ANNual Pumpkin Carving Contest

Anime News Network's annual pumpkin carving contest is back! Sharpen your knives and your carving skills and you could walk away with some sweet prizes. In the past, we've given away a grab bag of anime goodies, but we think you'll like this year's offerings just as much. We're still in the process of finalizing what the prizes are (they'll be announced next week!), but we wanted to give everyone the weekend to get a head start on carving.

Contest entries will be accepted until November 3, at which point, user voting will commence. The voting period will last for one week, and winners will be announced after that.

Prizes

Rules

• Send in only TWO jpgs of your finished pumpkin—one lit up at night, and one during the daytime with a sign in front of it that says "Anime News Network 2013".
  
• In your email, please include the name or handle that you would like us to use on the website.
  
• Entries are due by 11:59 PM PST, Sunday Nov. 3, 2013. No exceptions.
  
• Only real pumpkins can be used. Sorry, that means no craft pumpkins. Alternative non-pumpkin gourds are also acceptable.
  
• Usage of markers or other coloring methods is allowed for contrast purposes.
  
• All entries should be emailed to halloween @ animenewsnetwork . com
• Anyone can enter, but prizes will only be shipped to addresses within the US or Canada.

Need inspiration? Here are some of the winners from previous years, as well as last year's entries.

Anticipated questions:

• How many times can I enter? As many times as you want.
• When will the winners be announced? This year, the winners will be decided by an open vote. We'll have more details on that as the end of the contest approaches. The winners will be announced one week after voting.
• Is there a theme? Nope, no theme, but try to keep the pumpkins related to anime/manga/games.