Hey all you creatives — now’s the time to be thinking about all the cool advertising, interactive marketing and design work in your portfolio from this past year that makes you proud.  Yep, it’s time for the annual Addy Awards, brought to us by the San Diego AdClub.

And this year, our awards judges are super hot creative talents in their own right:

*Steve Mapp, Creative Director/Art Director at Butler Shine Stern &  Partners in Sausalito (Priceline, Epson, Converse, Mini)
*Mike Buss, Associate Creative Director/Copywriter at Mullen in Boston (T.J. Maxx, GM, Orbitz, LendingTree)
*Matt Beshear, Vice President at Apollo Interactive in LA (Jack in the Box, Kellogg’s, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Curves)

Here’s the details:

• Entry deadline is February 6 – late entries by Feb 13 for additional cost.
• Addys Raid is Feb 20 – come see all the work before it’s judged.
• Judging is Feb 21 – no, you cannot come to this.
• Big hoop-de-hoop gala thingamajig where we toast all our new trophies is March 20.
• If you do well, your work goes on to regional and maybe even national awards where you win big trophies, curtsy to mad applause, get a big bonus from your employer and come home to do more great work.

Check out the entry details here.

So bring it.  We’re ready.