Overview

Welcome to our first ever Featured Author Contest - this contest was created for you guys by Tarun Upadhyaya (check out his Featured Author interview here!) and the theme is Lamps & Lighting.

Show us your best lamp and lighting projects for a chance to win Samsung Smart wifi digital camera or an Iron Man lamp!

There's also a special Judges' Prize for authors that live in India - that winner will receive some items handmade by Tarun.

Please be sure that your entry into the contest contains original photos and text. Entries without original photos and text will be denied.

Multiple entries are accepted, but each entrant can only win one prize. Contest is open to entries from US, Canada [excluding Quebec], UK, China, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, Colombia, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, India, New Zealand, and Denmark. The Contest begins at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PT), June 16, 2014. Contest closes for entries at 11:59pm PT, July 7, 2014.

The winner(s) will be solely responsible for complying with any and all applicable statutes, laws (including, without limitation, common law, if applicable), rules and regulations and for bearing any personal income tax, VAT, withholding taxes, customs duties, or other taxes, fees, insurance, surcharges or other costs relating to receiving, claiming or collecting any prize.


Want more contests? Check out Instructables' upcoming contests here!

The Featured Author Contest: Tarun Upadhyaya is closed.

Grand Prize

10 Prizes

Grand Prize (1)

One Grand Prize winner will receive:

Judges' Prize: India-based Author (1)

One Judges' Prize for residents of India will receive prizes made by Tarun, including:

First Prize (3)

Three First Prize winners will receive:

Second Prize (5)

Five Second Prize winners will receive an Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt.
How It Works

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Jun 16, 2014 and Jul 7, 2014 (11:59pm PT).

Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Featured Author Contest: Tarun Upadhyaya. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.