Day 14: Item 5: YA BOOK PACKAGE

The wonderful Shelli Johannes-Wells if offering up a fun selection of ARCs for the avid reader and collector:

Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meaney

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Vampire Crush by A.M. Robinson

Hunger by Jackie Kessler

Everafter by  Amy Huntley

MG/YA Author represented by Alyssa Eisner Henkin (Trident Media Group); Marketing Consultant


Be sure to check out her blog Market My Words, her author site S.R. Johannes and to follow her on Twitter @srjohannes

Day 14 Item 4: FIRST CHAPTER CRITIQUE OR TEN POEM CRITIQUE

The superbly talented Jessica Bell is offering a 

FIRST CHAPTER CRITIQUE 

OR

TEN POEM CRITIQUE 

ANY GENRE - ANY STYLE!!!

Jessica Bell is a literary women's fiction author, poet and singer/songwriter who grew up in Melbourne, Australia, to two gothic rock musicians who had successful independent careers during the '80s and early '90s.

She spent much of her childhood travelling to and from Australia to Europe, experiencing two entirely different worlds, yet feeling equally at home in both environments. She currently lives in Athens, Greece and works as a freelance writer/editor for English Language Teaching publishers worldwide.

Jessica has published a book of poetry called Twisted Velvet Chains, and her debut novel String Bridge, will be available 1st November, 2011. A full list of poems and short stories published in various anthologies and literary magazines can be found under Published Works & Awards.

From September 2012 Jessica will be hosting theHomeric Writers' Retreat & Workshop on the Greek island of Ithaca, home of Odysseus. Please visit the site to register.

Be sure to follow her blog The Alliterative Allomorph it rocks!!!

Day 14 Item 3: SIGNED BOOK

Our own Courtney Barr is offering this next selection from her personal collection...

TWILIGHT

by Stephenie Meyer

This is a hardback copy of TWILIGHT - this book was signed by the author at an event in Arizona in 2009.

Day 14: Item 2: ART PRINT

The wonderful Kimberly Conway is offering this beautiful 8 x 10 fine art print

Life is my Muse

Life is my muse is a serene setting that will bring enjoyment to any surrounding!

The print measures 8"x10", and arrives ready to pop into any standard 8"x10" frame or matte.

Specifics:

The print is reproduced from a painting by me, Kimberly Conway. It is printed in-house on lovely, smooth matte Epson paper. I experimented with many different papers before I settled on this one:

It is archival,

water-resistant,

fade-resistant,

and has a beautiful richness!

My prints are made using Epson Pigment Inks, which are tested and guaranteed not to fade for at least 120+ years.

Kimberly is a Tuscaloosa Artist who showcases her work on Etsy.com

Be sure to visit her shop Kimberly Conways Art

www.kimberlyconwaysart.com 

Day 14 Item 1: CHILDREN'S BOOK PACKAGE

From our very own Courtney Barr we have the delightful 

Fairy Chronicles 

by J.H. Sweet

From Amazon:

J.H. Sweet has always looked for the magic in the everyday. She has an imaginary dog named Jellybean Ebenezer Beast. Her hobbies include hiking, photography, knitting, and basketry. She also enjoys watching a variety of movies and sports. Her favorite superhero is her husband, with Silver Surfer coming in a close second. She loves many of the same things the fairies love, including live oak trees, mockingbirds, weathered terra-cotta, butterflies, bees, and cypress knees. In the fairy game of "If I were a jelly bean, what flavor would I be?" she would be green apple. J.H. Sweet lives with her husband in South Texas and has a degree in English from Texas State University.

Ever since she was a little girl, Tara Larsen Chang has been captivated by intricate illustrations in fairy tales and children's books. Since earning her BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University, her illustrations have appeared in numerous children's books and magazines. When she is not drawing and painting in her studio, she can be found working in her gardens to make sure that there are plenty of havens for visiting fairies.