Put On Your Fancy Hats! It’s Women’s Fiction Writers 1-Year Blogiversary Mega Book Giveaway!

About a year ago I wrote a little post about women’s fiction and launched this blog. I wanted to read about women’s fiction and connect with other women’s fiction writers and authors.  Who knew WFW would take on a life of its own? Who knew I’d start referring to it by initials? Not me!

Many of the published authors who keep this site going with their insightful, funny, honest, heartfelt interviews have become my friends.  Many of the aspiring (which keeps autocorrecting to aspirating, so please tell me if you prefer that and I’ll change it back) authors have become my friends as well. When you all chime in, email me, banter with me on FB and Twitter — I remember why I do all of this.  To connect with like-minded writers.

I must admit, it often leaves me a little verklempt.

It’s all been worth the late-night WordPress frenzies, the lost emails, the mixed up calendars.  (And I do love all the Amys who are now my friends!) I enjoy every bit of the behind-the-scenes of this blog.  I like nothing more than interviewing authors — and I hope that passion shows.  I was a Journalism major in college (when people still read newspapers). So go figure — I’m using my degree!

In honor of writers, readers, old friends, new friends and friends yet-to-be, I’m hosting this mega-giveaway.  Incredibly generous authors and friends-of-authors have DONATED a book (or quite a few books) or certificates or something else equally wonderful.  The books are varied, not all are women’s fiction — and that gibes with that advice we’re always given about reading widely!

Keep in mind that authors don’t get a lot of free books (sad but true).  Some of these authors purchased their own books to donate.  Others chose to use some of their private stash — each of their names is linked below so you can learn more about them.  Of course, I’ve thrown in a doodad or two as well (doodad = book).  These people are your supporters — so when you get a chance, check out their websites.  Give their books a go.  They’ve come together on our collective behalf to celebrate what we have in common — writing.  More specifically, writing under that broad umbrella of women’s fiction.

Our WFW Giveaway Contributors (in no particular order) with links ready to be clicked, are:

• Erika Marks 
• Melanie Thorne
• Meg Donohue 
• Marilyn Brant 
• Amy Hatvany 
• Shelly Bell
• Jenny Gardiner
• Kathryn Magendie
• Patricia Yeager Delagrange
• Kimberly Brock
• Renee Rosen
• Erica Orloff
• Holly Robinson Cookson
• Annemarie Lockhart
• Erin Cashman
• Valerie Frankel
• Mia March
• Randy Susan Meyers
• Erika Robuck
• Sandra Kring
• Wendy DelSol
• Holly Root
• Kristina Riggle
• Susan Schoenberger
• Brenda Janowitz
• Liz Michalski
• Terry DuLong
• Liz Flaherty
• Camille Noe Pagan
• Suzanne Anderson
• Therese Walsh
• Ann Weisgarber 
• Eleanor Brown
• Erica Bauermeister
• Allison Winn Scotch 
• Ellyn Bache
• Erin Blakemore
• Tina Ann Forkner
• Catherine McNamara

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ENTER?

ANYONE in the USA or Canada over the age of 18. If you are outside the USA or Canada and can/are willing to receive an e-prize, you’re welcome to enter, just note you’ll need to be able to download and/or use ebooks/e-giftcards etc.

HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:

Just leave a comment — one comment — say hi or tell me your favorite book or which fancy-hat lady you like best — or “like” my FB author page and tell me you like me!  Or just say you want to be entered. I’m easy (but that’s another post).

Leave your email address WITHIN the comment please, so I don’t have to track you down to give you a prize!

ONE ENTRY per person please — but if you spread the word about the giveaway I’ll be grateful and you’ll get like gazillion niceness points.

WHEN WILL THE WINNERS BE ANNOUNCED? 

MONDAY, APRIL 2. COMMENTS WILL REMAIN OPEN, AND ENTRIES ACCEPTED, UNTIL 11:59PM CENTRAL TIME, SUNDAY, APRIL 1.

HOW MANY WINNERS WILL THERE  BE?

Many.  When I’ve finished counting all the books and gifts and know how many entries there are, I’ll decide. I want to give away as much to as many as possible! Winners will be randomly chosen.  Perhaps by my dogs. Maybe by my daughter. They vie for my attention so it could be interesting. Books/Prizes will also be chosen for each winner randomly. 

OTHER STUFF:

If you don’t live in the USA you can’t win a book but you can win a gift card or an e-something, so keep that in mind, please.

Thank you all for your support of this blog and of me. Here’s to Year #2 for Women’s Fiction Writers!

NOW GO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!!

Amy xo