COSPLAY Contest

This year we are very pleased to announce that there will be a COSPLAY contest at CONQUEST. 

The COSPLAY contest is free to enter but all entrants must have a ticket for CONQUEST. (When purchasing online please also select the free COSPLAY ticket so that we can get an idea of numbers.)

We are delighted to have a panel of judges for this event including Richard Gladman from Space Monsters Magazine and Gordon Vader from Geek Central.

There will be prizes for the best Male, best Female and best Child. 

Cosplay Contest Rules & Guidelines

• Contestants can only enter in one category, which will be Male, Female and Child. 
• No nudity. No costume is no costume. 
• No profanity allowed. That includes messages on signs or clothes. Anyone who violates this may be disqualified from the competition. 
• No political or religious statements. Anyone who violates this may be disqualified from the competition. 
• Do not use any sort of projectile at all! 
• All prop weapons must conform to the our Weapons Policy, which is as follows: All weapons must be non-working and peace bonded. No functioning projectile weapons – including water pistols, silly-string guns, and ping-pong pistols. Bladed weapons must be cased or sheathed at all times. No clowning around or showing off in the common areas. Any weapon used in an offensive manner will be confiscated. Anyone who violates this rule may be disqualified from the competition and may be asked to leave the convention area. We expect you to use good judgment; with your help, we can continue to allow peace-bonded weapons. 
• To be judged for accuracy a visual reference, preferably a front and back color photo on paper, can be turned in with your application. Electronic media (i.e. CDs) will not be accepted nor will bringing a laptop or video device (i.e. iPods) to pre-judging. This is not required. However, you may not be eligible for accuracy points if the judges are not familiar enough with your character. 
• Costumes must be self-contained. 
• Each contestant may only enter one costume into competition.