Hey everyone! This is just a friendly reminder that the entry period of our first contest is closing tomorrow. We've got a number of entries, but if anyone has anymore they'd like to contribute, send them in soon!

-----------CONTEST INFO------------

In honour of our national symbol, the theme of this contest will be the maple leaf. So, I want you all to do your best at creating some deviations that capture the beauty of the maple leaf and enter them in our contest. The contest deadline is November 10th, 2007. Each club member can submit a maximum of three entries. Each entry will earn its respective entrant 10 points in our ranking system. Contest voting will be held during the two weeks following November 10th.

PRIZES:

1st place:
- 6 month paid subscription to DA
- 30 additional points in our ranking system
- Piece will become the club's featured deviation until the end of our next contest.
- Piece will be featured in Qiu-Ling's journal for 1 month.

2nd place:
- 3 month paid subscription to DA
- 20 additional points in our ranking system.
- Piece will be featured in Qiu-Ling's journal for 1 month.

3rd place:
- 1 month paid subscription to DA
- 10 additional points in our ranking system.
- Piece will be featured in Qiu-Ling's journal for 1 month.

TO ENTER
Send the club a note with the subject heading CONTEST ENTRY and add a link to the image you would like to enter.


IN OTHER NEWS...

Tomorrow night - I'm off to Africa. I'll be there for approximately 3 weeks. I will not be shutting down the club during that time because, from what I understand, I will have internet access while I'm there. My only concern is that I'm going to Africa to work - not to be on vacation. So I don't actually know how much time I'll be able to spend online. I'll try my best to keep things running smoothly, but please keep in mind that things might slow down a bit over here. At the moment there's a huge submission backlog, and just in case things do get a little hairy while I'm in Africa, I'd like to clear those out before I leave. So, I'm sorry to have to spam all your inboxes and that every piece will not get its deserved time on the main page.

Other than that, it's business as usual!

NOW SEND ME YOUR CONTEST ENTRIES!

---------Mission Statement----------

Welcome to all those who share a love for the natural beauty of Canada!

This club is meant to show off the great beauty and inspirational quality of the Canadian wilderness and wildlife. All forms of artwork are welcome; photography, digital art, traditional art, writing - whatever this country has inspired you to create! Please join and share your love for the True North!

Hey everyone, I hate to do this, but I've got to remind you all that the main focus of this club is Canadian wilderness and wildlife. I know that there are a lot of great things worthy of being photographed in our country, but this club is meant to be strictly natural. Some human presence/evidence of human presence is acceptable, but please try to keep it to a minimum. I've uploaded a couple of deviations that have quite a bit of city in them recently, and they will be the last. If your deviation does not have enough natural conent, I will let you know and it will not be included in the gallery. I'm sorry to have to reject the images. Don't take it personally, I just want to make sure that this club stays centred on Canadian wildlife and wilderness.

Okay, just some clarification; Yes, you can have people and buildings in the pictures you submit, just so long as the focus of the image is natural. So, having a picture of a forest with someone walking through it is fine, just like a photo of a field with a farmer's fence is alright as well. Think of it this way, if you go out on a camping trip, there are bound to be some photos where your budies are appearing next to the landscape, or showing off a giant tree trunk, or canoeing/kayaking down a river. Those are alright, because the people are a secondary element in the picture and it's the nature around them that's important. So, always try to think of it as the nature that's important. Any people or buildings can be present, but should be a secondary element.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. And if you have any images you would like to submit, but are unsure about, send them in an I'll let you know. ^_^

---------------Joining-----------------

To become a member of this club, please follow these instructions:

1: Create a note with the subject heading "JOIN" and send it to TheTrueNorthClub, stating your interest as a participant.

2: Upon receiving confirmation of your application, add TheTrueNorthClub to your watch list.

3 (Optional): Add TheTrueNorthClub icon to your organization list via ":icon TheTrueNorthClub:" without the space.

-----------------Submissions-----------------

To submit deviations to TheTrueNorthClub, please follow these instructions:

1: Upload the deviation to your personal gallery. If it is an image it must be uploaded as a JPEG. Only JPEG images will be accepted.

2: Create a note with the subject heading "Submission" and send it to TheTrueNorthClub. It must contain a link to your devation. Include any other extra information about the deviation you wish to display. Also include whether you are submitting a deviation or a scrap.

Notes:
All submissions must somehow display the natural beauty of Canada! If they do not focus on the natural beauty of Canada, they will not be uploaded into the gallery!

Anything submitted to the club MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL WORK!

Also, when your deviations are uploaded to the club, a link will be placed in the artist's comments section to your copy of the deviation. This will allow others to comment and fav your original work, rather than the copy here.

------------Members, Ranks, Points and Info-----------------

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