In 2008 ApolloCon will run Junk Pile Wars, a hands-on workshop in which up to eight participants have one hour to take random junk and build a science fiction or fantasy costume. Once they have built their costume, they can compete it in a special lightning round of the Masquerade, with the winner decided by audience applause.

In order to make Junk Pile Wars exciting, memorable, and possible we need Junk! We have some junk in storage, but we'd like a little more to keep things fun.

This is an open call soliciting donations of junk for use in the workshop.

What are we looking for? Just about anything. Some examples are listed below. We ask only that the items be CLEAN, DRY, WITHOUT SHARP POINTS OR CUTTING EDGES, and either of a USEABLE SIZE or of materials that CAN BE CUT WITH HOUSEHOLD SCISSORS.

TYPES OF "JUNK" WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT JUNK PILE WARS:

• CDRoms - blank or dead or junk (ex AOL promos)
• material remnants (small or large)
• old sheets
• empty egg cartons
• cardboard tubes
• excess craft materials
• sprue and leftovers from model kits
• junk jewellry
• broken children's toys
• dead consumer electronics
• unused sponges (no, I'm not kidding)
• styrofoam packing materials (please, no peanuts)
• foamcore board
• broomsticks and similar wood or plastic items
• construction paper
• paper grocery bags
• feathers
• old Christmas or other seasonal ornaments you no longer want (please, no blown glass)
• and anything else you come across that part of you says "garbage" and the other part says "damn that's a shame..."

The collection point for the junk at the con will be announced later.

If you have any questions about Junk Pile Wars, the Lightning Round, or the junk itself, please Contact the Masquerade Director.