The Pauline, btw T-shirt Contest came to a successful close on May 31st. With about 150 entries, one lucky winner walked away with T-shirts for herself and her friends. McKenna T., from Olds, Alberta was the successful entrant, and this is her T-shirt:

Congratulations McKenna!

You have 24 days left to submit your Pauline T-shirt contest design...

The Pauline contest is nearly over and so is your chance to win free T-shirts for you and your friends. It’s quick and easy to do. If you’re between the age of 8 and 16, visit http://raincoast.com/paulinebtw/ for more details and let your creative side take over!

Contest ends May 31, 2007.

About Pauline, btw Book 1:
“Ravel’s touch is light but spot on” (Susan Perren, The Globe and Mail)

Our Pauline, btw T-shirt contest “Express Yourself” has taken off to a great start!

In the Pauline, btw books the protagonist is seriously into T-shirts. Pauline begins the series with a total of 72 T-shirts in her collection from the spooky, to the pretty to the hilarious. Now, the T-shirt lovers and creative types out there in the 8 to 16 age range are invited to design their own T-shirts for a chance to win free Tees for themself and their friends. See the Raincoast website for more details: http://raincoast.com/paulinebtw/index.html

If you need a little inspiration, take a look at the five early entries:

Help us celebrate the launch of the Pauline, btw series by Edeet Ravel.

The first book in the series, The Thrilling Life of Pauline de Lammermoor, just hit bookstores. Watch for the second book, The Mysterious Adventures of Pauline Bovary, in May, and the third book, The Secret Journey of Pauline Siddhartha, in the Fall.

These are funny, quirky books that follow Pauline as she writes the story of her life (using the example of a book called You Too Can Write a Great Novel!). Throughout the books, Pauline expresses herself through writing and drawings.

That’s where you come in. Now it’s your turn to express yourself. What better way to show the world who you are than to wear your personal expression on your sleeve ... or, um, shirt?

If you’re between the ages of 8 and 16, submit a t-shirt design or slogan for a chance to win free tees for yourself and your friends.

The contest runs March 7 to May 31, 2007.

Read all the contest details here - and enter the contest! I’ll be posting some of your entries right here on the blog as they come in.

Find out more about the Pauline, btw series here.

Read an excerpt from The Thrilling Life of Pauline de Lammermoor here. (Click on the link called “Download PDF excerpt”.)