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I, Cosmo competition

I, Cosmo competition

Nosy Crow challenges young writers to write from another PAWSPECTIVE!

This autumn publisher Nosy Crow are launching an ANIMAL-MAD creative writing competition inspired by Carlie Sorosiak’s I, Cosmo , a heart-warming story about one dog’s quest to save his family, become a star and eat a lot of bacon.

The competition

We’re challenging children aged 12 and under across the UK to channel their inner Doctor Dolittle and enter our competition to draw their DREAM PET and write from its point of view!

The prize

The fantastic first prize is a year’s subscription to The Week Junior and a bundle of Nosy Crow books worth over £100! Five runners-up will also win a copy of the book.

The judge

The competition entries will be thoroughly VETTED by amazing author Carlie Sorosiak, who’ll pick the BEST OF THE LITTER!

How to enter

Click this link to download the competition sheet and then get creating!

The competition closes on Friday 8 November 2019.

You can send us photographs of your entry, just make sure your name and a contact email are sent with your entry.

You can send us your completed competition sheet by using the ‘Submit an image’ options at the bottom of this page. Make sure you’re logged in to your profile first as we need to know how to contact you if you win.

Or you can send your drawing by email, to [email protected].

Or by post, to:
Kimberley Sheehan
I, Cosmo competition
The Reading Agency
The Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London
EC1R 3GA

The fantastic first prize is a year’s subscription to The Week Junior and a bundle of Nosy Crow books worth over £100! Five runners-up will also win a copy of the book.

Good luck!

1. The competition period will start at 9am on Thursday 15 August and end at midnight on Friday 8 November. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
2. To enter, entrants should send their entry to Kimberley Sheehan, The Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA or email it with your name, address and age to [email protected] with the subject line ‘I, Cosmo Competition.’
3. The Competition is open to children aged 12 and under on Friday 8 November.
4. The Competition is only open to entrants in the UK.
5. Any contact information will only be used if you are selected as a winner or runner up. All entrants data will be kept until the winner and runners up have received their prize and within 30 days of the winner and runners up being confirmed, the data will be destroyed.
6. There will be one winner and five runners up.
7. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
8. The Winner and runners up will be notified via email. If the winner or runners up cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 7 days of notification, the Organiser reserves the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
9. Nosy Crow shall not be responsible for any inaccurate contact details provided by Qualifying Entrants/Winners in accordance with paragraph 8 above, which results in the Prize not being delivered.
10. Nosy Crow’s decision will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into.
11. We are sorry but entries will not be returned.
12. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England.
13. By entering the Competition, you accept these terms and conditions.

Information for adults

Schools

Visit our School Zone to access free resources and Challenge ideas for your class.

Families

Visit our Home Zone, full of useful Challenge information for parents, grandparents and carers. For information about supporting reading in the early years visit our Pre-School Zone.

Libraries

Visit our Library Zone to find libraries near you running the challenge, and how to take part.