Spinebreakers' Across the Blogoverse Challenge!

Today it's my turn for the Across the Blogosphere Challenge! Don't know what I'm talking about? Read on...

ENTER THE ‘ACROSS THE BLOGOSPHERE’ CHALLENGE AND WIN A ZERO GRAVITY EXPERIENCE FOR YOU AND A FRIEND!!

Come on board and enter the ‘Across the Blogosphere’ challenge to celebrate the UK launch of Across the Universe by Beth Revis & WIN the chance to experience zero-gravity!

All you need to do is follow the blog schedule below and make a note of just ONE item that ONE of the bloggers would like to add to a time capsule of 2011. You will also need to make note of Beth Revis’ time capsule item, which will be uploaded to the Across the Universe UK Facebook page AT RANDOM during this week.

Become a fan now, so you don’t miss out!



So, that’s only TWO items in total- ONE from any of the blog sites listed and ONE from Beth Revis that you’ll find on facebook.

ACROSS THE BLOGOSPHERE CHALLENGE BLOG SCHEDULE

Monday 28th February: Wondrous Reads
Tuesday 1st March: Once Upon A Bookcase
Wednesday 2nd March: So Many Books, So Little Time
Thursday 3rd March (PUBLICATION DAY!): Narratively Speaking

THE PRIZE IS AIRKIX KIK-START vouchers for you and a friend to experience the thrill of indoor skydiving! (Manchester & Milton Keynes). Find out more here: http://www.airkix.com/

Enter here to WIN!

Good luck! :)

Now seeing as this is a time capsule to go on a spaceship for when it lands several hundred years in the future... then I think, by that time, we would have created "keep fresh for however long you want" food storage bags. And so, because we'll have them, I'll be taking with me a packet of...

GALAXY COUNTERS



Now keep a note of my item for the time capsule, and go a-looking for Beth's item on the Facebook page! Alternatively, you can visit Wondrous Reads and see which item Jenny put in the capsule yesterday, or visit So Many Books, So Little Time tomorrow to see what Sophie puts in! Good luck!

Across the Universe will be released on Thursday. Check out my review and pre-order it from Amazon UK.

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News: Results of Spinebreakers Literary Lovers Survey

Some news from Penguin for Valentine's Day!

In a special poll for Valentine’s Day
Teens vote Twilight’s
Bella & Edward as their favourite
literary lovers ever!

To celebrate Valentine’s Day and the publication of paranormal romance Beautiful Creatures, Spinebreakers.co.uk, the only online teen books community run by teens, asked teens to vote for their favourite literary couple.

The results now in, show a staggering 80% voted for Bella & Edward from Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series. Slightly heartening for the longevity of the classics, Pride & Prejudice’s Darcy & Elizabeth got a nod by coming in second place but only with a meagre 6% of the votes. Much more tragically for Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet came in joint 7th place with Adrian Mole and Pandora from The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole!

Beautiful Creatures, published by Penguin in the UK this month, is set to follow in the footsteps of Meyer’s phenomenal series with film rights already snapped up by Warner Bros. and Richard LaGravenese set to write and direct the movie.

This epic saga set in America's Deep South, with echoes of To Kill a Mocking Bird and Gone with the Wind, is a darkly magical love story which grips to the end. And the romance between its central characters, Lena and Ethan, are bound to capture the hearts of Twilight fans and true romantics everywhere.

Beautiful Creatures is written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Kami Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist with an MA in education. Margaret Stohl has an MA in English and studied creative writing under poet George MacBeth at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. They both live in Los Angeles, California, with their families. Beautiful Creatures is their debut novel.

http://www.beautifulcreaturesthebook.com/

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NEWS: British Teen Editors needed for Spinebreakers

I have been given some information about an AMAZING opportunity for teens 13-18 in the UK who love reading! Check it out:

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WANTED:
BOOK EDITORS AND MUSIC EDITORS FOR SPINEBREAKERS.CO.UK

Calling all creative whizzes, book heads, musos and budding writers. We are recruiting a team of 13-18 year olds to become the next line up of music and books editors for Penguin’s online community, http://spinebreakers.co.uk/, run by teens for teens.

Spinebreakers launched in 2007 and is now crammed full of creative content inspired by books, contributed by 13-18 year olds. The website is backed by publisher Penguin but the content of the site is totally in the hands of the young editors.

The past editors have had brilliant experiences interviewing famous authors like Nick Hornby, being the first to hear and review brand new music from Island records, sitting on the first ever Orange Prize for Fiction Youth Panel, attending the Underage Festival, speaking at events, and letting the world know their opinions when it came to books. We are now looking to recruit a second generation of editors: this is your chance to fill their footsteps, gain some amazing experiences and be a part of something unique.

You will:

• Receive tonnes of free books
• Get to listen and review some of the hottest new music around
• Work with industry professionals
• Meet and interview famous authors and musicians
• Explore imaginative topics around books and writing
• Unleash your creativity
• Get something totally amazing on your CV
• Have all travel expenses covered

“I have to say my involvement with Spinebreakers has helped me a great deal, not only it's given me the confidence to stand out within a crowd, public speaking, writing articles, but it has also given me the opportunity to be on BBC Radio 4, which I'm really proud of.” Osman Diallo (ex-Spinebreakers Editor, aged 20)

If you have a passion for books, music, reading, writing, drawing, filming – anything creative – then we want to hear from you.

The editors will receive a half-day workshop at a youth marketing agency in London. You need to be:

• Available on 26th October 2009
• Within commuting distance of London (for Books Editors only)
• Able to attend monthly meetings at Penguin in Central London
• Able to commit to creating monthly content

To apply, we want you to show us what you can do. Send us your favourite piece of writing you’ve done – it could be a short story, book or album review, rant or feature. Plus we want you to tell us in 100 words or less why you should become one of our teen editors. And, don’t forget to state if you’d rather be a books or music editor. Send the info to: jointheteam@spinebreakers.co.uk

Please send your submissions to reach us no later than 22nd OCTOBER 2009

Please visit http://www.spinebreakers.co.uk/ to find out more about the site and to apply to become an editor. jointheteam@spinebreakers.co.uk

Can’t wait to hear from you!

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How amazing does that sound?! Oh, if only I was a few years younger! A little further information I was given in the email: "The teen editors at Spinebreakers have complete editorial control. If they don’t like a book, they can say so, and their thoughts will still be put up on the site."

Sweet, huh? What are you waiting for? Get emailing!

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