Competition
*This competition has now closed*
Help us create the next Infernal Devices campaign.
Whether it’s creating a piece of atmospheric art or conjuring up a sensational slogan, we want you to get involved in the nationwide advertising campaign for the second book in the Infernal Devices trilogy, Clockwork Prince, publishing autumn 2011.
We’re looking for two winners… One winning artwork entry and one winning campaign slogan will be developed into a nationwide advertising campaign for Clockwork Prince.
PLUS, the winners will have the chance to meet author Cassandra Clare as a backstage VIP on her autumn 2011 UK tour, where they’ll be able to get their hands on a signed copy of book two in the Infernal Devices trilogy!
Closing date: entries must be received by 6 p.m. on Wednesday 31st August 2011.
To submit your image, email marketing@walker.co.uk with Infernal Devices in the subject line, with the image as the attachment.
How to enter
1. Create a piece of character art.
We’ve given you a choice of six major characters – the main heroes and villains – from Clockwork Angel. Read the descriptions, choose your favourites (or you can enter artwork for as many characters as you like if your creative juices are flowing!) and create your character art.
Remember, the book is set in 1878, so each character is dressed in Victorian clothing. We’re looking for atmospheric pieces that capture the essence of the characters and the world they inhabit.
Read the book to get a better idea of what each character is like, and how they dress, and to find out more about London’s Downworld.
2. Write a campaign slogan.
If art isn’t your thing but you’ve got a way with words, why not submit an idea for a punchy advertising campaign slogan?
For inspiration, read the book and following character descriptions before crafting a short, punchy slogan you think would entice people to pick up Clockwork Angel...
Tessa - Theresa Gray
Clockwork Angel is largely told from Tessa’s point of view, so there’s not much to describe her, which means you can use more imagination in your artwork. She’s tall and slender, with smooth brown hair and steady grey eyes.
Will - William Herondale
“He couldn’t have been much older than she was — seventeen or possibly eighteen. He was dressed in what looked like workman’s clothes: a frayed black jacket, trousers and tough-looking boots. He wore no waistcoat, and thick leather straps criss-crossed his waist and chest. Attached to the straps were weapons — daggers and folding knives and things that looked like blades of ice… He had the most beautiful face she had ever seen. Tangled black hair and eyes like blue glass. Elegant cheekbones, a full mouth, and long, thick lashes. Even the curve of his throat was perfect.”
Jem - James Carstairs
“He wore a light loose-fitting set of trousers and a collarless shirt with, a black silk dressing-gown tied loosely over them. She had been right. He was young, probably the same age as Will, and the impression of youth was heightened by his slightness. He was tall but very slender, and disappearing below the collar of his shirt, she could see the curling edges of the black designs that she had earlier seen on Will’s skin, and on Charlotte’s.
She knew what they were called now. Marks. And she knew what they made him. Nephilim. The descendant of men and angels. No wonder that in the moonlight his pale skin seemed to shine like Will’s witchlight. His hair was pale silver as well, as were his angular eyes.”
De Quincey
“The man with the colorless hair emerged from the crowd... He smiled. The smile showed teeth. His skin had the bluish paleness of hardened ice. His hair was nearly white and hung arrow-straight to his shoulders, just brushing the collar of his elegant dark coat. His waistcoat was gray silk, figured with a pattern of twisting silver symbols. He looked like a Russian prince out of a book.”
Lady Camille Belcourt
“The woman who sat in the tallest of the chairs was slender and stately. A hat was tipped forward on her head, balancing a massive black plume at its top. Her dress was of rich red velvet, her icy white skin swelling gently over the fitted bodice, though her chest never rose or fell with a breath. A rope of rubies wound her throat like a scar. Her hair was thick and pale blond, clustered in delicate, icy curls around her nape; her eyes were a luminous green that shone like a cat’s.”
The Dark Sisters - Mrs Black and Mrs Dark
“They were an odd pair, the women. One was very tall and thin, with a bony, pinched face. Colorless hair was scraped back into a chignon at the back of her head. She wore a dress of brilliant violet silk, already spattered here and there with splotches of rain, and matching gloves. The other woman was short and plump, with small eyes sunk deep into her head; the bright pink gloves stretched over her large hands made them look like colorful paws.”
To submit your image, email marketing@walker.co.uk with Infernal Devices in the subject line, with the image as the attachment.
