On the Guild Wars 1 front, ArenaNet are continuing to support the game with updates, events and competitions... like this one:

Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest 2011

Put your imagination and talent to work by creating Halloween art with a Guild Wars® theme! Help us get in the spirit of the season by entering the seventh annual Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest before 12:00 Noon PDT, October 13, 2011!

How to Enter:

Create a unique piece of Guild Wars art that celebrates Halloween or the fall season. For this contest, we have a pretty broad definition of the word "art"—as long as it’s creative and brings a Halloween twist to Guild Wars, or brings a Guild Wars twist to Halloween, we’ll consider it.

Here are some examples:

  • Carve a pumpkin or create a template for other pumpkin carvers.
  • Make your own Guild Wars Halloween costume.
  • Design a Guild Wars Halloween desktop image or wallpaper.
  • Decorate a cake, bake some cookies, or build an edible haunted house.
  • Decorate your home in a Guild Wars theme.
  • Construct a Guild Wars Halloween prop or decoration.


Those submitting a costume to the Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest will be entered in the Costume Category for consideration.

Submit a jpeg image of your original work (scanned or photographed) or a saved file of your computer-generated art and attach it to an e-mail. Whenever possible, please use compression to reduce the file size. We strongly encourage you to submit your work electronically rather than via postal mail.

Make sure to include your first and last name, age, full mailing address (including country), and a valid, preferred e-mail address with your entry.


If you wish to be mentioned by "handle" or in-game name rather than your first and last name, please indicate your preference and include your in-game name in your entry.

Submit your entry to: contests@arena.net. Please be sure to use "Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest 2011" as the subject line. If you would prefer to send your entry via postal mail, use the following address:


Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest
ArenaNet, Inc.
3180 139th Ave SE, 5th Floor
Bellevue, WA 98005 USA

No other methods of entry will be accepted.

Remember: all entries must be received before 12:00 Noon PDT, October 13, 2011!

ArenaNet, Inc. collects personal information from you when you enter this contest. This information is subject to the Privacy Policy of the site through which you entered this contest.


Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, style, and the melding of Halloween into a Guild Wars theme.

Winners will be announced on or around October 27, 2011 and will be posted on www.guildwars.com.


For the list of available prizes, and for the general conditions, see the full article here on the official website.