It's true: The deadlines for entry to the 10th Annual Pastel 100, our biggest competition yet, have passed. We're already gearing up to view more pastel paintings that seems humanly possible in the coming weeks, but you'll have to wait until the April 2009 issue hits newsstands before you see the winning paintings.

In the meantime, those of you who have yet to cure your painting competition fever might consider taking a look at The Artist's Magazine All-Media Online Competition. You can enter to win in seven categories--including a new digital art category--for a chance to win $500 or a bunch of other prizes. The deadline for that competition is November 3, 2008. We reckon a few of you might be interested in entering your oil pastel paintings.