Win a party on the London Eye
Have you got an idea for your own thrilling Ted and Kat adventure?
Fancy having it read by Philip Pullman, award-winning author of His Dark Materials, and winning a private party for you and your friends on the London Eye?
The Unicorn has teamed up with The London Eye and Random House Books to launch a fantastic competition to mark the stage première of The London Eye Mystery in spring 2010.
Siobhan Dowd, the author of The London Eye Mystery, intended for the book to be the first in a series of adventures featuring Ted and Kat, the story’s main characters. Each mystery would be set in, or around, a famous building or landmark, somewhere in the world.
Sadly, Siobhan died before she was able to write any of the follow-up adventures, and The London Eye Mystery remains the only story featuring our intrepid amateur detectives.
Now, we’re giving you the chance to come up with your own idea for a thrilling Ted and Kat adventure.
We’re not expecting you to write an entire book – just a 500-word synopsis describing the outline of the story, which must involve a famous landmark or building somewhere in the world. The story should involve a mystery, which Ted and Kat have to solve, just as they do in The London Eye Mystery.
The judging panel will include Philip Pullman, Unicorn Patron and the author of the His Dark Materials Trilogy, and Hannah Featherstone, editor at David Fickling Books.
THE PRIZES
1st Prize: A private-party capsule for up to 20 people on The London Eye, followed by a trip for up to 4 people to see a performance of The London Eye Mystery at the Unicorn Theatre, and a chance to meet the cast and Philip Pullman. Plus, a selection of books, including the complete set of Siobhan Dowd novels (A Swift Pure Cry, Bog Child, Solace of the Road and The London Eye Mystery), and signed Philip Pullman books.
Runners Up: A trip for up to 4 people to see a performance of The London Eye Mystery at the Unicorn Theatre, plus a selection of books as above.
HOW TO ENTER
You must be between the ages of 10 and 14 to enter.
Your synopsis should be either typed, or clearly handwritten – and should not exceed 500 words.
You can email your synopsis to: marketing@unicorntheatre.com – ensuring that the email subject heading is The London Eye Mystery Competition
Or you can post your synopsis to:
London Eye Mystery Competition
Unicorn Theatre
147 Tooley Street
London SE1 2HZ
Please include the following information with your entry:
• Name
• Age
• Address
• Telephone
• Email (if you or your parent/guardian have one)
The closing date for entries is: Friday 19 Feb
The winner and runners-up will be notified by: Monday 8 March
The Unicorn would like to thank Random House and The London Eye for their support and kind donations.