Probably my favourite holiday of the year is Halloween, and really shouldn't it be everyone's? Candy, costumes, parties, and of course the Blizzard Pumpkin Carving Contest! This is just a reminder that you only have until tomorrow to get your pictures in for your chance to win an iPad!

As a part of a longstanding Blizzard Entertainment tradition, we are pleased to announce our eighth annual pumpkin-carving contest. We're putting out a call to all talented carvers to sharpen their spoons and hollow out a fantastic, frightening, or just plain funny pumpkin inspired by the Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo game universes.




We will be accepting pumpkin contest entries between 11:00 a.m. PDT on October 15 and 11:59 p.m. PDT on October 27. Those who submit the most outstanding photos of their work will have their pictures proudly displayed on our community websites. In addition, the crafters of the five most interesting, original, and well-carved pumpkin designs will each be recognized for their merits with a 64 GB iPad!




If you want to view some past pumpkin-carving contest winners, you can see them here: [2004], [2005], [2006], [2007], [2008], and
[2009]. Check out the contest page for additional details, including the official rules and submission form. Good luck!

I don't know about everyone else, but so many of those pumpkins inspire me to spend more time carving my own. Sadly I just can not compete with them, but I do get better every year. How about you?