If you’re looking for a last-minute Christmas gift, our Camplified 2011 sponsor DEOS has a ton of great gift ideas — from crystallized iPhone covers to jeweled earbuds. AND if you use the discount code BILLBOARD (via Billboard.com) you can take 20% off your order at DEOSlive.com! We even saw a ton of them in the window of Henri Bendel (photo above).
Check out this epic sizzle reel of Camplified 2011 sponsor Epiphone! During the Camplified 2011 tour, campers were given the opportunity to participate in a guitar clinic sponsored by Epiphone/Gibson Guitars. Each clinic was taught by a Camplified artist who led the campers in an impromptu jam. Clinic teachers include bands and musicians Jonas Sees In Color, Tailor Made Fable, Michaela Wallace, Jackson Harris, McKenzie Comer, Taylor Bright, Jessarae and more. For more info on Epiphone, visit http://www.epiphone.com.
During the Camplified 10th Anniversary Tour, excited campers were given the opportunity to participate in several activities sponsored by Cartoon Network, including the Adventure Time obstacle course, show screenings and various giveaways. Check out the sizzle reel above! For more info on Cartoon Network, visit http://www.cartoonnetwork.com.
PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE ATTENDED SUMMER CAMP: If you have a child who has attended summer camp (it can be any camp — church camp, day camp, overnight camp, etc.), we’d like to encourage you to enter to win a basket of back-to-school books courtesy of Scholastic! To enter, simply e-mail bookgiveaways@scholastic.com and include your name, address, phone number and the name of the camp that your child attended in the email body. The SUBJECT LINE should read: “Camplified Book Giveaway.” Click here for details and official rules. There will be 44 winners chosen in all, so you have an excellent shot at winning some great books for your kiddo! Contest ends Sept. 12 at 5pm EST.
As promised, we’ll be showcasing a few of our amazing featured authors on this summer’s Camplified tour. Check out the latest Q&A from young adult author, Jen Calonita. This is Jen’s second year participating in Camplified, and we adore having her on board!
Did you attend summer camp when you were younger?
No, but I was a CIT at a summer camp on Long Island. I wanted to work there so desperately that I took the only position they had available — computer counselor. Needless to say, I didn’t get to be outside much.
If so, what was your most memorable experience from camp?
Meeting new people — meeting new guys — I just loved that I could be myself at camp with no expectations. No one knew how I tripped over the word spaghetti in first grade or about the mouth of metal I sported in seventh or eighth or the horrible crush I had on the senior that ignored me — I was just Jen Calonita and I could be anyone I wanted to be at camp.
If you were to attend summer camp right now, what three items would you not leave home without?
My iPhone — games, email, my link to the outside world! A huge stack of books and my camera. I never leave home without that! I’m a huge scrapbooker.
What is your favorite aspect of the Camplified Tour experience?
The campers are incredible. They’re always so thankful we’ve visiting, meanwhile, I’m just thankful they let me! I love talking to campers about what is going on in their world — especially since I write books about sleepaway camp.
How would you describe CAMPLIFIED in five words or less?
Electric, mesmerizing, exuberant, spectacular and one-of-a-kind (does that count as one word???)
What advice do you have for aspiring young adult authors?
Read and write as much as you can. And keep journals and store them somewhere safe! I so wish I still had mine to look back at for inspiration.
Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita — BUY NOW. Find Jen at JenCalonitaOnline.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
It’s FREEBIE FRIDAY time! We have two amazing backpacks courtesy of iSafe Bags, just in time for back-to-school! This durable backpack has plenty of room and compartments that can securely accommodate your mobile gear, iPod and other valuables. The coolest thing about the bag is its high-tech and safe alarm system that is used to protect students from bullies and potentially harmful predators. Retail: $60.00.
To enter to win, simply follow @Camplified on Twitter and send a tweet telling us about your favorite summer reading book. Example: @Camplified I love reading The Hunger Games at the beach, that book is SO good! Winners will be contacted via Twitter direct message. If you would like to purchase an iSafe backpack, use discount code CAMP2011 to receive 20% off. A portion of your proceeds will benefit S.C.O.P.E. – a charity that sends underprivileged and deserving kids to camp.
Click here for Camplified Freebie Friday details and contest rules.
Throughout the next few weeks, we will be showcasing many of Camplified’s featured authors right here on the Camplified blog! These amazingly talented young-adult writers will be visiting various camps throughout our 10th Anniversary Tour, speaking to kids about how they got started in publishing and chatting about their latest YA book. Luckily, we’ve got the scoop for the rest of you avid readers who aren’t able to meet the authors in person.
We recently chatted with Melissa Walker, author of several YA novels including her latest book out this month called Small Town Sinners. Check out her Q&A:
Did you attend summer camp when you were younger?
Yes, I went to a sailing camp every summer in NC!
If so, what was your most memorable experience from camp?
Just having time without my parents, and nights when it felt like I could stay out late and hang out with friends (and guys) felt so freeing and exciting.
If you were to attend summer camp right now, what three items would you not leave home without?
My iPod, sunscreen, and my Kindle with tons of books!
What is your favorite aspect of the Camplified Tour experience?
Meeting the campers is the most fun–everyone has something interesting to say!
How would you describe CAMPLIFIED in five words or less?
Energetic, enthusiastic, fast-paced, raucous, fun!
What advice do you have for aspiring young adult authors?
Read as much as you can–all the books you can get your hands on. And start writing. Finish your stories. Create beginnings, middles and endings. You’ll get there!
Small Town Sinners by Melissa Walker — BUY NOW. Find Melissa Walker at MelissaCWalker.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
What a couple of days! The opening sessions at Camp Highlander and Camp Thunderbird were a blast. I’ve been right in the mix with the campers, loving every second of the shows. The artists have really come to play, and I’ve seen two great concerts. Today we had our first activities session; which proved to be an awesome time had by all. Despite some outrageous heat and sweating out a typhoon, the afternoon’s events were really fun. I gave some of the campers mohawks with the Monkey Brains hair gel and made my own little army of punk rockers that would make The Sex Pistols jealous. While trying to give a demonstration of how the iSafe backpack works, I partially deafened myself which the kids seemed to enjoy. As I’m writing this, we’re on the way to West Virginia, almost all the way to the Ohio boarder. I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting almost no sleep for the next few days as we’re going to be traveling some pretty long distances between shows. I’m betting the campers’ energy is going to get me through it. Who needs sleep when you have rock ‘n’ roll summer camp? -Alex
Photos by William Ross.
WAT-AAH!, the first functional water for kids, is proud to be the exclusive beverage for Camplified, the 2011 nationwide touring rock concert celebrating its 10th anniversary. The concert will feature young Radio Disney and emerging musical artists and performers. Camplified’s 10th annual summer tour is organized by Hear Here LLC, a derivative of Primary Wave Music, and kicks off on Saturday, July 2. They will be traveling for 6 weeks to over 60 participating summer camps across the United States, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New England, Carolinas, Florida, California and parts of the Midwest. Approximately 100,000 campers, families and counselors will experience a “VIP all day access pass” to a 90-minute concert and meet and greets, and a daylong interaction with the performing bands and artists. Three million more fans will participate virally with access to interviews and segments of the multiple performances.
The Camplified concert line-ups will feature Radio Disney artists and up-and-coming names such as Jessarae, McKenzie Comer, BRKN RBTZ, Jenny and Ashley, Beyond the Summit, and many more. Other partnering sponsors include Cartoon Network, Scholastic, ReverbNation, YuGiOh, William Rast, Deos, ISafe, and IGA. For more information on the tour, artists, and participating sponsors, visit www.camplified.com.
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