Explaining the Mid-Winter Contest

I've been getting a few messages with similar questions, so I decided to post a Mid-Winter Contest Q&A.

Mid-Winter Contest Q&A

Question: Why call it Mid-Winter? Why not call it the Christmas Contest?

Answer: On the world wide wide, there's a variety of people from different cultures and religions. On Facebook alone, I'm connected to a variety of people from all walks of life. Out of respect toward all cultures and religions, I decided to call this the Mid-Winter Contest. While the main theme of the contest is "in the spirit of giving," it's not exclusive to Christmas alone. Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Makar Sakranti, to name a few, are also respected.

Question: What do you mean everyone wins? There's only one first place prize!

Answer: A draw will be done with all entries for the first prize of autographed copies of Ethereal Tales zine and the Eden Fell paperback. Another draw will be done for the Eden Fell ARC (pdf) and the winning short story, Tearing the Wings (pdf). So, in conclusion, everyone wins :)

Question: Why PDF?

Answer: PDF, Portable Document Format, is a universal file format. No special software or devices (like the Kindle) is required to read a PDF.

Question: Why can't I see the entry form? Oh, wait, now I can...

Answer: I apologize for that. The code I used for the form, made it viewable in Internet Explorer only and I didn't realize that. I've since adjusted the codes and now the form is viewable to everyone, even iPhone users.

Okay, that's all the questions so far. If anyone has anymore questions, let me know!

Mid-Winter Contest!

In the spirit of giving, I've designed this contest so that everyone is a winner! Enter a draw for the chance to win many different prizes! No work required, just entre your name and email for the draw!

MID-WINTER CONTEST

RULES:

To enter just fill out the form here:

http://www.lilyauthor.com/contest.html

DEADLINE:

December 17th, 2010

PRIZES:

First prize is a big one! Autographed copies of Eden Fell and Ethereal Tales #9 which has my winning story “Tearing the Wings.” First prize winner gets BOTH mailed out them, gift wrapped and everything. (I won't put on a pink bow, don't push your luck). First prize will be mailed out by January 1st, 2011. Happy New Year's!

Second prize is either a PDF of Tearing the Wings or the Eden Fell ARC. You choose! Whatever you want!

About Tearing the Wings: This is a short story I submitted for the Ethereal Tales Christmas Competition and can be seen in Issue #9. Tearing of the Wings won first place! You can read an exerpt on the Shorty Stories page. http://www.lilyauthor.com/shortstories.html

These could be yours! Enter today!

***Winners will be chosen randomly. The sooner you enter, the greater chance of winning a prize. The first prize winner will be contacted about their mailing address, no need to submit a mailing address beforehand.