From an idea born on a train journey, to its creation in a small cafe in Edinburgh
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the book that started
a global phenomenon. Rejected by many publishers and with an initial
hardback print run of 500 copies, it has now sold over 90 million copies
worldwide. It is the book that put Harry’s
destiny in motion and created a whole new generation of readers. It is
hard to think now that before 1997 none of us knew about Hogwarts,
Quidditch or Voldemort (who was voted as the favourite literary villain
in a recent Bloomsbury poll).
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the publication of
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Bloomsbury is launching a nationwide competition to find the UK’s biggest HARRY POTTER fan.
Bloomsbury
is inviting fans to write a letter of no more than 50 words explaining
why they love HARRY POTTER.
We are looking for the most creative, clever and entertaining reasons
and, while the word limit is set to a strict 50 words, entrants are
encouraged to draw, doodle and make their letters as elaborate as
possible.
HARRY POTTER fans can
only enter by visiting a local bookshop or library and posting
their letter in the specially designed postboxes. Over 1800 bookshops
and libraries have already signed up to take part. The competition will
run from Tuesday 26th June to Tuesday
31st July 2012, after which we will name the UK and Ireland’s
biggest HARRY POTTER fan. The winner and runners up will be announced
on Saturday 1st September 2012.
The
competition is an ideal opportunity for fans to show how much they love
HARRY POTTER as well as supporting
their local bookshop or library. Details of how to enter and a list of
participating bookshops and libraries can be found on the website:
www.bloomsbury.com/
Good Luck!
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