Precisely one week today, on the 28th of October 2010, my very-first-ever children's picture book, Magpie's Treasure, will be published by Andersen Press!
You don't have to be in the UK to enter!
Good Luck!
PS. Just in case you aren't already aware, I am VERY excited. When I was six I wanted to be a bath cleaner and when I was seven I decided I'd like to write children's books instead, which amounts to seventeen years of dreaming/determination.
If you could also please retweet / facebook / blog / sing about it, that would be extra-wonderful! Thank you.
49 comments:
WOW!!! such a great achievement!
It looks so wonderful!
Hey, congratulations to your very first childrens book!
It looks very nice!
I love it!
And I am sure, the kids will have a lot of fun with it and your wonderful drawings in it!
I am a childrens-book-author too (not so good with illustrating ...), and so I am know, how many work is in such in small thing like this book!
But now you have riched the last level - your book will be published!
And I wish you all the best and good luck for!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR VERY FIRST BOOK!
Have a wonderful day,
warmest greetings from Germany,
Katrin
here is my blog
How fantastic! Good job that bath cleaning business didn't work out for you!
Congratulations :^)
Really exciting stuff. Andersen Press are a v. cool publisher too, well done for getting picked up by them :)
Gosh, I would love to win this, Had a good look at the YSP, as you know - fingers crossed. Will retweet!
I don't think i'll ever win such wonderful give-aways- being in India and all that. but I wish u a fantastic time for the book release! Ps: thanks Kickcan.. for the tweet!
Congratulations Kate - beautiful illustrations. I do hope it's a success!
Congratulations Kate! Naturally I would love to win a signed copy - that would be wonderful. Hope it's a bestseller!
Wow I'd love to win a signed copy! Congratulations on a fantastic book hun, may it sell millions of copies and make you a very famous lady! xx
I would love to win a copy the book looks so beautiful! If not its deffo on my wish list for xmas, well done on reaching your dream!
yay congrats again and count me in please!
Amazing! Congratulations on getting published. I'm curious to see behind that lovely cover.
Wow :) it looks amazing! what a great achievement!
let's try !!
so eciting....new book of the year for me!!
Oh thats amazing, congrats! It looks bloody lovely too.
Wonderful news, congratulations! Your book looks fanastic, my children would love it. Yes please, I would love to be entered. Lou x
Congratulations! All the hard work pays off, it looks awesome!
congratulations kate! it looks so so wonderful.
Oooh Shiny!
Looks very cool, congrats!
Heyy! Congratulations Kate. That's super news. I'll look out for it in the shops next week! Hurrah!!
I'm a fan. I introduced your work to my daughter who loves paper and got 100 percent for AS level with a project based on paper cutting and influenced by your wonderful technique of getting a 3D effect through hanging, lighting and photography. I am sure the book will give pleasure to thousands of children (and adults!)... I will be buying it for sure..
Eee! SO excited!!! If you'd asked me when we were 9 years old, 'what does Kate what to do?' I would have said 'Kate whats to write and illustrate children's books'. And now look at you! :)
I want to win the signed book!!! ;)
xxxx
I'm looking forward to Magpie's Treasure. I like magpies and I like treasure, so it sounds like a book for me. I love what I've seen of your artwork too, especially the colours and textures.
A girl that follows her dreams,and there is the first book!
And it looks realy great,would love to win a copy. Renilde
can't wait Kate :)
Congratulations! Your illustrations are beautiful and the book is sure to be a huge success! xxx
So exciting, well done on your book. I have always dreamed of having a book published and I am so pleased for you. Gorgeous book. Well done.
Sam x
Congratulations! Your work is beautiful and I am sure this book is the first of many yet to come!
Congratulations! I am so excited for you!
Oh Kate you must be so excited!! I'd love to win a signed book! Congratulations x
I cant wait to see the book! Count me in to try and win!
"kate- slate; she likes a good fete.
she's never irrate..
kate's a good mate...."
Was that the poem in full I cant remember? Anyhowwwww Congratuations Miss Slate, I am looking forward to seeing it in shops and getting a copy!
we all love magnus! x x
Really looking forward to seeing your magpie in all it's printed glory! Looks like such a fantastically different book -just exactly what the Market needs. Well done!
Congrats!!I love your illos...:)
congratulations, I love your art! :D
Congratulations! I'm looking forward to seeing your book in the shops as the work you post on your blog is beautiful!
Fantastic! so glad the bath cleaning didn't work out! will spread the word, love your work, so pleased for you:)
Congratulations, it looks like a beautiful book, a lot of work must have gone into it!
Bath cleaner? Hilarious. I wanted to be a forensic artist. So happy this dream has come true for you (& not the bath cleaner one!)
I'd treasure a copy of this book!
Heidi
Big congrats Kate! be sure to make Geoff by his copy!
Oh my goodness! This is brilliant! Huge big congratulations on realizing your dream. You've done something a lot of us (me included) still just dream about, and it's really inspiring. :)
Congrats, Kate!! Can't wait to get a copy. Love your work.
Congratulations! Enjoy the celebrations accompanying your debut picture book. Just a question - I'm in Australia but am I still eligible to enter your competition?? Your book looks just divine.
Karen Collum
karen[at]karencollum[dot]com[dot]au
Twitter: @KarenCollum
Congrats on getting published! Great job!
Happy Book Birthday to you! Very exciting, Congrats Kate! Here's to many more!
Cheers,
Jeannie Brett
www.jeanniebrett.com
Congratulations! I would love to win a copy. I would also love to interview you for my www.christiewrightwild.blogspot.com blog, called WRITE WILD. It's a blog all about picture books. I'm starting a new monthly feature where I interview debut picture book authors. It may be a year before I get to you though. Unless in the coming months I decide to make it weekly. I found your contest from a RT on twitter.
Félicitations, you must be so excited!
PS. pick me, pick me, pick me!!!!!!!
Hooray!! Congratulations Kate, I'll bet you won't sleep tonight! x
Congratulations on a beautiful artistic achievement!
What a wonderful book. I love your style.
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