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EmmaRiddle · #1 (**permalink**) 11-20-2008, 03:21 PM

The Sun newspaper are offering five children the chance to attend the Tales of Beedle the Bard tea party in Edinburgh, Scotland on December 4th. Children between the ages of 8 - 11 can enter to hear Jo read from her new book. Profits from the tales, which go on general sale the same day, will go to The Children’s High Level Group to help kids in Eastern Europe.

The prize includes an all-expenses paid trip to the city, courtesy of Bloomsbury, with each child bringing one adult. The event is to be held in the afternoon at the National Library of Scotland. Two runners-up will get signed collector's editions of the book, courtesy of Amazon.co.uk.

For more details on how to enter, go here.

The competition closes on Sunday.

Contests for American and Scottish children have previously been announced and have since closed.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard can be pre-ordered from the links below.

Amazon: Collector's Edition & Standard Edition.

Amazon.co.uk: Collector's Edition & Standard Edition

Source: The Leaky Cauldron

FoxFire · 11-20-2008, 03:27 PM

Is this only available for kids in the UK? I'm sure I can convince an 8-11 year old to enter themselves and have me accompany them

Shopgirl3876 · 11-20-2008, 04:38 PM

I wonder if their having parties at the bookstores for when it's released like DH? That would be awesome!

laura-tonks · 11-20-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Shopgirl3876

I wonder if their having parties at the bookstores for when it's released like DH? That would be awesome!

In the UK they are, in bookshops like Waterstone's but I don't know about anywhere else

Patronus Charm · 11-20-2008, 05:07 PM

You must check w/ the individual bookstores, as of a month ago, Barnes and Noble did not have plans to have a party. They should though, it will be very popular...I would certainly go.

EmmaRiddle · 11-20-2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxFire

Is this only available for kids in the UK? I'm sure I can convince an 8-11 year old to enter themselves and have me accompany them

Yes. Like I said, there were contests for the US, but that's closed now.

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I wonder if their having parties at the bookstores for when it's released like DH?

You should check. So far only British shops have announced any. If you find out anything, send info in to us. If the stores think there is a demand, then they are more likely to do it. So it really is down to fans to make a noise.

Ariana Longbottom · 11-20-2008, 08:30 PM

I heard that some stores that weren't originally planning a party are choosing ot have one because of popular demand.

I wish there were open US contests.