Valentine's Weekend Book Raffle!

Hachette Book Group and Harlem Writer are sponsoring a Valentine's Weekend Book Raffle. Five winners will receive a set of the eleven books listed below. The contest is simple this time around: answer one of three questions and leave a comment on this posting. The best five combination of essay and comment will win!

Contest Rules:

1. The contest is open to US or Canadian residents with a valid mailing address only. No P.O. Boxes.
2. Applicants must use a valid e-mail address and home or cell number.

Format: Please submit essay responses using the following guidelines (Courier New, 12 pt, double –spaced, 1” margins on all four sides). Word count: 500-1000 words.

Submit response as a .doc or .pdf attachment by midnight on 02/15/09, to info@morningsidewriters.com, Subject: Valentine's Book Giveaway.

Books will be mailed to contest winners courtesy of the publisher.

Ready? Here goes.

• If you could spend one year of your life in perfect happiness with your significant other but afterward would remember nothing of the experience would do you so? If not, why not?

• If you were happily married or committed to a significant other, and then met someone you felt was certain to always bring you deeply passionate, intoxicating love, would you leave your spouse or significant other? What if you had kids? What about the shared home and mutual bank account?

• Who is the most important person in your life? What could you do to improve the relationship? Will you ever do it?

* Writers will retain rights to submitted essay.

Available books:

1. Love in 90 Days By Diana Kirschner ISBN: 1599951223
2. Sundays at Tiffany's By James Patterson , Gabrielle Charbonnet ISBN: 0446199443
3. Free Yourself to Love By Jackie Kendall ISBN: 0446580899
4. The Italian Lover By Robert Hellenga ISBN: 031611765X
5. Looking for Mrs. Friedman by Steve Friedman 1559708883
6. Getting Naked Again By Judith Sills ISBN: 0446582492
7. We Take This Man By Candice Dow , Daaimah Poole ISBN: 0446501832
8. Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me By Ben Karlin ISBN: 0446699462
9. Sexcapades By HoneyB ISBN: 0446582298
10. Love and Other Natural Disasters By Holly Shumas ISBN: 0446504777
11. Send Yourself Roses By Kathleen Turner ISBN: 0446699950

Good luck!

Celebrate African-American History Raffle!

Hachette Book Group and Harlem Writer are sponsoring an African- American History Giveaway. Five winners will receive a set of the eight books listed below. The contest is simple: answer one of three questions and leave a comment on this posting. The best five combination of essay and comment will win!

Contest Rules:

1. The contest is open to US or Canadian residents with a valid mailing address only. No P.O. Boxes.
2. Applicants must use a valid e-mail address and home or cell number.

Format: Please submit essay responses using the following guidelines (Courier New, 12 pt, double –spaced, 1” margins on all four sides). Word count: 500-1000 words.

Submit response as a .doc or .pdf attachment by midnight on 02/28/09, to info@morningsidewriters.com, Subject: Black History Book Raffle.

Books will be mailed to courtesy of the publisher.

Essay questions:

• Without citing the recent historical election of President Barack Obama, what significant progress have African Americans made in the last five to ten years in America?

• Would it be so bad to pass for Hispanic or Caucasian to get a job, accepted to college, or move into an exclusive neighborhood, or reap financial rewards? Have you ever known or do you currently know someone who passes for white or Hispanic without remorse?

• What does it mean to be black and proud? Does it require historical knowledge, understanding struggle, or skin pigmentation?

* Writers will retain rights to submitted essay.

Available books:

1. The American Journey of Barack Obama By The Editors of Life Magazine ISBN: 0316045608
2. Fledgling By Octavia Butler ISBN: 0446696161
3. Stand the Storm By Breena Clarke ISBN: 0316007056
4. Red River By Lalita Tademy ISBN: 0446696994
5. Keep the Faith: A Memoir By Faith Evans ISBN: 0446199508
6. Say You're One of Them By Uwem Akpan ISBN: 0316113786
7. The Shack By William Young ISBN: 0964729237
8. The Bishop's Daughter By Tiffany Warren ISBN: 0446195146

Books will be mailed to contest winners courtesy of the publisher.


Good luck!

Book Contest Giveaway - Faith, Lifestyle, Writing

Hachette Book Group and Harlem Writer are hosting a book contest giveaway celebrating a New Year and New You from January 15th -February 15th, 2009. Five winners will be chosen. Each winner will receive a set of the books.

Contest Rules:
1. The contest is open to US or Canadian residents only with a valid mailing address. No P.O. Boxes.
2. Applicants must use a valid e-mail address and home or cell number.
3. The top five essays will win.

Format: Please submit responses using the following guidelines (Courier New, 12 pt, double –spaced, 1” margins on all four sides). Word count: 750-1000 words

Select one category and answer one of the questions below.

Submit response as a .doc or .pdf attachment by midnight on 02/15/09, to info@morningsidewriters.com, Subject: HBMWG Contest Giveaway.

Books will be mailed to contest winners courtesy of the publisher.

Rediscovering Your Faith
1. When did you discover the meaning of faith, and how do you express your faith in your daily life?
2. Please describe the last time you were tempted, and how you overcame the temptation(s)?
3. When did you last have a spiritual experience, and how did it manifest itself?

Available books:

• God Is My Coach
• Walking In Your Own Shoes
• 8 Steps to Create the Life You Want
  

Lifestyle/Culture
1. When did you first fall in love, and was it memorable? How has the experience shaped the rest of your love life?
2. What is your most memorable cross-cultural experience with someone different from you?
3. What is the importance of cultural awareness and heritage on a changing national stage?

Available books:

• Love in 90 Days
• Do-It-Yourself Hedge Funds
  
• Going Gray
  

Writing/Memoir
1. Describe the power of words and how your life has changed as a result? (Ex: a daily journal or exchanging letters with a pen pal)
2. What was the last good fiction book you read and why? What was your connection to story and characters?
3. What was the last good memoir you read and why? What was your connection to the story and characters?

Available books:

• The Power of Who
• This Year You Write Your Novel
• 8 Steps To Create the Life You Want
  

Good luck!