Fairy Tale Gifts Winners

Using Random.org, the winners of the books in the  December Giveaway: Favorite Fairy Tale Things are:

Fairy Tale Gifts 7: Paula Richey wins the copy of Cinder by Marissa Meyer

and since I have another copy, albeit the one I gently read--I thought I'd give away another copy, so Fairy Tale Gifts 1: Karly Noelle Abreu also receives Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I don't think you'll realize I read it first, Karly!

Fairy Tale Gifts 11: Davina wins the copy of Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen

and while we are here, I never announced the winner of The Enchanted Screen by Jack Zipes from a few months ago. The winner is Rachel Ayers.

I will be sending emails to you, but if you read this first, please send me your mailing address. I hope to ship everything on Monday--I have other things to mail for the Magick4Terri auction, too.

Congrats and happy holidays everyone! And thank you for sharing your lists.

December Giveaway: Favorite Fairy Tale Things

So it's December and SurLaLune turns 13 this month! That's officially a third of my life and all of my life since I received my last degree. I am stretched thin this month with too many projects and demands that need to be completed, but of course, I will keep posting--November was a personal record with 101 posts for the month. (And if you want to receive email digests of the daily posts, try the email subscription link to the left.) I've got lots of post in the queue since this is what I do these days to take a break from other projects. Nope, no Freecell for me. I search news sites and try to sort my overfull email box.

But I still want your help! I have two ARCs to give away to entice you. Send me your recommendations of great reading or gifts with fairy tale and folklore connections. What have you loved this year? What are you giving or asking for as a holiday gift? Share your thoughts, send them to my email with "Fairy Tale Gifts" as a subject line through December 15th and I'll post them on the blog to share with other readers. Be sure to let me know how you want to be identified in the post and I will usually include links to your own blogs and sites if you like.

On December 16th I'll draw two random winners to receive one of two ARCs (advanced reading copies) I have waiting for eager readers. I may find more prizes for more submissions if I receive enough. One ARC is for the much buzzed new book to be released next month, Cinder by Marissa Meyer, and one that came out in November, Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen.

(And if you don't have Julie Andrews' voice singing "Favorite Things" going through your head yet, I hope you do now. Fitting since it is so often appropriated as a holiday season song.)

Participate in Fairy Tale Film Month on SurLaLune Blog

   

Back in the spring I started a fairy tale film week and then abandoned it when I became overwhelmed with editing Bluebeard Tales From Around the World.

   

Now I want to devote all of September for discussing fairy tales and films--including classic, recent and future--and I am asking for reader participation. What fairy tale film do you love? Which one do you detest? Which one is a guilty pleasure?

  

I don't particularly care what you write, just be sure you want it shared. You can choose an online name for it. But I want to start discussion and even awareness of fairy tale films as the onslaught of new ones begins next year again. We've had several this year, too, of course.

   

Then throughout the month of September I will share your thoughts on the blog. So technically the deadline is September 29th, but the sooner the better so I have more to share. And to sweeten the request, I will randomly select one submitter to receive a brand new copy of Jack Zipes' new book, The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films. I only have one copy to give away but I may find some extra prizes if I receive enough entries to inspire me!

Send your entries to contest (at) surlalunefairytales dot com. Include a user name or how you would like to be named in the post. Sending an entry to me implies permission to reprint it on the blog. I hope this is fun and gets us all thinking about our favorite fairy tale films. I'd prefer one film discussed per post to maintain link, but I am quite flexible and want good writing and strong opinions more than anything else.

Finally, there are no right or wrong answers here. You can love Disney. You can hate it. You can love or hate any of these films. The commenters on SurLaLune tend to prefer discussion over attacks. I will moderate, too. And don't let the article about films I linked to earlier today with Jack Zipes intimidate you. It happened to coincide with my timing for this announcement. Your opinions are welcome whether or not I agree with them or anyone else does!

SurLaLune 12 Week Giveaway: Winners 13, 14 & 15

Since Mermaid and Other Water Spirit Tales From Around the World will be out in just a few weeks, I thought I would give away three copies of it to three more giveaway entrants. So I chose three more winners and they are:

etaureau whose favorite fairy tale is Cupid and Psyche
Miranda whose favorite fairy tale is The Little Mermaid
Elizium whose favorite fairy tale is The Little Mermaid

And that's all for the giveaway for now. There will be more in the near future, so stay tuned.

In case you missed this from earlier:

I performed a fail with the recent SurLaLune Giveaway by not actually announcing and giving away each week. I've been spread too thin with the upcoming SurLaLune book releases. So today is devoted to giving away all the prizes. I generated random winners at Random.org based on date of entry and what should have been the corresponding week. So for several hours today, I will be announcing winners. I will also contact the winners by mail and must request a reply with mailing address by Tuesday, June 14 at 11:59 PM CST. If I don't hear from the winners by then, I will choose another.

SurLaLune 12 Week Giveaway: Winner 12

Winner 12 is JTulli whose favorite fairy tale is The Little Mermaid. She wins a paperback copy of Sleeping Beauties: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White Tales From Around the World.

Thanks everyone for visiting SurLaLune!

In case you missed this from earlier:

I performed a fail with the recent SurLaLune Giveaway by not actually announcing and giving away each week. I've been spread too thin with the upcoming SurLaLune book releases. So today is devoted to giving away all the prizes. I generated random winners at Random.org based on date of entry and what should have been the corresponding week. So for several hours today, I will be announcing winners. I will also contact the winners by mail and must request a reply with mailing address by Tuesday, June 14 at 11:59 PM CST. If I don't hear from the winners by then, I will choose another.