YA Fest - Winners!

Since Friday the 13ths are UNlucky, can we establish a new rule that Monday the 13ths are EXTRAlucky?

At least they are for Sarah & Maddie! Congrats to you two -- beaucoup de books coming your way.

Didn't win? I'm so sorry -- maybe you'll have better luck over at GoodReads-- Walker-Bloomsbury is giving away a handful of copies of SEND ME A SIGN.

And if you're local(ish) -- come see me at PAYA in West Chester, PA on August 25th. I'll have chapter samplers, swag, smiles & hugs!

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Giveaway! -- Vicariously Experience YA Fest

I spent Saturday in fabulous company – with 34 other authors, a squad of helpful “Volunteens”*, bucketfuls of wonderful readers, and the amazing staff at the Palmer Branch of the Easton Public Library.  

 It was YAFest and it was spectacular!

  

The Apocalypsies at YA Fest: Anne Greenwood Brown, Eve Marie Mont, K.M. Walton, Elisa Ludwig, Me, & Brigid Kemmerer

I cannot thank the lovely Cyn Balog and Jennifer Murgia enough for all their work arranging this event. I was lucky  to be seated with Alecia Whitaker—and the two of us spent much of the day just admiring how well organized this event was and saying how happy we were to be a part of it.

See? This is my happy look!

I loved meeting readers and other authors – and since there’s still 8 weeks and 1 day until Send Me a Sign releases, I handed out Teaser Samplers with the first two chapters. I can’t tell you how much it meant to me when teens came back up to tell me they’d read it already and they wished October 2nd would hurry up and arrive **

Aren't they pretty? The book is even PRETTIER!

And just when I thought the day couldn’t possibly get any better – I won THIS in the raffle.

It was so heavy, I needed help lifting it even AFTER I'd given away stacks.

It was almost TOO MUCH AWESOME – so I immediately began foisting books off on the other authors.  I came home with a few dozen less than were in that bin, but as soon as I walked in the door, St.Matt said, “MORE BOOKS? But we’re already DROWNING in them!”

And he’s right.

So… since all of you couldn’t be at YA Fest, let me bring some YA Fest to you –

I’ve created two prize packs with the books I brought home -- enter to win them using the Rafflecoptor below.

Prize Pack A includes:

• A chapter sampler of SEND ME A SIGN
• A TEMPTATION OF ANGELS by Michelle Zink
• PURE by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• DIETY by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• LEGACY by Molly Cochran
• A BREATH OF EYRE by Eve Marie Mont
• INSIDE by Maria Snyder
• MISFIT by Jon Skovron
• WHERE I BELONG by Gwendolyn Heasley
• TORN by Christine Hughes
• SOLVING ZOE by Barbara Dee
• INCONVENIENT by Margie Gelbwasser
• SIRENZ by Charlotte Bennardo & Natalie Zaman
• SIRENZ: BACK IN FASHION by Charlotte Bennardo & Natalie Zaman
• CRACKED tote bag
• An assortment of bookmarks and other bookish swag 

Prize Pack B includes:

• A chapter sampler of SEND ME A SIGN
• LIES BENEATH by Anne Greenwood Brown
• ANGEL STAR by Jennifer Murgia
• BLOODSPELL by Amalie Howard
• A LONG WAY FROM YOU by Gwendolyn Heasley
• TRAFFIC JAM by Melissa Groeling
• SPIRITED: 13 HAUNTING TALES edited by Kat O'Shea
• JUST ANOTHER DAY IN MY INSANELY REAL LIFE by Barbara Dee
• FALL FROM GRACE by Charles Benoit
• THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN by Josh Berk
• INCONVENIENT by Margie Gelbwasser
• ELEMENTAL REALITY by Cesya Marae Cuono
• COMMERCIAL BREAKS: FAMOUS FOR THIRTY SECONDS by P.G. Kain
• LIES BENEATH T-shirt
• An assortment of bookmarks and other bookish swag

Since these packages are going to be HEAVY and postage gets pricey, I’m going to restrict this contest to U.S.  entries.

Good luck!

*This is my new favorite word

**YOU AND ME BOTH, CHICKADEES. 

*** As usual, the talented Tiff Emerick was in charge of photos <3>

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The Schmidtlets have informed me I can't give away the Tupperware bin & tinsel -- or, as they like to call it -- their Disco Bobsled.

Photo taken BEFORE the family room exploded into a tinsel wonderland...