MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2010

July 10, 2010 under Competition, Manga


The Embassy of Japan is once again launching the major manga-writing competition, MANGA JIMAN 2010, with fantastic prizes and open to anyone fourteen (14)* years of age or over.

The amazing First Prize is two (2) return air tickets to Japan, courtesy of All Nippon Airways!**
The Second Prize is a fabulous TOSHIBA laptop computer.
Third Prize is a superb digital camera from RICOH UK Ltd
Runners-up will receive and a selection of manga publications, available in the UK from various UK manga publishers amongst others prizes.
The winners’ works will also be displayed in a special MANGA JIMAN EXHIBITION at the Embassy of Japan.

This competition is open to all UK residents. All creations should be original and between six (6) to eight (8) A4-sized pages in length and although entrants are free to choose their own theme, restrictions do apply, and importantly the manga should in some way make reference to nami or ‘wave’. The closing date for the submission of entries is Monday, 1 November 2010.

Manga by Ollydead

Should you wish to enter, please read the full MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2010 RULES & REGULATIONS and then carefully fill out and submit the official entry form along with your entry by post or in person to Manga Jiman 2010 Competition, JICC, Embassy of Japan, 101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT.

* The competition is open to all legal residents of the United Kingdom who are, or will be, over the age of fourteen (14) by 1 January 2011.

**Terms and conditions apply.

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Vampireology Competition

April 6, 2010 under Books, Competition

Forget Twilight, banish Buffy, discard Dracula – only this book can save you from the Fallen Ones!

Vampireology is the true history of vampires, or the ‘Fallen Ones’, who have lived amongst us since the beginning of time. Drawing on the ancient truth about vampires, the book is a warning to a world in great danger. Inside the reader will discover the origins of vampires, learn about famous vampires from history and find out how to recognise and destroy these terrible creatures!

Visit Ologyworld to find out more about this book and others in the series.

Win one of 2 Vampireology T-shirts and Tattoos courtesy of Ologyworld & Galactus. To enter leave the name of your favourite vampire or vampire slayer in the comments field and why you think you should win a shirt.

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Fool’s Gold Competition

January 31, 2010 under Books, Competition, Graphic Novels

Win a full-colour copy of Fool’s Gold signed by the pupils and staff of The Dearne High School that took part in its’ creation.

This is currently the only signed edition available to the public.

To enter the competition answer this simple question:

What is the name of the group of friends in Fool’s Gold? (the answer can be found in the second interview question)

Answers in the comments section below.

Competition rules:

This competition is global.
One entry per person.
The winner will be chosen at random using random.org
The competition will close at the end of February 2010

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Beautilicious Competition Winner

January 24, 2010 under Competition, News

The winner of the Beautilicious competition sponsored by Walker Books and Baylis & Harding is:

Emma Sherriff

Congratulations, please get in touch with your address so we can send your prize to you!

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Be Beautiful with Walker Books and Baylis & Harding

December 20, 2009 under Competition

At some point, every girl is going to come up with a whole bunch of questions about her skin, her hair, her looks … and when Alice’s daughter, Molly, started asking, there seemed to be so many, you could write a book. With chapters about hair, make-up, spots, skincare, hair removal, manicures, pedicures and how to look good in pictures, this fabulous beauty bible extends a sympathetic helping hand as it guides teenagers through the minefield of often inappropriate beauty advice in a friendly and informative way.

To celebrate the launch of Be Beautiful by Alice Hart-Davis & Molly Hindhaugh, Walker Books in association with Baylis & Harding is giving away a Beautilicious beauty pack to one lucky visitor to Teen Librarian.

To win this stunning prize, simply submit your favourite beauty tip in the comments field. A winner will be chosen at random on the 15th January!

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Science Test

December 16, 2009 under Competition

I have a spare copy of the excellent We Need to talk about Kelvin that I am offering as a prize. To be entered into the draw for this amazing book you will have to answer these fabulously simple questions set by Marcus himself.

1.
If all the empty space were squeezed out of matter, the human race could fit in:
a) Wembley Stadium?
b) The area of the Isle of Wight?
c) The volume of a sugar cube?

2.
Einstein famously said:
a) God does not play roulette with the Universe
b) God does not play dice with the Universe
c) God does not play poker with the Universe

3.
The faster you travel:
a) The taller you get
b) The slimmer you get
c) The lighter you get

4.
The best place to look for evidence of the big bang in which the Universe was born is:
a) On your TV
b) In your washing machine
c) At the Greenwich Meridian

5.
Most of the Universe gives is currently invisible to our telescopes – but how much?
a) 1%
b) 50%
c) 98%

6.
The scientists who won the Nobel prize for detecting the faint “afterglow” of the big bang thought they had found:
a) the glow of pigeon droppings
b) the glow of street lights
c) the glow of glow worms

7.
Einstein’s mathematics professor called him a:
a) lazy possum
b) lazy dingo
c) lazy dog

8.
Today’s sunlight was made:
a) 30,000 years ago
b) 300 minutes ago
c) 3 seconds ago

9.
Aged 16, Einstein came up with the idea of relativity after wondering what it might be like to travel on a:
a) sound wave
b) light wave
c) steam train

10.
The first time anyone eve saw an atom was in:
a) 1980
b) 1880
c) 55 BC

Answers via e-mail to editor (at) teenlibrarian dot co dot uk – the draw will be in 2010 so there is plenty of time to swot up on your science skills!

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Beautiful Dead Competition

October 28, 2009 under Books, Competition

Thanks to the wonderful people at Galactus – the digital design, marketing & online PR agency not the planet devourer from Marvel Comics (although that would also be cool). I have three copies of Beautiful Dead: Arizona to give away.

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Something strange is happening at Ellerton High. Summer, Phoenix, Jonas and Arizona…

All dead within a year.

To stand a chance of winning one of these amazing books all you have to do is put the names of the four teens that died in the order that they perished (hint: it is not in the above order). You can find the answers here: www.beautifuldead.com.

Leave your answers in the comments form under this post. The comments will remain shielded until the close of the competition.

The competition will run until the 15th November and is open to all.

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Dreadnought Competition and the winner is…..

September 23, 2009 under Competition

The winner of the Dreadnought competition is….

Jeremy Baker

of Farnborough in Hampshire.

Congratulations your copy of H.I.V.E. : Dreadnought by Mark Walden will be on its way to you soon!

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H.I.V.E: Dreadnought by Mark Walden COMPETITION NOW CLOSED

September 9, 2009 under Books, Competition

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A renegade faction of the world’s most powerful villains is intent on destroying G.L.O.V.E. (Global League Of Villainous Enterprises) and showing the world the true face of evil. The Disciples begin by hijacking Diabolus Darkdoom’s Airborne command post, then they kidnap his son and his son’s best friend. Unfortunately for them, Nigel Darkdoom (and Franz) also happen to be Otto’s friends. Heading out to America, Otto, Wing et al embark on a perilous and highly unauthorised rescue operation. Cut off from the support of H.I.V.E. and on the run from American security forces the hunt for their friends leads to one of the US military’s most secret facilities. It becomes clear that the Disciples are not all they appear and in a desperate race against time Otto must work out who his real friends are to prevent the Disciples from completing their true objective. Only Otto can save the world from domination by a sinister new world order but it might be that the price he has to pay is just too high. When it comes to the crunch will he be prepared to sacrifice himself?

Visit the Hive Hub where you can find out more about the excellent series by Mark Walden, and read interviews with the man himself. There is an evil laugh generator – essential for any budding evil overlord and a grapple hook game. You can also sign up for the H.I.V.E. e-mail newsletter to find out more about what is happening at the premier school for Villains.

Teen Librarian has one copy of Dreadnought that can be won by answering this (relatively) easy question:

Name the main character in the H.I.V.E series

The answer can be found in the Character section of the Hive Hub and in the H.I.V.E books that you should have on your bookshelves.

Answers to editor(at)teenlibrarian.co.uk

For more details on the H.I.V.E series you can download the press release (which also has the answer to the competition question).

The winners name will be drawn on the 15th September.

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Rachel Riley: Back to Life by Joanna Nadin and the winners are…

August 28, 2009 under Competition

A week late.

I do apologise.

The winners of The Rachel Riley: Back to Life competition (in no particular order) are:

Deirdre Steain

Gaby Koenig

Jo Stapley

Liz Rose

Carol Lavery

Your prizes will be posted out next week!

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