STEPHENIE MEYER Q&A:

Bree only appears in a couple pages of Eclipse. What was it about the character that made you want to explore her story further?
In the beginning, I wasn’t fascinated specifically by Bree—it was the newborns in general. While I was writing Eclipse, there was a lot going on behind the scenes, of course, things Bella didn’t know about. Because I was focused on Bella, I couldn’t delve too deeply into the newborns’ story, however, there was always in my mind a general idea of what they were up to. I had to think about that while I was pacing the plot: Bella is at this point, the newborns are doing this. To keep it all straight, eventually I made a calendar of the months of May and June—which is all Eclipse deals with—and wrote down on each square what was going on with Bella that day and what was happening in Seattle. So the story of the newborns was always a big part of the story of Eclipse. And it made me kind of sad that there was no way to express any of that in the book.

Bree is the only newborn mentioned by name in Eclipse, the only newborn who has contact with the Cullens (aside from being killed by them), and the only newborn who encounters the Volturi in the clearing. She lives the longest, so she is the narrator who can tell the full story. She was a natural choice to chronicle the story of the newborns. Once I started writing from her perspective, she really came alive. So much so that, as the inevitable end got closer, it was really depressing going ahead. It was harder for me to kill Bree than any other fiction character I’ve ever killed, even though I was killing her for the second time. (Before Bree, the saddest was Walter in The Host.)

At what point did you realize that the “short story” you were working on for The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide was going to be a separate book?
I didn’t realize my “short” story was a novella until I handed it into my publisher. All I knew was that it was 80,000 words less than most of my novels. I was surprised when I was told it was almost 200 pages long and couldn’t fit into the Guide. However, I had always wished that people would be able to read Bree’s story before the movie came out. So when I was approached by the idea of publishing it as a standalone novella, it seemed like a great opportunity.

Why do you feel it is important for people to read Bree’s story prior to the release of the Eclipse movie?
Eclipse is told from only Bella’s perspective. That has some limitations; when there is so much going on off-stage (so to speak), it leaves a lot of mysteries. The films have the advantage of seeing the story from outside of Bella’s head. The viewer can see things—like the wolves hunting Victoria in New Moon—that the reader only gets hints of. Of all the Twilight books, Eclipse has the most going on outside of Bella’s view. For the movie to work, we have to see and understand some of these things.

Knowing that elements of Bree’s story were being incorporated into the movie, I hoped the story could somehow get out first. Personally, I always want to read a book before seeing the movie. I like to make my own mental pictures before someone else’s picture intrudes. Probably most of my readers don’t have the same hang up, but for those who do, I wanted to give them the chance to create their own mental pictures of Bree and the gang.

How did the story in the novella influence the Eclipse movie?
Around the time I started working on the story for the Guide, Melissa Rosenberg, the screenplay writer for the Twilight movies, began work on the Eclipse movie. She came to me with a ton of questions about what was going on in Seattle. Because the movie wasn’t tied to Bella’s perspective the way the book was, she was free to explore the newborns, but she wanted to keep it consistent with the story in my head. I told her about the piece of Bree’s story I’d written, and she was very excited to see it. Her enthusiasm was contagious, and I started really focusing on that story. By the time pre-production had begun on the Eclipse movie, the Bree story was finished. I sent it to the David Slade, the director, and he asked if I would also let the actors involved in the newborn’s part of the movie read it. Of course I said yes.

So the novella wasn’t responsible for there being scenes about the newborns in the Eclipse movie, but it was responsible for those scenes matching up somewhat with the story in my head. Hopefully it also gave Xavier, Bryce, and Jodelle some extra insight into their characters.

We know Bree dies before we begin the story. How did it feel to explore the Twilight universe from a darker angle?
At first I thought it would be fun. I was focused more on the plot than on the character—very rare for me—and I was looking forward to spending time with some real vampire-y vampires. I had a lot of scenes of destruction in my head that I wanted to get down on paper. But as I started looking at those scenes through Bree’s eyes, the character started to become more important than the fun destruction. The more I fell in love with Bree and her friends, the more heartbreaking it felt to go forward. It ended up feeling dark in an entirely different way than I expected.

What was it like writing from a different Twilight character’s point of view? Did it cause you to see anything about Eclipse/the previous novels differently?
This is the third time I’ve written from the perspective of a Twilight character other than Bella—I’ve also written from Edward’s and Jacob’s perspectives. All three times, this has felt really natural; when I write from Bella’s perspective, I always know the thoughts of the other characters involved, I just don’t get to share them. So it’s fun for me to let those other voices out. One of the things that I enjoy most when writing from another perspective is looking at the characters I already know through new eyes. Things really came together when I got to the clearing with Bree. I loved being able to describe Bella and the Cullen’s from her perception.

In Breaking Dawn, Bella feels what it’s like to be a newborn and now readers will get to see Bree do the same. Were you thinking about Bella’s experience while writing Bree’s, or vice versa?
Absolutely—I was always comparing the two in my head as I wrote, because they have very different experiences as newborns. Bella goes into her new vampire life with a ton of preparation, expectation, and stubborn determination. Bree didn’t have any idea of what was happening to her; she goes in blind. But both do exceptionally well given their circumstances. I imagine Bella’s behavior would have been very similar to Bree’s if she had been changed in a similar way.

Over the course of the Twilight Saga, we are introduced to a rich hierarchy of vampires. Is Bree the only vampire outside of the core Twilight cast you’ve established such a firm story for? Is there any other character you would enjoy exploring in a similarly involved way?
Given all the time in the world and no distractions, I could write a short story for every one of my characters; some would turn into novellas and some would turn into novels and some would turn into series. Some of the stories are pretty firm—Aro’s early days for example, Marcus and Didyme, Jane and Alec, Charlotte and Peter, Alistair, the Denalis—and some I haven’t given as much thought to. Most of these stories don’t feel as necessary as Bree’s, because Bree’s story affects the central story so directly. I don’t know that I’ll ever do a companion story like this again. It was a lot of fun, though.

Was it easier or more difficult to write about the Twilight universe after seeing it brought to life in a movie?
All of the core Twilight story was written before the first movie came out, so I can’t really say. The movies are a fun and interesting supplement to the books, but they’ve never affected the look of the story in my head.

In which order would you recommend one read The Twilight Saga with the addition of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner? Should they follow Eclipse with the novella or finish Breaking Dawn before cracking the pages of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner?
If I were going to read the Saga for the first time, I would probably read Bella’s story straight through before launching into other perspectives.

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We’ve got an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion (coming June 29th) that features never-before-seen photos from the movie, plus Director David Slade’s thoughts on Bree.

Click on the thumbnail image below to see a full-screen version:

Or you can download a pdf copy of the extract [2.8 Mb!] if you’d like a higher resolution copy to print out.

And be sure to come back on June 3rd for a very special surprise!

Atom, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group UK, has announced that it will release the first new title from Stephenie Meyer in nearly two years. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is a novella told from the point of view of Bree, a character originally featured in Eclipse. The novella (at 192 pages) will be released at 5:05 a.m. on Saturday 5th June, 2010 in hardback, priced £11.99.

“I’m as surprised as anyone about this novella,” said Stephenie. “When I began working on it in 2005, it was simply an exercise to help me examine the other side of Eclipse, which I was editing at the time. I thought it might end up as a short story that I could include on my website. Then, when work started on The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, I thought the Guide would be a good fit for my Bree story. However, the story grew longer than I anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the Guide.”

As a special thank you to fans, Meyer is giving them exclusive access to the novel on a dedicated website, www.breetanner.com, from 7th June to 5th July 2010, where fans from around the world will be able to read the book online in English. “I’d always considered The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner as something for the fans,” said Meyer. “They have been so supportive of all things Twilight.”

Ursula Mackenzie, CEO and Publisher of Little, Brown Book Group commented: “The prospect of a new book from Stephenie Meyer has been tantalising readers for a very long time. We’re thrilled to be able to announce that the waiting is over and Stephenie’s millions of fans will soon be able to read this exciting new work.”

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is the riveting story of Bree Tanner, a newborn vampire first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the world she inhabits. The novella chronicles the newborn vampire army’s journey as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.

The character Bree not only features prominently in the book Eclipse, but in the upcoming movie from Summit Entertainment. “Stephenie was gracious enough to let me read a draft of the novella while we were prepping the movie The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” said Director David Slade. “I thoroughly enjoyed the story and it gave us great insight and inspired location choices and the tailoring of scenes. I think fans are going to love the fascinating details involved in the loves, fears and actions of an emerging vampire.”

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner will also be available as an ebook from 11am on 5th June 2010. Additionally, more information about the previously announced The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, including publication date, will be released by the end of the year.

Atom is delighted to announce the highly-anticipated first volume in the graphic novel adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight.

Twilight: The Graphic Novel, volume 1, will be published in hardback on 16 March 2010 at £12.99. As is typical in graphic novel publishing, due to the length of the prose novel, the book will be divided into two volumes and the release date for the second volume is yet to be announced.

Twilight: The Graphic Novel contains selected text from Meyer’s original novel with illustrations by Korean artist Young Kim. A rare fusion of Asian and Western comic techniques is reflected in this black-and-white graphic novel with colour interspersed throughout. Stephenie Meyer consulted throughout the artistic process and had input on every panel.

“I’ve enjoyed working on this new interpretation of Twilight,” said Stephenie Meyer. “Young has done an incredible job transforming the words that I have written into beautiful images. The characters and settings are very close to what I was imagining while writing the series.”

Publication of the book was announced on the US magazine Entertainment Weekly’s website today and also appears on StephenieMeyer.com and TheTwilightSaga.com.

Samantha Smith, Atom Editorial Director, said, “It’s incredibly exciting for us to be able to introduce fans, who might not have read a graphic novel before, to this wonderfully innovative and imaginative format. Stephenie Meyer’s UK fans have always been hugely supportive. We’re sure that they’re going to be just as excited as we are to see Twilight in such a new and exciting way.”

In four years, Stephenie Meyer has become a worldwide publishing phenomenon. The Twilight Saga’s translation rights have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 85 million copies have been sold worldwide. Each of the four novels in the saga has sold over a million copies in the UK.

First published in 2006, it is set to join the first two books in the series, Twilight and New Moon, to receive the Nielsen BookScan Platinum Award for books that have sold over one million copies. The fourth book in the series, Breaking Dawn, follows closely behind. Though not yet available in paperback, Breaking Dawn has now sold over 750,000 copies.

Ursula Mackenzie, Chief Executive of Little, Brown, comments, ‘Three out of Stephenie Meyer’s four tremendous Twilight novels have now sold a million copies or more. This is an incredible milestone and we are grateful to Stephenie Meyer for her wonderful books and to the fans for their continued appreciation.’

In June it was revealed that 10 pence in every pound spent on a children’s book in Britain was on a title in The Twilight Saga. In the UK alone, 4.1 million copies of the entire Twilight Saga have been sold to date. So far this year a copy of The Twilight Saga has been sold in the UK every 2 seconds and a copy of Eclipse every 9 seconds.

A global hit, the series has sold over 70 million copies worldwide. The Twilight Saga’s reputation has even reached the academic world: it has recently been reported that The Twilight Saga features in Oxbridge’s prestigious undergraduate assessment.

Eclipse continues the story of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. Their relationship isn’t easy; Edward Cullen is a vampire. In Eclipse, a string of mysterious killings are ravaging Seattle and Bella finds herself surrounded by danger. On top of this, Bella is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob, a werewolf.

Twilight, the movie, hit the big screen in November 2008 grossing over £10 million in the UK alone, making it the second highest grossing independent film of 2008. The second film, New Moon, is due to be released in the UK next month.

The Host, Stephenie Meyer’s stand-alone adult novel, was a run away success of the summer, selling over 200,000 copies in paperback since it’s publication in July this year.

This beautiful Twilight Journals set contains four hardcover, 96-page journals featuring cover art from Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Each journal is decorated in red and black with images and quotations from the novels, as well as quotations from some of the classic works of literature that inspired them. The journals come packaged in a gorgeously collectable keepsake tin.

The deluxe edition of New Moon features a ribbon bookmark, cloth cover, new chapter opener designs and a beautiful protective slipcase.

The New Moon soundtrack is available now. We’re loving it here at Little, Brown and rocking out to brand new and exclusive tracks from Death Cab for Cutie, Thom Yorke, Lykke Lee, The Killers, Editors and many more

Click here for more info http://www.atlanticrecords.com/

As there will not be a UK premiere, E1 Entertainment is in the process of organising a New Moon fan event with the cast on November 11. We will update you on further details as soon as they are confirmed.

New Moon will be in cinemas across the country from November 20.

Check out the three trailers for New Moon here:

Thanks so much to everyone that voted. You can read all about the award here…

Full detail of the event are here.

Get the inside story – this collectable notebook will be a must-have addition to every TWILIGHT fan’s bookshelf!

The book that has the most votes will win the Children’s Book of the Year Award 2009 announced live on TV by Richard and Judy in April. You can vote here now.

On Sunday 23rd of November was held the very first UK screening of the movie Twilight. The screening took place at the VUE theatre in Leicester Square (London) and we were kindly given a copy of the book and an apple as a welcome gift. How thoughtful, how “Twilightish”!

E1 (the UK distributor) had booked 2 rooms and the reactions were different in each room when the movie was shown : ) The room I was in was mesmerised during the 2 hours that the movie lasted! The other room “screamed” a little when Edward came in the picture…

I didn’t know what to expect. How can you turn a best-seller book with millions of fans and not disappoint any of them in your attempt to turn it into a movie?

How can you stay faithful to the spirit of the book when you have studio and budget constraints?

The truth is, every one of us is a Director with an ideal cast and a precise idea of what that movie should be like. What we watched in that room and what you will see in theatres on December 19th, is Catherine Hardwicke’s vision of Twilight. I loved her vision, it was not a letdown.

Not all the scenes in the book made it to the final cut and new scenes have been added in order to make it more varied, not just Bella’s room, the cafeteria or the Volvo… That could have been dull for a movie.

I have to say, I enjoyed the way it was filmed; with lots of close-up which reminded me of Stephenie’s intimate writing style. I smiled to myself when I saw that Little Brown (Stephenie’s publisher) and Stephenie herself made an “appearance” in the movie!

The cast was brilliantly casted. Charlie “Chief” Swan was a wonderful surprise! His relation with Bella is just as awkward as it is in the book! His relation with Edward was… hilarious! Mike Newton cracked me up and we see a lot more of the school kids than the Cullens.

Kristen’s Bella, appears as a strong 17 year old girl. She is under Edward’s spell but keeps it together and she’s adorably clumsy. Robert’s chemistry with Kristen is OBVIOUS. He’s dazzled by her! Mood swings, tortured soul and crooked smiles: Edward is rightly portrayed. The Cullens were the Cullens as you picture them: you feel Jasper’s pain, you want to be friend with Alice, Emmett makes you smile, Rosalie is mean, Carlisle is the good father and Esmé the loving mother. The vampire baseball game was just so much fun to watch! The bad vampires were scary and dangerous; you don’t want to bump into Victoria…

The music completed every scene and Kirsten’s voice gave power to some less dynamic scenes. I have to say that the Twilight soundtrack gathered some very talented artists and Robert’s song was played at a key moment in the movie.

The “Forks atmosphere”, as I like to call it is exactly as described in Stephenie’s book: green, wet, foggy and beautiful: that’s Forks, there’s no doubt! I will borrow one of my Twilighter’s words and says that “the sets and locations were drenched in raw beauty”. Unbelievable.

Bella and Edward’s relationship is complicated and not easy to translate on screen. I think the relationship wasn’t given enough time on screen to mature into the passionate romance we all know. I just wish we had more moments with them…

I loved that movie. I believe it is true to the original Twilight spirit. It is not perfect but practice makes perfect and I can’t wait to see what New Moon and Eclipse will be like ; )
The audience was dazzled and I even saw some tears ; ) The magic of Twilight is there, the essence was captured!

I wanted to thank stepheniemeyer.co.uk for giving us the opportunity to guest blog on Stephenie’s website and share our feeling about Twilight the movie. Thank you.

Stephanie
www.twilightnews.co.uk

For a chance to win one of 100 copies of the Movie Companion, visit the News of the World website and enter their email sweepstake (see the NotW website for full competition entry details).

The closing date is this Friday, December 5th, so you’ll have to be quick!

To celebrate the forthcoming cinema adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, we [Waterstone's] are offering the chance to take an amazing trip from 12th-14th December, to see the film in its first week of release in New York.

No purchase necessary – to be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is fill in the form on the Waterstone’s website… that link again: www.waterstones.com (please see the website for full terms & conditions, etc.)

Visit www.littlebrown.co.uk to enter the competition. And good luck!

Track 1: Muse – Supermassive Black Holt

Track 2: Paramore – Decode

Track 3: The Black Ghosts – Full Moon

Track 4: Linkin Park – Leave Out All The Rest

Track 5: MuteMath – Spotlight (Twilight Mix)

Track 6: Perry Farrell – Going All The Way (Into The Twilight)

Track 7: Collective Soul – Tremble For My Beloved

Track 8: Paramore – I Caught Myself

Track 9: Blue Foundation – Eyes on Fire

Track 10: Rob Pattinson – Never Think

Track 11: Iron & Wine – Flightless Bird, American Mouth

Track 12: Carter Burwell – Bella’s Lullaby

E1 Films is proud to announce the NEW UK date of the eagerly awaited TWILIGHT the movie. We wanted to announce it to the fans first and of course we’d be delighted if you could please help spread the news:

TWILIGHT will be released nationwide on December 19th.

Great news there for Stephenie’s fans in the UK! So… what will you be doing the week before Xmas..?

Image copyright (c) and courtesy of E1 Films. Click the pic to see a larger version!

We’ve also created a ‘Breaking Dawn UK’ Flickr Group at www.flickr.com/groups/breaking-dawn-uk/ so if you’ve got any shots of your own that you’d like to share, upload them to your own Flickr account at then you can add them to the Group page.

Please put something in the description or title of each image to say where the event was taking place. And please note, the group is moderated – so there might be a delay between your adding photos and them appearing in the group as we check to make sure they’re all relevant.

Well, if you are at a Launch Day even on Monday morning, and you do have a photo-taking device handy, make sure you take plenty of shots. We’ll be setting up a Flickr Group on Monday afternoon (and will post details here) so you can upload your photos to your own Flickr account and then share them with every other Stephenie Meyer fan in the UK.

Check the following list to see what’s going on in your area (hint: events are listed in alphabetical order by town, or you can use Ctrl+F on your browser to search this page for your nearest bookstore).

If you can’t find anything taking place near you, don’t worry: more events are being confirmed all the time, so bookmark this page and check page every so often to see if anything has been announced. Or contact your local bookstore to see if they’ve organised an event that they haven’t told us about quite yet, and then do please drop us a line to let us know.

Please remember to contact the bookstore in question if you have any questions or queries about any of the following events:

Basildon

Waterstone’s, Eastgate Centre, Basildon, Essex

• Opening at 8am to allow fans to grab copies early!
• Goody bags for the first 70 in the queue! (Priority given to those who have pre-ordered)
• Customers invited to dress up as their favourite Twilight Saga character
• Twilight quiz and activity sheets
• Light refreshments until 10am

Birmingham

Waterstone’s, 24-26 High Street, Birmingham, B4 7SL

• Massive giveaways and raffles for Twilighters in the queue!

Borders, Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham , B5 4BE

• Breaking Dawn release party!
• NHS Blood Drive

Birstall

Borders, Unit 2, Gelderd Road Retail Park, Holden Ing way, Birstall, WF17 9DT

• Twilight trivia quiz with a chance to win prizes!
• Dedicated Breaking Dawn reading and discussion area
• Will she or won’t she become a vampire? – A chance for fans to vote
• Refreshments from Starbucks

Bournemouth

Borders, 11 Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, BH2 6DT

• Twilight trivia quiz with a chance to win prizes!
• Dedicated Breaking Dawn reading and discussion area
• Countdown clock to Breaking Dawn release
• Drawing area – what do you think Bella and Edward look like?

Bray

Dubray Books, 10 Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow

• Enter our Breaking Dawn competition with every purchase of the book! You’ll have the chance to win 5 tickets to see the Twilight movie  at the cinema of your choice when it is released! Closing date for competition is the 18th August. See in-store or www.dubraybooks.ie for more details
• Make your special contribution to our display wall. Make an A4-sized collage on the same theme as the books, and the best ones will win a goody bag! Send your entries to Kim Hart at the above address
• Forks Quiz and ‘Who Said What?’ quiz
• Vote for the world’s greatest vampire – add your vote to our in-store poster

Brent Cross

Borders, Brent Cross Shopping Park, Tilling Road, Brent Cross, London, NW2 1IJ

• Competition for the best vampire fancy dress costume!
• Vampire-themed food and drink
• Various craft activities
• A ‘live’ book tree, where readers can recommend books that other Stephenie Meyer fans might enjoy
• Background music based on the main characters’ preferences

Brighton

Borders, Churchill Square Shopping Centre, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2TB

• Goody bags to be given out filled with red food and sweets, Starbucks drinks discount voucher, and a questionnaire
• Completed and correct questionnaires forms will receive 10% off any book in-store!
• Free drink from Starbucks on purchase of Breaking Dawn!
• Free breakfast food such as red apples
• Countdown clock to Breaking Dawn release
• Possible chance to win tickets for a ghost walk in Brighton

Bristol

Waterstone’s, 33 Lower Mall, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol BS34 5GF

• Doors open at 10am
• Free copy of Breaking Dawn to the first person in queue!
• Free exclusive Breaking Dawn T-shirt to second person to buy the book
• Twilight Saga stickers to be given away on a first-come, first-served basis

Cambridge

Borders, 12–13 Market Street, Cambridge, CB2 3PA

• Starbucks will be supplying blood-red Frappuccino drinks
• Dedicated Breaking Dawn reading and discussion area
• Competition running from 2nd-9th August to win an exclusive Breaking Dawn T-shirt!

Cardiff

Borders, 14 The Hayes, Carhays, Cardiff CF10 1AH

• Pick up your special quiz booklet in-store and hand it in completed by 3rd August for a chance to win exclusive Breaking Dawn goodies! (Winner announced at midday on 4th August)
• Dedicated Breaking Dawn reading and discussion area
• Countdown clock to Breaking Dawn release

Cheshire Oaks

Borders, 34 Coliseum way, Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 9HD

• Store opens at 8am on 4th August and Breaking Dawn T-shirts will be given to the first lucky few in the queue!
• Starbucks opens at 8am and will be offering a 10% discount before 9am to anyone with a receipt for Breaking Dawn
• Free “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob” badges to be given away with every purchase of Breaking Dawn before 9am!

Coventry

Borders, Arena Retail Park, Classic Drive, Coventry, CV6 6AS

• Twilight trivia contest, held over weekend prior to Breaking Dawn launch
• Invitation to come in fancy dress and a competition for the best original Twilight saga T-shirt
• Will she or won’t she become a vampire? – A voting board for fans
• Post box for letters to Stephenie Meyer

Craigavon

Eason, Rushmere Shopping Center, Craigavon, BT64 1AA

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Dublin

Borders, West End Retail Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

• Free blood-red Starbucks Frappuccino when you purchase the book on the day of release!
• Vampire-themed face painting and arts and crafts
• Two Stephenie Meyer quizzes, each with the chance to win a Breaking Dawn T-shirt!
• Free raffle to win a complete set of the Twilight saga series

Dubray Books, Blackrock Shopping Centre, Dublin

• Match your wits against our staff in our Forks Quiz and win a spot prize!
• Edward or Jabob? Vote for your hero in our in-store ballot box
• Short story competition: ‘A Vampire in History’. Imagine you are a vampire and set your story during your favourite period in history. Appox. 500 words and closing date 24th August. Send your entries to Christine O’Connor, Dubray Books, Blackrock Shopping Centre, Dublin, or by email to dubraybr@dubraybooks.ie. Best entry will win Breaking Dawn posters, a goody bag and a 30 Euro Dubray gift voucher

Dubray Books, Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre, Dublin

• Enter our Breaking Dawn competition with every purchase of the book. You’ll have the chance to win 5 tickets to see the Twilight movie at the cinema of your choice when it is released! Closing date for competition is the 18th August. See in-store or www.dubraybooks.ie for more detail
• Join our Forks Quiz and win a copy of the highly recommended Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
• If You Love Stephenie Meyer, You Would Also Love … see our in-store Wall of Books and add your suggestions of books to keep us going until the next Stephenie Meyer

Dubray Books, Grafton Street, Dublin

• Come join our staff in the bookshop that Stephenie Meyer visited when she was iin Dublin last year!
• Enter our Breaking Dawn competition with every purchase of the book. You’ll have the chance to win 5 tickets to see the Twilight movie at the cinema of your choice when it is released! Closing date for competition is the 18th August. See in-store or www.dubraybooks.ie for more detail
• Join our Forks Quiz and win a copy of the highly recommended Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
• Make your mark on our ‘Twilight Saga Wall’ by adding comments, artwork and similar books you would recommend - a true homage to Stephenie Meyer!
• Put your heart on display! Pick up a badge for Team Edward or Team Jacob
• Join our Noon Spoiler Circle on Saturday 2nd August to talk all about the ‘What Ifs’ and ‘What Abouts’. Enjoy some vampire snacks while talking about your favourite parts of the books
• Test your memory with our ‘Who Said What?’ quiz and get a free bookmark
• Challenge our staff to a chess game while enjoying Bella’s favourite music  

Dubray Books, Swan Shopping Centre, Rathmines, Dublin

• Enter our Breaking Dawn competition with every purchase of the book. You’ll have the chance to win 5 tickets to see the Twilight movie at the cinema of your choice when it is released! Closing date for competition is the 18th August. See in-store or www.dubraybooks.ie for more detail
• Enter our Forks Quiz and win a copy of the classic vampire tale, Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Vote for your hero – add your name to the Team Edward of Team Jacob poster and see who is Rathmines’ hero!
• Design Bella’s wedding dress – what yould you wear? Leave your entry in-store, the best entry will win a Breaking Dawn poster and goody bag
• Prove your Twilight knowledge with our ‘Who Said What?’ quiz

Dubray Books, Stillorgan Shopping Centre, Dublin

• Enter our Breaking Dawn competition with every purchase of the book. You’ll have the chance to win 5 tickets to see the Twilight movie at the cinema of your choice when it is released! Closing date for competition is the 18th August. See in-store or www.dubraybooks.ie for more detail
• Enter our Forks Quiz and win a copy of the classic vampire tale, Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Prove your Twilight knowledge with our ‘Who Said What?’ quiz
• Pick up a Twilight trivia sheet and some tasty vampire sweets!
• Vote for your hero – add your name to the Team Edward of Team Jacob poster and see who is Stillorgan’s hero!

Eason, 40 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Eason, West One Unit 115/241, Blanchardstown Shopping Center, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin.

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Eason, The Pavillion Shopping Center, Swords, Co. Dublin

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Dundee

Borders, Gallagher Retail Park, 42 East Dock Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 3JS

• Free vampire-themed drinks from Starbucks!
• Organised group reading of first chapter

Dungarvan

Eason, Dungarvan Shopping Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Edinburgh

Waterstone’s, 98/99 Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Edinburgh EH6 6JJ

• Prom-style party from 5pm on Monday 4th August!
• Invitation for fans to come in fancy dress
• “Design your own T-shirt” competition
• Blood-red non-alcoholic cocktails
• American sweets and candy
• Twilight quiz sheets
• Dedicated reading and discussion area

Galway

Dubray Books, Shop Street, Galway

• Enter our Breaking Dawn competition with every purchase of the book. You’ll have the chance to win 5 tickets to see the Twilight movie at the cinema of your choice when it is released! Closing date for competition is the 18th August. See in-store or www.dubraybooks.ie for more detail
• Try our Forks Quiz and win reading copies of forthcoming titles
• Make your mark on our ‘Twilight Saga Wall’ by adding comments, artwork and similar books you would recommend 

Eason, 33 Shop Street, Galway, Co. Galway

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Gateshead

Borders, Team Valley Retail Park, Team Valley, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 OBD

• 2nd & 3rd August: readings from the Twilight saga and jewellery-making workshops
• 4th August: “Blood Breakfast” event with Starbucks supplying red drinks and snacks, a reading of the first chapter of Breaking Dawn, fancy dress, and competitions at 11am and 2pm to win copies of Breaking Dawn and T-shirts!

Glasgow

Borders, 98 Buchanan Street, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, G1 3HA

• Stephenie Meyer quiz
• Reading of first chapter of Breaking Dawn
• Fancy dress for both staff and customers (vampire teeth, fake blood and capes etc)
• Potion and sweets to be given away

Glasgow Fort

Borders, 390 Provan Walk, Glasgow, G34 9DL

• Goody bags to be given away!
• Blood-red punch to be served
• Get your special Twilight-themed bracelets and badges!

Hemel Hempstead

Waterstone’s, The Riverside, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1BT

• Special Breaking Dawn release party on 4th August with quizzes and activities!

Inverness

Borders, Eastfield way, Inverness Retail Park, Inverness, IV2 7GD

• Prizes for customers who arrive in fancy dress
• Design a poster and win the book

Islington

Borders, Park field Street, Islington, London, N1 0P

• Raffle with a chance to win a selection of books and goodies!
• Free sweets and treats!

Kilkenny

Dubray Books, Market Cross Shopping Centre, Kilkenny

• Enter our Breaking Dawn competition with every purchase of the book. You’ll have the chance to win 5 tickets to see the Twilight movie at the cinema of your choice when it is released! Closing date for competition is the 18th August. See in-store or www.dubraybooks.ie for more detail
• Join our Vampire staff who are dressing up for the day (think black, black and more black!)
• Come up with an original design for Bella’s wedding dress and win a Breaking Dawn poster and a goody bag!
• Prove you are a true Twilight Saga fan and enter our Forks Quiz! Pick up an entry form in-store
• Vote for the world’s greatest Vampires – who would you spend eternity with???

Kingston

Borders, Unit 1, Charter Quay, Market Place, Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT1 1JT

• Quiz with prizes!
• Competition for best Breaking Dawn-inspired make-up
• Apple bobbing
• ‘Draw your favourite character’ competition!

Kinnaird

Borders, Unit 26, Fort Kinnaird, Newcraighall Road, Edinburgh, EH15 3RD

• Launch party starting at 2pm
• Wedding veil-making workshop
• Quizzes with prizes!
• Vote on what you think will happen in Breaking Dawn
• Sparkly make-up and dark chocolate for everyone!

Lancaster

Waterstone’s, Corn Market, Lancaster LA1 1AL

• Breaking Dawn launch party with quizzes and activities!
• Competition for the best review of the Twilight Saga – winner to receive a signed copy!

Leeds

Borders, 94 – 96 Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NP

• Forks family quiz!
• Discounts on special Starbucks drinks with purchase of Breaking Dawn
• Add your own reviews, drawings and slogans to the special Breaking Dawn display

Leicester

Borders, Grove Farm Triangle, Nartborough Road, South Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1WT

• Customers are invited to come in fancy dress to show whether they support the vampires or the werewolves
• Quiz to win a copy of the book and cinema vouchers!
• On 4th Aug: 12pm-1pm:Twilight-themed badge making, 1pm-2pm: T-shirt design competition, 2pm-3pm: Last chance to complete quiz, 3pm-3.30pm: Who Said That? A quotes quiz

Limerick

Eason, 9 O’Connell Street, Limerick, Co. Limerick

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Llantrisant

Borders, New Park Shopping Centre, Talbot Green, Pontycleun, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, CF72 8LW

• Vampire butler serving canapes and drinks
• Raffles drawn every hour on the hour from 10am -9pm!
• Twilight quiz
• Short story competition about vampires (500 words in length and winner to be announced on launch day)
• Fancy dress competition
• Create your own graphic novel (all drawings to be bound together and sent onto Stepehenie Meyer)
• Professional make-up artists in-store for goth make-up application and body art

London

Borders, 197-203 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2LE

• Breaking Dawn goes on sale at 8am on Monday 4th August!
• First 150 fans in line will receive a free exclusive Twilight film poster!
• To keep those in the queue entertained, a big screen on the ground floor will show trailers from the Twilight movie
• Fancy dress competition to win a signed copy of Breaking Dawn! (Winner announced at midday)
• Journalists will be around to interview fans about the book and take photos of those in costume!

Waterstone’s, 19-23 Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road Tube), W1D 2DL

• Breaking Dawn goes on sale at 8am!
• Twilight quiz with amazing prizes to be won!
• Blood curdling refreshments (or coffee) beforehand
• For further info call 020-7434-3759

Borders, 122 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0JR

• In-store competitions
• Vampire-related quizzes

Borders, 1 Colney Fields Shopping Park, Barnet Road, London Colney, St. Albans, Herts, AL2 1AB

• Sunday 3rd August: face painting, vampire-themed storytelling and draw your own vampires
• Monday 4thAugust: 9am – refreshments from Starbucks, 10am: quiz with prizes, 1pm: vampire story time and activities

Manchester

Waterstone’s, Manchester Arndale, Manchester M4 3AQ

• Opening at 8am!
• Chance to buy tickets at £1 which will guarantee a goody bag (only 100 tickets available and ticket price redeemable against purchase of Breaking Dawn). Event is open to everyone, but only those with a ticket will receive a goody bag.
• Twilight quiz
• Stephenie Meyer comment book
• Costa Coffee offering 10% discount
• Live music

Waterstone’s, 42 Regent Crescent, Trafford Centre, Barton Dock Road, Manchester M17 8AP

• Opening at 9am for a limited amount of customers (tickets available from branch) to purchase the book and have coffee and croissants from Starbucks!

Borders, Manchester Fort Shopping Park, Cheetham Hill Road, Cheetham Hill, Greater Manchester, M8 8EP

• Stephenie Meyer quiz with the chance to win a goody bag!
• Discussions about the series so far

Milton Keynes

Borders, Elder Gate, The Portway, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK9 1EP

• 4th August at 11am: Stephenie Meyer quiz
• 1pm: ‘Design your own Twilight series book cover’ competition – prizes to be won!

Waterstone’s, Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes MK9 3GA

• Events starting from 8am!
• Twilight T-shirt design competition
• Short story competition
• Twilight quiz and quotes game
• Book discusions throughout the day

Navan

Eason, Navan Shopping Center, Navan, Co. Meath

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Newbury

Borders, Newbury Retail Park, Pinchington Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7HU

• Review competition – customers can send in a review of any Stephenie Meyer book, with free books and gift cards to be won!
• 20% discount on any teen fiction with purchase of Breaking Dawn within the first week of release

Newcastle

Borders, Silverlink Retail Park, Coast Road, Wallsend, Newcastle, NE28 9ND

• Blood-red Frappuccinos from Starbucks
• Create your own alternative cast to the Twilight movie!
• Customers invited to come in fancy dress

Newport (Gwent)

Waterstone’s, 159 Commercial Street, Newport NP20 1JQ

• Raffle/competition to win various prizes on Monday 4th August!

Norwich

Borders, No. 146, Merchants Hall, Lower Ground, Chapelfield, Norwich, NR2 1SH

• Before release day: Countdown clock, Edward V. Jacob graffiti wall, and design a wedding dress competition
• On release day: free gothic-themed Starbucks Frappuccino with purchase of Breaking Dawn between 8.30am and 10.30am
• Raffle to win goody bags and T-shirts!
• Stephenie Meyer quiz
• Bracelet-making workshop

Oxford

Borders, 9 Magdalen Street, Oxford, OX1 3AD

• Fancy dress competition and quiz with prizes!
• Designated Breaking Dawn reading area
• Group reading of first chapter

Portlaoise

Eason, Coliseum Lane, Lyster Square, Portlaoise, Co. Laoise

• Vampire breakfast of ghoulish nibbles from 8am! (As places are limited, attendees must phone in advance to secure a place)
• Fans invited to come in fancy dress
• Twilight-themed goody bags to be given away!
• Twilight quizzes with fabulous prizes to be won!

Portsmouth

Waterstone’s, 115 Commercial Road, Portsmouth PO1 1BU

• Twilight-themed trivia competition with vouchers and goodies to be won!
• Will she or won’t she become a vampire? – A chance for fans to vote!
• Write/design your own postcard to send to Stephenie Meyer

Preston

Borders, Deepdale Retail Park, Blackpool Road, Preston, PR1 6QY

• Gothic reading zone
• Refreshments from Starbucks

Southampton

Borders, West Quay Retail Park, West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1BA

• Free blood-red Starbucks Frappuccinos with purchase of Breaking Dawn between 9am and 11am!
• Vampire hostess
• Fancy dress competition with prizes between 10am and 12pm
• Quiz from 11am to 12pm with winner announced at 1pm!
• Design your own coffin competition, winner announced at 2pm!
• Bracelet-making and badge-making throughout the day
• Face painting

Waterstone’s, 69 Above Bar, Southampton SO14 7FE

• Twilight Saga Fan Fiction competition running until Friday 8th August. Entries must be on one side of an A4 piece of paper and can be illustrated. Winner announced at 2pm during launch party on Saturday 9th August and will receive a signed copy of Breaking Dawn 
• Also at launch party on Saturday 9th August: Googy bags to be given away with purchase of Breaking Dawn! (limited availability), signed copies of Breaking Dawn available (only a few so first come, first served!), Twilight Saga activities and competitions

Speke

Borders, New Mersey Retail Park, Speke Road, Speke, L24 8QB

• 1st August: Twilight discussion fan group
• 4th August: Starbucks drink samplers

Stockport

Borders, Peel Retail Park, Great Portwood Street, Stockport, SK1 2HH

• Early opening time of 7am, and events starting at 7pm, including:
• Stephenie Meyer quiz
• T-shirt slogan competition
• Edward v. Jacob debate

Swansea

Borders, Parc Fforestfach, Pontardulais Road, Swansea, SA5 4BA

• Fancy dress competition!
• Gothic reading zone
• Bracelet-making workshop
• Dedicated Breaking Dawn reading and discussion area
• Will she or won’t she become a vampire? – A chance for fans to vote

Swindon

Borders, The Orbital Shopping Centre, Thamesdown Drive, Swindon, SN25 4AN

• Twilight trivia quiz!
• Dedicated Breaking Dawn reading and discussion area
• Will she or won’t she become a vampire? – A chance for fans to vote
• Bracelet-making workshop
• Countdown calendar

Teeside

Borders, Goodwood Square, Teesside Retail Park, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees, TS17 7BW

• Raffle to win T-shirts! (Tickets to be given away with purchase of Breaking Dawn)
• Free sample drinks from Starbucks for customers
• Stephenie Meyer guestbook where you can write your personal messages to the author !
• Quiz with prizes

Torquay

Waterstone’s, 15 Union Street, Torquay TQ1 1ES

• In-store competition for the story, poem or picture which best reflects the style of Stephenie Meyer! 

Truro

Waterstone’s, 11 Boscawen Street, Truro TR1 2QU

• Opening at 8am on Monday 4th August!
• Quizzes and activities throughout the day!

Warrington

Borders, Riverside Retail Park, Wharf Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2GZ

• Before release day: competition to write your own alternative ending to the saga
• On release day:
• Fancy dress competition
• Speed reading corner, where first person to finish will get a prize
• 11am: ‘Design Bella’s wedding dress’ competition
• 1pm: Bracelet and badge-making workshop
• 7pm: Vampire quiz
• Notebook to write your personal messages to Stephenie Meyer
• Blood-red lemonade served throughout the day

Watford

Borders, Waterfields Retail Park, New Road, Watford, WD17 2EU

• Fancy dress competition!
• Design your own coffin
• Creative writing story competition
• Blood juice for customers
• Stephenie Meyer quiz

Winchester

Waterstone’s, The Brooks, Winchester SO23 8QY

• Breaking Dawn Quiz and writing competition to win Stephenie Meyer books and prizes!
• Deadline: end of August

Windsor

Waterstone’s, 20-21 Peascod Street, Windsor SL4 1DU

• Various competitions and quizzes running until 3rd August – winners will receive prizes in-store on launch day on 4th August
• Fans invited to dress up on launch day
• Write your own special messages to Stephenie Meyer in her comment book

Worcester

Waterstone’s, The Shambles, Worcester WR1 2QJ

• Launch party to be held after normal opening hours
• Pick up your goody bag and support Team Edward or Team Jacob!
• Twilight quizzes and competitions
• Drinks and nibbles available

York

Borders, 1-5 Davygate, York, YO1 8QR

• Vampire quiz
• Various competitions and activities!