ghoulish competition

Seeing as you're already being ultra-creative this month in preparation for the best holiday of year ... you may as well show off your work. Here are a few Hallowe'en contests to note (and enter!):

Penelope Illustration is calling for orange and black illustrations. Just submit your artwork with the appropriate palette and you could win some art supplies.

Make:blog and Craft:blog are co-hosting a host of Hallowe'en contests. Enter your pumpkins, costumes, decorations or just a link to their site (easy!), and you could win some Make: gear.

Not officially a Hallowe'en contest, but pretty darn scary nonetheless: Design*Sponge and Pillows and Throws are looking for "The Ugliest Pillow in America". Submit a photo of your most rundown, gnarly, nasty-looking head-rest, and you could win some fancy schmancy designer replacement pillows.