

In result, DeviantArt canceled its annual Inktober 2020 awards event and Chronicle Books postponed the book’s release. *Edit: Sorry, it looks like the author made the video private

The first problems occurred when Jake Parker registered “ Inktober” as a trademark. A few artists who participated in the challenge, and tried to sell their artworks, received cease and desist notices for selling artwork and using the “inktober” name.Īs of August 27th, 2020, Jake Parker (the creator of inktober) was accused by Alphonso Dunn of plagiarizing Alphonso’s book Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide, in Parker’s upcoming book ‘Inktober All Year Long’. You may have noticed in social media Artist dissing the Inktober. What happened? Why do people refuse to participate in Inktober? The main medium is ink.įor more info and examples, check out this article: What is Inktober? The goal is to create a drawing related to the prompt associated with a certain day, for every day of October. Every October, an official prompt list created by Jake is published, and many artists from all around the world participate in it using the official list – or create their own “inktober inspired” lists. Inktober is an Art Challenge created by Jake Parker. Why people refuse to participate in Inktober?Īrttrober If you don’t know what Inktober is, here’s a short introduction. Please let me know in the comments about the new alternatives! – Anna 21:55 Friday, Septem(GMT+2) Table of Contents
Writing october challenge update#
*Author’s comment: Hey guys, I can see that a lot of people are reading this article at this exact moment – I’m right in the middle of updating these challenges and adding new ones, so if there’s a challenge that you think that deserves a mention – please drop its name in the comment section! It will save me some time, THANKS! – Anna 20:13 Friday, Octo(GMT+2)Įdit_2: Ok, it’s the final time to update the prompt lists and challenges. Once the challenge is over, the selected writers will be announced and the trophy will be shipped to them.In this article, you will find a List of Inktober Alternatives – Art Challenges that take place in October. Out of those, we will reward the top 20 writers with the our limited edition trophy of tributary The 21st Century Emily Dickinson Award, that honours your accomplishment. We are having only 50 slots for this challenge, which means there will be a total of 50 writers participating. We'll also share our book marketing guide to help you sell more copies. When your book is out, we'll send you promotional material to help you promote it. Once the challenge is completed, a publishing deal will be shared. The author retains complete ownership of the book's copyrights and content. On an annual basis, a royalty equal to 100% of the profit on sale would be paid. The book will be sold & distributed via Amazon and BookLeaf Publishing Bookstore. You will be given access to our cover library where you can choose your cover from 100+ designs.īook will be published as paperback and eBook. We will create the Book’s interior layouts & design The following are the details of the book publishing kit that will be presented to the challenge participants: We'll publish what you write during this month as your own book as part of the Writing Challenge. We will send a Certificate to each participating writer, which will be signed by one of our published authors. Here's what you'll get after you've completed the challenge: You will be provided with extra time in case you're not able to write on any day. On different days, you can write in different themes. There are no limitations on the poem's theme. Every day, all writers who register for the challenge will be given a form to fill out and send in a poem they have written for that day.
