For over a decade, the National Organization for Women has been holding a contest for their Love Your Body poster contest to celeberate Love Your Body Day. The day is an effort to combat negative body images in women, and the winning poster will be sent out to schools and individuals as part of the awareness campaign. Per NOW, "The grand prize winning poster will be used as part of a national campaign to challenge the media's use of violent, drug-addicted, starved, surgically-enhanced images of women and to fight against industries that profit from women’s dissatisfaction with their bodies."
- "Posters should be graphically attractive and use a dynamic message. We especially look for images that demonstrate beauty is not limited by body size, body type, ethnicity, age or physical appearance."
- Artwork: Poster should be no larger than 9" x 12". The poster must include the words "2010 Love Your Body Campaign" and the NOW Foundation web site address, www.nowfoundation.org.
- Deadline is December 1, 2009.
- Prizes up to $400 (see web page for details).
- Past winners here.
And, if you need some assistance in understanding why NOW is running the Love Your Body campaign, check out these advertisements that NOW has (rightly) branded as offensive to women.
And a reminder to please read and vote on the entries for the Chthulu-inspired Halloween Horror Contest. Entries here. Voting needs to be in by end of day, Monday, November 9th. And please feel free to repost this information and/or mention the need for voters. There are some great entries, and your horror-loving friends will thank you!
