The Uncommon Quest
An Uncommon Writing Competition to discover extraordinary, enduring books for children and teens, and support new and emerging authors.
The Uncommon Quest
An Uncommon Writing Competition to discover extraordinary, enduring books for children and teens, and support new and emerging authors.
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A heartfelt letter of thanks!
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A letter & behind-the-scenes updates
A heartfelt letter of thanks from the publisher plus behind-the-scenes access to backers' exclusive updates on the campaign!
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E-book of Broken Shards of Time
An e-book in your preferred format. We will be making the book into a .mobi, .epub, and .pdf format.
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SUPER EARLY BIRD SAVE $10
You will receive:
- ONE Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copy of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS the e-book
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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EARLY BIRD SAVE $5
You will receive:
- ONE Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copy of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS the e-book
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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Kickstarter Bundle
You will receive:
- ONE Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copy of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS the e-book
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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Kickstarter Ultimate Bundle
You will receive:
- ONE Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copy of of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS the e-book
- PLUS a special edition bookplate
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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Kickstarter Exclusive SHARING IS CARING
You will receive:
- 2 copies of Broken Shards of Time because sharing is good!
- PLUS the e-book
- PLUS 2 special edition bookplates
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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Kickstarter Ultimate Bundle x 3
Some of us have more than one BFF!
You’ll receive:
- 3 Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copies of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS the e-book
- PLUS 3 special edition bookplates
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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Pledge CA$ 150 or more About US$ 114
Kickstarter Ultimate Bundle x 5
There is no end to your generosity!
You will receive:
- 5 Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copies of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS the e-book.
- PLUS 5 special edition bookplates
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE HALL OF FAME!
You’ll receive:
- 2 SIGNED Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copies of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS an e-book
- PLUS two special edition book plates.
- PLUS we will print your name and the name of another person of your choice in the book among the Angels of the Quest!
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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BOOKS FOR KIDS IN NEED
A school, library or children’s charity will receive 10 copies of the exclusive Kickstarter-edition of Broken Shards of Time or you may choose a ten-book selection of the children's books in our catalogue.
You can give us directions to send them to a personal favourite or our staff will offer suggestions.You will receive:
- ONE SIGNED Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copy of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS the e-book
- PLUS ONE special edition book plate
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goals
- PLUS we will print your name and the name of another person of your choice in the book among the Angels of the Quest!All copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter.
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Kickstarter Penultimate Bundle
There is truly no end to your generosity!
You will receive:
- TWO Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover copies of Broken Shards of Time
- PLUS the e-Book
- PLUS TWO special edition bookplates
- PLUS we will print your name and the name of another person of your choice in the book among the Angels of the Quest
- PLUS a school, library, or children’s literacy program will receive 10 copies of our books per your instructions.
- PLUS AN ORIGINAL PAINTING FROM SHANNON O'TOOLE, Illustrator.
- PLUS all unlocked stretch goalsAll copies have an original dust jacket created by the author, Nyah Nichol, for maximum gorgeousness. The Kickstarter version will have a white cloth cover with a blue foil stamp that will not be available after the Kickstarter. The illustration will be one of the four we are using for this campaign, two of them are on this page! Further details are available upon request.
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Funding period
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