“Bogs are My Bag!” Competition for Kids In honour of the “Books Are My Bag” Campaign and our fabulous new Chris Riddell-dedicated loo (adorned with Chris’ very own loo-doodles) we are launching a “Bogs Are My Bag” Toilet-inspired Illustrated short story or poem Competition. The competition is open to anyone of primary school age in the UK and the story must be no longer than 2 pages long. Chris Riddell himself will judge the winner from a shortlist chosen by the team at Mr B’s. The winning story will be framed and displayed at Mr B’s in our Chris Riddell loo and the winner will be presented with signed hardback copies of all 5 of the Ottoline and Goth Girl books written and illustrated by Chris Riddell. Competition Rules Entries must be no longer than 2 pages (A4 maximum each) and be an original, illustrated, toilet-inspired short story or poem The closing date for entries is 31st October 2014 (midnight) Entrants must be UK resident and of primary school age One entry per person. Entries are free. Please include your name, age, email address and postal address on your entry but do NOT put your name on the story page itself. You can send your entry in by post to Mr B’s Emporium, 14-15 John Street, Bath or by email to books@mrbsemporium We cannot return any stories so please keep a copy We will display all shortlisted entries in the shop at Mr B’s The winning story will be framed and displayed in our Chris Riddell Loo and on Mr B’s facebook/twitter pages and website The winner will receive signed copies of all Ottoline and Goth Girl books written by Chris Riddell (Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, Ottoline at School, Ottoline at Sea, Goth Girl & the Ghost of a Mouse and Goth Girl and the Fête Worse than Death). These can be collected from Mr B’s or delivered to a postal address in the UK.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 09:38:53 +0000