HAW Contest

HAW 2008: March 31-April 6, 2008

Hornblower Appreciation Week (HAW) is the brainchild of sidhe, a fan who decided one day in 2006 that she had been taking Hornblower for granted and thus declared a week in honor of said fictional hero.  It is a happy coincidence that she chose the first week of April as the time of celebration as that particular period is at once the anniversary of Forester's death (April 2, 1966), the premiere of The Duel on A&E (April 4, 1999), and Gregory Peck's birthday (April 5, 1916).

To assist in the celebrations, Scaryfangirl.com hosts a creativity contest in conjunction with HAW so that fans can declare their love for Hornblower in any number of ways.  The winners receive a Hornblower-ish prize and the (dubious?) honor of being an HAW winner.

Congratulations to the Winners of the

2008 HAW Contest!

Ahoy!  This year's contest winners have been chosen!  We would like to congratulate the following participants and thank them for sharing their talents with the Hornblower Fandom:

Winner:  Original Art Category

"Rising Through the Ranks" by ArchieGirl

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Winner: Banner and Avatar Category

Banner by Caitlin K.

Winner: Music Video Category

"Nowhere Man" by ladyyurico1

Winner:  Fanfiction Category

Open Boat by Lokei - It is quite plain to Mr. Midshipman Hornblower that he lacks imagination; particularly when the situation makes the history of his shortcoming so painfully obvious...

Thank you again to all of the participants who made this year's contest possible!  Be sure to go to the 2008 HAW Contest Entries page to view all of this year's submissions!