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Summer Reading: The Just Write Contest.

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

May 1, 2007 |

Every summer I like to pull out an old favorite book and re-read it. This year it’s A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain.

Do you have a favorite summer book? Are you reading anything special this summer? Heck, what’s on your nightstand right now? Just Write wants to know! Submit your Summer Reading book and be entered in a random drawing for a free copy of Blood Ties by Lori G. Armstrong, a book that will give you some chills on those hot summer nights. All books submitted will be listed in a special article on June 1st. Just e-mail your submission to justwrite@contentquake.com. (Copy and paste this address into your e-mail.)

Here are the contest rules, provisos, exceptions, codicils, and quid pro quos:

  • Please have all your submissions in by midnight (Central Daylight Time), May 24th, 2007. Submissions received after this time may or may not be included because, hey, I’m only human.
  • The drawing will be completely random. You will not be judged by what you read, because taste is a personal matter. Books are like ice cream: there’s a reason they make chocolate and vanilla, not to mention brownie nut mocha caramel fudge (with a rasberry ribbon). And when it comes to judging other peoples’ tastes, Mark Twain said it best when he said, “One mustn’t criticize others on grounds where he can’t stand perpendicular himself.”
  • If you want to write an explanation for why you like a particular book please let me know if you would like it published and/or credit given. If you don’t want to be named, your explanation will be attributed to “Anonymous”.
  • Entries for the drawing must include an address so I know where to send the book. Address or other contact information will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with anyone. This information will also be destroyed after the drawing is over.
  • And finally, you are welcome to submit as many books as you wish, but your name will be entered in the drawing only once. Some are more voracious readers than others (I’ve been known to have five books going at the same time) but fairness trumps quantity. This is an equal opportunity contest.

Comments

2 Comments so far

  1. James on May 3, 2007 2:16 pm

    Hey, the link above to the email address is not working. Either it needs fixing or you need to say that people need to cut and paste the address in their email tool.

  2. Christopher Waldrop on May 3, 2007 3:40 pm

    Blast! Now I know why I’m not getting any responses. There must be hundreds, thousands, possibly even as many as three people out there who want to enter this contest. Did I mention you could win a free book? It’s low-tech, but copying and pasting will have to do.

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