Showing posts with label contests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contests. Show all posts
Brief post today--just directing your attention to a great contest opportunity.
YAtopia and Entranced Publishing are teaming up for a pitch contest, with a chance at a slot in an online editing workshop and possible e-publication on the line.
On September 7th (UPDATE: they've moved it up to September 1!), you'll need to have the following ready for their pitch contest post:
- Name
- Email
- Title
- Age-range & Genre
- Word-count
- Hook (100 words or fewer)
So head on over and check out the details!
YAtopia and Entranced Publishing are teaming up for a pitch contest, with a chance at a slot in an online editing workshop and possible e-publication on the line.
On September 7th (UPDATE: they've moved it up to September 1!), you'll need to have the following ready for their pitch contest post:
- Name
- Title
- Age-range & Genre
- Word-count
- Hook (100 words or fewer)
So head on over and check out the details!
For the price of a latte, you could get your writing some recognition. Gemini Magazine's Short Story Contest closes March 31, and the entry fee is only $4. Here are the details from their website:
"GRAND PRIZE: $1,000
2nd PLACE: $100
HONORABLE MENTION (3)
All Five Finalists Will Be Published in
The June 2012 Issue of Gemini
No restrictions on content, style, genre or length. Flashes,
novel excerpts, experimental, mainstream, literary, noir,
romance—all types of short fiction are welcome. Simply send
your best unpublished work by email or snail mail.
We publish both new and established writers."
Some people won't enter contests that have an entry fee, but I feel like $4 for a chance at $1,000 and a publishing credit is a pretty good deal! The WOW! Women on Writing Spring 2010 Flash Fiction Contest entry fee paid off for me when my story "Ebb Tide" took 3rd place. Good luck to those who enter!
Yes, I really am allergic to chicken, so you'll have to enjoy this cool chicken (the graphic address changed, so there's no dancing chicken, sorry) while I draw names (well, the numbers assigned in the order you commented) with random.org.
And the first winner is...
Kris Atkins, you wanted the Amazon gift certificate, so expect an email later today from me and Amazon!
and the second winner is . . .
Christina Mercer, you wanted a lovely Faces of Fat Kitty City Calendar, so let me know if you want me to mail it or deliver it!
And winner the third is . . .
Sophia Chang, you wanted the Amazon gift certificate, so expect an email later today from me and Amazon!
Thank you to everyone who entered, and all the followers that have stuck with me all this time! And if you didn't win but wanted a Faces of Fat Kitty City Calendar, you can still get one through Fat Kitty City.
(name gifs from 123glitter.com)
And the first winner is...
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Kris Atkins, you wanted the Amazon gift certificate, so expect an email later today from me and Amazon!
and the second winner is . . .
        |
Christina Mercer, you wanted a lovely Faces of Fat Kitty City Calendar, so let me know if you want me to mail it or deliver it!
And winner the third is . . .
      |
Sophia Chang, you wanted the Amazon gift certificate, so expect an email later today from me and Amazon!
Thank you to everyone who entered, and all the followers that have stuck with me all this time! And if you didn't win but wanted a Faces of Fat Kitty City Calendar, you can still get one through Fat Kitty City.
(name gifs from 123glitter.com)
Contest closed! Thanks for entering and check back on Monday to see the three randomly chosen winners!
Okay, so I've been planning on doing a giveaway once I hit 100 followers, and I've been hovering at just under 100 for some time. (And BTW,if you're thinking of doing a giveaway of your own, here's a post on legal things to make you tear out your hair.)
I logged on this morning to do my post anyway, planning on calling it the "Close Enough to 100 Followers Celebration". Imagine my surprise and delight when I peeked at my followers and it showed 101! A big thank you to the Blogger community for sticking with me.
But I'm sure you want me to stop blathering and get to the good stuff: what are the prizes?
There will be three randomly chosen winners from the comments on this post, and each will get their choice of:
A digital or hardcover Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (see my post on it here)
A Faces of Fat Kitty City Calendar; a donation of $20 will be made in your name to get the calendar (see all the pages here)
Or an Amazon.com gift card for $15 and pick out what you want!
Now for the rules:
Unfortunately, this giveaway is only open to U.S. addresses (unless you're able to redeem an Amazon.com gift card or get the electronic edition of SR anywhere--tried to find if you can do that outside the U.S. and the site was vague).
Tweets and shares are always appreciated, but not necessary to enter or win. You also don't need to be a follower, but you must leave a contact in your comment, or have it available through your Blogger profile. My last contest, I had to do a lot of online legwork to track down one of the winners and this time around if I can't reach you easily, I'll pick another name.
Also leave which item you would choose if you win in your comment, please.
The contest will end December 16 at 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time, and the winner will be announced December 19 on my blog. I do have an Amazon Prime account, so there's a chance that your prize will get to you by Christmas if it's the hardcover book; I can email the gift card or the code for the electronic edition, so those could reach you even quicker. The calendar will be shipped via media mail; the USPS site says that can take 2-8 days.
Addendum: As a Pay it Forward, I'd like to direct your attention to Christine Johnson's YA Authors Against Animal Abuse auction. Some great swag up for auction from the likes of Carrie Ryan, Cassandra Clare, Julie Kagawa and more. I'm hoping for the Carrie Ryan books myself, but higher bids for the critters are good too!
Okay, so I've been planning on doing a giveaway once I hit 100 followers, and I've been hovering at just under 100 for some time. (And BTW,if you're thinking of doing a giveaway of your own, here's a post on legal things to make you tear out your hair.)
I logged on this morning to do my post anyway, planning on calling it the "Close Enough to 100 Followers Celebration". Imagine my surprise and delight when I peeked at my followers and it showed 101! A big thank you to the Blogger community for sticking with me.
But I'm sure you want me to stop blathering and get to the good stuff: what are the prizes?
There will be three randomly chosen winners from the comments on this post, and each will get their choice of:
A digital or hardcover Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (see my post on it here)
A Faces of Fat Kitty City Calendar; a donation of $20 will be made in your name to get the calendar (see all the pages here)
Or an Amazon.com gift card for $15 and pick out what you want!
Now for the rules:
Unfortunately, this giveaway is only open to U.S. addresses (unless you're able to redeem an Amazon.com gift card or get the electronic edition of SR anywhere--tried to find if you can do that outside the U.S. and the site was vague).
Tweets and shares are always appreciated, but not necessary to enter or win. You also don't need to be a follower, but you must leave a contact in your comment, or have it available through your Blogger profile. My last contest, I had to do a lot of online legwork to track down one of the winners and this time around if I can't reach you easily, I'll pick another name.
Also leave which item you would choose if you win in your comment, please.
The contest will end December 16 at 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time, and the winner will be announced December 19 on my blog. I do have an Amazon Prime account, so there's a chance that your prize will get to you by Christmas if it's the hardcover book; I can email the gift card or the code for the electronic edition, so those could reach you even quicker. The calendar will be shipped via media mail; the USPS site says that can take 2-8 days.
Addendum: As a Pay it Forward, I'd like to direct your attention to Christine Johnson's YA Authors Against Animal Abuse auction. Some great swag up for auction from the likes of Carrie Ryan, Cassandra Clare, Julie Kagawa and more. I'm hoping for the Carrie Ryan books myself, but higher bids for the critters are good too!
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