Wednesday, 1 April 2020

A Competition! Have a go!


I found this Competition:  Have a go!

DESIGN A NATIONAL BOOK TOKEN COMPETITION 2020

You, your pupils and your school could win HUNDREDS of pounds (or Euros) worth of books with our fantastic National Book Tokens DESIGN A BOOK TOKEN competition. One lucky winner’s design will be made into a real-life National Book Tokens gift card, to be distributed across bookshops nationwide in time for Christmas!
And there are National Book Tokens galore to be won too – just imagine all those beautiful new books for your school’s bookshelves . . . To take part, your pupils simply have to make their mark on the template and design a brand-new National Book Tokens gift card with the theme of Share a Story. A panel of judges will select a winner and runner-up in each of three age categories: up to 8 years, 9-12 years and 13-16 years.

PRIZES
FIRST PRIZE in each age range wins:
  • £250/€295 National Book Tokens for the school
  • £100/€110 National Book Tokens for the pupil
  • £100/€110 National Book Tokens for the teacher
SECOND PRIZE in each age range wins:
  • £150/€180 National Book Tokens for the school
  • £50 /€60 National Book Tokens for the pupil
  • £50 /€60 National Book Tokens for the teacher
HOW TO ENTER
All entries should be produced on A4 paper using the template. Please ensure you provide the pupil’s name and age, and your contact details, on the second page of the form.
Please send entries to:
World Book Day Design a Book Token Competition,
Book Tokens Ltd,
6 Bell Yard,
London WC2A 2JR
UPDATE, MARCH 2020: If you’re unable to post your entry to us, please email a scan or photo to competitions@booktokens.co.uk with ‘World Book Day Design a Book Token Competition’ in the subject line. Please remember to attach both your entry and contact details (on the second page of the template) and keep the physical entry safe in case we need to see it (we’ll be in touch if we do!).

The competition is also open to home-schooled children and if you’re a parent or guardian, you’re welcome to submit your child’s entry individually. Please note the prizes will be slightly different should your child be picked as one of the winners. Take a look at our terms and conditions to find out more.

The closing date for entries Friday 10 April 2020. Winners will be announced in spring 2020.

TIPS FOR CREATING YOUR DESIGN
Imagine your new gift card is in a shop with lots of others – what will make it stand out? How can you make your design really booky? How many different ways can you interpret the Share a Story theme?