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I am really behind in reading and commenting on your journals and deviations: please forgive me.

Speaking of "thanks", thank you to the crazy soul (tell me who you are!) who nominated me for Deviant of the Year. I can't hold a candle to the competition (go check out what an awesome bunch of deviants are on that list, including our very own @youthculture), but the thought truly means a lot.





I'm looking for deviantART's best "Thank you!" letter. Thanksgiving is coming up in America, and I've been in quite the appreciative spirit of late, so I figured this would be a good way to spread some love and gratitude. Besides, I haven't run a contest in a while. Show the contest article some .



It doesn't have to be a real someone, you don't have to name the someone, and you don't even have to be that thankful. It can be sincere and heartfelt; it can be bitter, sarcastic, and jaded; it can be funny, absurd, or silly; it can be completely formal or totally informal. It can be a letter you've sent, a letter you've never sent, a letter you've always wanted to send, a letter addressed to more than one person, a letter you'd never send in a million years, a letter you should've sent, or something completely and utterly made up for the benefit of this contest. Regardless, it has to be a "Thank you" letter; you must be thanking (or "thanking") someone for something. Make me laugh, make me cry, make me cringe--just make me feel.

Also keep in mind: while grammar and spelling are important, it's sometimes the sentiments behind things that make them powerful and worthwhile. Don't be discouraged from entering if you're not a literary master; I'm interested in what every deviant has to say.


It must be a letter (including a salutation and closing line);
Your letter must be a new deviation or scrap uploaded to your gallery;
Prose submissions should not be more than 3,000 words;
Handwritten, scanned letters are acceptable as long as they are clear and legible;
No more than two (2) submissions per person;
Letters should comply with dA submission policies and standards;
All entries must be received by 12:01AM (GMT) on 16 November 2007;
You can't write a "Thank you" letter to me. (No sucking up to the judge!)


Send `GeneratingHype a NOTE entitled "TYL" with the link to your deviation before 12:01AM (GMT) on 16 November 2007.


This contest is open to anyone. I'm not kidding!


To Be Determined. If you have donations or suggestions, I'll take them.



^{My name is Bill, and I am a punctuation junkie. Please click the link for a list of my pet peeves (and for some idea of what I look for when I first critique your work).}