want to head off one possible source of confusion.
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THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF
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The Ickabog. You can read more about how, why and
when The Ickabog was written at jkrowling.com/j-k-rowling-in…
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was released I wrote two novels for adults and, after some dithering, decided to put those out next.
Until very recently, the only people who’d heard the story of
The Ickabog were my two younger children.
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and I’ve decided to publish the Ickabog for free online,
so children on lockdown, or even those back at school during these strange, unsettling times, can read it or have it read to them.
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starting at 3.00pm today and ending on July 10th.
You don’t need to register to access the story. You can read it for free on a new website we’ll be launching shortly.
But there’s more…
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I’ll be suggesting ideas for pictures as we go, but nobody
should feel constrained by my ideas. Let your
imaginations run wild!
9/13
As individual publishers will know best which illustrations work in their editions, I won’t be personally judging this competition.
However...
10/13
(For full terms & conditions of the competition, you’ll need to go to the publishers’ competition websites, which launch later today.)
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