Numerous setbacks throughout 2009 have prevented us from running the awards as we would have hoped to.

Do not take this too closely to heart, as it has been a tumultuous year. The entire project has been very much up in the air for some months now, and it is my solemn duty to tell you that we won't run a 2009 awards.

We will, on the other hand, have some small events and challenges in 2010 which will be unveiled here on New Year's Day.

What's planned?

Stay tuned and find out.

EDIT: Just to let everybody know, Membership is open to everyone, so if you click "Join this group" you'll be able to join!

Also, regarding looking for volunteers. We're looking for volunteers to assist in the moderation of the contest this year, so if you're interested drop us a note and we'll get back to you!

That's right!

#deviantoftheyear is now a group! A super group no less!

We're getting ready to start this year's contest, so let your friends and enemies know about it!

We'll be posting a new blog soon updating you guys once we get everything settled. We're hoping to open up Members soon, and otherwise make this awesome.

We'll also be announcing what we need, hopefully a tentative start date for nominations, and we may even be looking for some volunteers