Jack’s Books Illustration Competition

The cover of the book "Jack's Books" by Helen Vivienne Fletcher and Denise Damanti. Cover imagery includes an illustration of a young boy and a robot made out of books.

In Jack’s Books, Jack’s whole family love books. Jack likes books too - he just doesn’t like reading them. He likes to BUILD things with them.

Make your own book creation - either by drawing it or making it out of books - for a chance to win a copy of the book. Join us for the Jack’s Books Book Launch to find out the winners!

Terms and Conditions

1) Open to children aged 12 and under anywhere in New Zealand. If there are sufficient numbers, entries will be judged in age categories.

2) Images of entries must be emailed to helenvivienne@hotmail.com by a parent, teacher or caregiver.
Please include:
- the subject line “Jack’s Books Illustration Competition”
- the full name and age of the entrant
- name and contact details of the adult submitting the entry
- the image as an attachment (please no links).

3) Entries must be received by 11.59pm Wednesday 4th December. Late entries will not be considered for the prize.

4) For illustrations, please send a scan or photo of your drawing. For creations made out of books, please send a photo. Make sure your photo is in focus!

5) If building something, please make sure you have permission to use the books before starting!

6) Winners will be announced at launch for Jack’s Books:
Sunday 8th December, 10.30am
The Children's Bookshop
Shop 26, Kilbirnie Plaza
Kilbirnie, Wellington
RSVP books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz

7) Images of the entries may be posted on Helen’s website and social media with the child’s first name and age. By entering the competition, you consent to the images being published in this way. Children’s surnames will not be published online, but the winner’s full name will be announced at the launch event.

8) Entrants are encouraged to attend the launch event, but the prize can be posted out after the event if unable to attend. It is the responsibility of the adult submitting the entry to check for emails (including their spam folder) and to provide a postal address in a timely manner. If this information is not provided within a reasonable timeframe, this may result in forfeit of the prize.