"The Ickabog will be published for free on my website, in installments over the next seven weeks, a chapter (or two, or three), at a time. It isn’t Harry Potter and it doesn’t include magic. This is an entirely different story.
The most exciting part, for me, at least, is that I’d like you to illustrate The Ickabog for me. Every day, I’ll be making suggestions for what you might like to draw. You can enter the official competition being run by my publishers, for the chance to have your artwork included in a printed version of the book due out later this year. I’ll be giving suggestions as to what to draw as we go along, but you should let your imagination run wild."
Rules:
- Children (aged 7-12) can create a hand-drawn or hand-painted illustration based on one of the illustration themes, using a single sheet of standard letter-sized (8-1/2" x 11") unlined paper, in portrait/vertical orientation.
- A parent/guardian must scan/photograph their child's artwork and use the official entry form (below) to submit your entry before 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, July 17, 2020.
Prizes:
- The 34 winning illustrations will be included in the print and ebook editions of J.K. Rowling's The Ickabog, to be published by Scholastic in November 2020.
- Each winner will also receive a copy of the book signed by the author and a prize package of $650 worth of Scholastic books for the entrant's school or library of choice.