Contests
June 7th, 2010
DVD and Book Giveaway!
Post a comment and subscribe to our blog – that’s all you have to do to enter. And multiple comments means multiple entries! Contest runs for two weeks and Winner will be announced on June 18th.
Prize is as follows: the DVD collection of True Blood Season Two and a $10 gift certificate for the book of your choice at bookdepository.com
Please feel free to pass the URL in your browser window along – each trackback/link/pingback counts as another entry.
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The Wicked team will be holding a unique contest this month. We’re asking our readers to try their own hand at writing short stories. Entrants submit a non-erotica short story under 3,000 words to wickedwriterz@yahoo.com by April 20th, 2010.
First prize is to have your entry critiqued by three members on the team, the story will be posted here on the site, and you’ll be invited to guest blog with us in May! Second prize is a critique by two team members and to also have the story posted here on the site. Third prize will be one critique and an honorable mention.
Winners were as follows: Harley D. Palmer, Tom Hall and honorable mention goes to Tracey James
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March 8th, 2010
Congratulations to user ID Harley Palmer!
You’ve won five books of your choice from the list of available titles to choose from. You’ll be receiving an email so please check your spam folder to ensure delivery.
Thanks to all of you who entered and please try again next week to win. All that’s required is for you to leave a comment (or pingback) anywhere on the site and subscribe to our blog! Multiple comments increase your chance of winning!
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Congratulations to user ID Maered!
You’ve won our first contest held on February 13th, 2010 by being the 32nd comment or ping back on the site from Feb 1st to today (site member’s comments and ping backs not counted)! You will be notified by email today and if by chance you do not want the prize you can take a portion of it and pick a new number for a new winner to be chosen (just in case you didn’t know there was a contest and you have no desire to own the items)
Thanks to all of you who entered and we hope to see you back for the next contest!
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February marks our second month here at Wicked Writers, and we’d like to honor the month of love with a Valentine’s Day tribute to the Romance genre. Below, you’ll find the list of titles available in an eight-book giveaway, a small box of chocolates, and a $25 gift certificate to Borders offered in our very first contest!
It’s easy to enter – just post a comment anywhere here on our site. Each post counts as an entry and will be assigned a number based on the date and time posted (don’t worry, our own W W comments to each other will not be counted, we’re a chatty group). At the end of the contest, on February 13th, a random computer-generated number will decide the winner. We’ll announce the winner on Valentine’s Day and your prize will be shipped to you within a day via media mail.
Comments can be made on any page here on the site – author bio, book descriptions, chapter excerpts, or blog posts. Hateful comments will be deleted and not counted (but constructive ones are always welcome!).
Romance titles up for grabs (click on the link for the Amazon listing and read the book description):
Lorraine Heath – Surrender to the Devil **autographed by the author
Eloisa James – An Affair Before Christmas and Duchess by Night
Suzanne Enoch – Before the Scandal
Kristan Higgins – Too Good to be True
Barbara Freethy – Suddenly One Summer
Julia Quinn – What Happens In London
Anne Hope – Where Dreams Are Made **autographed by the author
Please feel free to pass the contest URL link that appears in your browser window on to anyone you know who likes Romances. Let the games begin!
C.J. Ellisson
Gregory Marshall Smith
David Sartof
Anastasia V. Pergakis
James Garcia Jr.
George Allwynn
Sharon Hamilton
J.D. Brown
C.J. Ellisson lives near Washington DC with her husband, two children, two Staffordshire bull terriers and a young cat to whom she’s newly allergic. 
After spending most of her working life associated with real estate, she’s now pursuing a new passion of fiction writing. Her Erotic Urban Fantasy series stars a smart, strong, and slightly sarcastic female vampire running a resort for the undead in Alaska.
J.D. Brown lives with her two Pomeranians on the border between Wisconsin and Illinois. She enjoys the best of both worlds: peaceful country side and neurotic city life. J.D. began writing for publication in 2009, when she started her first Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Thriller series, Dark Heirloom. She fell in love with the craft and her writing became a wicked hot obsession.
Gregory Marshall Smith, born in Somerville, Massachusetts and raised in historic Medford, is a jack-of-all-trades. 
Anastasia V. Pergakis is a high fantasy author, mostly. She also writes Sci-Fi, Urban fantasy, and mystery novels. Her main novel, The Faery’s Tale Saga is a four part series, a high fantasy mixed with action/adventure and romance. She also writes dark poetry and the occasional twisted or humorous short story. Besides writing, Anastasia also loves reviewing/editing, cover art design, and web design. 
The eccentric George Allwynn not only pens GLBT romantic suspense, but at times, has been caught sneaking in some paranormal, humor and (gasp!) erotica. 
Sharon Hamilton loves all things paranormal: angels, vampires, a witch or two, and even some hybrid beings who don’t know what they are. 
David Sartof has a PhD in management philosophy, has served in the Merchant Marine and as an Officer in the UK’s Royal Air Force. In addition, he spent most of the first decade of the 21st century developing businesses as an entrepreneur. 
David is the author of River of Judgement, a crime novel set in the City of London during the start of banking crisis of the late-noughties.
James Garcia Jr.began writing when he discovered horror novels in junior high. Later, he set aside his dream of being a writer while he and his wife started their family. 
Who doesn’t Dream? We may have haunting Dreams, dreams of hope, ahhh… Love. We all fantize about Love, the strenght of the character to their weakness, and smiles that could melt your heart. The heart holds the key and we surrender that key to Love, so yes Where Dreams are Made is the gate keeper to all we hold dear to us, from sprialy in to the depth of despair.
L’amour est dans l’air. February is such a romantic month. What a great idea you wicked writers
crafted.
I do enjoy contests and something for Valentine’s would be great. My hubby isn’t the most romantic so I have to read about it.
Hi, I hope all your books do really well!!
Joann
This is an incredible giveaway!
What a great giveaway. Happy Valentines Day to all.
I’d love to be entered! This is very generous of y’all.
Great Contest, I love romance books!
I’m a romantic and I think that I push it onto other people. I believe in true love and I’ve been living it for 20 years…Stacy
Ohh fun fun. I’m definitely a romantic.
Remember folks – you can enter multiple times by posting additional comments anywhere on the site between NOW and Feb 13th. More comments means more chances to win!
Is this contest international?
Sure! Media mail doesn’t cost that much but may take a little longer. Readers come from all over and we’re grateful for the interest in our site, so YES – international is okay on this contest (can’t speak for future ones).
Very nice site, and very cool contest.
-Jen
http://velmaj.wordpress.com/
Wow this is a dream come true giveaway please accept my entry into this giveaway
please enter me thanks
Fabulous contest, please count me in!
Wow ! Good to read that you have made the giveaway international.
Please enter me.
Thanks
Great contest! Happy Valentines Day to All!
Great giveaway!
This is a great contest! Count me in, please!
Just found your site- haven’t had a lot of time to browse, but so far so good.
What a great site and I’d love to be entered in the contest.
Thank you.
How fun! Count me in!
I love to read all the blogs out there , everyones opinions and thoughts and to toss in the rest some humour. Im not sure many people read other blogs I am one who loves to .. I personaly dont blog myself, as much as I love to read books , blogs and what not else. Id love to write my own story, not to publish but just for me ,, But Atm im enjoying the huge number of paranormal, and I find that if an author shows an interst in others then I am also keen to keep following there blogs. I realize some of them are way to buzy and some couldnt be bothered but I follow Cjs often reading all her various blogs especially loved hers the last few months.. The topic is very eye opening lol.. Thanks ladies for your time that you do find some of us really enjoy the time you spend .. Fills those gaps when I need my me time.
Katrina