Harry Potter Competition: Celebrating 15 Years of Harry Potter Magic (Bloomsbury Publishing)



Harry Potter Competition: Celebrating 15 Years of Harry Potter Magic (subtitled The Search for UK and Ireland's Biggest Harry Potter Fan) is a Harry Potter competition sponsored by U.K. Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing. It is an essay competition, requiring entrants to write an essay of no less than 50 words explaining why they believe themselves to be the biggest Harry Potter fan. Entries may be accompanied by doodles or illustrations. The contest began on 26 June 2012 and runs through 31 July (Harry Potter's birthday.)

Details
The competition is part of a celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the first publishing of the original Harry Potter title, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The celebration also includes an official poster and a video commemorating fifteen years of the series.

Registration
Entries to the competition may only be made at participating bookshops and libraries in the U.K. and Ireland, with over 1,800 participating locations. Entrants may use an entry form provided through the official website, but are not obligated to do so, so long as their entries include the required contact information, which does not count against the 50 word limit. The competition is open to individuals of all ages, though those under 16 must provide the name of a parent or guardian as a contact. Only one entry per person is permitted.

Winner Selection and Prizes
The grand prize is a six day, five night family holiday for the winner and up to three guests to the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida to experience The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Expenses for round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, ground transportation and tickets to a performance by the Blue Man Group are provided. The winner will also receive a leather-bound, numbered edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, signed and dedicated by author J. K. Rowling. Fourteen runner-ups will also receive these editions, which will be made available only through the contest. The entries will be judged by Bloomsbury in association with Rowling's office. The winner and runners-up will be announced on 1 September, 2012.

Official Announcement (Excerpt)


ARE YOU THE BIGGEST HARRY POTTER FAN?

ENTER THE SEARCH TO FIND OUT

To enter write in no more than 50 words why you love HARRY POTTER, and post your letter in the special postbox provided in your local bookshop or library.

We are looking for the most creative, clever and entertaining reasons and, while the word limit it set to a strict 50 words, please do draw, doodle or illustrate your letters if you wish.

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''The search to find the UK and Ireland’s biggest HARRY POTTER fan celebrates the 15th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. J. K. Rowling’s first book in the HARRY POTTER series was released on 26th June 1997 by Bloomsbury Children’s Books.''

GOOD LUCK!