About the Challenge

April 6 is National Tartan Day, a day to celebrate and honor Scotland and the contributions of people of Scottish descent. It is celebrated worldwide but is a national holiday in countries such as the United States (2005), Canada (1993), and Scotland (naturally). The date of April 6 commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, which asserted Scotland's sovereignty over English territorial claims, and which was an influence on the American Declaration of Independence. To celebrate Tartan Day in 2009, I (KateKintail) proposed the fourth Tartan Day Challenge on the BookCrossing site, wherein people would release Scotland-related books (books by Scottish authors, nonfiction books about Scotland, fictional stories set in Scotland or with Scottish characters, etc.). New this year: books with plaid/tartan patterns anywhere on the cover also count. I hoped that this would help me and everyone else celebrate the day, as well as spread the word about Tartan Day and Scotland-related literature.

Logos & Labels

Use of logos in journal entries and labels in books are completely optional. Here are a selection for your use. If you want to make your own, let me know; I'd love to put it here, too! 2009 Challenge Logo Challenge Labels #1 (MS Word, Portrait, Avery 8163) Challenge Labels #2 (MS Word, Portrait, Avery 8163) Challenge Labels #3 (MS Word, Portrait, Avery 8163) Challenge Labels #4 (MS Word, Landscape, Avery 8163) Challenge Labels #5 (MS Word, Landscape, Avery 8163)

Books Released for the Challenge
Name	April 1	April 2	April 3	April 4	April 5	April 6	Releases Wild+RABCK+Other=Total	Wild Catches
authorauthor			7013927				1+0+0=1
genielady				7091058		7099076	2+0+0=2
KarmelK				5446922			1+0+0=1
KateKintail	7083260 7083265 7083274 7083277 7083261 7083262	5960397 7083253 7083255 7083267 7089714 7083279	7091787 7083257 7091704 7091789 7091790 6646526 7083285	7093655 7083284 7093701 7093637 7093638 6793620 7093641 7093642 7083281 7083275 6644798 7083290 7093635 7093636 6644798 7093646 7091647 7093644 7083288 7083263 7093685 7093649 6065451 7083270	7091655 7091674 7091668 7083269 7091661 7091720	7091695 7090317 7091761 7098035 7093693 7093640 7093689 7093648 7093676 7098037 7083289 7091754	59+1+1=61
lady-liberty		7071705 7071719	6294305		6294311 3316702 6776330		4+2+0=6
maggiemuffet		7038717 6884348	7038710 7038676	7038653		6020257 6241803 6151493 6780815 7038753	10+0+0=10
Maranlin				7091785 7091782 7049363 7005253			4+0+0=4
mssaver	5831695	780363	6942115	5997136	6375561	7097842	6+0+0=6
spazcat	7051367	7051675 7053325 7085110 7053972		7051643	6426165 7051633	7053702 7051370 6921633	11+0+0=11
stardust		7060665 7060660 7060645 7060663					4+0+0=4
tabby-cat-owner		6081075 6081162				7011056 5673305 4186240 6749281 5695329 6452687 6651319 4798499 6651319	11+0+0=11	1
waderwoman	7009772	6835308 6835309 6998548			7009771 6185035 6606238		6+1+0=7
Totals:	9	24	12	33	15	31	124	1

Winners

Prizes will be awarded for the following: Participant with the highest number of wild releases for this challenge: Participant with the highest number of RABCK releases for this challenge: A random participant whose username was drawn out of a hat:

Links

Tartan Day 2008 BC Challenge Tartan Day 2007 BC Challenge Tartan Day 2006 BC Challenge Challenge Thread on BoookCrossing List of Scottish Authors Tartan Day- Scotland Tartan Day- UK/USA National Tartan Day- USA Tartan Day- Washington DC Tartan Day- Association of Scottish Games and Festivals

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