Fourth Annual Kings and Queens Arts and Sciences Championship

January 14th, 2006

Barony of Settmour Swamp

When seeking their Champions of Arts and Sciences, their Majesties are looking for diversity as well as excellence. As such, this years competition is a Triathlon. Entrants should enter a minumum of 3 and a maximum of 5 entries spanning at least 3 categories. Entrants will be judged by teams of judges with diverse backgrounds, similar to last year's judging groups.

The first round of judging will be 'blind' and entries will be identified only by an entrant number. These numbers are issued when the entrant registers for the competition.

Rules for the East Kingdom Arts and Sciences Champion Competition:  ^top

1. Only residents of the East Kingdom wishing to compete to be King's or Queen's Champion will be allowed to enter the Challenge. For those individuals who do not wish to compete in the championship, there will be a Populace Choice display area.
2. To be eligible to be Queen's Champion, you must compete in the triathlon, entering items in at least three different categories. You may enter a maximum of five items as long as they cover at least three individual categories. The triathlon entrants' top scores from their best 3 categories will be totaled to determine their placement in the Competition. The top 4 entrants will continue to the second, face-to-face round.
3. Entry in the triathlon is not required in order to compete to be King's Champion. Entrants who choose to compete for only King's Champion will not have their work evaluated by the triathlon judges.
4. You may enter a single item in all the categories that apply to it.
5. All entries must have been created in the past 5 years.
6. Two copies of documentation are required for each entry.
7. Full ingredient lists must be provided for all Culinary entries and modern sanitary considerations taken in the preparation.
8. Performances can be considered as entries, but will be need to be pre-arranged and will be limited to a 5 minute presentation in total. A set time will be scheduled for the performance.
9. "Written" categories, (Musical composition, research papers/reports, prose, and written poetry) require extra judging time and must be received by Gavan MacBane by January 1, 2006 - NO EXCEPTIONS. Electronic submissions are preferred but not required - PDF, Word, RTF, or plaintext formats only. With the exception of research papers/reports, entries in these categories require documentation, which must be included at the time that the original work is submitted. If you wish to submit paper copies of entries in these categories, contact Gavan for the necessary information. Entries in these categories will NOT be accepted on site.
10. As this is a Champion level competition, there is no limit to the length of the documentation. However, the judges will not have time to read exceptionally long documentation in its entirety and documentation longer than 3 pages (not including images and citations) must be organized with a table of contents and a one (1) page abstract.
11. Entries in the competition must arrive and be registered by 11:00 am on the day of the competition (with the exception of the "written" categories) in order to be judged. Entries arriving after 11:00 am will be eligible for Populace or Kings Champion only.
12. Items may only be entered in the Miscellaneous category with permission from the triathlon coordinator.
13. On the day of the competition, all entries and documentation must be labeled with your entrant and item number in the following format: entrant# - item#. Competitors will be notified of their entrant numbers in advance of the competition when they pre-register, or will be issued an entrant number on the day of the competition.
14. Pre-Registration is NOT REQUIRED for the competition. Pre-registration is, however, stongly encouraged, as it speeds up the entry process on the day of the competition and allows the judging staff to more accurately plan a balanced judging schedule.
15. Space will be allocated based on the number of entrants.

Categories for the Fourth Annual East Kingdom Arts & Sciences Challenge:   ^top

1. Costuming pre 1000 to 1000 - A clothing item that would have been worn prior to 1000 AD
2. Costuming 1001-1300 - Any clothing item that would have been worn during the period 1000 - 1300 AD
3. Costuming 1301-1500 - Any clothing item that would have been worn during the period 1300 - 1500 AD
4. Costuming 1500-end of period - Any clothing item worn during the period 1500 - end of period (1603 AD)
5. Non-European Costuming - Any non-western European clothing item from 600 to 1603.
6. Costuming for Combat - Any clothing item that would have been used for combat or tournament excluding armor.
7. Accessories - Any fashion accessory, any culture, from 600 to 1603.
8. Embroidery - Counted
9. Embroidery - Free Form
10. Lace Making - Includes Bobbin lace, Teneriffe, Lacis, and pulled thread etc.
11. Beadwork - Items using beads, pearls or other bead-like gems.
12. Non-Woven Fabric Construction - Non-woven fabrics, can be used as an item or piece of cloth.
13. Narrow work
14. Weaving
15. Spinning
16. Dyeing
17. Household Goods
18. Material Preparation - material prep in any form, vellum, wool, wood, metal etc.
19. Leatherwork - Items made of leather
20. Woodwork - Items made with wood
21. Functional Metalwork - Items made of metal that have a functional use
22. Armor
23. Weapons
24. Jewelry
25. Footwear
26. Drawing and Painting
27. Sculpture and Carving
28. Calligraphy - the written words
29. Illumination - The drawn or painted pictures that are commonly used for scrolls and book of hours. Must be on paper, vellum or similar material.
30. Stained Glass
31. Heraldry
32. Games and Toys
33. Cooking - Main dish
34. Cooking - Side Dish
35. Cooking - Baked goods
36. Subtilties
37. Cooking - Other - Condiments, cheese etc.
38. Herbalism & Apothecary
39. Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
40. Lighting Devices
41. Pottery and glassware
42. Tools
43. Domestic Engineering
44. Pavilions/Tents
45. Period Science
46. Brewing - Beers and Ales
47. Vinting - Wines
48. Vinting - Meads
49. Cordials
50. Other Brewing - Infusions, medicinal
51. Storytelling and Drama - Spoken
52. Dance - Eastern
53. Dance - European
54. Poetry - Written
55. Musical Composition - Written
56. Research papers - Over 8 pages
57. Research papers - Under 8 pages
58. Prose - Written
59. Miscellaneous