New Contest from Amazon.com, Get "Deathly Hallows" At Midnight
Amazon.com has announced a brand new contest for 9 lucky Harry Potter fans under the age of 18 to win a free copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows delivered to them at midnight on July 21st, along with a prize pack of Harry Potter memorabilia. In order to enter, the child mustContinued...
"My Very Harry" Essay Contest from the Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is holding a new contest to win the Harry Potter SceneIt DVD game, plus four free passes to your local Cinemark movie theater. In order to enter, readers must write an essay on the biggest Harry Potter fan they know, in 250 words or less, and can submit their entry, alongContinued...
Australian Publishers Allen and Unwin Open JKR 'Midnight Signing' Competition
Along with US and UK Harry Potter publishers Scholastic and Bloomsbury, Allen and Unwin, who publish the series in Australia, have opened their ‘J. K. Rowling and the Midnight Signing’ contest. Similar to the US and UK contests we previously told you about,Continued...
Bloomsbury's JKR "Midnight Signing" Winners Beginning to be Notified
As we previously reported, Bloomsbury’s competition for fans in the UK to attend the “Midnight Signing” with author J. K. Rowling has closed and the very, very lucky winners are starting to receive word that they have been selected. Owls have been going out withContinued...
"Most Magical Places" Contest Winners Announced
Last month, we had a contest where readers were to photograph a most magical place in their vicinity or a place which reminded you of a setting from the Harry Potter novels. With photos to make Colin Creevy proud, we can now announce the winners of this contest, which are as follows:
J.K. Rowling to Tour in US, October 2007
DIGG this newsJ.K. Rowling has updated her website with the news she would be touring here in the United States in October of 2007. Jo says "The Open Book Tour" will include "four events, three to be held for schoolchildren in Los Angeles, New Orleans and New York City and one event in New York City forContinued...
Amazon.com "Deathly Hallows Kid Correspondents" Videos Now Online
Previously we told you about the contest online retailer Amazon.com had asking young Harry Potter fans to submit videos about their love of the series in the buildup to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The first of these videos is now online, including one fromContinued...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Dursleys
Hey everyone, would you like to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Dursleys? No, this editor has not lost her mind (well not completely, squeeing tendencies aside), but rather this is our new contest where you write a chapter due in "Deathly Hallows" where Harry has to return to Privet Drive, as heContinued...
JKR to Appear on "Blue Peter" Show; Contest to Win Tickets to Taping
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is due to appear on the BBC show "Blue Peter" and there is a new competition today for lucky fans to win a chance to attend the taping of this program. The show is due to be taped on July 5 in London, England with 25 winners selected (openContinued...
Miami Herald "Deathly Hallows" Contest with Judge Dave Barry
Thanks to all the readers who mailed about the new contest the Miami Herald is holding asking fans to write their own final chapter to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." In 300 words or less, submissions entered by June 21 from those 18 years and younger may be the winnersContinued...
New OotP Contest from Cartoon Network Launched in the UK
Cartoon Network and Cartoon Network Too in the UK announced a new contest for Potter fans aged 6 to 16 from mainland Great Britain, to win the chance to walk down the red carpet at the UK premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In order to enter, you must watch the CartoonContinued...
Warner Brothers Harry Potter Shop Sweepstakes
Warner Brothers has now launched a brand new contest where Leaky Cauldron readers can win a shopping spree for some of the newest Harry Potter merchandise. Using this form, TLC readers who are legal residents of the US and 18 years and older can enter the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Sweepstakes,Continued...
Amazon.com Launches Kid Correspondent Quest
As part of the buildup to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Amazon.com has now launched a new contest for young Harry Potter fans under the age of 18 to submit videos reflecting on their love of the Harry Potter series. According to their press release, "ten entrants will be selectedContinued...
Contest Information to Hear JKR Read from "Deathly Hallows" Plus New HP Site from Bloomsbury
As a follow up to the big news that author J.K. Rowling will be reading from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the release of the novel midnight July 21 at the Natural History Museum in London, England, UK publishers Bloomsbury US publishers Scholastic,Continued...
J.K. Rowling to Sign Copies of "Deathly Hallows" in London July 21
J.K. Rowling has updated her website with news regarding a book signing for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21. Our favorite author has announced a new contest for fans to attend this moonlight signing of copies of the last Harry Potter book the night of the release whereContinued...