British Airways High Life - Roald Dahl competition

Win a trip to New York!

It's 50 years since one of the greatest children’s authors, Roald Dahl, wrote James and the Giant Peach. In this much-loved classic, James and his insect friends embark on an amazing transatlantic flight in a giant peach, landing on the spike of the Empire State Building. To celebrate, we are asking children to send us a postcard about their own adventures. The prize? Travelling to New York for a Giant Roald Dahl Day and having your tale personally illustrated by Quentin Blake.

How to enter

1. There are two age groups to enter: 5-8 years and 9-12 years. Imagine that you are writing a postcard to a friend or relative from the most amazing place you have been. Or invent a place. Be sure to tell us everything that is special about it and see how well you can conjure it up in a few well-chosen words. You don't have to restrict yourself to sending in your entry on a postcard but the maximum number of words we're after is 300 for the 5-8 age group and 500 for the 9-12s.

2. Parents or guardians, write or copy your child's entry into the 'Your postcard entry' field below along with your details and click ‘Submit’. Closing date: 30/09/11.

Parent or guardian's first name
Parent or guardian's last name
Child's age
Parent or guardian's email address
Parent or guardian's phone number
Your postcard entry
Click here for the competition terms and conditions

How to enter

The winner from each age group will have their story illustrated by Quentin Blake, before a final winner is chosen to go on a Giant Roald Dahl Day in New York. Our winner and three guests will be flown to New York and stay four nights at the Hotel Plaza Athénée, a family-friendly boutique hotel on the Upper East Side and close to Central Park. The Giant Roald Dahl Day will be packed with treats: see New York as James did with a helicopter trip over Manhattan; take a trip to the top of the Empire State Building; visit Toys R Us in Times Square, spend a £200 voucher and take a ride on the giant Ferris wheel; and meet Lucy Dahl, Roald's youngest daughter, for tea. The three runners-up from each group will receive a set of Roald Dahl's hardback fiction library (published by Puffin Books and Random House Children's Books), plus a family pass to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden for a year.

Good luck!

The judges

Quentin Blake Roald Dahl's principal illustrator.

Michael Rosen Former children's laureate and writer of the upcoming biography of Roald Dahl.

Lauren Child Author and illustrator of the best selling Charlie and Lola books.

Kerry Smith Editor of High Life magazine.

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