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"Dream Power" Creative Writing Contest Winners!
The winners have been announced in the "Dream Power" Creative Writing Contest!
First Place
“Dreams of Two Cities”
Katherine Wolf
Age 14
Colorado Springs, CO
Second Place
“Dreamers’ Land”
Jessica Katz
Age 11
Sacramento, CA
“The Wishing Flower”
Ashley Follenweider
Age 12
Frankfort, IL
“Joey and the Power Within His Dream”
Free Remin Chronicles Classroom/Book Group Packet
Free Remin Chronicles Classroom/Book Group Packet
A free Remin Chronicles Classroom/Book Club Packet is available on request to teachers, librarians, and booksellers. The packet includes:
- The Dark Dreamweaver Teachers Guide
- The Dark Dreamweaver Book Group Discussion Guide
- Raising Monarch Butterflies brochure
- 30 gold “Powered by Dreams” stickers
- 30 The Breezes of Inspire “What’s Your Power” bookmarks
The Dark Dreamweaver book not included.
"Dream Power” Creative Writing Contest for Children
"Dream Power” Creative Writing Contest for Children
Winners have been announced! See the list of winners here.
Contest Deadline Extended! Because we've experienced delays in sending packets out to teachers, we've extended the contest deadline to November 30, 2009. We apologize for any inconvenience.
In celebration of the fifth anniversary of the award-winning fantasy The Dark Dreamweaver, Imaginator Press is sponsoring a creative writing contest for children and teens up to age 14. The Dark Dreamweaver is the first book of The Remin Chronicles, about a land literally powered by dreams. Imaginator Press invites children to write a creative story on the theme of “Dream Power,” for a chance to win an 8 GB iPod Touch. Four second prize winners will receive $25 iTunes gift cards, and five third prize winners will receive $10 iTunes gift cards. The winning stories will be published in a "Dream Power" anthology.
Nick Ruth reads from The Breezes of Inspire
Nick Ruth reads from his novel The Breezes of Inspire and plays part of the theme song, at the very first BookBurn reading, sponsored by AuthorsBookshop.com and hosted by Koba Cafe in Baltimore, MD April 22, 2009.BookBurn Spring 09 - Breezes of Inspire from indiebookman on Vimeo.
Large Print editions now available!
The Dark Dreamweaver is now available in four different Large Print editions!
EasyRead Large (16 pt)
ISBN-10: 1-4270-9000-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-4270-9000-3
EasyRead Large Bold (16 pt)
ISBN-10: 1-4270-9001-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-4270-9001-0
More logging in Monarch butterfly reserve
Every year, monarch butterflies spend the winter roosting in Oyamel trees in Mexico, before starting their amazing annual northward migration. Unfortunately, these butterfly havens are under attack by loggers, who clear cut the forests for timber. In spite of efforts by the Mexican government and private groups to stop the logging, new satellite photos recently posted show clear cutting in a protected area which held large monarch colonies last year.
Large print and special formats to assist children with disabilities
The Dark Dreamweaver is now available in Large Print editions in four different sizes ranging from 16 pt to 20 pt.
EasyRead Large (16 pt)
ISBN-10: 1-4270-9000-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-4270-9000-3
EasyRead Large Bold (16 pt)
ISBN-10: 1-4270-9001-7
MotherTalk Reviews
The bloggers over at MotherTalk have been reviewing The Dark Dreamweaver. There are ten reviews in all, and some of the bloggers had some interesting and insightful comments. Click here to read a wrap-up of the reviews!
Thanks to the MotherTalk bloggers for taking the time to read and review the book.
Nick Ruth interview
Reader Views Kids has posted a great interview with Nick Ruth. You can read it here.
Breezes of Inspire award!
Great news! The Breezes of Inspire was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Hollywood Book Festival, which honors " books worthy of greater attention from the film, TV and multimedia industries."
This is the second time the Hollywood Book Festival has recognized The Remin Chronicles. La
