Dover Publications Announces Virtual Coloring Party, Giveaways & More for
Third Annual National Coloring Book Day
Mineola, New York, 07/2017 — Sponsored by Dover Publications, the third annual National Coloring Book Day takes place on August 2nd and people who enjoy coloring can expect a variety of fun events, including a world-wide virtual coloring party.
Officially recognized by the National Day Calendar, National Coloring Book Day is highlighted by coloring parties around the globe. These celebrations are one of the most creative ways for adults to reduce stress and spend time with friends — or meet new ones.
Dover anticipates that thousands of parties will take place in libraries, community centers, cafes, private homes, and other locations. Last year, there were more than 1,400 coloring events in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Australia. The hashtag #nationalcoloringbookday was one of the top five trending hashtags on Twitter, spreading news of the day globally.
This year, many of Dover’s most popular artists will be participating in a fun Virtual Coloring Party on National Coloring Book Day. Prolific best-selling coloring book artists Marty Noble, Marjorie Sarnat, Miryam Adatto and Jessica Mazurkiewicz, along with Veronica Winters, who created the guide How to Color Like an Artist, will be online to answer questions and chat with fans throughout the event, which will run 3:00 - 8:00pm EST.
“Last year we got feedback from people around the world who wanted to meet and chat with their favorite coloring book artists, but our artists could only be in one place at a time. So, this year we’re bringing the coloring party online so everyone can join in on the fun” says Amanda Guest, Dover’s Social Media Marketing Manager. “Since we published our first adult coloring book in 1970, Dover has built a loyal fan base. Today that’s still going strong, and now people connect on our Coloring with Dover Facebook page, which is a community of more than 82,000 like-minded individuals who love to express themselves creatively through coloring or, as we like to call them, colorists! National Coloring Book Day is a fun way to celebrate just how incredible the coloring community is.”
Colorists who want to celebrate National Coloring Book Day can print out a free mini coloring book from the official NCBD website, ColoringBookDay.com, and register for a chance to win one of ten $25 Dover Gift Certificates.
For complete details on the Virtual Coloring Party and more information on other coloring parties happening across the country, visit the National Coloring Book Day website.
About Dover Publications:
Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2016, Dover Publications, Inc., was founded by New Yorkers Hayward and Blanche Cirker in 1941, and is headquartered in Mineola, New York. The publisher offers more than 10,000 titles, including books on architecture, cooking, fine art, crafts, history, mathematics, and music, as well as bestselling Creative Haven® coloring books for adults, Dover Thrift Editions of classic literature, the world’s premier paper doll line, value-priced Little Activity Books, graphic novel reprints, and works by over two dozen Nobel Laureates. Thousands of eBooks are also available at the Apple iBookstore, Google, Amazon, and other online retailers.