500 BOOKS IN 300 DAYS – WEEK 33 WINNERS

I've been running this weekly competition on my Facebook fan page all year, and it'll run into 2012. Each week all year I've been giving away three of my trilogies and quartets, signed, except for breaks where I've given away two iPad 2s.

Total number of books won so far: 359.

To enter, go here, http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author, Like my page then enter from the Promos tab.

For the next few weeks I'll be giving away 3 copies of my brand new book,Vengeance, each week.

WEEK 33 QUESTION – Do you prefer heroes or villains? Why?  The cleverest, funniest, most moving or wittiest entries win. No knowledge of my books needed. 



THERE ARE THREE FIRST PRIZES – each a copy of my latest book, VENGEANCE, signed. 

Week 33 (44 entries). 

Winners

1^st, Stephanie Elizabeth Kirsch, 2^nd, Scott Mooney, 3^rd, Amber Charlene Craddock. 

Honourable Mentions (get 3 HMs and you also win). 

Lisa Leigh, Julie Strahan, Sue Knight, Thijs Roeloffs.

The complete list of winners for 2011 can be found here: http://www.ian-irvine.com/winners.html

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500 BOOKS TO BE WON IN 300 DAYS - WEEK 32 WINNERS

I've been running this weekly competition on my Facebook fan page all year, and it'll run into 2012. Each week all year I've been giving away three of my trilogies and quartets, signed, except for breaks where I've given away two iPad 2s.

Total number of books won so far: 356.

To enter, go here, http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author, Like my page then enter from the Promos tab.

For the next few weeks I'll be giving away 3 copies of my brand new book,Vengeance, each week.

WEEK 32 QUESTION – What do you hope to discover in Vengeance?  The cleverest, funniest, most moving or wittiest entries win. No knowledge of my books needed. 



THERE ARE THREE FIRST PRIZES – each a copy of my latest book, VENGEANCE, signed. 

Week 32 (63 entries). There are equal third places again this week, so in fact there are 4 winners.

Winners

First, Courtney 'Toffee' Rohde, Second, Rebecca Cairns, Equal Third, Rebecca J Fleming and Vivian Mercadal. 

Honourable Mentions (get 3 HMs and you also win). 

Jane Domagala, Martin Ellis and Marc Burdon.Congratulations, everyone.

The complete list of winners for 2011 can be found here: http://www.ian-irvine.com/winners.html

• For more about me and my books: http://www.ian-irvine.com/
• To say Hi or talk to me about books and writing: http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author
• To follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ianirvineauthor 
• My blog about the novels I write, and the writing life: http://ian-irvine.blogspot.com/

500 BOOKS TO BE WON IN 300 DAYS - WEEK 31 WINNERS

I've been running this weekly competition on my Facebook fan page all year, and it'll run into 2012. Each week all year I've been giving away three of my trilogies and quartets, signed, except for two breaks where I've given away greater prizes.

Total number of books won so far: 352.

To enter, go here, http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author, Like my page then enter from the Promos tab.

For the next few weeks I'll be giving away 3 copies of my brand new book, Vengeance, each week.

WEEK 31 QUESTION – Why do you read fantasy? The cleverest, funniest, most moving or wittiest entries win. No knowledge of my books needed. 





THERE ARE THREE FIRST PRIZES – each a copy of my latest book, VENGEANCE, signed.

Week 31 (117 entries – the largest number by far for any of the weekly comps).

Winners
First, Sonja Mackay, Second, Charmaine Cree, Equal Third, Christine Bolton and Cameron Edwards. Honourable Mentions (get 3 HMs and you also win), Kaylon Fleay, Scott Mooney, Stephanie Elizabeth Kirsch and Joshua Lowe.

There are equal third places this week, so in fact there are 4 winners.

Congratulations, everyone.

• For more about me and my books: http://www.ian-irvine.com/
• To say Hi or talk to me about books and writing: http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author
• To follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ianirvineauthor 
• My blog about the novels I write, and the writing life: http://ian-irvine.blogspot.com/

500 BOOKS TO BE WON IN 300 DAYS - WEEK 30

I've been running this weekly competition on my Facebook fan page all year, and it'll run into 2012. Each week all year I've been giving away three of my trilogies and quartets, signed, except for two breaks where I've given away greater prizes.

Total number of books won so far: 348.

To enter, go here, http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author, Like my page then enter from the Promos tab.

For the next few weeks I'll be giving away 3 copies of my brand new book, Vengeance, each week.

I'm even more shamefully late and slow than usual for this comp, for which I humbly apologise.

WEEK 30 QUESTION – name the character in a book (any book) who has most moved you or changed your life in some way, and say why you were moved or how your life was changed.

FIRST PRIZE - The View from the Mirror Audiobooks on MP3 CD
SECOND PRIZE - The Song of the Tears Trilogy, signed
THIRD PRIZE - The Grim and Grimmer quartet, signed.

Winners
Week 30 (20 entries). Winner, Emma Billing, Second, Jennifer Francis, Third, Kayla-Lynn Yetman. Honourable Mentions, Grey Dw, Roxanne Cole, Mitchell de Vries. Get 3 HMs and you also win.

Congratulations, everyone.

• For more about me and my books: http://www.ian-irvine.com/
• To say Hi or talk to me about books and writing: http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author
• To follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ianirvineauthor 
• My blog about the novels I write, and the writing life: http://ian-irvine.blogspot.com/

The iPad 2 Competition Winner

Ok, here's how it was judged. I downloaded all the entries into a spreadsheet, deleted a small number of invalid entries (ie those not from Australia), and ended up with 1057 valid entries, numbered from 1 to 1057.


I then obtained a random number sequence from 1 to 1057 using the Sequence Generator at www.random.org. The first number in the sequence is the winner. 


That number is 1003.


And the winner is Zac Mac, who has been notified. Congratulations, Zac.


And commiserations everyone else. But never fear, I may run a third iPad comp in a few months time.


Thanks for entering.

• For more about me and my books: http://www.ian-irvine.com/
• To say Hi or talk to me about books and writing: http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author
• To follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ianirvineauthor 
• My blog about the novels I write, and the writing life: http://ian-irvine.blogspot.com/

500 BOOKS TO BE WON IN 300 DAYS – WEEK 29

WEEK 29 QUESTION – By popular demand, this one is for artists. Upload your own original artwork of any character or monster from one of my books. Entry from the Promos tab, after Liking this Page. 




FIRST PRIZE – The Song of the Tears Quartet, signed. 
SECOND PRIZE – The Runcible Jones Quartet, signed. 
THIRD PRIZE – The Grim and Grimmer Quartet, signed

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Week 29 (artist’s comp: 10 entries): 1^st, Jon O’Mara Yuen Harrison (Rulke on the construct, Karan and Llian), 2^nd, Cameron James (Ullii), 3^rd Robert Shand (Jal Nish Hlar), Hon Mentions Ami Jones (Karan in blasted landscape) and Gemma Baker (Karan).

Winners of Ian's Week 26, 27 and 28 Facebook comps.

500 BOOKS TO BE WON IN 300 DAYS – WEEK 28

WEEK 28 QUESTION – What is your favourite fantasy movie, and why? The cleverest, funniest or wittiest entries win. No knowledge of Ian’s books needed. Entry from the Promos tab, after Liking this Page.

FIRST PRIZE – The View from the Mirror Quartet, signed.

SECOND PRIZE – The Well of Echoes Quartet, signed.

THIRD PRIZE – The Grim and Grimmer Quartet, signed

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Week 28 (34 entries): 1^st, Stephanie Elizabeth Jolly, 2^nd, Evelyn Blackwell, 3^rd, Carole Elizabeth, Hon Mentions, Charlotte Brittain, Anna Tipton, Matthew Bellis.

500 BOOKS TO BE WON IN 300 DAYS – WEEK 27

WEEK 27 QUESTION – Tell me an interesting or unusual fact, on any topic. The cleverest, funniest or wittiest entries win. No knowledge of Ian’s books needed. Entry from the Promos tab, after Liking this Page.

FIRST PRIZE – The View from the Mirror omnibus edition, signed.

SECOND PRIZE – The Runcible Quartet, signed.

THIRD PRIZE – The Grim and Grimmer Quartet, signed

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Week 27 (49 entries): 1^st, Stuart Jackson, 2^nd, Ben Bowring, 3^rd, Gemma Baker, Hon Mentions David Hawkes and Lukifer Jappinen.

500 BOOKS TO BE WON IN 300 DAYS – WEEK 26

WEEK 26 QUESTION – Tomorrow a meteorite is going to destroy Earth. Which writer (or writers) would you invite to dinner and what would the menu be?

The cleverest, funniest or most touching entries win. No knowledge of Ian’s books needed.

FIRST PRIZE – The Well of Echoes quartet, signed.

SECOND PRIZE – The Song of the Tears Quartet, signed.

THIRD PRIZE – The Grim and Grimmer Quartet, signed

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Week 26 (43 entries): 1^st Anita Nicole Higgs, 2^nd, Tanya Knight, 3^rd, Zachary Mac, Hon Mentions, Shaun Adamson, Juanita Kees, Therese Kelly, Jessica Alice and Jamie Williams.

The Week 25 winners on my Facebook Page

Here are the winners of my Week 25 comp on my Facebook Page, http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author. The Question: which stand-alone novel would you write a sequel to, and why? 

1^st, Andrew Gleeson (The Bible), 2^nd Grey Dw (The City and the City), 3^rd, Alan Ronald Thompson (Lord of the Flies), Hon Mentions, Daniel Hope and Charlotte Brittain.

Remember that if you get 3 Honourable Mentions, you also win one of my book trilogies or quartets. 3 or 4 people have won this way already.

Congratulations, everyone. 

You can enter the Week 26 comp, here: 

http://www.facebook.com/ianirvine.author?sk=app_79458893817. 

This Week's question is: Tomorrow a meteorite is going to destroy Earth. Which writer (or writers) would you invite to dinner and what would the menu be?

The cleverest, funniest or most touching entries win. No knowledge of Ian’s books needed. Like my Page to enter.



FIRST PRIZE – The Well of Echoes quartet, signed.

SECOND PRIZE – The Song of the Tears Quartet, signed.

THIRD PRIZE – The Grim and Grimmer Quartet, signed

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