Third Annual (Massive) Midwestern Author Book Giveaway

I’m delighted today to be able to tell you a little bit about the 3rd Annual (Massive) Midwestern Author Book Giveaway.

This awesome giveaway is where you can win signed books and eBooks from some of the finest talent the Midwest has to offer! And the best part is, all you need is a Twitter account to enter!

To enter: Retweet the contest tweet. That’s it! The group will be posting the contest tweet throughout the length of the event…and all you need to do is retweet it!

*You can get a bonus five entries for the grand prize only when you sign up for their email newsletter! Click here to subscribe—your entries will be automatically entered for the Grand Prize.
Contest Dates: Monday, August 10 – Friday, August 21.

The group is giving away a slew of prizes daily, with bigger prizes at the end of the second week. The big prizes at the end of the second week are: 

Grand Prize: 1 Yearly Print Subscription to Midwestern Gothic (4 issues), 1 Midwestern Gothic: Summer 2014 – Issue 14 paperback, 1 signed copy of This Jealous Earth, and 1 signed copy of Above All Men.

• 1st Prize: 1 Yearly Digital Subscription to Midwestern Gothic (4 issues), 1 Midwestern Gothic: Summer 2014 – Issue 14 paperback, and 1 Midwestern Gothic eBook (Issues 1-13) of your choosing.
• 2nd Prize: All 18 issues in the Midwestern Gothic catalog in eBook format.

Not only does retweeting the contest tweet put you in the running to win one of these prize packs, but it also enters you automatically into the drawing for a daily prize. Daily prizes include:

• Every day: One (1) eBook winner – choose any one eBook from Midwestern Gothic and MG Press’s catalog every day during the contest.
• Tues, Aug 11: Donald Lystra: Something That Feels Like Truth, Season of Water and Ice
• Wed, Aug 12: Laura Kasischke: Eden Springs; Bonnie Jo Campbell: American Salvage
• Thurs, Aug 13: Norah Labiner: Our Sometime Sinister, Miniatures, German For Travelers, Let the Dark Flower Blossom
• Fri, Aug 14: Scott Dominic Carpenter: This Jealous Earth; Eric Shonkwiler: Above All Men; Julie Babcock: Autoplay; 826 Michigan: Tell Me How It Was
• Sat, Aug 15: Derek Palacio: How to Shake the Other Man; Marjorie Celona: Y; Rochelle Hurt: The Rusted City; Various Authors: Booth 8
• Sun, Aug 16:
  • BOOK PACK 1: Chloe Krug Benjamin: The Anatomy of Dreams; Susan Chehak: Smithereens (print); Susan Chehak: The Minor Apocalypse of Meena Krejci (print); It’s Not About the Dog: Stories (print); Susan Chehak: Rampage (E-book)
  • BOOK PACK 2: Chloe Krug Benjamin: The Anatomy of Dreams; Susan Chehak: The Great Disappintment (print); Susan Chehak: Rampage(print); Susan Chehak: Harmony (E-book); Susan Chehak: It’s Not About the Dog: Stories (E-book)
  • BOOK PACK 3: Chloe Krug Benjamin: The Anatomy of Dreams; Susan Chehak: Harmony(print); Susan Chehak: Dancing on Glass (E-book); Lesley Kagen: The Resurrection of Tess Blessing (E-book)
  • BOOK PACK 4: Chloe Krug Benjamin: The Anatomy of Dreams; Susan Chehak: Dancing on Glass(print); Susan Chehak: The Story of Annie D. (E-book)
  • BOOK PACK 5: Chloe Krug Benjamin: The Anatomy of Dreams; Susan Chehak: The Story of Annie D.(print); Susan Chehak: Smithereens (E-book); Susan Chehak: The Minor Apocalypse of Meena Krejci (E-book)
  • BOOK PACK 6: Susan Chehak: The Minor Apocalypse of Meena Krejci (print); It’s Not About the Dog: Stories (print); Lesley Kagen: The Undertaking of Tess (E-book)
• Mon, Aug 17: Claire Vaye Watkins: Battleborn; Marjorie Celona: Y; Jim Daniels: Detroit Tales; Various Authors: Booth 8
• Tues, Aug 18: Derek Palacio: How to Shake the Other Man; Marjorie Celona: Y
• Wed, Aug 19: Marjorie Celona: Y; Claire Vaye Watkins: Battleborn; Various Authors: Crab Orchard Review; Various Authors: Booth 8
• Thurs, Aug 20: POETRY PACK 1: Rochelle Hurt: The Rusted City; Wendy Vardaman: Reliquary of Debt; POETRY PACK 2: Beth Ann Fennelly: Open House; Rochelle Hurt: The Rusted City; Wendy Vardaman: Reliquary of Debt
• Fri, Aug 21: GRAND PRIZES: Various Authors

The nitty gritty:

• Once you retweet the contest tweet you are automatically entered into the drawing for the prizes for that day and both of the end of the week prizes (the Midpoint and the Grand Prize).
• Must have a valid Twitter account to enter the giveaway or to be an email subscriber.
• You get one entry per day—that means if you RT the contest tweet every day of the contest, you have a shot at winning all the daily prizes, and you get 12 chances to win the Grand Prize at the end of the week.
• Winners are chosen by Random.org random number generator after each RT is assigned a number.
• Daily winners will be announced on Twitter (the day after), and only RTs from that day will count toward that day’s prize.
• If you enter and win a daily prize, you can still enter, once per day, for the rest of the contest duration for a better shot at the Grand Prize. You can only win one daily prize per Twitter account.
• All prizes will be paid out at the end of the contest. Winners will be contacted individually.
• Winners of paperback or hardcover books must have their prizes mailed to a U.S. address, or forfeit their prize.

Isn’t that an amazing book giveaway? So many wonderful chances to win books from these talented authors. Be sure to check out their website HERE and sign up.

Happy Winning! Happy Reading!