Lydia Sharp, a finalists in our WU Unpublished Writer search, sent a note to tell us she’d not only had a short story accepted for publication in the FLESH & BONE anthology from Pill Hill Press, she also won FIRST PLACE in their anthology contest! Want to read her award-winning story? Said Lydia: To celebrate, [...]

This may be the longest–and coolest–post I’ve ever written for WU. Not including my interview with Brunonia Barry. So I know you already know that The Last Will of Moira Leahy releases TODAY in trade paperback, with a lovely new cover and an even lovelier recession-friendly price tag. You’ll be able to find the book [...]

Now until Friday at 3pm EST, you can enter a fab contest for *28* books on Allison Winn Scotch’s Facebook page. Get the full list of authors participating, and their books, on Allison’s website HERE. Read on!

After several rounds, WU’s Juliet Marillier is still in the running for the BSC Reviews Tournament. She reports: Heart’s Blood has survived to the round of 16 in this British-based book tournament. Thanks to all who voted to keep my book in the contest! I bet most of the votes came from outside the UK. [...]

Juliet and Therese may have been knocked out of the Da Bwaha Tournament, but Juliet is still in the running for the BSC Reviews Tournament. Voting is easy. First, register, then vote (now through 3/25). Check it out HERE.

Uber-contributor Ray Rhamey just dropped us a line to let us know that he has launched his Buzz Blast contest to promote his new book The Vampire Kitty-cat Chronicles.  Click the link for details.  Prizes are: First Prize: to the largest number of emails/tweets sent, a choice of gear (t-shirt, mug, water bottle, etc.) from [...]

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone had a wonderful, food- and family-filled holiday. Now it’s Black Friday, and on this, the biggest shopping day of the year, I’d like to make a special plea: buy books this holiday season. Not my books, I don’t mean, or even those of my fellow WU contributors. Just books. Fiction, nonfiction, [...]

…Christina Cann! I chose Christina’s name randomly via a random number generator; she was lucky commenter #18. Thanks to SONY for the terrific giveaway, and thanks to all who commented in the SONY Reader contest, sharing memorable literary moments. Be sure to check out SONY’s Words Move Me site, too, where you can share more [...]

Digital Influence Group contacted me recently on behalf of SONY. Would I be interested in giving away a SONY Reader Pocket Edition™ valued at $199.99 on Writer Unboxed? If I agreed, I would also receive a reader, as compensation for our participation. Win-win! The reason for the promo is to introduce SONY’s Words Move Me [...]

Kath and I will be changing the way the blog runs in the next few months. Instead of posting a Q&A every Friday, we’ll post interviews twice monthly. Historical fiction author Anna Elliot will claim one of those freed-up Friday slots while the other will belong to our newest contributor–Jane Friedman, editor with Writer’s Digest. [...]

Congratulations to author Anna Elliott on the birth of her daughter Vivienne Marcella! We interviewed Anna this past summer about her highly-regarded debut historical fantasy TWILIGHT OF AVALON. To celebrate her daughter’s consideration in waiting to be born until after Anna delivered the draft of her third novel, Anna is holding a drawing for two [...]

More than 500 votes were cast, but now it is OVER. The winner of the Writer Unboxed Worst Analogy Contest is… He stared at his cubicle wall, gray as an elephant’s butt and equally crushing. Congratulations, Joe Jensen! You’ve just won a slew of great books, including: Juliet Marillier’s Heir to Sevenwaters (hard cover) Barbara [...]

Quickie post today as Therese is still out-of-town and I am about to cope with all the fabulous entries for our Insane Analogies contest (that’s what I’m unofficially calling it).  BTW, you have until midnight tonight EST to submit your entry. Contest alert: over at WOW! Women On Writing, Sue Silverman, author of Fearless Confessions: [...]

Kath here: reposting to unbury the contest. This year’s entries are EPIC! ETA#2: There’s only 48 hours left in our hilarious analogies contest.  The prize box continues to fill with great books from our contributors (and other places, shhhh).  You have until Tuesday Aug. 4, 12 a.m. EST to submit your entry. Don’t delay!   Feeling [...]

Yo, listen up, peeps.  Therese and I’ve been Twittering.  We’ve been hinting. And now, here it is: our THIRD (somewhat regular, whenever we get our butts in gear to do it) ANNUAL CONTEST.  Whoop! Whoop!  Holla! Our last contest invited you to come up with the funniest made-up word ever.  This year, we’ve decided to [...]