Kids ages 14 and younger can enter to win a Sisters Grimm New York City Fairy-Tale Escape, the chance to name a character in an upcoming Sisters Grimm book, and other Grimm goodies.
In The Sisters Grimm, Michael Buckley features the classic fairy-tale characters we all know and love in wonderfully inventive mysteries. Now kids can write their own original fairy tale and win a magical New York City Fairy-Tale Escape.
KIDS!
To enter, you must be 14 years of age or younger.
Write a creative, original fairy-tale based on a story you love, or come up with a totally new idea.
Final story must be no more than 1,000 words.
All entries must be received before the
carriage turns back into a pumpkin, at
midnight on July 1, 2006.
TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, and PARENTS!
Encourage your students or children to enter. If you plan to have your whole class enter, mailing the students’ stories is best. Collaborative works are not eligible. For materials to help you in the classroom or at home, please visit www.sistersgrimm.com or contact Amulet Books at 212-229-8826 or marketing@abramsbooks.com.
TO ENTER
Mail enries to:
The Sisters Grimm Scribe-A-Story Contest
c/o Abrams/Amulet Books
115 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
or E-Mail to:
sistersgrimmcontest@abramsbooks.com
PRIZES
1 GRAND PRIZE: A NEW YORK CITY FAIRY-TALE ESCAPE!
A $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond
Round-trip airfair for winner and a guardian to New York City on Friday, December 1, 2006, returning home on Sunday, December 3, 2006.
Two nights’ deluxe accommodations at a famous New York City hotel.
A meeting with author Michael Buckley at a real publishing office in New York City to help him name a character in an upcoming Sisters Grimm book.
Tickets to the Holiday Fairy-Tale Gala at Lyndhurst Castle just outside of New York City on Friday, December 1, 2006.
Tickets to see the Broadway hit Wicked on Saturday, December 2, 2006.
Town car transportation to and from all scheduled events.
1 FIRST PRIZE
A $500 U.S. Savings Bond
A complete library of Abrams/Amulet fairy-tale stories.
10 SECOND PRIZES
A $100 U.S. Savings Bond
A complete library of Abrams/Amulet fairy-tale stories.
JUDGING
All entries will be judged for originality and creativity by a panel of three experts: Michael Buckley, author of The Sisters Grimm series, an editor from Amulet/Abrams, and a librarian from the San Bernardino Public Library in San Bernardino, CA.
