Event! World's Greatest Story hosted by My Writing Life

A. Jarrell Hayes is hosting the World's Greatest Story at My Writing Life.

Let's write a story, together. Share one sentence from your book, and they will be rearranged into what I call The World's Greatest Story. Should be fun. Please send one sentence per book (any genre) by July 15th.

Email one sentence per book, along with book title and author's name, include Amazon link and author's blog/website (optional) to A. Jarrell Hayes.

Date: 7/23/13

Event! Time Travel hosted by Makai Queen

Makai Queen is giving your characters the opportunity to do a little time traveling!

I love history and thought it would be fun to give our characters a chance to do a little time traveling and find out where and when they might choose to go!

Soooooo......

If the main character of your book could travel back to anywhere in time, where would they go and why? (100 words or less)

Email your entry to Makai.

Date: July 22

Event! Remember Your First Kiss? hosted by Allie Jean

Allie Jean wants to know:

Remember your first kiss? Give us a 50 word or less outtake of your characters' first kiss. Followers will vote and winner will receive a review of their book from the ladies at Feeding My Lovely Addiction.

Submit your entry to Allie.

Contest runs July 22-24

Event! Dream Cast hosted by Victoria at Love in a Book

Victoria at Love in a Book asks:

Who is your dream cast to play the hero, heroine and any secondary roles in your novel?

Victoria grew up on movies. She's seen them all, and knows what its like never having to rent a movie because her dad already owned it in the video library, cataloged by year, genre and title.

All authors can participate with as many entries as desired and entries will be posted through the week of the Fair. There will be voting on best movie premise, hottest actors, best all star cast, most enticing scene (author sent) and other categories. If enough there are enough entries, we can separate by genres.

Voting will take place on her site throughout the week and winners will be announced at the end of the book fair.

Authors must send cast list, movie premise, scene and YouTube trailer to Victoria before July 15th.




She needs time to set everything up, and no last minute additions can be promised.

Event: Office Romances: Character Job Interviews hosted by Lily Bishop

Lily Bishop at Don't Call Me Sugar, wants to know:

Do the jobs that your characters have impact their relationship, or is your characters' job incidental to the story?

This event is tailored for romantic fiction, but all are welcome.

Participants will complete a brief "job interview" sheet for their main characters, hopefully giving us enough of the story to intrigue us without giving the main plot away. Links to your blog/books can be included at the end of the character resume/interview sheets.

If you'd like to participate email Lily Bishop to obtain the prompts for the interview.

Event: What's Your Theme Song? Hosted by Maghon Thomas

Maghon Thomas is a fan of music, so she's turning it into a competition, hosted on her blog, Happy Tails and Tales.

Tell Maghon what the theme song of your book(s) is or match a song to your favorite scene. Then send the artist's name, song title and, if you like, a short excerpt to "match the scene." to Maghon and she'll let her followers vote on the best theme song.

All authors can participate with as many entries as desired and entries will be posted through the week of the Fair. There will be voting on most creative song, best lyrics to match a scene, and other categories.
Winners will be announced at the end of the fair.

Event! Monster Menagerie hosted by Noree at Trip the Eclipse

Noree at Trip the Eclipse invites you to write a flash fiction piece about your favorite monster or supernatural creature.


Stories should be approximately 500-800 words in length. Ghosts, ghoulies, gods, and goddesses welcome! Readers can vote for best fiction in the comments. Winner gets bragging rights and a review of one of their books, along with a feature on Trip the Eclipse after the BBF ends.

Sound like fun? Email your entry to Noree.

Event! Indie Soap Box Files

This year, Shah Wharton will be opening up her meme, The Soap Box Files, to Blogger Book Fair participants from July 22 to July 26.

This event is open to Speculative Fiction Authors.

Send Shah a guest post about being an indie (or hybrid) author. Within the post you can discuss your work/books/processes/etc. and links can be included within the bio at the end.

For more information and to find the entry form, visit The Soap Box Files on Shah's blog.

Event! Reader's Choice Awards hosted by Sherri at Shut Up & Read

Sherri at Shut Up & Read will be once again hosting the Reader's Choice Awards!

All books signed up for the Blogger Book Fair will automatically be entered into the contest.

•  Each book will be listed by categories according to the information given by the author.
• Throughout the book fair,  everyone can stop by the Shut Up & Read blog between July 22 and July 25 and vote via blog poll for their favorite book. You can vote for one book from each category.
• At the end of the contest, votes will be tallied and a winner will be announced for each category.

Winners will receive a book fair winner web badge to display on their blogs. 

Sherri has hosted this event for the last two book fairs, and is looking for ways to improve the contest. If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment below. 

Event! Snapshot Synopsis Contest hosted by Fel at The Peasants Revolt

Get your 50 word synopsis ready! Fel will be hosting the Snapshot Synopsis Contest at The Peasants Revolt.

• To keep things feasible, this will be limited to 1 entry per author, but authors from any and all genres are welcome. 
• Participants can enter by sending their name, the title of the book, 50 word (or less) synopsis, and one link to Fel Wetzig with the subject Snapshot Synopsis July 2013. 
• The entry deadline is July 8.
• From July 22-25, voting will be open for everyone to choose the best snapshot synopsis. 
• On July 26, the winner of the contest will be featured on The Peasants Revolt. 

Event! Flash Fiction Challenge II hosted by Thomas Winship

Entrants will craft a flash fiction piece of approx 500 words based on the rules below. Entries will be displayed on Thomas' blog Vaempires during the BBF, spread out evenly across the five days, in order of receipt.

The Flash Fiction rules:

• All entries must begin with the opening provided
• Length - approximately 500 words
• No erotica
• No promoting hate, prejudice, abuse, etc.
• Entries accepted through 7/18. Submit as Word doc (HTML ready is appreciated). Include links for:
• Website/blog
• FB
• Twitter
• Goodreads
• You can include more, but I can’t guarantee I’ll use them. Some people are positively link-happy.

Here’s the opening:

“The third time’s the charm. I had heard it often enough—that or something like it—but it wasn’t until that long summer of ’76 that I actually understood it.

I still don’t know if that was the greatest summer of my life … or the worst.”

Participants may email their entries to Thomas. 

Event! Three Wishes hosted by Kirstin Pulioff

Introduce your characters in the "Three Wishes" event hosted by Kirstin Pulioff at The Literary Closet. Answer the following question from the perspective of your main character, and Kirstin will highlight your answer and either your webpage or buy link.

The Question: If you found a magic genie lamp, what would be your three choices?

To participate, mail your answer and link to Kirstin.

The event will take place on 7/22.

Event! Art Fiction Gala hosted by Lucie Smoker! Sign up!

Submit using the contact form at http://luciesmoker.wordpress.com/contact/

1) Send 50 words or less about how your published* work of fiction promotes the visual arts--through featuring an artist, painting, sculpture, performance art, etc. It must involve the visual arts--the crossover between literary and visual arts is the focus of the event. Music is not the focus unless it also involves ballet or some other form of dance as a primary inspiration for the fiction)

2) Send a pdf or any e-book link with a free, substantial sample of your work, minimum 3 pages.  You may also include a buy link.  Note that this is family art event so while some nudity/violence is acceptable, it must be such that would be appropriate for an R-rated film.  No hard-core or erotica, please.

3) Send a link to a photo of you, your book, the art that inspired it--or all three-"dressed up" as for a gala.  Again, these photos should be family-appropriate, less nudity accepted here and only if key to the art theme in your book.

* The purpose of this event is to promote fiction that highlights the visual arts.  As such, the work must be published, self or traditional, and available to the public.  If a book is to be published in the next three months, you may include a public pdf link which readers can access free or with a substantial sample (minimum 3 pages).

ARTISTS: As a side-event, I will host a gallery of art featuring reading. This is for serious artists who were in some way inspired by literature.
 Submit a brief description and photo link to the address above. Links only, no attachments.  I will be featuring small to mid-sized imges on my site, but will link to your larger image.  Again keep in mind that this is a family-friendly blog, so while some nudity and violence is acceptable, as is featured there currently, I reserve the right to decline works I consider inappropriate for my blog.