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Library Comic-Con Contest Voting

Voting is now open!

It's time to celebrate creativity! Dive into our amazing contest entries showcasing incredible fanart, stunning cosplay, and captivating fanfiction. Your vote matters! Check out the diverse talents of our participants and help us crown the winners. Let’s show our appreciation for the passion and imagination in our community!

If you are in need of a refresher, the voting rules can be found at the bottom of the page.

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**Cosplay Entries (click on image to enlarge)**
Youth

Kris Dreemurr: This cosplay is completely DIY, designed completely independently based off of 12-bit pixel sprites, with hand built armor set, shirt and gloves sewn from original patterns, and larger than life sword made by hand, and much more. All materials used are thrifted or sourced from Scrap in Portland, a secondhand crafting store in order to stop overconsumption and give fabrics and unused implements a new life.
Adult

Violet Evergarden (Violet Evergarden): This costume was hand patterned and constructed from start to finish. From the petticoat underneath to the wig styled, everything was done by Amy alone. This project took about two months to complete, and utilizes sewing, prop making, wig styling, and more!
Group

Jace Herondale and Clary Fairchild from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare	Gravity Falls: Characters portrayed are Wendy, Dipper Pines, Grunkle Stan, Bill Cipher, Mabel Pines, and Ford Pines. Cosplayers are Rebecca, Cavan, Jamie, and Kaori Mikami.

**Fanart Entries (click on image to enlarge)**

Perl (mom) Archer (dad) Clark (baby) Ivy & Ivyn (Twins)	Hatsune Miku & Kasane Teto from Mesmerizer: Hatsune Miku is a vocal synthesizer called a Vocaloid, and Kasane Teto is a vocal synthesizer as well called an Utau.	Wall-e	Original Character: Djinn
Photography

Captain Redbeard: This photo is of sailing at twilight, with Captain Redbeard, of the Lego fandom.

**Fanfic Entries**
"Ninjago: Haunted House" by Lucia - My fandom is LEGO Ninjago. I have loved this fandom since I was small, as it was really cool, and I like many things about its new reiteration. I focused more on the newer characters such as Euphrasia, who I really like despite her only being in a handful of episodes. LEGO Ninjago is basically about ninjas with elemental powers, found family, and LEGO Ninjago Dragon's Rising is it's continuation, set in a chaotic post-merge world, as all the sixteen realms have come together to form one big giant, very unique world, scattering the original ninja. It's really good, and while some parts are rough, the overall story is really epic, with LOTS of DRAGONS. I really like dragons, despite kind of snubbing Riyu (a dragon) in my fanfic. But that's more because I wasn't sure how to properly incorporate him into the story. Morro is my favorite character, and Arin and Lloyd are the other characters in my top three. "The Princess of a Dead Planet" by Parker - Star Wars! You love it, you know it, you've at least heard about a million references to it in just about everything. It took me awhile to warm up to Star Wars, only really allowing myself to get into it in this past two years, given how many fans acted on the internet and in real life it can make it hard to want to show interest but once you find someone who is kind, willing to take criticism, and loves to share passions with you, it's hard to deny the pull of their interest. Shout out to my good friend Eleanora. Now back to the topic at hand, this fic is specifically about one of the best, most iconic, and infamous characters not only in the story but in pop culture too, Princess Leia Organa and how she deals with everything by the end of the movie, the girl has lost A LOT, okay? I'm just saying we should give her a minute. "Violet and Violet Child" by Dylan- This is a slice of life snippet set in the world of my massive Persona 5/Touhou crossover fic, Cognitive Psience in Eastern Utopia. Touhou Project is an indie shoot-em-up series set in the land of Gensokyo, a place in the Japanese Alps sealed off from the Outside World by a magical barrier between fantasy and reality, home to youkai, gods, and other things humans no longer believe in. Sumireko is an Outsider who can visit this place in her dreams, although the main characters of the seties are the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei, and her witch friend Marisa Kirisame. Persona 5 is an entry in the Persona series, following a young man going to a prep school in Tokyo as part of his probation after being framed by a politician for a crime he didn't commit. He leads a band of "Phantom Thieves" into the "palaces" within the hearts of corrupt individuals to change their hearts and make them confess their crimes. Sumire is a character who weaves in and out of the story and, in many ways, is the protagonist's Canon love interest.

Cosplay Contest Rules:

Just ONE entry per person. That means you will be submitting one image or one video. You MAY create an image collage to show off as many angles and details as you like, but it must be one image file.
If you have submitted your cosplay as part of a group, you may not submit it individually - you sink or swim with the team!
Everyone will be able to view your submission, as the voting is public. Make sure everything is PG. Depictions of hateful imagery and gratuitous violence will be disqualified as well (ie: pose WITH the giant fantasy weapons, don’t use them ;) ).
Your submission must include your name, the category to which you are submitting (kids, youth, adult, or group), the name of the character or characters portrayed and the name of the property or fandom they’re from. Then tell us a little bit about the character you’re portraying and why you like them!
Video submissions need to be a minute or shorter and make sure the quality is good enough to see all the hard work you put into your cosplay!
Digital editing is allowed, but please keep it to minor tweaks! If you NEED to make your eyes glow, go for it! But easy on the special effects and filters that might obscure or distort the actual image of your costume.

Fanart Contest Rules

Just ONE entry per person, per category. So you may enter up to three pieces - one in drawing and painting, one in photography and one Linn the Librarian redesign!
Submissions can be either traditional art OR digital art for the drawing / paintings category.
Linn the Librarian Redesign pieces must be a drawing or painting and may be digital or traditional. Entering in this category means you agree to potentially having your design recreated and used in future Lib-Con promotional images!
Everyone will be able to view your submission, as the voting is public! Make sure everything is PG. Depictions of hateful imagery or gratuitous violence will be disqualified.
Your submission must include your name, the character or characters depicted as well as the property or fandom they’re from.
If you are submitting traditional artwork and need to have it scanned, feel free to come to the library to use our scanner! Visit the Information desk for assistance.
If you are submitting a comic, it must be under two pages or the rough equivalent in one image file.

Fanfic Contest Rules:

Just ONE entry per person. It must be in prose or script form.
Entries should be kept to three pages or less.
Everyone will be able to view your submission, as the voting is public! Make sure everything is PG. Depictions of hateful imagery or gratuitous violence will be disqualified.
Your submission must include your name, the character or characters depicted as well as the property or fandom they’re from.