"Since the Surrender' Monthly Stimulus Package!" Contest... JUNE!
(Note: I'm extending the June contest through the first week of July, as a startling bout of bronchitis put me in bed and threw my schedule off. Boo! Down with viruses!! Hope you're all feeling spry. xo...julie)

Our countdown to Since the Surrender's August release continues—and if you're just joining us (welcome!) let me quickly give you the scoop: I'm giving a signed book away each week up to August 1st, plus a different Monthly GRAND PRIZE Stimulus Package! It's designed to stimulate all sorts of things, like your imagination, your senses, your funnybone, and of course the economy. ;) Check out our winners so far in the right column. down.

And this JUNE I'm celebrating the sheer talent, diversity and entrepreneurial spirit among my friends and readers by featuring prizes from two very talented women!

JUNE's stimulus package includes:


1) MUSIC for the whole family! A CD by the delightful Frances England. Frances's CD's have bee honored with the 2008 Parent's Choice Gold Award, the 2007 Oppenheim Platinum Award, and appeared on numerous best-of lists, including Top Twenty Kids Albums of 2006 (featured on NPR's All Things Considered). Charming and addictive, her influences rane from Woodie Guthrie and the Carter Family to Cat Power and Yo La Tengo! Check out her website, her music, and her adorable family here.

2) FINE JEWELRY to stimulate your senses: gorgeous earrings from the Kasbah collection by fabulous Hawaii-based designer Alliway, recently selected one of the three top boutiques in Modern Luxury Hawaii's 2009 Best of the Islands Issue! this is an amethyst zircon suspended from three large vermeil quatrefoils, with 14k gold-filled findings on 14k gold-filled french ear hooks; 3.5" in length. An approximately $118.00 retail value! See them on a model here.

3) A signed JAL book to stimulate your imagination, senses, funnybone, brain—you name it! Feel free to bronze it, read it in the tub, re-gift it. It's yours. ;)

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For a chance to win, just answer this question:

Since the Surrender is the third book in the Pennyroyal Green series. What are the titles of the first two? (hee! easy enough, yes?? Look here and here if you're stumped).


Sroll down to read the entry rules, then scroll down further to the form to enter! And good luck! If you have questions about the contest, send them to me!

R U L E S Entry Deadline for June's'monthly drawing: midnight, EST, July 6th. One entry per email address/ household each month, please!! Both weekly and monthly winners will be chosen at random from current correct entries and notified by email, then posted on this page. Weekly winners will be posted each Sunday night by midnight beginning April 12, 2009 (barring computer issues! LOL.). Weekly winners are still eligible for monthly prizes. Thanks!

 

Until Since the Surrender's
August 1st release, I'll give away
a weekly signed book and a
Monthly Stimulus Package!

w i n n e r s I'll type the names of weekly book winners and monthly Stimulus Package winners here! Book Winners, week(s) ending: April 12: Bre H. of PA! April 19: Diana W. of Nebraska! April 26: Cheryl S., AZ May3: Misty L., Enka, NC May 10: Danielle E., AL May 17: Malgorzata G. of NY! May 31: Martha E., Marianna, FL! June 7: Carrie M., WA! June 14: Kay S., OR! June 21: Carolyn D., IL! ~G R A N D XP R I Z E~ April Winner: (to be posted by May 2nd, 2009): DAPHNE W. of Ohio! Yay, Daphne!! She knew the answer was "Amanda Quick" and she wins the books, earrings and Scrapbook.com gift certificate! May Winner: STEPHANIE L., TX! She knew the answer was "pale green" and she wins the book, earrings and Wamart gift card!