It's catch-up time here on the blog, so I'm pleased to finally present to you the winners of our Chronicles of Harris Burdick writing contest! Each of the following winners wrote stories based on one of Chris Van Allsburg's illustrations -- and will receive a copy of the book signed by Chris! This story comes... Continue Reading →
It's catch-up time here on the blog, so I'm pleased to finally present to you the winners of our Chronicles of Harris Burdick writing contest! Each of the following winners wrote stories based on one of Chris Van Allsburg's illustrations -- and will receive a copy of the book signed by Chris! This story comes... Continue Reading →
Back in October, some of the best young adult & middle grade authors around came to Portland, Oregon for Wordstock Festival -- which, as many of you know, I am the YA/children's author coordinator for. We had SO MANY amazing authors in one place, that I had to find some cool way to share the... Continue Reading →
Here's another round-up of recent contest winners: 1,000,000 Visitors Giveaway To celebrate reach 1,000,000 visitors here at Novel Novice, we offered up a bunch of books & other fun giveaways: The winner of The Pledge by Kimberly Derting is: Ronda N. The winner of Stay by Deb Caletti is: Cheryl S. The winner of Virtuosity... Continue Reading →
Today we are delighted to be hosting the latest stop in the blog tour for Legend by Marie Lu, a thrilling new dystopian YA with lots of action, suspense and drama. Below, you'll find a guest blog by Marie, as well as a contest and even more goodies! *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â * The Price of Security... Continue Reading →
Today we are delighted to be hosting the latest stop in the blog tour for Legend by Marie Lu, a thrilling new dystopian YA with lots of action, suspense and drama. Below, you'll find a guest blog by Marie, as well as a contest and even more goodies! *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â * The Price of Security... Continue Reading →
After much delay, we are pleased to finally announce the winners of our Frankenstein-inspired writing contest, which was held as part of our October Book of the Month feature on This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel. Each of our two winners will receive a copy of This Dark Endeavor, courtesy of Simon & Schuster. For... Continue Reading →
After much delay, we are pleased to finally announce the winners of our Frankenstein-inspired writing contest, which was held as part of our October Book of the Month feature on This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel. Each of our two winners will receive a copy of This Dark Endeavor, courtesy of Simon & Schuster. For... Continue Reading →
After you rush out and buy your copy of Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Prince, you'll open the cover, flip a couple pages and see this on the dedication page: So, who is Elka? She's Elka Cloke, Cassie's friend and a talented poet. Her poem Thames River Song was featured in Clockwork Angel and she has an entire book... Continue Reading →
After you rush out and buy your copy of Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Prince, you'll open the cover, flip a couple pages and see this on the dedication page: So, who is Elka? She's Elka Cloke, Cassie's friend and a talented poet. Her poem Thames River Song was featured in Clockwork Angel and she has an entire book... Continue Reading →
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