It did in previous years, too. Flayrah just reported this inaccurately.
A lottery requires three elements: A prize, a random drawing, and consideration (either money or "considerable time and effort"). The Anthrocon sweepstakes has always met the first two elements, but not the third.
"Oh," you say, "but I need to spend considerable time and effort to get my art in the conbook to win!"
No, you don't, because publication in the conbook has never been a requirement to enter or win the drawing.
This means you could scribble a badly-drawn stick figure on a scrap of paper—using less time and effort than it takes to fill out the entry form—and submit that. Elements of consideration have never been a requirement to enter or win the drawing.
It did in previous years, too. Flayrah just reported this inaccurately.
A lottery requires three elements: A prize, a random drawing, and consideration (either money or "considerable time and effort"). The Anthrocon sweepstakes has always met the first two elements, but not the third.
"Oh," you say, "but I need to spend considerable time and effort to get my art in the conbook to win!"
No, you don't, because publication in the conbook has never been a requirement to enter or win the drawing.
This means you could scribble a badly-drawn stick figure on a scrap of paper—using less time and effort than it takes to fill out the entry form—and submit that. Elements of consideration have never been a requirement to enter or win the drawing.