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Heren
Istarion Contests
Greetings fair travelers! You have
come upon our contest page where periodically The New York Tolkien
Society will be holding contests for prizes from our sponsors. In
time as each contest ends we will include a list of winners and reports
concerning each contest. If you have questions about a current contest,
wish to suggest a contest, or have a general inquiry please contact
us at: contests@herenistarion.org
In
Fellowship,
The Staff of The New York Tolkien Society
The 13 Days of Yule
Contest
In the spirit of the Holiday Season we created the 2nd of our annual contests.
On each day of
the contest, from December 21st thru January 3rd( Tolkien's Birthday) one winner was randomly selected to win any one of the prizes listed below.
To the Professor!!:
The contest is now over. Thank you to all the contestants for taking part in our 13 Days of Yule Contest--Our January 3rd Grand Prize Winner is: Paige Bennett (Pennsylvania)
The 13 Days of Yule
Winners Area
December 21st Winner:
Harm J. Schelhaas (Netherlands): Dragons of Fantasy and an autographedAncanar promo card
December 22nd Winner:
Amand Parla (New York): Return of the King Posters(set of 4) and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December 23rd Winner:
Anita H. (Netherlands): The Lord of the Rings Visual Companion and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December 24th Winner:
Vivienne Collins (California): Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings: A Guide to Middle Earth and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December 25th Winner:
Karen Sturgis (Oklahoma): Letters From Father Christmas by: J.R.R. Tolkien, a Guiseppe Festa CD and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December 26th Winner:
Maureen Woodman (Florida): Return of the King (set of 4) Posters , a Guiseppe Festa CD and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December 27th Winner:
Elizabeth Rosenstiel (Colorado): Letters From Father Christmas by: J.R.R. Tolkien, a Heren Istarion-T-shirt and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December 28th Winner:
Cynthia Cage (Brooklyn, NY): Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings: A Guide to Middle Earth, a Heren Istarion-T-shirt and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December 29th Winner:
Johanna Hardesty (Montana): Dragons of Fantasy, a Guiseppe Festa CD and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December30th Winner:
Patty Howerton (Idaho): The Lord of the Rings Visual Companion, a Guiseppe Festa CD and Concert DVD, and an autographed Ancanar promo card
December31st Winner:
George Campbell (Scotland): Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings: A Guide to Middle Earth, a Heren Istarion T-shirt, and an autographed Ancanar promo card
January 1st Winner:
Mikki Chandler (Tennessee): The Silmarillion, Guiseppe Festa CD and Concert DVD, and an autographed Ancanar promo card
January 2nd Winner:
Kalliopi Dimitropoulou (Athens, Greece): Guiseppe Festa CD and Concert DVD, and an autographed Ancanar promo card
January 3rd Grand Prize Winner
Paige Bennett (Pennsylvania): autographed Tolkien Studies Volume 1, autographed Dragons of Fantasy, ROTK poster set, Guiseppe Festa CD and Concert DVD, Heren Istarion t-shirt and an autographed Ancanar promo card
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THE PRIZES:
Autographed
Ancanar Postcards!!
(Click on images for a large view) Premiering
here for the 1st time the new Ancanar
promo postcard!! Each Prize winner will recieve this new postcard autographed
by Writer/Director Sam Balcomb, Producer/ Actress(Laliel) Raiya Corsiglia,
Master Metalsmith Joe Piela and MetalSmith Jenna Brocious of the The
Lonely Mountain Forge
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Letters From Father Christmas
by: J.R.R. Tolkien
"Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in a strange, spidery handwriting and a beautiful colored drawing or painting. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone North Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house, and many more. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by Tolkien's inventiveness in this classic holiday treat."
December 25th Winner: Karen Sturgis (Oklahoma)
December 27th Winner: Elizabeth Rosenstiel (Colorado)
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The Silmarillion: Second Edition
by: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrated by Ted Nasmith
Edited by Christopher Tolkien
This new edition of The Silmarillion contains the revised and corrected "second edition" text and, by way of introduction, a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1951, which provides a brilliant exposition of his conception of the earlier Ages. It also contains almost fifty full-color illustrations by the artist Ted Nasmith, many of which appear for the first time.
Read the Press Release here
January 1st Winner: Mikki Chandler (Tennessee)
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The Lord of the Rings Complete Visual Companion: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by: Jude Fisher
The official, fully authorized full-color guide to the characters, places, and landscapes of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as depicted in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
Fully illustrated with almost 300 color photographs, including stunning new images from the extended director's versions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, and exclusive "first-look" shots from The Return of the King, this Complete Visual Companion now tells the whole tale of The Lord of the Rings in sumptuous detail.
December 22nd Winner: Anita H. (The Netherlands)
December 30th Winner: Patty Howerton (Idaho)
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Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review West Virginia University Press; (April 2004)
This journal, founded by Michael Drout, Verlyn Flieger, Douglas Anderson, with an editorial board consisting of Tom Shippey. David Bratman, Carl
Hostetter and more has THE annual resource for Tolkien academia. Released April 2004 Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review was reviewed by
Anthony S Burdge. Read the review here.
AUTOGRAPHED by Michael Drout, Verlyn Flieger, Douglas Anderson and Carl Hosteter
January 3rd Grand Prize Winner: Paige Bennett (Pennsylvania)
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Numerous copies of
AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY Dragons of Fantasy by Anne C. Petty Cold Spring Press
THE study of all dragons of fantasy from Tolkien, Rowling, McCaffrey and more! Dragons of Fantasy Reexamines the role of dragons in Fantasy
Literature and includes an chapter on the techniques of writing effective dragon characters, and how to apply this knowledge to the works of the seven popular
fantasy writers. Petty's extensive research into the works of fantasy writers and dragons of myth, art and literature is a bonus to any library, a fun, enlightening read
with a scholarly eye for detail.
In issue 10 of Parma Nole The Journal of the Heren Istarion, Dragons of Fantasy was reviewed. Read the review here
December 21st Winner: Harm J. Schelhaas (The Netherlands)
December 29th Winner: Johanna Hardesty (Montana)
January 3rd Grand Prize Winner: Paige Bennett (Pennsylvania)
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Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings: A Guide to Middle Earth Sutton Publishing
Colin Duriez, author of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Story of their friendship has released Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings: A Guide to Middle Earth. In regards to Duriez's new release, Brian Sibley author of The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide has said: "'A welcome addition to any Tolkien reader's bookshelf...an undoubted compliment to both authors.'
December 24th Winner: Vivienne Collins (California)
December 28th Winner: Cynthia Cage (Brooklyn, New York)
December 31st Winner: George Campbell (Scotland)
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Official one-sheet Return of the King Movie Posters
Contestants can win a set of these featured Return of the King posters (Many many sets!)
December 22nd Winner: Amanda Parla (New York)
December 26th Winner: Maureen Woodman (Florida)
January 3rd Grand Prize Winner: Paige Bennett (Pennsylvania)
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CD's and Concert DVDs: The Music of Lingalad and Guiseppe Festa
Music which is inspired by moments of his life and by the Tolkien's book "The Lord of the Rings". "..the musicians take the audience to a world made of Elves and other mysterious creatures, travelling through wild lands with a still intact nature. They sing about a time now lost hoping to give new life to it, at least partially, thanks to the tales, the guitars and the melodies of a flute."
December 25th Winner: Karen Sturgis (Oklahoma)
December 26th Winner: Maureen Woodman (Florida)
December 28th Winner: Cynthia Cage (Brooklyn, New York)
December 29th Winner: Johanna Hardesty (Montana)
December 30th Winner: Patty Howerton (Idaho)
January 1st Winner: Mikki Chandler (Tennessee)
January 2nd Winner: Kalliopi Dimitropoulou (Athens, Greece)
January 3rd Grand Prize Winner: Paige Bennett (Pennsylvania)
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