#LiteraryTeaPartyTime Giveaway: Share Pics of My Recipes for a Chance to Win a Copy of My Cookbook!

 

 

Wanna hear something crazy? My cookbook is coming out next month! It’s been a long, wonderful, crazy road, and soon my beautiful book baby with the blue scalloped cover will make its debut. It’s scary to send it out into the world, but it’s also wildly exhilarating. I’m an AUTHOR…that’s so…I just…what even? For someone who writes for a living, I can’t seem to string together a sentence that adequately expresses how I feel. All I can say is that it’s some kind of bottomless joy and I NEED to share it!

My editor and I first started discussing giveaways as we finished tweaking the final draft of the book. To be honest, some aspects of the promotion process seem kinda terrifying…like going out into the world IN PERSON and talking to REAL PEOPLE about my book to their FACES. Excuse me while I melt in terror at the thought #IntrovertLife. However, giveaways make me super excited. I love participating in them, so hosting one of my own is a special treat. What’s not to love? Someone gets my book for FREE, and I can’t wait to see all the entries, no matter how difficult choosing between them will be.

So let’s get started! 😀

ENTRY GUIDELINES

• HOW TO ENTER: 
  • I’ve selected 3 recipes from my cookbook and shared links to the instructions below. Make 1 of these recipes and share a photo of it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Google+ with the hashtag #LiteraryTeaPartyTime.
  • The post must include the hashtag, the name of the recipe, and a link to this giveaway post. I’ll run a search of the hashtag on each platform regularly, but you can also tag me in your post to be sure I see it right away. I’m on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ (but not Instagram).
  • Each person is allowed to submit 1 entry per recipe for a total of 3 possible entries per person.
  • The giveaway is open to all countries.
• PHOTOS WILL BE JUDGED ON THE FOLLOWING:
  • Accuracy of the Recipe. The recipe must be made correctly.
  • Quality of the Photograph. You don’t need fancy equipment, but the photograph does need to be in focus, have adequate lighting, and prominently feature the food from the recipe.
  • Creativity. Flex that left brain! Your photo could be a closeup on a fun plate, a painstakingly staged food arrangement, an action shot of you chowing down, etc. Don’t be afraid to have fun!
• ENTRY DEADLINE: June 5th, 2018 (the day my book comes out!) EDIT: We’ve extended the deadline for 2 weeks to allow early reviewers a chance to participate. The new deadline is now June 19th! 🙂

 

ENTRY RECIPES

Beorn’s Honey Nut Banana Bread from The Hobbit

Cracked China Deviled Eggs from The Wizard of Oz

Queen of Hearts’ Painted Rose Cupcakes from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

 

PRIZES

Every good tea deserves a beautiful cup to serve it in, right? That’s why in addition to a free copy of A Literary Tea Party, we’re also offering two custom mugs as prizes, compliments of Kaitlyn from the blog and Etsy store Tea with Tolkien. One mug is green and says “Tea with Tolkien,” and the other is blue and says “Lattes with Lewis.” I absolutely love them and am sorely tempted to keep them for myself. They’re sturdy and beautiful with rich colors, and something about them just says FILL ME WITH A HOT BEVERAGE RIGHT NOW PLEASE! 🙂

1st PRIZE: A free SIGNED (!!!) copy of A Literary Tea Party and a mug from the Tea with Tolkien store

2nd PRIZE: A mug from the Tea with Tolkien store and a “Hobbit at Heart” Sticker

 

Here we go, folks! Ready…Set…#LiteraryTeaPartyTime! 🙂