The Pulling Princes Official Rules:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest begins November 1, 2005 and ends April 1, 2006. Enter by printing your name, date of birth, parent's/guardian's name if under the age of 18, full address, and phone number on an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper or via e-mail and describe in 200 words or less your two best friends and what you think your dorm room would look like if you three lived together. Mail to: Pulling Princes Contest, Bloomsbury Children's Books, 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 315, New York, NY 10010 or e-mail to Bloomsbury.kids@bloomsburyusa.com. Entries must be received by Bloomsbury no later than April 1, 2006. Partially completed or illegible entries will not be accepted. Sponsor will not be responsible for lost, late, mutilated, illegible, stolen, postage due, incomplete or misdirected entries. All entries become the property of Bloomsbury and will not be returned, so please keep a copy for your records.

Contest is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada, excluding Quebec, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and where prohibited by law, to persons over 8 years of age. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Employees (and employees' immediate family and household members) of Sponsor, and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, printers, distributors, advertising and promotional agencies, and prize suppliers are not eligible to participate in the Contest.

There will be one (1) Grand Prize winner selected and two (2) Second Prize winners selected. One Grand Prize winner will win a $200 gift certificate to an online retailer plus a travel bag containing spa supplies, movie rental coupons, and books. Total approximate retail value of Grand Prize: $500.00 U.S. Two (2) Second Prize winners will win gift packs containing spa supplies and books. Total approximate retail value of Second Prize category: $200.00 U.S. No prize substitution except by Sponsor due to unavailability.

All eligible entries received by the end of the contest closing date will be judged by the Bloomsbury Marketing Department. All entries submitted in accordance with the submission guidelines contained in these Official Rules will be judged on the basis of creativity, clarity of presentation, and uniqueness of style. Winners will be notified by phone or email on or about May 15, 2006. Any winner notification not responded to or returned as undeliverable may result in prize forfeiture and an alternate winner shall be selected. The potential prize winner and, if the potential prize winner is under the age of 18, the potential prize winner's parent or guardian, will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability within fourteen (14) days of notification. In the event of non-compliance within this time period or if the prize is returned, refused, or returned as undeliverable, then an additional judging from eligible entries will be made to determine an alternate winner. No substitution or transfer of a prize is permitted except by Bloomsbury.

By participating, Winner (and Winner's parent/legal guardian if under the age of 18) agrees that Bloomsbury and its parent companies, assigns, subsidiaries or affiliates, advertising, promotion, fulfillment agencies, and suppliers will have no liability whatsoever, and will be held harmless by Winner (and Winner's parent/legal guardian) for any liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind to person, including death, and property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of the prize, or participation in the contest. By entering the contest Winner (and Winner's parent or legal guardian if under the age of 18) consents to the use of Winner's name, likeness, and biographical data for publicity and promotional purposes on behalf of Bloomsbury with no additional compensation or further permission (except where prohibited by law). For the names of the winners, available after May 15, 2006, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Bloomsbury Children's Books, Pulling Princes Contest Winners, 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 315, New York, NY 10010.