

The most entertaining entries will win a copy of Hayate x Blade, Volume 1 for yourself or for a library near you. (Please get the library’s consent first!)

There are no other rules, except that entries must be sent to anilesbocon01 at hotmail dot com by November 30.

Good luck!

We’ve got two new contests at Yuricon for fans of Yuriko, her friends, and yuri anime and manga cosplay!

The 2006 Yuriko Fanart Contest

This year’s theme is “Yuri Romance”. Send us your pictures of hunky Yuricon mascot Yuriko and her lovely girlfriend Midori in a lovey-dovey moment, and win great prizes! Please read the submission guidelines carefully before submitting anything.

Yuricon Online Cosplay Contest

If you (or you and a friend or you and your honey) have cosplayed a character from “The List”, and you are over 18, you are eligible to participate in the YC Cosplay Contest. Please read the submission rules carefully before sending anything!

Yuricon Fanfiction Contest Winner

And while you’re on our Contests Page, feel free to enjoy the wacky winner of the 2005 Yuricon Fanfic Contest, “Utterly, Totally Terribly” – a goofy story of one of Yuriko’s worst jobs ever as a pop idol, by Anna H.

Have some fun and win great prizes…two great things that go great together. We’ll be looking forward to *your* contest submissions!