Hey there everyone, DeepRising here with the Weekly Newsletter and competitions.

We’re having a great response to The Winter Comedy Fest Competition, but don’t forget, there’s still a week to go. So keep those hilarious entries coming in, because there’s prizes to be had!

For anyone who’s thinking about making an entry, here's all the contest information you need to know.

W.C.F. - Winter Comedy Fest Competition

This event is all about celebrating comedy Flipnotes from smaller artists, and sharing lots of laughs during the cold winter months.

Special guest judges:

AuroraxD, Cosmic Gaz, and Yensi!

And here's the list of what the Judges will be looking for in your entries.

Judging Criteria:

- Originality:

(Reward innovation and fresh ideas)

We want to encourage people to branch out, and come up with their own style of comedy - Originality is the key!!

- Humour:

Consider the laugh factor - Clever jokes, good timing, and delivery.

- Flipnote Quality:

Judges will also be evaluating technical aspects, such as clarity of presentation, and understandable audio.

Competition Prizes:

1st prize: "Sudomemo Fun" T-shirt

2nd Prize: 3 months of Sudomemo Plus

3rd Prize: 1 month of Sudomemo Plus

Also, a special trophy for your Creator's Room will be awarded to all winners.

Make sure to post your entries to the W.C.F. channel Winter Comedy Fest and the deadline for your entries is January the 17th (12pm EST / 4pm GMT).

(Please note, this contest will be continuing to take the place of the Topic competition for this week)

And now here's a reminder about an upcoming event.

Sudomemo Sudomemo Birthday Bash Coming Soon

That's right everyone. Sudomemo's Birthday is coming around again!

On the 29th of January, Sudomemo will be 11 years old. And, this year as always, we will be having a fun-tastic Birthday Bash to celebrate!

So stay tuned for details about this in the coming weeks.

And next a word about our ongoing fundraising activities.

Sudomemo Fundraising

We're still trying to raise more cash this month for additional Sudomemo expenditures.

If you would like to make a donation then Sudomemo Patreon is the way to go! It will really help with the upkeep and running of Sudomemo, and there’s loads of special rewards to enjoy.

Here's the link to our Sudomemo Patreon site:

https://www.patreon.com/Sudomemo

Why not check it out! And thank you so much for all your support.

This Weeks Topic

Please note: This week’s Topic has been replaced by “The Winter Comedy Fest Competition”, to give you all plenty of time to focus on your entries.

But don’t worry, as the Topic will return next week (January 19th) with the theme “Growing”.

Best of luck with your W.C.F. animations!

Upcoming Topics

Winter Comedy Fest Competition - Week 2 (January 12th - 17th)

Topic - Growing (January 19th)

Topic - Mazes (January 26th)

Topic - Suspense (February 2nd)