Young Adult Novel Discovery Competition

Young Adult Novel Discovery Competition

 Get in Front of Top YA Editors and Agents with ONLY the First 250 Words of Your YA Novel!

Serendipity Literary Agency, in collaboration with Gotham Writers' Workshop, is hosting its Third Annual Young Adult Novel Discovery Competition for a chance to win a one-on-one consultation with one of New York's leading YA literary agents!

If you've written a novel for young adults—or have an idea for one that you would like to write—we invite you to enter our contest. Simply submit an enticing title along with the first 250 words from the opening of your original YA novel. http://bit.ly/YAContest

GREAT PRIZES

The Grand Prize Winner will have the opportunity to submit an entire manuscript to YA literary agent Regina Brooks and receive a free, 10-week writing course, courtesy of Gotham Writers' Workshop, plus a collection of gourmet teas from Possibiliteas.co.

The Top Five Entrants (including the Grand Prize winner) will receive a 15-minute, one-on-one pitch session with Regina Brooks, one of New York’s premier literary agents for young adult books. They will also receive commentary on their submissions by editors at Scholastic, Disney, Harlequin Teen, Random House, Viking, Roaring Brook Press, Sourcebooks, and Kimani Tru and receive a one-year subscription to The Writer magazine.

The First 50 Entrants will receive a copy of Writing Great Books for Young Adults by Regina Brooks.

Enter to win at: http://bit.ly/YAContest. Hurry the contest ends November 30, 2011!

Good luck to everyone who enters! :D

Happy Reading (And Happy Writing!)

♪♫ Ambur

My Perfect Day with Ash

Well...since this is staying G-rated...and Meghan has super scary fey magic, I'll tell you my perfect day with Ash if we were just friends. Although as you can imagine, I would definitely not want to be stuck in the friend zone with him! haha...am I perhaps hinting at what's to come on this perfect day, well yes, yes, I am.

First, we would go for a walk in my small town, and since it's a perfect day, the weather would be sunny and wind free for once. We might even bring my dachshund along for the walk, she'd love it. :)

Then, we'd play Scrabble®, because what perfect day isn't complete without a fierce and competitive game of Scrabble®? Ash would win, of course, because he's been around for a long...loooong time, so he knows way more words than I do...plus I tend to get bored of Scrabble® after a while and stop trying, I do it with Poker, too. I start with a bang and fizzle out...anyways, while we're playing Scrabble®, we'll be listening to music ("Ice" by Lights, and maybe some "Ice, Ice, Baby" by Vanilla Ice...are you sensing a theme with the music here?), and we'll be drinking some nice hot chocolate, although Ash's might need ice cubes so that he doesn't feel uncomfortable.

After Scrabble, and hot drinks, we'll settle on the couch and watch...you probably guessed it, Just Friends. It's the perfect movie. It's funny, it's sweet, and...it has Ryan Reynolds in it. And since this is the "perfect" day, Ash really likes the movie, too. :D

Finally, with the day drawing to an end, Ash has to say goodbye, but when he leaves Meghan shows up, and we have a sleepover. She gushes about Ash like crazy, so I'm okay with only being friends with him because Meghan is awesome, I'm happy for her (and him), and on this perfect day, she and Ash are my friends. :)

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If you're wondering why I'm posting about my perfect day with Ash, well it's because Julie's having a contest on her blog! This right here is my entry. :)

You can read the contest post on Julie's blog, here: Iron Knight arc contest: A day with Ash (or Puck)

Here are the details, copied from Julie's blog (in case you want a  peek before checking out her post): 

"One Ash winner and one Puck winner. I will choose my four favorites and let Random.org decide the rest. U.S. and Canada only this time, sorry. Contest will run to September 25th. "Inappropriate" posts will be disqualified. Don't forget to post your perfect day on your blog or other public forum. Thanks!"

So, I hope you liked my day with Ash...I amped up the silly just for you all. haha Good luck to everyone else who enters, and if you do enter, I'd love to read your entry, too, so don't be afraid to post a link. I'll definitely check them out. :D

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Maggie Stiefvater's Giant Forever Trailer Contest!

Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater - GIANT FOREVER TRAILER CONTEST

Maggie Steifvater is having an amazing contest right now! But it ends really really soon, so if you guys want to enter you better hurry! The link to her contest is right ^ up there at the top of this post. :) You only have until the morning of May 16th though...so like I said a very short amount of time. :)



Here's Maggie's awesome Forever trailer! :D I love the little paper wolves! :D




And if you wanna buy her book, you can signed copies here: http://www.fountainbookstore.com/autograph-maggie.


So who else is super excited for Forever?? I know I can't wait! :D

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Mommy Moment's Tangled GRAND PRIZE Giveaway! :D

Mommy Moment is having an amazing giveaway right now,

and it's centred around the new Disney movie, Tangled!!!

This giveaway is Canadian only, 

and it's such an amazing giveaway that I just had to share it!

You can win:

The Grand Prize (ARV $150.00)

1 family of four pass to any screening location on November 20th 3 TANGLED shirts (Flynn, Rapunzel and Pascal)

$50 Walmart Gift Cart

Official movie poster

Rapunzel Doll c/o Mattel

Silly Bandz

Rapunzel book

(Open to Canadian Residents that are followers of Mommy Moment)

This giveaway runs until November 15th, 2010 at 6:59 CST.

Well, I personally would love to win this giveaway because I just love Disney movies, and this one looks amazing! I know I'm going to love this movie, it just screams: Ambur will love this!!! Okay maybe it doens't really scream that, but I seriously think I will love it! :D

So why would YOU like to win it??? And if you do want a chance to win head on over to Mommy Moment and enter for yourself, but remember it's Canadians only. :)

Here is the link to the giveaway: http://www.mommymoment.ca/2010/11/walt-disney-studios-tangled-grand-prize.html

And if anyone wants to kill some time, look up Tangled Disney in google images, the screenshots are so awesome...I was looking for a movie poster :D

And on that note, does anyone else absolutely love anything Disney???

One day I would love to dress up as a Disney character in Disneyland or Disney World, it'd be so much fun, very hot inside the suit, but so fun :D

Happy Reading and Do Svidaniya!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Hunting for Nightshade....Andrea Cremer's contest and my hunt for the book

Right now on Andrea Cremer's blog she's having a contest, where you can win lots of Nightshade related goodies! Here is the link: http://blurredhistory.blogspot.com/2010/10/hunt.html

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Yesterday was the release day for Nightshade, and since I already had plans to go out with my best friend it worked out perfectly. We planned to go to supper, Chapters, and then finally to see Easy A in theatres.

Supper was awesome, but ran a little late, so we decided to go to a later movie and spend even more time in Chapters, which was probably a good thing because we had a coupon for 20% off our purchases, not including the 10% off from the iRewards card, so boy did we spend.

We wandered through the store and wound up in the Young Adult's section, and I searched and searched for Nightshade. Somehow I kept missing it, so I printed off the information from the little kiosks on where it was in the store....and it was right beside where I was standing.

Right in front of me the whole time. :P

But I found it, so I'll deal with a little bit of embarrassment from momentarily forgetting my alphabet.

 I blame Chapters, it always gets me giddy on books. There's a reason my parents only take me there so often afterall....I spend lots, I get SUPER excited, and I end up making friends with the sales staff, which for some reason my mom finds kind of weird.

Anyways, here's a photo of me with my lovely prize from my hunting expedition...next time I'm brining a map.

Just a quick question before I go...have you picked up your copy of Nightshade yet????

Oh and in case you were wondering, Easy A was awesome, probably the funniest movie I've seen all year. I defintiely recommend going to see it if you haven't already. It's actually a pretty clever movie, which is really rare nowadays. :)

Happy Reading and Do Svidaniya!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Crescendo Book Trailer!!! -- (Cresendo Contest also @ Becca's Blog!!!)

So, Cresendo is coming out later this month, and I'm going to lie, I'm getting pretty excited!!!
Right now Becca Fitzpatrick is having a contest over at her blog (http://bec-fitzpatrick.livejournal.com/75819.html). It runs until October 18th. I've provided the link, so just zoom on over to her blog to check out the details! You definitely don't want to miss this because she's giving away lots of goodies to ONE lucky winner!!! : D


Now, why don't you enjoy the book trailer for Cresendo by Becca Fitzpatrick...




Happy Reading & Do Svidanya!


Ambur

Woo-Hoo!!!! FOREVER, THE LAST BOOK IN THE SHIVER TRILOGY, PRE-ORDER A SIGNED COPY HERE!

Here's the amazing cover for Forever by Maggie Stiefvater!!! It's just as beautiful as the others...and I'm loving the wolf and boy on the cover. I'm pretty sure we all have the same suspicions about who they are. ;)




Maggie's having an awesome contest over on her blog, and if you click on the picture of Forever's cover it should link you right to it ;)


So...back to the details on pre-ordering! The link is right here: http://www.fountainbookstore.com/autograph-maggie.

If you pre-order the book from this indie bookstore before the book's released your's will be signed by Maggie!!! Come on who doesn't wanna get in on that!!! :D

Happy Reading!

Ambur

Some good 'ol cleaning of the book shelves!! Fabulous Mega Giveaway at Valerie Kemp's Blog!!!! :D

http://valeriekwrites.blogspot.com/2010/09/clearing-out-my-shelves-mega-giveaway.html

You have the chance to win several book bag's if you're from the US or Canada, as well as the chance to win a couple of books that will be purchased from the Book Depository (and because of that, anyone who lives in a country where the Book Depository delievers may enter to win those ones).

Anywho...it's amazingly generous and a fabulous opportunity, so why not take a chance and enter....who knows you might just win! ;)

The contest ends at 11:59pm EST September 30th, 2010...so get your booty in gear and enter anytime before that!!!

Good luck and happy reading!

HUGE ARC Giveaway At Babbling Flow!!!!!

Here's the link:   http://babblingflow.blogspot.com/2010/08/arcs-arcs-arcs.html


This contest is freaking huge!! You have the chance to win some amazing books and it's open Internationally so anyone can enter!!! The contest is over on September 8th so you've still got some time to check it out, but don't hold off too long, you don't wanna miss your chance!!!
You can win:
1. A set of Beautiful Creatures (hardcover) & Beautiful Darkness (ARC) which are both signed by  Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
2. An ARC of Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

3. An ARC of Rot & Run by Jonathan Maberry
4. An ARC of The Unidentified by Rae Mariz
5. An ARC of Halt's Peril by John Flanagan
6. An ARC of The Goblin Gate by Hilari Bell
7. An ARC of Jane by April Linder
8. An ARC of The Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke

...so there's tons to win!! An they're ARC's too so you'll feel extra special if you get one...or maybe that's just how I'd feel :P

Anyways...get going and ENTER!!!

Happy reading and good luck! :D

AMAZING Hunger Games GIVEAWAY!!! Hosted by 3 Blogs!!! 3 chances to win!

There are 3 chances to win in this contest, you can enter at all 3 blogs, or choose just one. The link I'm posting is For What It's Worth's part of the contest!! :D

Here's the link :      http://www.fwiwreviews.net/2010/08/let-games-begin.html

Each blog has their own conditions for entering the contest. For What It's Worth's conditons are to "*Leave a comment on this post telling me how you would like the trilogy to end or if you've read Mockingjay - did you like the end? (NO spoilers please!)"

If you're any kind of Hunger Games fan hurry up and enter, the contest ends on August 29th and it is International.

I just finished Mockingjay myself and I loved it, I hope everyone else enjoys it as much as I did. That being said, keep tissues at your side, it's a wild ride that book is and some of the journey is rough.

Good luck, happy reading, and 'Let the odds be ever in your favour!'

End of Summer Giveaway Contest at Jennifer Lauren's Blog!!!

Well it's kind of sad that summer's coming to a close, but at least you can enter this contest and get the chance to win some fantastic goodies!
Here's the link: http://www.jenniferlaurens.blogspot.com/

She's giving away a Heavenly book bag, HEAVENLY and PENITENCE, and also a Real Angels Don't Fall tee shirt!!!

The givewaway is running from Monday to Friday with the draw for the winner happening on Saturday.
Hurry up and enter! You've only got so much time, and for this contest you get to do your own advertising for it, so everybody spread the news of this contest!

Good luck and happy reading!!

On a quick side note, I just got Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins last night and it was AMAZING!!!  Everyone will have their own opinions, but overall I was extremely satisfied with it and it was an action packed read, definitely worth the read. It's the last book in the Hunger Games Trilogy, so if you haven't started those yet, you should get on that. ;)

CONTEST @ A Good Addiction! :)

http://agoodaddiction.blogspot.com/2010/07/take-me-there-blog-stop.html

You can win a bunch of goodies! A bracelet, a tote bag, and Texas trivia playing cards!! :D
Go ahead and enter, you know you want to! :P

Good luck! :D

CONTEST @ L.J. Boldyrev's Site!!!

http://ljboldyrev.blogspot.com/2010/08/contest-signed-arc-return-to-paradise.html

ENTER and you can win Return To Paradise, the sequel to Simone Elkeles book, Leaving Paradise!! If you haven't read Leaving Paradise yet, I suggest you do. It's an amazing story. I, for one, can't wait for Return to Paradise, so I jumped at the chance to enter this contest!!

Good luck, and I hope you enjoy Leaving Paradise if you decide to read it!
Check out other Simon Elkele stories as well, she's an amazing author! :D

La Femme Readers has another great contest!!!

http://lafemmereaders.blogspot.com/2010/07/2011-ya-releases-giveaway.html


Well, going through my dashboard today I saw that there were a bunch of amazing contests going on at La Femme Readers!! This blog has so many fantastic chances to win that it's a shame if you don't check it out!! :D

The books you can win are:
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Wake Unto Me by Lisa Cach
The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

Contest ends September 2, so get going and ENTER!

Good luck and happy reading! :)

Cassandra Clare MEGA Giveaway on Paperback Dolls!!!!

Okay, first, I think this may be my favourite contest ever!!! TONS of Cassandra Clare/Shadowhunter goodies being given away! How can I resist an offer like that???? I can't... : p
Even if you've never read these books I still suggest you enter because they are so worth having!!! : D

http://paperbackdolls.blogspot.com/2010/08/cassandra-clare-mega-giveaway.html

Happy reading, and good luck to anyone who sees this! : D