Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7th, 1849. To honor his memory and his contribution to modern horror and mystery fiction, I'm holding a contest!

Theme

Choose any work by Edgar Allan Poe, and create a representative illustration for that work.

CONTEST CLOSED, WINNERS BELOW

Thanks to nirvy, Lucie, and a few non-poser friends for helping judge this contest!

Prizes*

All entries will receive Ten Millennium Hand Poses from Gilded Gecko Studios

1st Place

1. Marco & Marcelia Combo Pack from Gilded Gecko Studios (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
2. The Versatile Kitchen from LadyBea32 (Renderosity)
   
   
3. Little Bit Naughty Poses VIII : Bondage from BlueBeard (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
4. Gothic Kids from dolfijntjes (Renderosity) (PoserPros)
   
   
5. Any V3 or LaRoo character from Lucie (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
6. Choice of Minerva Valda, Rachael, or Dark Essence from Blazerwiccan (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
7. Choice of any one item from Exotica's Store (Renderosity) (Daz)
   
   
8. Choice of any one item from Serpentis' store (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
9. Pony Shoes from Lordfox and lastexplorer (Renderosity)
   
   
10. Nirvy's Jewels from Nirvy (Renderosity)
    

2nd Place

1. Choice of Marco, Marcelia, Melia, or Thear from Gilded Gecko Studios (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
2. Simone for V3 by Smitthms (Renderosity)
   
   
3. Choice of any one package from Corinne's Exile Boutique (Renderosity) (PoserPros) (Exile Boutique)
   
   
4. Little Bit Naughty Poses VII : M3/V3 from BlueBeard (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
5. Celestial Sun Bedroom Suite (or similarly priced item) from LadyBea32 (Renderosity)
   
   
6. Choice of any one $7.00 or less item from Serpentis' store (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
7. Pony Shoes from Lordfox and lastexplorer (Renderosity)
   
   
8. Nirvy's Jewels from Nirvy (Renderosity)
   

3rd Place

1. Choice of either Padgett or Goroth from Gilded Gecko Studios (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
2. Pony Shoes from Lordfox and lastexplorer (Renderosity)
   
   
3. Celestial Sun Bedroom Suite (or similarly priced item) from LadyBea32 (Renderosity)
   
   
4. Choice of any $7.00 or less item from Serpentis (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
   
   
5. Nirvy's Jewels from Nirvy (Renderosity)
   

Honorable Mention(s)

1. Choice of ONE of the following items:

• Choice of either Padgett or Goroth from Gilded Gecko Studios (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
  
  
• Pony Shoes from Lordfox and lastexplorer (Renderosity)
  
  
• Celestial Sun Bedroom Suite (or similarly priced item) from LadyBea32 (Renderosity)
  
  
• Choice of any $7.00 or less item from Serpentis (Renderosity) (Poser Pros)
  
  
• Nirvy's Jewels from Nirvy (Renderosity)
  

*Each merchant is responsible for providing the stated prizes.

Useful and interesting links

AllPoe.com
http://www.allpoe.com/

Works of Edgar Allan Poe available online
http://www.underthesun.cc/Classics/Poe/
http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/

Edgar Allan Poe at CelebrityMorgue.com (great post-mortem pic!)
http://www.celebritymorgue.com/edgar-allan-poe/

Edgar Allan Poe Museum
http://www.poemuseum.org/

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