Prize list for Random Magic Tour: Pirates!
Entries through May 30, 2011
UPDATE: All prizes won, contest closed on June 3, 2011.
As a courtesy, Armchair BEA participants are also able to enter for prizes listed below.
UPDATE: All prizes won, contest wrapped on June 3, 2011.
UPDATE: All prizes won, contest wrapped on June 3, 2011.
Note: Please don't enter here. Just click on the link below the prize you want, and you'll be taken DIRECTLY to that blogger's entry page for the prize.
Have fun and good luck!
Prize #1 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 28)
WIN: Your pick of pirate designs from the tour's pirate queen series, Queens of the Sea.
WIN: Your pick of pirate designs from the tour's pirate queen series, Queens of the Sea.
The pretty design (a nice memento) will be signed by the artist, Liana Kerr.
Shown above: Sample design (Pirate queen Grace O'Malley. Artist: Liana Kerr)
Entries through May 28, 2011: Liana's Paper Doll Blog
and/or
Visit her blog: Stop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Contest has wrapped. Winners
Prize #2 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 28)
WIN: Personalized rendering of your dream pirate.
WIN: Personalized rendering of your dream pirate.
Shown above: Sample design (Pirate queen Grace O'Malley. Artist: Liana Kerr)
Entries through May 28, 2011 at: Liana's Paper Doll Blog
and/or
Visit: Stop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Contest has wrapped. Winners
Prize #3 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: The Nautical Chart, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
WIN: The Nautical Chart, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
About: A treasure hunt for a ship sunk by pirates off the coast of Spain is the plot on which Arturo Pérez-Reverte new novel turns, but a love story is the real heart of this adventure. (More)
Entries through May 30, 2011 at: The Fluidity of Time
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize sent
Prize #4 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Pirattitude by The Pirate Guys
WIN: Pirattitude by The Pirate Guys
About: A funny and light read, teaching you how to be a pirate. Written by the same guys who invented Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Entries through May 30, 2011 at: Dr. Stravagante
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize sent
Prize #5 - U.S./Canada
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: DVD, Cutthroat Island (Region 1)
WIN: DVD, Cutthroat Island (Region 1)
About: Geena Davis (Thelma and Louise) and Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket)
deliver non-stop action and adventure in this swashbuckling saga of ruthless pirates,
buried treasure and bloodthirsty betrayal.
Watch clips from the film: Cutthroat Island
Entries through May 30, 2011 at: Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize sent
Prize #6 - U.S./Canada
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Action figure of infamous female pirate Anne Bonny
WIN: Action figure of infamous female pirate Anne Bonny
About: A vivid rendering in miniature of one of the most well-known female pirates to sail the seas in the Golden Age of Piracy, this action figure of the infamous Anne Bonny is sculpted by a leading American sculptor.
Entries through May 30, 2011 at: Book Lover-Book Chicks
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize sent
Prize #7 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Pirate Ghosts: Stories of Hauntings at Sea
WIN: Pirate Ghosts: Stories of Hauntings at Sea
About: It’s got pirates. And voodoo. And the macabre. And magic. Whoo! Evidently a rare book, and potentially a collectible item, and the pirate tales really do sound like they could be irresistible, and a spicy, creepy, jolly entertaining read.
Entries through May 30, 2011 at: vvb32 Reads
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
BEA blogger (Armchair BEA)
UPDATE: Contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize sent
Prize #8 - U.S./Canada
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: The Free Woman by Carol Malt [Signed]
WIN: The Free Woman by Carol Malt [Signed]
About: From her hasty marriage to the founder of Tétouan, to her leadership when he becomes ill, her desperate attempts to defend her city, imprisonment by the Portuguese, eventual marriage to the sultan of Fez, the story is fast paced and riveting -- all 304 pages of it. All the more so because it’s based on truth. To assist the reader, a map of Morocco and a glossary are included. Rare book, signed copy.
Additional details: Based on the life of a pirate queen profiled in the Pirate Queens series, during the tour. More on the subject of this book, here: About Sayyida al Hurra
Entries through May 30, 2011: Fiction Folio
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
BEA blogger (Attending BEA, BEA coverage)
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped.
Winner: Pirate Sami (Sam Young)
Prize sent
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped.
Winner: Pirate Sami (Sam Young)
Prize sent
Prize #9 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped. (June 3, 2011)
WIN: Hilarious and fun video game - pirates and voodoo!
WIN: Hilarious and fun video game - pirates and voodoo!
About: Ghostly buccaneers Papa Doc, a voodoo expert; Jane Starling, a crafty female pirate; and Blue Belly, a bashful ship's cook, have to work together to discover a way to re-inhabit their bodies after being separated from them by a curse. That won't be easy, though -- especially since the fate of the entire world now lies in the hands of these three involuntary heroes…
Watch the trailer: Cute trailer for this video game
Tech specs: Video game PC (Windows Vista-XP-7)
Entries through June 3, 2011 at: La Femme Readers
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
BEA blogger (Attending BEA, BEA coverage)
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped (June 3, 2011)
Prize #10 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Pirateology Guidebook and Model Set
About: Cool and quirky book with cute added treasure - there's a make-your-own pirate ship for you to build, tucked away inside the cover! Book and ship set.
ENTRIES: Enter to win at: Beyond Strange New Words
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize #11 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Incredible Pirate Tales
About: From the sailors defending their ships against attack, to the legendary pirates themselves, everyone has an astonishing tale to tell. There are even accounts of ghost pirates seeking revenge on their enemies and reclaiming stolen treasure.
This bloody band of buccaneers sailed together, caroused together, fought together, and, like most outlaws, died together. From the top of the hawk’s nest to the depths of the galleys, this rousing collection of stories vividly captures the pirates’ most savage and glorious existence.
(Back cover text, via Amazon)
By the way, you’ll meet more pirates in Random Magic, as heroine Winnie Flapjack goes to war — a most quiet war, with a quick and deadly finish — with a merciless pirate king.
ENTRIES: Enter to win at: Bibliophilic Monologues
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped
Prize #12 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Sail Away
About: Something happens - often magical, sometimes life-threatening, rarely mundane - when men and women put a plank between themselves and the water and set out on a voyage, whether for a day or a lifetime.
The sea's ever-changing beauty, vastness, unbridled wildness and unpredictability make it an incomparable setting for human drama, one that’s inspired generations of writers to capture what a voyage upon it is like.
Comprised of short stories, novel excerpts and narrative nonfiction, Sail Away includes twenty-one unforgettable pieces, including short stories by Jason Brown, Roald Dahl, John Rolfe Gardiner, Mary Lavin, and W.S. Merwin; narrative nonfiction by Bryan Burrough, Pete Goss, and Paul Theroux; and excerpts from such classics as Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki.
"We've heard it said," editors Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker write in their introduction, "that, 'on a ship, there is a fate in every plank.'” Sail Away offers a variety of tales to thrill and entertain every water-loving adventurer. (Amazon, via Da Capo Press)
BONUS book for the winner of Incredible Pirate Tales.
(This book will be added as part of book package.)
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped
Prize #13 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: The White Seahorse
About: Description: (Via an Amazon review, edited for length): Granuaile, a.k.a. Grace O’Malley, was a pirate queen who lived during the Elizabethan age. And if this is news to you, then that is not surprising. Written Irish history appears to have overlooked what must have been one of the country’s most colorful characters…
This is encapsulated in one scene where Granuaile has been imprisoned in a dungeon in Galway City for attacking a merchant ship and is facing the death penalty. She’s taken to the house of Sir Edward Fitton, where a party is underway. The Lord President has her informed (for Granuaile speaks no English) that he wishes her to dance for the amusement of the guests.
She agrees to dance the male part of a Galician jota if the smallest woman in the room partners her, and honor that falls upon Jane Smyth, the daughter of the chief apothecary of Dublin Castle.
The couple dance and Granuaile gradually maneuvers them both towards the nearest pane glass window.
Suddenly, she picks Jane up, hurls her smashing through the window, jumps through after her, rolls down the grass, is over the wall onto a waiting horse and is away. How on earth have Hollywood missed out on this? (Source: Amazon review)
Entries through May 30, 2011 at: I (Heart) Reading (I Love Reading)
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize #14 - INTL
WIN: Adventure on the high seas, in fun pirate game
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped (June 3, 2011)
About: Description: Fun, colorful and simple-to-play pirate adventure to take you away from the daily grind. Run away and join a scurrilous crew of sea dogs, or sail the seas as captain of your own ship.
Take the leading role of a 17th century pirate captain sailing the Caribbean Sea, winning fortune and fame in an attempt to seize your rightful place as one of the most revered (and feared!) pirates in history.
Test your skills as an adventurous seafarer, exploring the high seas and exotic ports in a richly detailed 3-D world.
Great gameplay and design simplicity, varied role-playing experience that includes multiple paths to a colorful life, a longstanding vendetta laid to rest, and a wealthy retirement.
Quick video review of the game:
ENTRIES: Enter to win at: Splash of our Worlds
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped (June 3, 2011)
Prize sent
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped (June 3, 2011)
Prize #10 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Pirateology Guidebook and Model Set
About: Cool and quirky book with cute added treasure - there's a make-your-own pirate ship for you to build, tucked away inside the cover! Book and ship set.
ENTRIES: Enter to win at: Beyond Strange New Words
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize #11 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Incredible Pirate Tales
About: From the sailors defending their ships against attack, to the legendary pirates themselves, everyone has an astonishing tale to tell. There are even accounts of ghost pirates seeking revenge on their enemies and reclaiming stolen treasure.
This bloody band of buccaneers sailed together, caroused together, fought together, and, like most outlaws, died together. From the top of the hawk’s nest to the depths of the galleys, this rousing collection of stories vividly captures the pirates’ most savage and glorious existence.
(Back cover text, via Amazon)
By the way, you’ll meet more pirates in Random Magic, as heroine Winnie Flapjack goes to war — a most quiet war, with a quick and deadly finish — with a merciless pirate king.
ENTRIES: Enter to win at: Bibliophilic Monologues
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped
Prize #12 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: Sail Away
About: Something happens - often magical, sometimes life-threatening, rarely mundane - when men and women put a plank between themselves and the water and set out on a voyage, whether for a day or a lifetime.
The sea's ever-changing beauty, vastness, unbridled wildness and unpredictability make it an incomparable setting for human drama, one that’s inspired generations of writers to capture what a voyage upon it is like.
Comprised of short stories, novel excerpts and narrative nonfiction, Sail Away includes twenty-one unforgettable pieces, including short stories by Jason Brown, Roald Dahl, John Rolfe Gardiner, Mary Lavin, and W.S. Merwin; narrative nonfiction by Bryan Burrough, Pete Goss, and Paul Theroux; and excerpts from such classics as Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki.
"We've heard it said," editors Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker write in their introduction, "that, 'on a ship, there is a fate in every plank.'” Sail Away offers a variety of tales to thrill and entertain every water-loving adventurer. (Amazon, via Da Capo Press)
BONUS book for the winner of Incredible Pirate Tales.
(This book will be added as part of book package.)
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped
Prize #13 - INTL
Entries closed, contest has wrapped (May 30)
WIN: The White Seahorse
About: Description: (Via an Amazon review, edited for length): Granuaile, a.k.a. Grace O’Malley, was a pirate queen who lived during the Elizabethan age. And if this is news to you, then that is not surprising. Written Irish history appears to have overlooked what must have been one of the country’s most colorful characters…
This is encapsulated in one scene where Granuaile has been imprisoned in a dungeon in Galway City for attacking a merchant ship and is facing the death penalty. She’s taken to the house of Sir Edward Fitton, where a party is underway. The Lord President has her informed (for Granuaile speaks no English) that he wishes her to dance for the amusement of the guests.
She agrees to dance the male part of a Galician jota if the smallest woman in the room partners her, and honor that falls upon Jane Smyth, the daughter of the chief apothecary of Dublin Castle.
The couple dance and Granuaile gradually maneuvers them both towards the nearest pane glass window.
Suddenly, she picks Jane up, hurls her smashing through the window, jumps through after her, rolls down the grass, is over the wall onto a waiting horse and is away. How on earth have Hollywood missed out on this? (Source: Amazon review)
Entries through May 30, 2011 at: I (Heart) Reading (I Love Reading)
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped
Prize sent
Prize #14 - INTL
WIN: Adventure on the high seas, in fun pirate game
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped (June 3, 2011)
About: Description: Fun, colorful and simple-to-play pirate adventure to take you away from the daily grind. Run away and join a scurrilous crew of sea dogs, or sail the seas as captain of your own ship.
Take the leading role of a 17th century pirate captain sailing the Caribbean Sea, winning fortune and fame in an attempt to seize your rightful place as one of the most revered (and feared!) pirates in history.
Test your skills as an adventurous seafarer, exploring the high seas and exotic ports in a richly detailed 3-D world.
Great gameplay and design simplicity, varied role-playing experience that includes multiple paths to a colorful life, a longstanding vendetta laid to rest, and a wealthy retirement.
Quick video review of the game:
and/or
Visit: Drop by just to say hello
UPDATE: Entries closed, contest has wrapped (June 3, 2011)
Prize sent
** ALL PRIZES LISTED **
Prizes #1-2: All prizes won (May 28)
Prizes #3-8, 10-13: All prizes won (May 30)
Prizes #9,14: All prizes won(June 3)
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Prizes #1-2: All prizes won (May 28)
Prizes #3-8, 10-13: All prizes won (May 30)
Prizes #9,14: All prizes won(June 3)
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