And The Winner of The Smudge Contest Is....

Maggie!
A huge congratulations goes out to her for being the winner of The Novel Emporium's very first contest! As the winner, she will be recieving a signed copy of Smudge's Mark!



For those of you who entered but did not win this time around, thank you for your entries and you'll be happy to know that new contests are in the works.

And lastly, my fellow readers, if you haven't done so already, pick up a copy of Smudge's Mark by Claudia Osmond at your nearest bookstore! You will not be disappointed!

Last Day to Enter The Make Your Mark With Some Sort of Mark Contest

Hello everyone,
Just a reminder that today is the last day you can enter The Make Your Mark With Some Sort of Mark Contest to win a signed copy of Claudia Osmond's Smudge's Mark!

All entries must be in before 12:00 am (est) time tonight!
Winner to be announced Saturday, April 3, 2010

Good luck to everyone!

The Make Your Mark With Some Sort of Mark Contest

I am very excited to announce The Novel Emporium's very first contest!
The Make Your Mark With Some Sort of Mark Contest, to be exact(or the ever more simple,The Smudge Giveaway,for short).

The prize for this first TNE contest is rather fitting as Claudia Osmond is the first author I met in person.
And what is the prize, you ask?
A signed copy of her debut novel Smudge's Mark!



Last December,Claudia Osmond was named my favourite 2009 Debut Author and her novel is an exceptional and original story that I believe both children and adults will enjoy. For more information on the novel,check out http://smudgesmark.com/.

 

Contest Rules & Details

Deadline: Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Open to: All residents (International)
How to enter:
In the comments section, name something that leaves a mark.(for example crayons or lipstick)Please include your name and email address in the comment,so that I can contact you if you win.

That will grant you one entry into the draw.

To better your chances,you can do one or all of the following and receive one extra entry for each:
1)Post your own photograph or drawing of the mark you name(+1)(If we are sticking with the crayon example, a photograph of your two year old sister's drawing on the wall would be fab. Perhaps not so much for the house but for the contest it would work wonders!)
2)Subscribe to The Novel Emporium (+1)
-Tell others about the Make Your Mark With Some Sort of Mark contest,
via 3)Twitter(+1)(please provide username)
4)Facebook Status(+1) (please provide link)
and/or 5)Blog Entry(+1) (please provide link)

So there you have it! Everyone who comments and names something that makes a mark, is guaranteed at least one entry.

Good luck to everyone!

The Body Finder Trailer

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
will be released in March of this year!

For your viewing enjoyment, I give you the new splendid book trailer =)

Deva Fagan's Spreading Bookish Cheer Giveaway

Deva Fagan is holding a holiday book giveaway over at her blog!

The fabulous prizes include:

Ghostly Prize Package: A hardback copy of Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell and a SIGNED hardback copy of Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe
OR
Fairydusted Prize Package: A hardback copy of Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter by R. J. Anderson  and a hardback copy of Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev 
 

For more information on how to enter, click the link below:                                                 Deva Fagan's Spreading Bookish Cheer Post

Give Up the Ghost Book Trailer and Megan Crewe's End of 2009 Giveaway

Here is the wonderful book trailer for Megan Crewe's Give Up the Ghost. 

The author of Give Up the Ghost is hosting an end of the year giveaway on her blog... for more information on the fabulous prizes and how to enter, click on the link below!

End of 2009 Giveaway Post

On a side note, I have already read and loved Give Up the Ghost and a review will posted shortly!