And the recipients of the North American ULTRAVIOLET audiobook have been chosen. Thanks so much to all of you who entered the contest -- I wish I could have given you all a copy! But alas, 'tis not to be...

The winners were @NicsYABookHaven (via Twitter), Irrel (via Tumblr) and ferretvamp14 (via LiveJournal).*

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To celebrate the North American release of Listening Library's unabridged Ultraviolet audiobook read by Justine Eyre, I'm giving away 3 copies to readers in the US and Canada!

If you're eligible and want to enter, just comment here, or tweet with the hashtag #UVGiveaway on Twitter. I'll choose the winners randomly in the New Year.

Good news! My lovely and generous (not to mention talented) fellow Debut 2009 author deva_fagan is giving away copies of the UK paperbacks of Rebel and Arrow on her blog, as well as Ellen Booraem's recently released and critically acclaimed Small Persons With Wings, to US/CAN readers only!

If you'd like to enter, go here and check it out.

The random number generator has spoken, and the winner of a signed hardcover of Wayfarer is etlhoy. Who was zealous enough not only to tell me she really wanted the book but even to write a poem about it, so I think the prize will be going to a good home ( Read more... )

Things are gearing up for the North American release of Wayfarer, and I am doing interviews and guest posts for a number of blogs in the next few weeks. Here are a couple of recent ones:

• Exclusive Interview at Open Book Society
• Guest Post on Worldbuilding plus Wayfarer giveaway (U.S. only) at Tynga's Reviews

And in just a couple of weeks, I'll be ( Read more... )

The lovely claudiagray is giving away a three-book package that includes a copy of Wayfarer! So if you're in North America and want an early peek at the story, be sure to pop over there and enter before Monday, May 17th.

Claudia has also posted a hot-off-the-press conversational interview with yours truly, in which the two of us chat freely about inspiration ( Read more... )

Congratulations to hakkai_duo, who won my auction on help_haiti by donating $50 to UNICEF in exchange for a signed copy of Rebel! And thanks to the hundreds of others who participated, offered donations and made generous bids to help raise funds for earthquake relief in Haiti.

But if you missed the auction, don't worry, there's more to come --

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Can you believe 2009 is almost over? I can't. But thanks to my fellow MG/YA authors at debut2009, it's been an exciting year with lots of new friends and good reading in it!

So here's our parting gift to you, dear readers:


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Two fantastic book prize packages are being given away soon, and my book is in both of them!

First, my fellow fantasy authors over at enchantedinkpot are running the First Annual Inkies Giveaway Extravaganza, with prizes including three bundles of eight books each -- one focused on Fairy Tales and Folklore (that's mine!), one on Adventure and Witchcraft, and ( Read more... )

I am happy to announce that in just a couple of weeks (well, three to be exact), I will be flying down to the AASL Conference in Charlotte, NC to do a signing for many lovely school librarians, and while I am visiting I will also be doing this:

Meet the Debs!

Where:
Park Road Books, Charlotte, NC

When:
Friday November 6, 2009 at 5 p.m.

Who ( Read more... )