The Paper Watch Project

RAISING AWARENESS FOR BREAST CANCER CARE

Templar Publishing 2013 Charity Initiative

WATCH THIS SPACE:

Templar Publishing and top illustrators are set to doodle, design and customise Paper Watches to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. . .

Templar Publishing needs your help! We have been challenged to raise £5000 for Breast cancer care and here is why….

Raising money for breast cancer became particularly relevant for Templar when it was announced just before Christmas that Amanda Wood, Creative Director of Templar Publishing, was being treated for cancer. We are delighted to say that Mandy is responding well to treatment. We have done all manner of crazy things to raise money thus far from marathons and hikes to beard growing contests.

Our latest charity initiative brings together 8o of the countries most talented illustrators who have volunteered to design paper watches in their signature style for our

Paper Watch Project auction.

 

Illustrators on board include:

Owen Davey, http://www.owendavey.com/

Tor Freeman, http://www.torfreeman.com/

Steven Lenton, http://www.2dscrumptious.com/

Chris Mould, http://purepirate.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Emma Yarlett, http://www.emmayarlett.com/

Gemma O’Neil,  http://gemmaoneill.co.uk/

Tim Easley, http://timeasley.com/

Edward Gibbs, http://edward-gibbs.com/eg_reviews.html

Aleksei Bitskoff, http://bitskoff.blogspot.co.uk/

Helen Hancocks  http://www.helenhancocks.com/

and many many more!

The Facts

The auction will take place on-line in ealry-mid November – Date TBC

Watches will have a minimum bid of £15

All proceeds will go to Breast Cancer Care

Designs will be previewed on our Twitter page @templarbooks and the

Templar Book Facebook page

Visit our Just Giving page http://www.justgiving.com/TemplarPublishing

FIND OUT MORE

Twitter - @templarbooks

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/templarpublishing

Website - http://www.templarco.co.uk/

Just Giving - http://www.justgiving.com/TemplarPublishing

 

Breast Cancer Care - http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk

For more information please contact – emma.odonovan@templarco.co.uk

All the Truth That's in Me reviewed by Georgia Walters of Books and Writers JNR

All The Truth That's in Me was unlike anything that I've ever read before, but in a really good way. The writing style was incredibly unique and has made this book stand out from other titles in the YA genre. It took me a few chapters (that isn't really very long, each chapter on average is about a page) to get used to the different concept, but I found it a really clever writing technique. The narrator, Judith, say's 'you' a lot- as in, you looked at me then... It addresses the reader as the boy that she loves. It was such a peculiar way of writing the story- it both startled me and drew me in; made me feel really connected to the story.

The plot was really, really amazing and was pulled off very well with the individual style of writing. I wasn't expecting a lot of the events. The setting was great; a war-torn town, and it went perfectly with the plot. The events played out really well. It wasn't so clear where the story was going at the beginning, but just past the halfway-mark shocking and terrifying events began to take place, involving the murder of Judith's best friend and reasons as to why she'd had her tongue cut out coming to light... not to mention the incidents with the schoolmaster. The author's beautiful descriptions from Judith's point of view really brought the story to life.

Judith made a great protagonist. I really admired her courage and fell in love with her personality, right from the start. Poor Judith had had her tongue cut straight from her mouth following the death of her best friend, and this story follows her as she regains her voice and learns how to reveal who committed the crime. She was a very determined character, and that determination propelled her through the events, and  I really enjoyed reading about how she learned to regain her speech to speak up about the terrible incident and reveal the attacker. She had a greatly detailed personality, though I would have liked to know more about her background, like where was her father? However, she did have a well-developed mother and brother, the mother I hated for her coldness towards Judith and the brother I just adored for his personality, too.I really loved the new relationship that she forms with her childhood friend Lucas, and the ending was so happy for the both of them. It really did bring tears to my eyes.

Overall, All The Truth That's in Me was a really enjoyable read. It's packed full of shocking wartime-action, and events that will chill you to the bone. The main character, Judith, I really connected and sympathized with through the unique and beautiful writing format. If you're looking for a read packed with hope and love and heart-stopping scenes, then All The Truth That's in Me is definitely the book for you! I'd recommend it to around thirteen plus. The plot is quite scary at parts and the writing is quite a challenge to understand at first, but once you start this book, you really won't be able to stop.

My rating:

Georgia Walters of Books and Writers
www.booksandwritersjnr.wordpress.com
@GeeGeeWalters

Drummer Girl Rocks

How would you like to get your hands on an amazing glitzy shocking pink make-up case? 

Tweet a photo of your copy of Drummer Girl in a cool location which sums up your summer holidays to @templarbooks @DrummerGirlBook tagging #DrummerGirlRocks

OR post it on the Templar Fiction Facebook page...    

You can also email your entry to marketing@templarco.co.uk with the subject line Drummer Girl Rocks

Please seek permission from a guardian if you are under 13 years of age. 

UK only - Closing date 1/09/13

Emily Diamand's Close Encounters

Emily Diamand, author Ways to See a Ghost, publishing July 2013, introduces us to the paranormal and why it has captured her imagination since childhood.

When I was twelve, I used to spend a lot of time looking at the stars. This wasn’t because I was a budding astronomer (I couldn’t have spotted Orion if he’d been waving) instead, I was scanning the sky for movement. I don’t mean the red and white flash of aeroplanes, the slow glide of satellites, or even the bright streak of a meteorite. I spotted all of those, and dismissed them. What I wanted was something else; something that, by rights, would be accompanied by the eerie strains of the theremin.

I’d watched Close Encounters, so I knew that if you were in the right place an alien space ship would suck you up in a beam of blinding light. I hoped my garden was that place. I’d seen E.T. too; I didn’t have a very big wardrobe in my bedroom, but I was pretty sure I could hide an alien in there, if push came to shove. And when it got to the tearful farewell at the spaceship, there was no way I’d be waving them off. E.T.’s aliens weren’t exactly fast on their feet; I knew I could beat them up the ramp, no problem. Star Trek, Blake’s Seven – I didn’t mind who it was, as long as they’d whisk me off for a tour of the galaxy.

Of course, you don’t have to believe in aliens to appreciate UFOlogy. As a writer, I love the wonder. Every UFO story has the sudden transition from the mundane into the fantastical, that so echoes traditional folklore - our ancestors were cursed or blessed by fairies and sprites, while people today are abducted by aliens, but the themes can be similar in both types of close encounter. And while explanations range from the subconscious re-workings of films, to cold-war paranoia, to the decline in formal religion, I hope there might also be the possibility that at least some of the tales are true.

It’s decades since E.T. and Close Encounters were released, and a long time since The X Files unravelled its last mystery, yet UFOlogy in the real world is thriving:

In 2012, the UK government released the last of its previously secret UFO files, after claiming to have been overwhelmed with freedom of information requests http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos/ 

In April 2013, a group of former members of the US congress held ‘citizen hearings’ into evidence about the existence of UFOs and alien contact http://www.citizenhearing.org/witnesses.html

There are ongoing claims that alien activity is behind mysterious attacks on livestock in parts of the US and UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/ufo/7555431/Unexplained-sheep-attacks-caused-by-aliens-in-UFOs-farmers-claim.html 

And into these fascinating waters drop counter claims that much UFO-lore is actually the creation of US intelligence agencies, as a cover for the testing of spy planes http://www.miragemen.com/.

My kindly aliens never came, but I still love a good UFO story. That’s why, even though the title of my new book is Ways to See a Ghost, it’s as much about the world of the UFO enthusiast as it is about ghost hunters. With a young teenager as narrator, there had to be a little scorn for the adults involved, but I admire all the Mulders still working out there. And if you’re reading this, Doctor Who, well I’m still waiting… 

Goodbye from Annie Godfrey...

 "It is with great sadness that I have decided to give up the Templar digital crown and pass it onto the next worthy Templarite.

My time here has been the best; I've had some incredible opportunities like creating new websites for our fantastic fiction list, seeing adverts that I designed printed in magazines, and having dinner with Michael Morpurgo (casual name-drop...).

It has been an incredible experience and I feel very fortunate to be among the lucky few who genuinely enjoy going to work. 

So if you think that you have digital enthusiasm, tea drinking ability and stamina to take the reigns, then catch our attention with a creative application. Templar Publishing need you!"

Full job spec here...

SOB SOB .. OK lets pull ourselves together and ... Let’s get digital!

Are you passionate about children’s books? Do you know your Boris from your Pirate Cruncher? Are you fanatical about fiction?
Templar Publishing are on the hunt for an enthusiastic digital officer  -
If you are familiar with Facebook, tremendous on Twitter and brimming with blog ideas? This could be the job for you.

Either tickle our taste buds with a 140 character tweet letting us know why we should hire you #hiremetemplar

OR 

Send us your most imaginative pitch telling us why we should consider you for the job – Why not write blog post, create a blockbuster video, dazzle us with a powerpoint presentation, send us your face on a giant cookie – the more creative the better.

For more information about this position and how to apply visit our blog or email emma.odonovan@templarco.co.uk or tweet us @templarbooks #hiremetemplar

CLOSING DATE 15/07/13