The competition and the book

Still meditating on the book 'The Story Book of Rayon' - it's actually by Maud and Miska Petersham (now I have it in front of me).
An amazing little tome, copyright 1939 by the John C. Winston Company, published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co Ltd of Redhill, Surrey and printed by Lithotone Printing Works, Bournemouth.
Redhill, of course is not that far from Farnham, Surrey where I lived in the 1970s and 80s.
The book's bright little primary-coloured cover has pictures of a spruce tree (woodchips) and a young black man with a basket of cotton bolls on his shoulder. The wood and cotton, blended together and chemically enhanced, make up the new thread, Rayon. And who knows? the book enquires, one day we may even have thread made from petroleum!! There is the spinneret - with threads shooting across the page like rays from a Star Wars weapon and lots fo reels of brightly-coloured rayon - yellow, blue, green and red.
I think I'll use the covers of this book in my final work, with a long concertina-page or artworks telling the story. That's my idea for the moment. It needs refining.
In the meantime - the competition.
It's run by Blarney Books and Art. Check out http://www.blarneybooks.com.au
The 2011 competition closes on April 29 - an auspicious occasion - isn't that the Royal Wedding Day for Wills and Kate?
There is a $1500 first prize, $250 storytellers prize and $250 people's choice.
For my part, I'll have a go at anything that keeps the creative juices jogging along, and a deadline is a wonderful incentive.