Lisa Mantchev is mostly responsible for the sugar-and-caffeine fuelled insanity in Eyes Like Stars (Feiwel & Friends, Summer 2009), although the fairies maintain she is not the boss of them.
Michelle Zink lives in New York and has always been fascinated with ancient myths and legends. She is the author of Prophecy of the Sisters, a Gothic fantasy for ages 12 and up (Little Brown Books for Young Readers, August 2009)
R.J. Anderson was born in Uganda, raised in Ontario, schooled in New Jersey, and has spent most of her life dreaming of other worlds entirely. She is the author of Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter, a contemporary fantasy for ages 10 and up (HarperCollins Children's, April 2009). She currently lives in the beautiful theatre town of Stratford, Ontario.
is proudly sponsoring
Beatrice Shakespeare Smith's friends are giving away FIVE SIX Advance Reader Copies of Eyes Like Stars to the most clever and/or hilarious LOLShakespeare entries.
Bertie has assembled a panel of Talented Judges who have been equipped with state-of-the-art Pants from the Wardrobe Department. Your job is to send in a Shakespearean-themed LOLCat so clever that makes them laugh those high-tech Pants right off.
Entries must be in the mailbox by Tuesday March 17th at 11:59 PM, Pacific Time.
And the other entrants now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they did not win,
And hold their LOLCatz cheap whilst any speaks
That won with us upon LOLCatz day.
If you don't know what a LOLCat is, you should probably park your horseless carriage at icanhascheezburger.com.
Or you could scroll down, I suppose.
You're going to need:
A Famous Shakespearean Quote, and- A cute animal picture
- You can find cute animals at cuteoverload.com or google
- No, it doesn't have to be a cat
- Use your favorite image editor to create your image. Don't have an editor?
- Work online using icanhascheezburger.com or picnik.com
- Download the free GNU Image Manipulation Program
- Load your selected image
- Add your Famous Shakespearean Quote
- Laugh at your own genius
- Save or export your image. We can read jpg, gif, or png.
E-mail your submission to contest+1@theatre-illuminata.com
- You must be 13 or older to enter
- If you're not 13 yet, your parents need to submit for you.
- The contest is primarily for US entrants, but the budget includes shipping to one international winner.
- One LOLShakespeare entry per person
- The Judges' families, vassals, overlords, animals, and condiments are not allowed to enter.
- This contest is purely for entertainment, and the prize has no monetary value.
- The decisions of the judges are final. (Once the judges decide.)
- By submitting, you keep all rights to your work, but you agree to let us share, point, and laugh.
- Be nice to your pets. We know a guy who knows a guy who knows Santa, and he's watching.
Deva Fagan likes searching for patterns, which is how she explains both her degree in mathematics and the echoes of old fairy tales in her stories. She lives in Maine with her husband and her dog. She's the author of Fortune's Folly, a fairy-tale influenced fantasy for ages 10 and up (Henry Holt, April 2009)
Cindy Pon was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and lives in Los Angeles. Cindy is a student of Chinese brush painting, and her love for the art is reflected in her storytelling. She is the author of Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia, a YA fantasy based on ancient china for ages 14 and up (Greenwillow Books / Harpercollins, May 2009)
Sunil Sebastian was minding his own business when Bertie noticed there was an odd number of judges and decided she needed to even out the list. Sunil lives in Toronto and hasn't written anything he'd want to admit to.