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Contests @ themgharris.com

We occasionally run contests here on themgharris.com. The contests are open to all, not just members of themgharris.com

Our last contest was a code-cracking exercise to find the SECOND CODE - a secret message buried in the coded text within copies of INVISIBLE CITY (as published in the UK by Scholastic Children's Books).

Read about the winners and find the solution to the SECOND CODE. 

Latest contest - Can you make a video trailer for book 2 of THE JOSHUA FILES - ICE SHOCK? 

Make a video trailer for ICE SHOCK

The official trailer for THE JOSHUA FILES: ICE SHOCK:
 
With less than 2 months to go before ICE SHOCK hits the bookshops, here's your last chance to win a signed RARE bound proof copy.

This time we're looking for the best 30-second video trailer for ICE SHOCK - made by YOU!

Prizes:
Three winners will receive signed copies of the bound proof of ICE SHOCK - a chance to read the adventure before it's officially published!
 

In addition all entries will be featured on themgharris.com

To enter:

Here's what you need:


And here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing:

The jacket blurb for ICE SHOCK:

Josh is certain that his father’s death was no accident. To make things worse, he’s starting to wonder if he can really trust his closest allies. But when he finds out a shocking secret about the Ix Codex, he must journey to the secret Mexican city of Ek Naab, where the riddle of the mysterious Bracelet of Itzamna awaits him... 

Some plot hints:

Josh receives strange messages, nearly dies in a fight in a ruined nunnery at night, returns to Ek Naab, ventures into the heart of the enemy and is trapped deep underground, winds up in a mysterious old Mexican town where an old secret about his destiny awaits him…all leading a dramatic, action-filled climax on the top of Mexico's highest volcano.

Enter the Contest

Enter your ICE SHOCK video trailer here!

Please enter your name, email address and the embed code for your ICE SHOCK video trailer.
Name Your Name
Email Your Email
Code Embed code for your ICE SHOCK video trailer
Rules I have read, understand and will abide by the contest rules (see below).
   

ICE SHOCK trailer competition rules

Competition Rules

 

  1. The competition is open to residents in the UK and Ireland.
  2. Only one entry per person can be accepted.
  3. Videos must be 30 seconds long.
  4. Videos must not contain any images of yourself or any person under 18. (Not even dressed up as Josh, sorry!)
  5. All photographic, audio or video material included should be your own or used under the Creative Commons license.
  6. Entrants must include a valid email address that we can use to contact winners.
  7. The entry should be posted online at www.themgharris.com/contest
  8. Closing date for the competition is 6th Feb 2009
  9. The winners will be those judged to have created the best video trailer. Eye-catching, artistic, impactful...that's what we're looking for.
  10. The winners will be notified within 24 days of the closing date. 
  11. If the winners do not respond within 28 days of being notified, alternative winners will be selected and these will be the next people who have answered the question correctly.
  12. It is a condition of entry that the winners, and, if under 18, their parents or guardians, agrees to the use of their name and photograph in publicity material.
  13. The winners’ names will be posted on the www.themgharris.com website.
  14. It is a condition of entry that ALL entrants grant permission to display (via embedded code) their entry on themgharris.com
  15. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.  
  16. No cash alternative. 
  17. If the prize is unavailable, a similar prize of the same value will be offered. 
  18. The promoter is Redhammer Management Ltd.