Blisstree » Beedle Bard contest http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:45:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Vote in the Tales of Beedle the Bard Contest http://www.blisstree.com/articles/vote-in-the-tales-of-beedle-the-bard-contest-366/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/vote-in-the-tales-of-beedle-the-bard-contest-366/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 16:14:39 +0000 Susan Gunelius http://www.onebooktwobook.com/vote-in-the-tales-of-beedle-the-bard-contest/ Post from: Blisstree

Vote in the Tales of Beedle the Bard Contest

]]> Amazon.com has announced the semi-finalists in its Tales of Beedle the Bard contest where one lucky winner will get the chance to win a weekend with J.K. Rowlings Tales of Beedle the Bard in England.  You can vote through tomorrow, so hurry and make your vote count.

You can vote in two categories:

The finalists will be announced on May 13th from the votes then you’ll have one more chance to vote for the winner from the finalists in each age group.

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Vote in the Tales of Beedle the Bard Contest

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/vote-in-the-tales-of-beedle-the-bard-contest-366/feed/ 0 J.K. Rowling’s Tales of Beedle Bard Contest http://www.blisstree.com/articles/jk-rowlings-tales-of-beedle-bard-contest-366/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/jk-rowlings-tales-of-beedle-bard-contest-366/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:08:24 +0000 Susan Gunelius http://www.onebooktwobook.com/jk-rowlings-tales-of-beedle-bard-contest/ Post from: Blisstree

J.K. Rowling’s Tales of Beedle Bard Contest

]]> You could win a weekend with J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle Bard.  That’s the book that J.K. Rowling wrote as a complement to the Harry Potter series, but rather than publishing it, she handwrote just seven copies.  She presented six of those copies to personal acquaintances who helped her throughout her life and career.  The seventh copy was auctioned off with earnings going to J.K. Rowling’s charity, The Children’s Voice. 

Amazon.com was the winner of the auction paying approximately $4 million, and now they are sponsoring a contest that will give a lucky winner and a guest the chance to spend the weekend with that copy of The Tales of Beedle Bard.

The contest is called the Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, and it’s open to anyone age 13 or older in 24 countries.  To enter, you just have to fill out the entry form on Amazon.com and answer (in 100 words or less) one of the following questions:

  • What songs do wizards use to celebrate birthdays?
  • What sports do wizards play besides Quidditch?
  • What have you learned from the Harry Potter series that you use in everyday life?

Submissions must be in English and can be submitted until 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 22, 2008.  Amazon.com will select 10 semi-finalists from two age group categories (13-18 and 18+).  Then Amazon.com customers will vote for their favorites to determine the two finalists (each will win a $1,000 Amazon.com gift certificate) and the ultimate Grand Prize winner. 

The Grand Prize winner will be announced on May 22, 2008, and that person will fly with a guest to London, England for two nights (air fare, lodging and an expense allowance are included).

Sounds like an incredibly prize!  You can follow the link to get all the details and to enter to win a weekend with The Tales of Beedle Bard (scroll to the bottom of that page to read the official contest rules).

Good luck!

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J.K. Rowling’s Tales of Beedle Bard Contest

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