The Austenesque scout would like to inform her readers a tons of Austen-themed swags for this week.
Firstly, Austen Author's Mary Lydon Simonsen has recently self-published a novella re-imagining Jane Austen's naval hero from Persuasion titled Captain Wentworth: Home from the Sea. As a token of appreciation for Janeites who have helped her all these years of writing Austenesque genre, she is giving away two copies of this novella to readers who leave a comment on her post. In your comment, please tell her what you love about Persuasion and include your email address. This fabulous giveaway is open worldwide and closes next Tuesday, 8 November 2011.
Over at My Jane Austen Book Club, there is a video interview with P. D. James who has written Death Comes to Pemberley, a Pride & Prejudice sequel with a mystery twist. Watch the video and answer the question posted by Maria in your comment for a chance to win a copy of Death Comes to Pemberley. Remember to leave your email address so that she could contact you in case you are the lucky winner. This contest is open internationally and ends next Wednesday, 9 November 2011.
In addition to the above giveaway, Maria's blog is featuring a guest post by Cornelis de Jong who successfully self-published My Brother and I, a sequel to Pride & Prejudice. Read his wonderful post and then fill up the form in order to stand a chance to win a signed copy of My Brother and I which he generously donated. This giveaway is open to all and ends next Wednesday, 9 November 2011 where the winner's name is revealed.
Nancy Kelley of Austen Aspirations is nearing her publication of her debut novel, His Good Opinion. As it is written from Mr Darcy's point-of-view, she finds it most appropriate to celebrate with a DVD set of the BBC Pride and Prejudice Restored Edition. This splendid giveaway is open worldwide where interested participants need to leave a comment here mentioning your favourite moment from Pride and Prejudice by 11.59 pm PST of next Tuesday, 8 November 2011. There are also ways to earn extra entries so read the instructions on her post.
Pamela Aidan has posted on her community blog a recap of Andrew Davies's appearance at the recent JASNA session at Fort Worth, Texas. She will reward a copy of her novella, Young Master Darcy to a winner who correctly answers her question and subscribe to the blog. Take a look at the question here and be sure to include your email address in your comment. Contest is open for two weeks and closes on Tuesday, 15 November 2011.
Shannon Hale's blog has mentioned three ways in which you can win ARCs of her upcoming release titled Midnight in Austenland. You can 'like' Shannon Hale's Facebook page and be in the running to receive the ARCs from her publisher, Bloomsbury. Alternatively, she is personally giving away a copy each on Twitter and on her blog post. Leave a comment here to be entered for this contest which ends this Saturday, 5 November 2011. If you need a hint on what to write in your comment, she would like to know if you are publishing your first book, who would you dedicate it to?
Susan Mason-Milks is the latest Austenesque writer who recently joined Austen Authors after JASNA AGM. She shares her experience of reading a Jane Austen novel which is Pride and Prejudice in her first blog post. If you leave a comment here stating your own experience with first impressions or your first experience in reading Austen's stories, you will be entered into the drawing to win an autographed copy of her first novel, Mr. Darcy's Proposal. There are also additional ways to increase your chances of winning so read about it here. This giveaway will end next Tuesday, 8 November 2011 at midnight EST.
Besides offering a copy of Jane Austen Made Me Do It as part of Laurel Ann's promotional blog tour at Stephanie's Written Word, Stephanie is also giving away a copy each of Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict and Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict. Both novels are written by Laurie Viera Rigler who also contributed a short story to Jane Austen Made Me Do It titled Intolerable Stupidity. All you need to do to win this three wonderful novels is to leave a comment here mentioning what intrigues you about reading an Austen-inspired short story anthology. The deadline for this contest is next Friday, 11 November 2011 at 12 noon. Take note that prizes can only be shipped to US and Canadian addresses only.
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There is a second guest post at My Jane Austen Book Club, one of my favourite blogs that delivers lots of Austenite goodies. This time the post is written by Regency author Lesley-Anne McLeod. She brings with her a Collector's Library hardcover edition of Persuasion with splendid illustrations by Hugh Thomson. As usual just leave your comment and email address to be entered into this international giveaway. Contest ends next Sunday, 13 November 2011 when the winner is known.
Alyssa Goodnight is generously offering a gift of one galley bound copy of her soon-to-be released Austen-inspired novel, Austentatious. There are two ways which you can enter to win the copy. Post her widget at your blog's sidebar or scan the QR code or even do both if you wish. Both widget and code are available on her blog. Then leave a comment here to inform her what you had done before next Tuesday, 8 November 2011.
Finally, we end the week with Darleen, the blogger mistress of Peeking Between the Pages is spotlighting two new Austen-themed novels that will be officially released in US early next month. They are The Unexpected Miss Bennet by Patrice Sarath and Amanda Grange's Henry Tilney's Diary. Both books had been available in the UK for several months now. Darleen has a copy of each novel up for grabs. Just leave a comment here for The Unexpected Miss Bennet and here for Henry Tilney's Diary. Take note that there are additional ways to win the books. Both contests are open to US and Canadian residents and ends on Saturday, 26 November 2011.
Good luck!
Firstly, Austen Author's Mary Lydon Simonsen has recently self-published a novella re-imagining Jane Austen's naval hero from Persuasion titled Captain Wentworth: Home from the Sea. As a token of appreciation for Janeites who have helped her all these years of writing Austenesque genre, she is giving away two copies of this novella to readers who leave a comment on her post. In your comment, please tell her what you love about Persuasion and include your email address. This fabulous giveaway is open worldwide and closes next Tuesday, 8 November 2011.
Over at My Jane Austen Book Club, there is a video interview with P. D. James who has written Death Comes to Pemberley, a Pride & Prejudice sequel with a mystery twist. Watch the video and answer the question posted by Maria in your comment for a chance to win a copy of Death Comes to Pemberley. Remember to leave your email address so that she could contact you in case you are the lucky winner. This contest is open internationally and ends next Wednesday, 9 November 2011.
In addition to the above giveaway, Maria's blog is featuring a guest post by Cornelis de Jong who successfully self-published My Brother and I, a sequel to Pride & Prejudice. Read his wonderful post and then fill up the form in order to stand a chance to win a signed copy of My Brother and I which he generously donated. This giveaway is open to all and ends next Wednesday, 9 November 2011 where the winner's name is revealed.
Nancy Kelley of Austen Aspirations is nearing her publication of her debut novel, His Good Opinion. As it is written from Mr Darcy's point-of-view, she finds it most appropriate to celebrate with a DVD set of the BBC Pride and Prejudice Restored Edition. This splendid giveaway is open worldwide where interested participants need to leave a comment here mentioning your favourite moment from Pride and Prejudice by 11.59 pm PST of next Tuesday, 8 November 2011. There are also ways to earn extra entries so read the instructions on her post.
Pamela Aidan has posted on her community blog a recap of Andrew Davies's appearance at the recent JASNA session at Fort Worth, Texas. She will reward a copy of her novella, Young Master Darcy to a winner who correctly answers her question and subscribe to the blog. Take a look at the question here and be sure to include your email address in your comment. Contest is open for two weeks and closes on Tuesday, 15 November 2011.
Shannon Hale's blog has mentioned three ways in which you can win ARCs of her upcoming release titled Midnight in Austenland. You can 'like' Shannon Hale's Facebook page and be in the running to receive the ARCs from her publisher, Bloomsbury. Alternatively, she is personally giving away a copy each on Twitter and on her blog post. Leave a comment here to be entered for this contest which ends this Saturday, 5 November 2011. If you need a hint on what to write in your comment, she would like to know if you are publishing your first book, who would you dedicate it to?
Susan Mason-Milks is the latest Austenesque writer who recently joined Austen Authors after JASNA AGM. She shares her experience of reading a Jane Austen novel which is Pride and Prejudice in her first blog post. If you leave a comment here stating your own experience with first impressions or your first experience in reading Austen's stories, you will be entered into the drawing to win an autographed copy of her first novel, Mr. Darcy's Proposal. There are also additional ways to increase your chances of winning so read about it here. This giveaway will end next Tuesday, 8 November 2011 at midnight EST.
Besides offering a copy of Jane Austen Made Me Do It as part of Laurel Ann's promotional blog tour at Stephanie's Written Word, Stephanie is also giving away a copy each of Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict and Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict. Both novels are written by Laurie Viera Rigler who also contributed a short story to Jane Austen Made Me Do It titled Intolerable Stupidity. All you need to do to win this three wonderful novels is to leave a comment here mentioning what intrigues you about reading an Austen-inspired short story anthology. The deadline for this contest is next Friday, 11 November 2011 at 12 noon. Take note that prizes can only be shipped to US and Canadian addresses only.
There is a second guest post at My Jane Austen Book Club, one of my favourite blogs that delivers lots of Austenite goodies. This time the post is written by Regency author Lesley-Anne McLeod. She brings with her a Collector's Library hardcover edition of Persuasion with splendid illustrations by Hugh Thomson. As usual just leave your comment and email address to be entered into this international giveaway. Contest ends next Sunday, 13 November 2011 when the winner is known.
Alyssa Goodnight is generously offering a gift of one galley bound copy of her soon-to-be released Austen-inspired novel, Austentatious. There are two ways which you can enter to win the copy. Post her widget at your blog's sidebar or scan the QR code or even do both if you wish. Both widget and code are available on her blog. Then leave a comment here to inform her what you had done before next Tuesday, 8 November 2011.
Finally, we end the week with Darleen, the blogger mistress of Peeking Between the Pages is spotlighting two new Austen-themed novels that will be officially released in US early next month. They are The Unexpected Miss Bennet by Patrice Sarath and Amanda Grange's Henry Tilney's Diary. Both books had been available in the UK for several months now. Darleen has a copy of each novel up for grabs. Just leave a comment here for The Unexpected Miss Bennet and here for Henry Tilney's Diary. Take note that there are additional ways to win the books. Both contests are open to US and Canadian residents and ends on Saturday, 26 November 2011.
Good luck!
Oh yeah! Both of these look good. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for spreading the word! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome, Sophia and Maria.
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