Vintage Classics are looking for a young artist to create an original illustration inspired by The Wind in the Willows. Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows is celebrating its 100th birthday and needs a new cover. The competition is open to UK residents between the ages of seven and twelve on the 25th of July 2008.
Entries can be in black and white or colour and must be submitted on no larger than A4-sized sheet. Entries must not include any text (even the title or the author). Each entry must include a sheet of A4 paper with the entrant’s name, date of birth, address, telephone number, and the name and signature of a parent or guardian (this confirms agreement to the terms and conditions and consent to the entrant’s participation in the competition). Only one entry per person, and one illustration per entry is allowed. Entries must be sent by post only, to The Wind in the Willows Competition, 2nd Floor, Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Rd, London SW1V 2SA. Entries must be received by July 25, 2008. Winners will be notified by October 10 and announced in The Times
The winner will have their illustration featured on the cover of the centenary edition of The Wind in The Willows, to be published by Vintage Classics in November 2008. The winner will also receive 40 Random House children’s books of his or her choice. Three runners-up will each receive 20 Random House children’s books of his or her choice.
For more information, please visit this article on the Times Online site - http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article3987076.ece
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