Love Your Bookshop Day 2021

Love Your Bookshop Day 2021

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Posted 2021-09-20 by Jenny Esotsfollow

Sat 09 Oct 2021

Where's your favourite bookshop? Is it a modern two-storey building in the heart of the city, a converted church in a country town or a tiny but carefully curated cottage in a coastal hideaway?



It is time to celebrate Australia's unique community of bookshops with . Bookshops are filled with exciting stories, new friends, important history lessons and adventures into other worlds. Their calendars are filled with book clubs, storytimes and must-see literary events. They provide places to gather and connect both in-person and online all across our big wide land.



Love Your Bookshop Day 202 1 is on Saturday 9 October 2021. This day is devoted to supporting your favourite bookshop and joining in the celebrations. Books have become even more important to people during the pandemic as people have sought information, escapism and entertainment through all sorts of books. Bookshops are great places to explore and roam. Most bookshops have an online section for those in lockdown and also click and collect are becoming more popular options. Whichever way you find your way to a bookshop it is time to celebrate them in Australia.



Bookshops can be found in many locations with new and used books, audio and hard copy, children's and adults, cards, toys and games. They are places to browse, buy gifts and wander some more. Who can forget the classic comedy show Black Books set in a ramshackle chaotic bookshop? They rarely had an actual customer and had no hope of finding any book but it was an absolute scream to watch. It starred Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Grieg; if you can find it streaming anywhere it is well-worth seeking out.

This year, Love Your Bookshop Day is running three public online competitions. Competition winners will receive a Love Your Bookshop pin and vouchers to be redeemed at their local bookshop.



Writing competition - adults and kids - Write a Love poem for your favourite bookshop. It can be about any bookshop anywhere in the country – near or far! To enter, post your poem to your social media channel (or your parents channel if you are under 13 years of age) by 1st October 2021. Make sure to include the hashtags #loveyourbookshopday and #LYBD2021 so they can be in the running and judges see them. Winners will be published on ABA social channels on - Love Your Bookshop Day (Saturday 9th October). Note – if you do not have a social media account, you can submit your entry via [email protected]



Colouring competition - for kids. Download the colouring competition PDF available HERE Fill out your name and age, colour it in and decorate it to the best of your abilities.
To enter, post your coloured picture to your social media channel (or your parents channel if you are under 13 years of age) by 1st October 2021. Make sure you include the hashtags #loveyourbookshopday and #LYBD2021 so ABA judges can see your entry. Winners will be published on ABA social channels on- Love Your Bookshop Day (Saturday 9th October). Note – if you do not have a social media account you can submit your entry via [email protected]



Kids Prizes: A LYBD pin and a $50 Australian Book Voucher in each age category. Age categories: 3 – 5, 6 – 8, 9 – 12.

Adult Prizes:
1st Prize - a LYBD pin $100 Australian Book Voucher
2nd Prize - a LYBD pin $50 Australian Book Voucher
3rd Prize - a LYBD pin $30 Australian Book Voucher

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!date 09/10/2021 -- 09/10/2021
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