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Hello Deviantart Friends! Everfree Northwest wants to make sure you are able to stay in the loop as we put out announcements for 2019! We have a lot of exciting news to share with you as the convention draws closer.
As we move forward into our eighth annual convention, we will be focusing our announcements out of our main social media outlets: Twitter and Facebook. You can also find us on Instagram, and our newly formed Discord Server! To stay informed on all convention announcements, we recommend following one (or all) of our three main social media accounts.
Any questions about the event? Don't hesitate to reach out across any social media platform, or email info@everfreenw.com!
We look forward to seeing you all in Seaddle, Washington on May 17-19, 2019. 
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Vivid Syntax and SCRIPTfest Winner
Two big pieces of news coming your way form your favorite little MLP convention in the Pacific Northwest. Not only do we have the results of this year's writing contest, SCRIPTfest, we've got bonus ‘special’ announcement as well!
Everfree Northwest's annual writing contest, Scribblefest, was this year changed to SCRIPTFest with a unique challenge to our contestants to write a show-worthy episode script. The winning entry will be read live, on stage, by the show actors who voice the Student Six, Tirek, and Cozy Glow! As you can imagine, this was a difficult contest to judge, and we thank everyone who entered. Writing a script can be a real challenge compared to prose, and though it may be a cliche to say it, you're all winners just for trying. But, that said, we had to pick only a few. So, without further ado, our 2019 SCRIPTFest awards:
Runner Up: Caitlin "Apple Bottoms" Beam with "For the Sake of Cake."
"This was a ton of fun to read!" --Vivid Syntax
"A strong moral core to the story with spot-on dialog for everyone!" --Xepher
"The lead-up to the intro song killed me. OMG!" --Heartshine
Runner Up: Silver Wings with "The Pieces of Harmony."
"I rather enjoyed this one. There's believable reasons for the character's actions, and a "Chekov's Gun" moment that actually fires." --Xepher
"A very well-executed script... You did a great job of weaving humor into the more serious moments." --Vivid Syntax
Grand Prize: Dylan "Aquaman" Hamilton with "Glow Up."
"This whole script was excellent. You weaved an A and a B plot together well, the humor was on-point, and the characters sounded like they do on the show." --Vivid Syntax
"I keep forgetting how much I like Gallus, and this script really plays to his strengths. This piece is great!" --Heartshine
"The "lesson" felt properly earned by all involved and I loved the use of song as a plot device. All in all, a great story that has a show-worthy moral!" --Xepher
Congratulations to all three writers! They'll each receive a printed copy of their script signed by all the show VAs we have as guests. In addition to this, the winning script will be read live during the convention. Thank you all again for your efforts, and we hope to see as many of you as possible at EFNW this year!
In addition to announcing these talented contest winners, we are thrilled to share our next special guest! He has quite the creative mindset when it comes to writing, and because of this was selected to be one of the judges for SCRIPTfest this year. You probably know him from some of his most famous stories like Happy Hour, "So... what IS your call sign, anyway?", and Not In Bluff Nor Bravado Nor Loneliness. We’re pleased to be welcoming Vivid Syntax to Everfree Northwest 2019!
Cody "Vivid Syntax" Miller is a fanfiction author with fifteen years of experience writing and zero years of experience choosing memorable, easy-to-pronounce user names. When not working his day job as a senior data scientist, he serves as the Vice Chair for MLP-MSP and the Programming Director for Ponyville Ciderfest and Whinny City Pony Con. In addition to micropublishing his epic romance fic "Sensation," he's written four (and counting!) scripts for live readings at MLP conventions, and he's honored to have served as a judge for this year's SCRIPTfest!
Vivid will be tagging along with lots other great guests at Everfree Northwest 2019 that you can check out at everfreenw.com/specialguests/! Make sure to stay tuned to our social media and website to make sure you hear all the Everfree Northwest news as it happens. We’re planning an Everfree Northwest like you’ve never seen before, and don’t want you to miss any of the details.
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EFNW is Welcoming Two New Instructors
EFNW is Welcoming Two New Instructors to Share Their Take on the Art of Friendship!
Everfree Northwest is happy to announce two new guest instructors to share their take on the art of friendship at the EFNW School of Friendship this May. Please put your hooves together for comic artists: Tony Fleecs and Brenda Hickey!
Brenda Hickey is a Canadian comic creator who has worked on the art for the IDW My Little Pony comics for many years. Her earliest work on the series was illustrating the Applejack Micro. She's lent her art to many issues since then including the mane series, Friends Forever, Fiendship is Magic, Legends of Magic and the Holiday Specials. Aside from Ponies, she has collaborated with Bobby Curnow on graphic novel Ward's Valley and has recently wrapped up her self published mini series comic Halls of the Turnip King.
Tony Fleecs has drawn My Little Pony Comics for almost 6 years. In that time he's drawn over 30 issues & hundreds of covers. He's drawn Little Ponies, Teenaged girl Ponies, Superhero Ponies, Movie Ponies & Thousands of years ago Legendary Ponies.
This year, look for Tony's art on the IDW MLP Comics Mini-series MLP: Nightmare Knights and in the Young Readers book, MLP: Best Gift Ever "A Present for Every Pony from Little Brown & Co.
Tony's Favorite pony is Applejack and his favorite color is pink. Which comes in real handy in this job.
As the guest list for EFNW 2019 continues to grow, you can check out all announced guests at everfreenw.com/guests/. Stay tuned for more before the end of this year!
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Cathy Weseluck at Everfree Northwest '19
It must be tough to be a role model when you keep eating your own homework. We will have to ask Cathy Weseluck how she manages… when she joins us for Everfree Northwest 2019!
Internationally known, award-winning voice-over actor Cathy Weseluck’s acting/production career extends over a wide range of areas. In addition to her continued success as a voice-over performer, Cathy's noted accomplishments also include her work as a TV actor, instructor, consultant, guest speaker, casting director/director, associate producer, writer, composer, performer and photographer.
Born in Toronto and with the achievement of an Honours Music Degree and Minor in Sociology in her pocket, Cathy began a radio production career with the CBC Radio Music Department as a trainee Producer in Toronto, working as an editor, production assistant, writer/researcher, interviewer, stage-director, director and assistant producer . Later, she was awarded the position of Associate Producer for CBC Radio Two’s internationally acclaimed "DiscDrive" in Vancouver, BC as part of the original team.
Known in the animation world for her starring roles as ‘Spike’ (‘Coco Pommel’/‘Mayor’) in “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”, ‘Buttercream Sundae’ in the fun-filled series “Littlest Pet Shop”, ’Cybersix’ (and ‘Adrian’) in the award-winning TMS/N.O.A. series "Cybersix", ‘Shahzaman’ of “1001 Nights”, ‘Gizmo’ the lovable robot in “Super Book”, ‘Yuma’ in the adventure series “World Trigger”, ‘Dennis’ in the hit Disney comedy series “Kid Vs Kat”, ‘Near’ in "Death Note", ‘Young Trunks’ in "Dragonball Z", and as ‘Shampoo’ in "Ranma 1⁄2", Cathy has performed thousands of voices in hundreds of productions.
Her narration and video game credits include “CBC’s Life & Times - ‘Silver Lining: The Brian Orser Story’”, “Terasen Gas”, “BC Ferries”, “EA Playground”, “Warhammer Mark Of Chaos” and “007 Racing”. As a TV actor, she has appeared in a variety of shows and feature films such as "Cold Squad", "Just Cause", "Stargate" and "I’ll Be Home for Christmas".
Cathy has also served as a Casting Director, Director and/or Music Director for several animation, ADR, commercial, narrative, educational video, DVD, corporate video and radio projects and for over 20 years, has also been revered as an accomplished and highly respected voice-over instructor and consultant for the film and TV industries and the public.
In addition to creating and conducting her own voice-over workshops and private coaching sessions which she continues to conduct to this day, Cathy has shared her knowledge at Berkeley U of C, the CBC, trade forums, casting symposiums, production companies, agencies, acting academies, secondary schools and institutions of higher learning.
To read Cathy's full bio, and for more information about all currently announced guests, visit everfreenw.com/guests/. And don't worry, there are more to come! Stay tuned to social media and our website for updates on guests and other new developments as we continue planning the best EverfreeNW yet!
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Staff Call for Electronic Gaming Lead!
Everfree Northwest is looking for a new Electronic Gaming Lead! The responsibilities of this position include:
2. Schedule gaming tournaments and events.
3. Coordinate donation of prizes for tournament winners.
4. Purchase or negotiate donation/lending of video games for attendees to check out.
5. Create schedule for Electronic Gaming staff, to ensure proper staff presence at all hours (24 hours).
6. Insure the con has systems and games for attendees to play.
If you’re a leader with good organization skills and a passion for video games, head over to everfreenw.com/volunteer/ to sign up!
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