We’re giving away one copy of Shel Horowitz’s award-winning book Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers. The book offers numerous effective, ethical, and affordable book marketing strategies (and practical advice for implementing them from trade shows to organizational bulk sales to bookstores to publicity, and includes more than 40 book marketing success stories from other authors and publishers.

Want to win? Leave a comment on this post by Thursday, October 29th. I’ll choose a winner at random and announce the lucky guy or girl the next day. Good luck!

http://workingwritersandbloggers.com/2009/10/21/giveaway-grassroots-marketing-for-authors-and-publishers/

With John Mayer’s new album and live TV concert coming up, Fuse has just announced the beginning of the “John Mayer Contest: Fuse Reporter Needed!” The winner gets the chance to meet John Mayer and attend his live concert at the Beacon Theatre on November 17th.  While backstage, the lucky winner will be tweeting, blogging, and covering all the action… but that’s not it!  Check out the rest of the winner’s prizes and details on how to enter in this quote from the press release below.

“The John Mayer Contest: Fuse Reporter Needed!

One Lucky Winner Will Have the Chance to Meet John Mayer, Cover the Concert, and Appear as Co-Anchor on Fuse and Billboard’s ‘The Daily Noise’

Beginning October 19, contestants are required to submit a 30-second video to fuse.tv/johnmayer, explaining why they deserve this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Submissions end at noon on November 2.  The winner will be chosen by Bill Werde, editorial director of Billboard and host of the “The Daily Noise,” and by fans who log on to fuse.tv/johnmayer (starting on November 3 and ending November 10) and vote for their favorite video submission.  “The Daily Noise” airs on Fuse and is available online at Billboard.com and fuse.tv, and the contest is open to persons who are 18 years or older at the time of entry and are legal residents of the continental United States.  For official rules, contestants can go to fuse.tv/johnmayercontest.

The winner will also receive a two-night stay at the Hotel Beacon, tickets to the concert, airfare for two to New York City from Delta Airlines, and an autographed copy of John Mayer’s new album, “Battle Studies.”

And don’t worry, two runner-up winners will get tickets to the concert, too.

To enter the John Mayer Contest: Fuse Video Reporter Needed! go to fuse.tv/johnmayer and for the official rules go to fuse.tv/johnmayercontest.

The contest is leading up to “John Mayer Live From the Beacon Theatre,” airing LIVE and in HD on Fuse November 17 at 9pm ET in conjunction with the release of Mayer’s new album, “Battle Studies”.  Additional programming including a personal and revealing one-on-one interview with the artist will be aired, as well.

More information about the live concert broadcast can be found here: http://fuse.tv/ontv/shows/john-mayer/

We’ve got a wonderful giveaway for everyone today. I love a good story that really grips you, and this definitely sounds like just the ticket.   Author John Truman Wolfe’s new award-winning thriller, Mind Games shines a light on one of the most secretive CIA programs in the Agency’s history.

http://workingwritersandbloggers.com/2009/10/16/giveaway-mind-games/

Contest Name: TechChunks Contest - 30 Prizes worth over $1000

Contest URL: http://techchunks.com/blogging/techchunks-contest-win-prizes-over-1000/

Deadline: 7th Nov 09

Prizes: Over $1000

How to enter/win:

1. Just subscribe to our feeds via email (don’t forget to confirm the email subscription from you inbox. This is important to make your subscription count). Then leave a comment on this post using the same email ID that you used to subscribe to Tech Chunks. If you are already subscribed, then it still counts. Just use the subscription email ID and leave a comment here to confirm your participation. [15 Points]

2. Delicious/Tweet/Digg/Stumble this post and leave your link in the comment. [5 Points each = 20 Points]

3. To increase your chance of winning, blog about this contest OR mention about this contest in a blog post (with a DOFOLLOW link pointing at this post). (Only one entry per blog) [25 Points]

Rule: You need at least 20 Points to enter this Contest. With every extra 10 points, your chance of winning goes up by one! Here is how: gather minimum 20 points and you will be eligible to enter the Contest. If you earn 30 points your name will be entered 2 times in the final pool of participants. Earn 60 points (that’s the maximum you can earn) and your name will be entered 5 times in the final entrants list!

Contest Name: Little Bird Tales Name Little Bird Contest

Contest URL: http://www.littlebirdtales.com/contest

Deadline: 10/31/09

Prizes: $250 CASH, $250 donated to environmental charity of choice and free 3-year subscription to LittleBirdTales.com

How to enter: Visitors must sign up for an account on LittleBirdTales.com (there is a free 90-day trial) on Little Bird Tales.com, view the featured contest tale that has already been started then create a tale of their own that ends the story and describes “How Little Bird Got His Name.”  The ending created must include a suggested name for “Little Bird,” a picture, text and audio to be considered as an entry.

How to win: Entries must be emailed to namecontest@littlebirdtales.com (this email address is automatically added to the Little Bird Tales address book when an account is created). Subject should be titled: Little Bird Tales Name Contest

Entries must include the name and age of the child and an email address where they can be reached: This information can be included in the last page of the tale (that will not count as part of the tale) or in the message section of your email. The winner will be notified via the email address used to create the Little Bird Tales Account.

Contest Name: Dream Style Vacation Club Contest

Contest URL: http://donnygamble.com/special-contest-win-a-free-dsvc-condo-card-127/

Deadline: October 20th, 2009

Prizes: Condo card, 1 hour consulting, and free copy of A1 Marketing

How to enter: Register for Free at this link: Click here

How to win: Once you have registered, just get 5 people to sign up by October 20th and your name will be entered to win the condo card, coaching session, and copy of A1 marketing plan. After you have gotten 5 people to signup, respond with a comment to this post saying “I have referred 5 people”

Other info: For those of you who refer 10 or more people, I will send $10 directly to your paypal account

The Bacchanalian is running a “Comment and Win Contest” in which I will be giving out Amazon Gift Cards to the top Five commentators. The Amazon Gift Cards will be awarded to the top five commentators as follows:

• Top 1st commentator will win a $50 Amazon Gift Card
• Top 2nd commentator will win a $25 Amazon Gift Card
• Top 3rd commentator will win a $15 Amazon Gift Card
• Top 4th commentator will win a $5 Amazon Gift Card
• Top 5th commentator will win a $5 Amazon Gift Card

The contest starts on October 15, 2009 and ends on November 15, 2009. The Winner will be selected on November 16, 2009 with the help of top commentators plugin. The Winners will be awarded their Amazon Gift Cards through an email gift card. You must be over the age of 18 to enter.

To see official rules and prize details go to the Comment and Win Contest

How many “closet writers” feel defeated before they begin, simply because they didn’t publish that book sooner? A lot of writers get caught up in the fact that they are older and have wanted to write for a long time. For all of those folks (and there’s a little bit of that in all of us, I think), I’ve got a giveaway you will love. It’s the book: It’s Never Too Late to Be What You Might Have Been by B.J. Gallagher.

http://workingwritersandbloggers.com/2009/10/15/giveaway-its-never-too-late-to-be-what-you-might-have-been/