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Haunted Halloween Giveaway: Cover Contest

This contest is to show everyone your creative side! We're looking for anyone who would like to enter by making a cover from scratch — something that's scary from the title to the art. If you had a scary story or book, what would you think that cover would look like? Show us, share with everyone for your chance to win.

There will be 3 rounds of voting. Each new round begins on a Sunday and ends the following Friday.

Your covers must be turned in to us or posted on your blog by FRIDAY, 10/8!

Prizes:

  • 4 winners
-1st Place — 8 books and swag Crusade by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié Infinite Days (ARC) by Rebecca Maizel Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready Misguided Angel (Blue Bloods, #5) by Melissa de la Cruz The Awakening (Ghost Huntress, #1) by Marley Gibson The Guidance (Ghost Huntress, #2) by Marley Gibson The Reason (Ghost Huntress, #3) by Marley Gibson The Counseling (Ghost Huntress, #4) by Marley Gibson and lots of swag!
- 2nd Place — 5 books and swag Glimmerglass by Janena Black Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson Brightly Woven (ARC) by Alexandra Bracken The Hollow by Jessica Verday and swag!
- 3rd Place — 3 books Marked by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast Under My Skin by Judith Graves Freaksville by Kitty Keswick a Leap Books t-shirt

- Honorable Mention — 2 books The Restless Dead by Deborah Noyes, Herbie Brennan, Nancy Etchemendy, Chris Wooding, Marcus Sedgwick, Libba Bray, M.T. Anderson, Holly Black, Kelly Link, Annette Curtis Klause
Dracula by Nicky Raven

Entries:

  • The covers should reflect what you would want if you were to write a scary or paranormal book.
  • The book cover must have a title.
  • An alias can be used as your"author name".
*Note: If you enter both the Cover contest and Story contest, you can post both entries together and they can be titled the same.

*Note: The covers will be voted on by others (not Lisa or myself). The covers with the most votes will go onto the next round.

Rules:

  • You must be at least 13 to enter.
  • The entry form must be filled out.
  • One cover entry per person.
  • Entries must be posted on your blog, or emailed to one of us by Friday, 10/8 (Email addresses listed below).
  • Contest is US ONLY and ends October 31st.
  • Once contacted the winners will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address.
* Email TheBestReader [at] hotmail [dot] com or alifeboundbybooks [at] hotmail [dot] com

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Honorable Mention

Once you have posted your entry on your blog or emailed it to us, fill out this form.

* This is the same form found at A Life Bound By Books. Please only fill it out once. Thanks and good luck!

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