May 22, 2007:

Robert Jordan has announced a competition on his blog (www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan) where artists will have the opportunity to submit original artwork based on the Wheel of Time® for inclusion in a 2009 calendar! He writes, “I know there is some really professional quality work because I have seen it. Style doesn’t matter in this. Manga, hyper-realism, current cover-art. Whatever. Anything and everything is acceptable as a possibility. It will be the quality that counts, not the style. If you want to try it the way you think Rembrandt would have done it, go for it.”***The competition will run from Tuesday, May 22nd through Wednesday, August 15th,* and the initial judging will be conducted under the supervision of a panel of judges from several popular Wheel of Time® websites including:
www.dragonmount.com
www.wotmania.com
www.tarvalon.net
www.ageoflegends.net
www.encyclopaedia-wot.org

Robert Jordan will personally select the top 12 images to appear in a 2009 WHEEL OF TIME® calendar. Winners will also receive a copy of the calendar, along with a signed note from Robert Jordan thanking them for submitting artwork to the competition.

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So start thinking about how you would like to conceptualize the characters, locations or events in Robert Jordan Wheel of Time® novels—and get to work! You can find all of the details, including the Official Rules, at www.wheeloftimecalendar.com.
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