Patronus on a Postcard by Sarah McIntyre
Bloomsbury has joined forces with BookTrust to mark a very significant date for all Harry Potter fans – 20 years of JK Rowling‘s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – and a special celebratory charity art auction has just a few more hours to run!
This spellbinding third book in the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series introduced readers to the notion of casting their Patronus – a protective spell that manifests as a silvery animal guardian.
To celebrate Bloomsbury and BookTrust have challenged over 20 of the UK’s most talented artists and illustrators to create the own original Patronus characters on an A6 postcards.
Patronus on a Postcard by Steve Antony
Patronus on a Postcard by Emily Gravett
Patronus on a Postcard by Mraphora Mina
Patronus on a Postcard by Liz Pichon
Patronus on a Postcard by Chris Riddell
Patronus on a Postcard by Alex T. Smith
The artists are: Dapo Adeola, Steve Antony, Rob Biddulph, Jonny Duddle, Jim Field, Emily Gravett, Mini Grey, Sophy Henn, Yasmeen Ismail, Jim Kay, Neal Layton, Steven Lenton, James Mayhew, Sarah McIntyre, Miraphora Mina, Eduardo Lima, Tom Percival, Liz Pichon, Levi Pinfold, Catherine Rayner, Chris Riddell, Nadia Shireen, Alex T Smith and Rachel Suzanne.
Some have picked fantastical animals like a Phoenix or a dragon, while felines including a lion, a cheetah, a tiger and a domestic cat all make appearances. Both a doe and a stag have been chosen, along with two different breeds of dog (Jack Russell and husky) and birds including an osprey and a peacock. Even animals like otters, aardvarks, moles and hedgehogs are represented.
Prospective purchasers are able to bid for the one-of-a-kind pieces online at BookTrust’s eBay for Charity page and the postcards are being displayed at Waterstones Piccadilly.
BookTrust is the largest children’s reading charity, dedicated to getting children and families reading as they want every child to have the best possible start in life. BookTrust reach children across the UK to develop a love of reading as they believe that all children, no matter what their circumstances, should have access to reading and the books they want to read.
• The auction will close at 6.00pm today, Thursday 18th July 2019, so don’t miss out!
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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