The Children's Bookshow, The Independent, and The Jaipur Literature Festival offer you the chance to...
WIN A TRIP TO THE FAMED PINK CITY OF JAIPUR, INDIA
The Children's Bookshow 2008 celebrates the work of Indian children's writer Anushka Ravishankar with 5 performances in the UK. See dates + venues for more details.
In partnership with The Independent, The Jaipur Literature Festival and The Children's Bookshow offers a prize of three nights in January 2009 at Asia's most exciting and important literature festival in Jaipur, the famed Pink City. Our winners will be guests of the Jaipur Literature Festival, January 23rd – 27th 2009, which will provide accommodation, 1 child and 1 adult sharing a double room, all meals, return transport from Delhi to Jaipur, and the opportunity to take part in young people's workshops. Flights from a UK airport to Delhi are included in the prize.
3 runners-up will win a year's membership to the Children's Poetry Bookshelf and receive 6 free children's poetry books a year and a 25% discount on other children's poetry books on the backlist.
The DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, considered as Asia's leading literature event, is a celebration of national and international writers and encompasses a range of activities including film, music and theatre. Entering its third year, the festival has already hosted some
of the best-known national and international writers including John Berendt, Kiran Desai, Ian McEwan, Suketu Mehta,
and Salman Rushdie.
The 2009 programme includes readings, talks, literary lunches, debates, performance, children's workshops and interactive activities held in the beautiful heritage property, Diggi Palace in central Jaipur, Rajasthan. Luminaries from the world of literature this year include Colin Thubron, Hari Kunzru, Michael Ondaatje, Pico Iyer, Simon Schama, and Vikram Seth amongst many others.
 Festival Background
Jaipur Literature Festival was the initiative of the Jaipur Virasat Foundation
an NGO that works with Rajasthan's musicians and craftspeople to preserve
skills and promote economic livelihoods while protecting heritage.
The Creative Directors are - William Dalrymple, Namita Gokhale and Eleanor O' Keefe and the festival is Produced by Sanjoy K Roy and Teamwork Films.
The five-day festival promises to be among the finest literary events for 2009
with delegations from the UK and USA and book lovers from across Asia
and the world.
See www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org for more details.
Competition Questions
The competition questions will also appear in The Independent in the Arts and Books supplement on Friday September 26th.
Please send your answers on a postcard only* with your name and address to:
The Children's Bookshow
PO Box 57598
London
NW6 9JH
or by email to thechildrensbookshow@gmail.com
Question 1
What is the name of the little boy whose vest is hanging out in Daniel Morden's Tuck Your Vest In ?
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Question 2
What does the wind do to Harris in Catherine Rayner's Harris Finds His Feet ?
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Question 3
Kit Wright's Cat Among the Pigeons is illustrated by which illustrator ?
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Tie Breaker Question
Think of an alternative title for Anushka Ravishankar's Catch That Crocodile!
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*Terms and conditions:
Instructions form part of the rules. Only UK residents aged 18 and over may enter. The closing date is October 31st 2008. The winning entry is the one judged the best and the judges' decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
And a competition for children!
Old Possum's Children's Poetry Competition 2008
organised by the Children's Poetry Bookshelf Chair of judges: Children's Laureate Michael Rosen
Entries for poems from 7-11 year olds open from 11th September to 20th October. Cash, book and school membership prizes. Winning entries published in a booklet and on the Children's Poetry Bookshelf website.
Further details www.childrenspoetrybookshelf.co.uk |
