Do you have stories to tell? *

November 28, 2009 contest, local events, watercolor

OneRedFlower Press, an imprint of Oyez!Books, is proud to host its very first picture book writing/illustrating contest. Their aim is to encourage authors and illustrators to tell Malaysian stories for Malaysian children.

They are looking for:
* Original stories set in Malaysia, with Malaysian characters, and that reference and reflect Malaysian life and culture.
* Authors and illustrators who are familiar with and love picture books, and who wish to tell stories in this format.

Prize:
* Three winners will be selected for publication by OneRedFlower Press.
* The entries in all three categories will be judged collectively.
* The judges will wish to make an unbiased decision on all the entries, so please ensure that only the story title is printed on the story/illustrations.
* The closing date for all entries is 30 April 2010.
* The winners will be announced in July 2010.

More information about the contest can be found at OneRedFlower‘s website and there’s a form to download.

I wanted to join the contest but unfortunately I’m not eligible. But good news is I will be the first writer/illustrator to be published by them. Haha. So excited. The book will be “My Mother’s Garden” book.

Anyway, as I haven’t updated this blog with drawings, here’s one recently done on my newly bought sketch book. Made it a journal-like.

I’m trying my hands on nature drawings. I remember Linda Tan wants to see me illustrate tree, so here’s a tree bark.

tekoma

I already have about 10 quick illustrations with relevant notes in this sketch-book and will upload all in a form of flip book come middle of December. Or maybe earlier.