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MY BEST FRIEND ROCKS!!!
You have until April 1st to send your entries in for the MY BEST FRIEND ROCKS comp… this year the prizes are bigger and better than ever, so don’t miss out! I’ve teamed up with the cool ‘n’ fabby MIZZ magazine and CHILDLINE, the amazing children’s charity, to make this year’s comp truly spectacular…
Do you have a friend in a million? A friend who has helped you through some tough times, or been through some ups and downs herself? Maybe she’s been your friend since forever, or perhaps she’s a new mate and you want to show her how much you care… well, this is your chance! Click MY BEST FRIEND ROCKS and find out exactly how to enter.
You can be as creative as like – get to work designing an entry that will really catch my eye, then send it in to the address on the MBFR link. We’ve had some fab entries so far… check out a few of my faves on the MBFR link see the kind of thing other people are doing! The Easter hols are a perfect time to do this… all that chocolate can only be an inspiration!
If you are one of the 100 finalists, you’ll be invited to my ULTIMATE FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL on the banks of the River Thames in London, with your best friend and a parent/guardian, for a day of fun, friendship, workshops, makeovers and lots, lots more… you’ll get to meet me, too! The overall winner and five runners-up will be announced at a special ceremony that afternoon. The winners will win everything they need to create the sleepover of their dreams… sigh!
Don’t miss out – show your best friend how much SHE (or he!) rocks and get those entries rolling in before APRIL 1st. Good luck!
Sadly, for this year anyway, the comp is only open to readers in the UK & Ireland… sorry to all you overseas readers with brilliant best mates. Oh… and HAPPY EASTER!!!!
STOP PRESS!!!! The Winners of the EASTER BUNNY FREEBY COMP, online on Easter Monday, selected at random, are as follows: Lucy S, Hannah W, Rebeca K, Rachel H, Catherine M, Lauren H, Briony A, Natalie C, Sheena T & Zara S. Winners are from UK, Eire, USA, Singapore & New Zealand. Well done all!
Jane says...
I live in the U.S. :( Could you make one for the U.S. people? Love, Jame
Yougogirl says...
I love your books, cathy! I think it’s great all your books are set in England- that means my friends and I can relate to it! They’re so realistic, Mouses’s estate seems weirdly familiar…
jess says...
ive entered MY BEST FRIEND ROCKS competion and i cant wait until they judge it!
olivia says...
i have entered the comp our entry is fab hope u like it! hopefully i will see u at the festival!
Maia says...
i live in New Zealand , And Your Books Are Great !!
keep up the good wotk !!!
Maia x
Charliie Bee-xo says...
Hey!! Me and My Best FRiend Have enetered…. MY BEST FRIEND ROCKS ! Lurrv Charliie xx =]
Ellie .ox says...
Cathy, Your books are totally fab! I feel so much like the characters in your stories. It’s so great to see their point of view, and I’m so glad most of them are set in England. I can relate to it. I use to live in London, like Mouse, and I hated it, but loved it. I know how he feels. Love, Ellie xx
Stevie & Harriet says...
Hey..! Im entering the my best friend rocks competition and so is my BFFL (Harriet) Were just adding our last minutes touches to them! And cathy we LOVE your books!!
=]
Lots Of Love From <3
Stevie & Harriet
kate says...
OMG ! OMG! cathy your books are fab!!! and right now im reading your book called “Lucky Star” its really COOL ! I haven’t finished reading it yet. Great books!!
Love, XxkatexX
maddi says...
do u have to live in england to enter the comp?
Cathy Cassidy says...
You can live anywhere in the UK, not just England. Check the MBFR link for all the details. CCx
Jessie ( big fan of cc's BOOKS x) says...
Heya cathy your books are just BRILL !!!! i’m now reading “lucky star” and it’s so good i cannot keep my eyes of it cuz it’s soooo COOL !!! KEEP MAKIN MORE BOOKS CATHY !!!!
Love ya xx Jessie xx
Rebecca king says...
helllo cathy ,just want to say happy easter to cathy and all cathys fab fans.a couple of days ago i felt like reading but i realised i had read evry book on my shelf,, i wanted to read one of your books but i had read them all, but i dicided to read scarlet as i forgot what happened init xx your books are the absoulote best x
Emily says...
Hi Cathy, in your new paperback version of Lucky Star there’s the 1st chapter of Gingersnaps. i bought the first version of it (hardback) and so i can’t read the 1st chapter of it it’s soooo annoying. the extract in Ice cream and Dreams isn’t the first chapter either…..anyway (i’ll get to the point) i was wondering if you could put the first chapter on the website?? Thanks i’m a BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG fan Emily x
amy says...
my nsme is amy i luv u books cathy i bought lucky star its so brill
Lilli says...
NOOOOO ! I live in the U.S., aswell as Jane. Maybe next year overseas readers can enter too…
olivia says...
hey! all your books are gr8, im a really big fan- my fav book is love,peace and chocolate, that is what gave me the idea of entering the comp- hopefully see ya at the festival! olivia xxx
Big Fan... ;) says...
Its isnt really fair,you know? I already send my entry to the Best Friend Rocks contest,and you hadnt said anything about only UK people.My Best Friends and I are really dissapointed.Cant you do one to all members around the world ,please?
Cathy Cassidy says...
Big Fan, sorry you are disappointed – it does clearly state on the MBFR link and on the terms and conditions (which everyone has to agree to before entering the comp) that only UK readers are eligible. As I have explained, that is because the 100 finalists need to get to London for the awards ceremnony, and that just won’t be possible for most overseas readers. I’d love to do an international MBFR but it would be very hard to organise – almost impossible for finalists to gather together in one place, as you can imagine! I will have a think about, though, I promise. Many of my other comps, like the writing comp and assorted website giveaways, are open to readers all around the world, and I do my very best to be fair to all readers, I promise. CCx
Rebecca king says...
hello cathy, i just want to say that my cousin jessica is a big fan off your books ,shes reading sundae girl and she absoultly loves it xx she wants to say thankyou for writing sundae girl and that it is the best book ever xx from jessica and rebecca xx
Jess Rocks good! ha! says...
Hiya everybody im really upset coz my mums computer has be really agony!!! and Rebecca your cousin has my name! sees ya all later Jessica x
ciara says...
i just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to you cathy cassidy,for writing such wonderful and amazing books!you are the BEST auther EVER ! keep up writing more books because i have read all your ones out in the shops and i have no-more to read! tanx again ciara x
Spanna says...
I am reading Dizzy and its amazing, i can’t put it down. Its the first book i have read by you, i think it is brill. One of my Best friends thinks your books are the best….
Thanks from spanna
Hannah says...
Hey cathy!
Sounds great cant wait to enter!
Hannah
evie HUGE FAN!=] says...
Hiya Cathy! I love your books! Plus I love your Campervan!When I learn to drive I will get and Orange VW. I love the competion but I cant enter it.=[ My best friend sort of fell out with me.But itd getting better, do I think I could be at the next competion if there is one!For the gingersnaps Friendship festival will you come to Plymouth?I really hope you do.I could bring my sort of best friend with me and we could sort things out.=] Any way I love love,peace,and Chocolate because It really cheers me up. I would love to do a festival like that.Hopefully I could perswade our school to do it.Then your Campervan could visit.Because I have a obsession with VW campervans.! Hahha! Well I hope you come to plymouth evie x
Rebecca king says...
omg i am one of the winners of the eatser bunnie comp xx thank you sooo much xxx your the best cathy xx well done to all the winners xx
rachel tasker says...
hi cathy u rock i am quite a recent reader but i hav already read all but 1 driftwood my favourite book is scarlett she is passionate and diffrent to any other character i have ever read about i can’t wait till you release gingersnaps love rachel xxxxxxx
Selina Tsai says...
Love your books! Keep on writing please! Love the sneaky peeks on Gingersnaps! Is the My Best Friend Rocks entry the same as last year but the prizes are different? I’ll enter again but with my best friend from secondary school. S xxx.
xxSalzyxx says...
heya. i read sudae girl and its faaaaab! ive entered the MBFR comp – my best friend liv totally rocks! (with a capital’R’) SALLYXXX p.s i love ice cream!! (random)
Gillian says...
I think your books are amazing i read ice cream and dreams its so good i couldn’t put it down till a had finnish and i have also readsudae girl it so fab aswell your amazing XXXXOOOO ME Gillian XOXOXO
Sheena says...
Hey Cathy I hope you could make a My Best FRiend Rocks Competitions here in The U.S or any other more country…. And I just can’t beleive I won on the Book competition thingy… YAY ..
Lauren says...
Hey Cathy! Its Lauren.I am your biggest fan ever! I hope you e-mail me back because I have sent you 3 questions and 1 comment! I always visit cathycassidy.com and me and my best friend have entered your great compotition! MY BEST FRIEND ROCKS ! =)
Lauren x…x…x…x
Holly C says...
I´ve Entered My Best Friend Rocks! I Cant Wait Til They Judge Me Nd Viickys Friendship Wud Grow Massively!!! xxx
Lucy says...
I am so happy!!! I was one of the winners of the Easter comp! Thank you so much!!!
cathy cassidy says...
Hi Lucy – yes, Irish readers are eligible to enter My Best Friend Rocks, don’t worry! CCx
Elisse says...
I have entered my best friend in this competition because she is soooo crazy about your books. and so am i!!! My bestie rox!!! xox
Rebecca king says...
omg i got the signed book today … driftwood .. thank you soo much cathy i like the little drawing that u did,, me n friend were gonnah enter the best friend rocks comp but she lives like half an hour away soo i can only like see her every mounth .. i miss her x thank you 4 evrything cathy x
rachel says...
i entered my best friend rocks and it would be so cool to win i love reading and in my spare time i write fantasy stories and books like yours you are amazing cathy
Anna says...
Hiyaaa Just saying MY BEST FRIEND ROCKS she is soo COOL and funny and groovy!
Anna says...
Hi Cathy! Me and my best friends entered the competition but we were wondering… We live in Northern Ireland and if we become a finalist how do we get over?? Do we have to pay for the trip??
What was so special about last years winner? Can we view their entry on this website?
Also… How long will it be until one of us gets the letter about if we win or not?
Please reply soon!!!
Anna… xx
Cathy Cassidy says...
Anna, all the details for the MBFR comp are on the MBFR link page… finalists do have to get to London themselves, but the Friendship Festival is free & is going to be AMAZING . The overall winners will be announced on the day. Finalists will receive a letter notifying them at the end of April….
superstar says...
hiya cathy you rock i can’t wait till u release gingersnaps luved the sneak peek keep writing ur fab books luv superstar xx
Sarah says...
Hey cathy thanks 4 putting that pic of you and me on. I love your books soooooo much i think scarlett has to be my fav it’s brill it’s my best mate’s fav aswell. Me and my best friend were going to enter my best friend rocks comp but it’s to late now because it saids it has to be done by the 1st of april… o well i no that me and my best mate will be best mates 4 eva! I do have a worry i’m in yr 6 and well we’re all going to are secondry schools soon and my best mate is going to a differant school from me i hope we will keep in touch but i don’t no if we will… Anyway i just wanna say i love the character dizzy she’s amazing and soooooooo kl and thanks again 4 putting that pic on from the yeovil signing thanks
byebye xxxx love from Sarah
Ellie says...
Hiyaah Cathy. Ive enetered and my comment about it got entered into the latest issue of mizz a big hi to my bff Courtney
Kirsty says...
Aw, it finished yesterday? :( Oh well, there’s always next year I suppose… :)
Katie says...
Cathy I Love Your Books Indigo Blue Is My Fave … I Entered My Best Friend Rocks Competition And Cant Wait Till They Judge It !!! XD
Grace says...
I’ve entered the comp its conna be well fun to see wot the results are on may first!!! Lucky star and dizzy rock!!!
Iqra Javed says...
Me And My Bestest Friend Ayesha Have Entered The Competition, Can’t Wait For The Results! I Also Want To Say I Have Brought EVERY Book, From Indigo Blue To Lucky Star, To Ice Cream And Dreams! And By The Looks Of It I Will Certainly Be Buying Ginger Snaps. Lucky Star Is Fab!! Keep Up The Good Work Cathy ;) Iqra ..xxXxx..
Hannah says...
Loving all your books. The record for reading on is 5 hours!!! Hannah
Crazy Girl says...
Cathy what is the most interesting entrie you have ever had in this comp????
Grace says...
Cathy who was ur childhood best friend???
cathy cassidy says...
Crazy Girl – LOTS of the entries were fab and amazing. It’s impossible to single out just a few… so much effort has gone into these! Grace, when I was at primary school my best friends were called Kerry, Celia and Siobhan….
Grace says...
my first childhood best friends name was freya and i left that primary school and now we both go to the same high school.
this i think is a very special friendship
Grace says...
Also Cathy will we be able to find out on the website if we are one of the 100 finalists??? or do we have to read mizz magazine???
Jess says...
Hey Cathy! I entered the comp, and my entry is on the ideas page! =) Kirsten – Your My Bffe, 10 years september!
kayleigh says...
ccan people from jersey in the channel islands enter?
sophiepearman says...
becky you are the best ever love ya in a freind way….................................
olivia says...
Cathy ur books are fab I really like Sundae girl coz i can relate to the problems!:) olivia x
ellen says...
my best friend entered me and now we are going to london i am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited thank cathy p.s i love ginger snaps
Saoirse says...
I am really upset that my best friend since i was born lives in America, and i live in Ireland, so we only get to see each other for two months every two years! I miss her so much!!!! I love you Nicole! :D