Welcome back to the Contests page of my website! The contests were gone for a while, but now they're back again. As before, I'll be giving away signed copies of my books, signed promotional posters, and perhaps other goodies as well. This isn't intended to be taken too seriously -- it's just a book or poster. There's nothing too big at stake here. So have fun with it and enjoy!

The Latest Winner:

Okay, this was a really fun contest -- great responses to my request for jacket art ideas for Rules of Ascension. Many people chose the scene in which Tavis has his Fating, and I agreed that this was the best idea. But our winner is Dawn Malcolm, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for her wonderfully detailed description of the cover she envisioned, including how Grinsa's hair would frame the image. Great stuff. For her winning response, Dawn will receive a signed Advanced Uncorrected Proof of The Sorcerers' Plague, the first volume of Blood of the Southlands.

And now a new contest....

The Prize:

A signed hardcover copy of The Sorcerers' Plague, the first book in my new Blood of the Southlands trilogy.

The Question: I enjoyed this last contest so much that I think we'll try something like it again. Once more, I'll be looking for creativity. I'm often asked when one of my books is going to be made into a movie. I'd love to be able to tell you that it's going to happen soon, but there's nothing in the works right now. Still, it can't hurt to play, right? So let's pretend that you're the producer of the cinematic version of my first book, Children of Amarid, book I of The LonTobyn Chronicle. Who would you choose to direct it? Who would you cast as Jaryd? Alayna? Baden? Sartol?

Use the link below to send me a response (No multiple submissions!) and you might win the book!

Submit your answer by clicking the button below, but please do not do so without first reading the contest rules.

The Rules: By submitting an answer you indicate your acceptance of these rules. Only one entry per person -- multiple submissions will ALL be disqualified from the contest. {Only responses containing the correct answer to the trivia question will be entered in the drawing}(Ignore this part for this month). The deadline for submission of answers to this first contest is 11:59 pm (Central Standard Time), July 1, 2008; no submissions will be accepted after July 1, 2008. The winner will be contacted by e-mail and her/his name posted on this page. Decisions of the author in this matter are final and not subject to any appeal.