Design Your Dragon! Contest Reminder…
We’ve received some AMAZING entires to the “Design Your Dragon” contest so far…so keep them coming! With only a week left to go, if you have not yet entered then you better get scribbling.
You can enter from any part of the world, any age, and any medium. And of course, you can enter as many times as you’d like.
Here are the contest details once again:
I am terribly excited to share with you all my upcoming chapter book, Kenny and the Dragon. Though it is not due in stores until August 5th, I will be giving away three signed (first edition) copies here on the site…each, with a very special drawing in them.
All you have to do is design your very own dragon!
Like Grahame, the dragon who dubs himself a “Renaissance guy” in my book, I want you to come up with a drake of your own, who has its own personality. Here is what I am looking for:
1. A full color image of your dragon (any medium), along with his/her/its name.
2. A quick (4-5 lines) description of his/her/its personality. What does it like to eat? Does it play an instrument? Is it moody? Enjoy long walks in the park? Etc…
…you tell me what makes your dragon so darn special.
I will be judging on originality, creativity, and pure imagination. It doesn’t matter if you are a good drawer or not. It doesn’t matter if you are a two-year old kid, or an eighty two-year old kid…all entries will be accepted.
And those entries have to be in front of my bespectacled eyes by July 31, 2008.
You can send ‘em to me at:
Tony DiTerlizzi
“Design Your Dragon” Contest
P.O. Box #442
Amherst, MA 01004
Or email’em to Angela at: angela@diterlizzi.com
*Please title your email “Design Your Dragon”.
Winners will be chosen by myself, my loverly wife Angela, and my trusty assistant Will. We will announce the winners here on the site August 1, 2008, and I will then award winners with a signed copy of Kenny and the Dragon, along with a drawing in the book of Grahame (my dragon) shaking claws and congratulating YOUR DRAGON!
…sound cool? Then get drawin’ - and good luck!
July 25th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
It arrived! It’s so AWESOME!!! I just love it. I stopped everything and just marveled at the drawings, already drawn into the world and the characters. It’s the most beautiful book ever.
On an unrelated note my aunt visited me in my studio and saw one of your paintings from Realms Of Fantasy you had signed for me some time ago and she went on and on about how beautiful it was, talking about the colours, the composition, the anatomy….She neglected to comment on my new painting on my drawing board. Ah well, guess I have to work harder…LOL…
July 26th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
o no! I forgot to send my age!
Tony, did u recieve a green bubblewrap envelope?
July 26th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I can’t wait to find out who the winners are! it dosen’t matter if I don’t win, I just want to see all of the beautiful drawings that do win!
July 26th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
The day approches! 5 more days!
July 27th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I have a question, if I send an entry in via e-mail, can I send you a link to the image? I would need to send you a photobucket link, but the link will only lead to the image itself. Will that work? Thank you so much!
July 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
…as long as we can post and print it Audrey:)
July 27th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Yay! Thank you so much.
July 27th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
It doesn’t say what information you are going to need in the post…just name and age or do you need an address as well or would that come later?
July 28th, 2008 at 3:54 am
Mr Tony Diterlizzi :hi
Since 2004 I read your story from magazine of China, I becoming your fan .
I love your work very much! And love the way of your life.
I email you once , I don’t know if you remember me,I sent a piece of my work (a archaic Chinese fairy girl swing a red dragon’s beard)
And I received your encouragement.I was very exciting.
It had been a long time .I recently visit your website because I saw the on DVD,oh my god! I told to myself ” Your work had been made into a motional pictures!
That’s every author’s Dream!” Although I am in China ,don’t have the easy access to read your book,but when I saw the movie I was very exciting to see these creatures you created becoming alive.
Then I ask my friend to purchases your book oversea for me at once.
Now I am at your blog, and sorry to see that I miss the Spiderwick DVD Drawin’ Contest,but exciting to discover your Design Your Dragon! Contest.
I am working on it !
July 30th, 2008 at 1:42 am
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July 30th, 2008 at 1:43 am
uh oh, wat did i do?!?!
July 30th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Sorry, are drawn-then-edited images allowed?
July 30th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
1 more day!
July 30th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Mr. Diterlizzi/Tony When will the contests be judged?
July 31st, 2008 at 1:40 am
i forgot to send my age! Is it still valid?
July 31st, 2008 at 1:42 am
OMG 1 day? time flew! OMGOMGOMG!!!1 I WANNA WIN!
July 31st, 2008 at 1:43 am
OMGOMGOMG I know its just a book and drawing, but im so excited
July 31st, 2008 at 3:53 am
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July 31st, 2008 at 3:54 am
July 31st, 2008 at 3:54 am
lol i do smileys
July 31st, 2008 at 6:33 am
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July 31st, 2008 at 6:33 am
I WANNA WIN!!!!
July 31st, 2008 at 6:33 am
uh oh screwed up blogs again
July 31st, 2008 at 6:34 am
I
WANNA
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July 31st, 2008 at 6:35 am
24 more hours!
I NEED TA Win.