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We told you about this contest before and now we’re telling you one last time: you only have a couple more weeks to enter to win an 8 gig iPod Touch and signed audiobooks from the good folks at Listening Library. There’s still time!

What is it? It’s Listening Library’s Fantasy Road Trip Contest and it’s perfect for long trips (to other states and countries) or small trips (to the grocery store or a walk around the block). So, really, you could all make use of these prizes.

And as if that weren’t enough, it’s easy to enter! Hear what Libba Bray has to say about the contest:

You’ll want to head over to the Listening Library site for the most specific entry information, but we here at Suvudu (meaning me) have culled some of the contest information for you. Now grab a camera of any kind and get started! You only have till the end of August 17! Here’s all the details I could find:

From Listening Library:

#1. Have fun and be creative! The more you use your imagination, the better—songs, animation, sock puppets, whatever inspires you!

#2. Take on the challenge.
For your video to be eligible, you must find a way to include these things:

• a reference to Florida
• a reference to audiobooks
• a clip of dialogue from the audio you’ve chosen (we’ve made these clips for you, you can download them below to use in your video)

Try to stump us—find an inventive way to use these elements in your entries (it doesn’t have to be a literal translation). The contest video has them too, did you find them?

#3. Post your entry on YouTube.
The Fantasy Road Trip Contest is now open for entries! To post your entry, you’ll need to post it as a video response to the contest video on YouTube here. Posting video responses is easy, it’s just like posting a comment, but you will need a YouTube account. You can go straight to the YouTube page by clicking the previous link or the “Enter your videos here!” button at the top of the page. Please note when posting your video to CLEARLY state the author’s name in the title of your video so we’ll know which category you’re entering, and TAG your videos with the author name and “Fantasy Road Trip Contest.” And don’t forget to share your videos with your friends! Ask them to favorite your video if they like it—lots of favorites just might help you when it comes time for judging…

#4. The fine print…
Ok, everyone, here’s the 411: to enter you must be between the ages of 13-18 and a legal resident of the United States. The contest will open for entries June 1-August 17, 2009. Winners will be selected and notified by August 31, 2009 by YouTube message. One winner will be chosen for each author category (the participating authors will choose the winning video for their category) and will receive: 1 8GB iPod touch and a collection of audiobooks signed by the author. Videos less than 30 seconds or greater than 5 minutes in length or containing profanity or inappropriate content will be disqualified.

Please remember, we here at Suvudu aren’t running this contest, so you’ll have to head over to the Listening Library site and play by their rules. Don’t worry though, they’re good people.

Good luck, everyone!

(These are in no particular order)

1. Tithe by Holly Black

Instead of vampires, we’ve got faeries in Holly Black’s Tithe, a gripping tale of sixteen-year-old Kaye, whose journey into the fey world begins when she rescues knight Roiben. As she explores the Seelie and Unseelie faerie courts, she finds out more than she ever bargained for. I know, I know, there will be cliffhangers galore in this post. Don’t want to ruin any of the fun for you guys.

Tithe also has a sequel, Ironside. For more info, check out Holly Black’s website.

Any teens out there who want an 8GB iPod Touch and Signed Audiobooks? Unfortunately we’re not just handing them out, but you can enter Listening Library’s Fantasy Road Trip Contest to win the gear!

C’mon, we’ve all done it. We read a book and the characters are just so appealing that we imagine ourselves interacting with them. Perhaps it’s fighting your way through an army of zombie androids, perhaps it’s sampling an alien meal, or perhaps it’s embarking on a road trip. This last one (or heck, all of them if you can manage it), is the basis of Listening Library’s new Fantasy Road Trip Contest. Listening Library is sponsoring an online video contest for teens this summer asking them to make videos about the fantasy series of Libba Bray, Tamora Pierce and/or Rick Riordan, imagining themselves on a road trip with a character from the books.

And the rules? After the jump you’ll see what Listening Library says you have to do to enter for a chance to win. It’s only three steps, so go ahead and give it a whirl. Or, if you’d prefer, you can just skip over to Listening Library’s contest page for all the details on rules, prizes, and much more: Listening Library’s Fantasy Road Trip Contest