Giveaways
"One of the favorite days of past years is our day of giveaways! You host the giveaway on your own site and link it up here for all our participants to come and visit. Don’t forget to give Armchair BEA a little love when advertising, but you can choose your own guidelines and deadlines."
- Whatever you choose will be sent from the The Book Depository and the contest is international as long as you live in a country that the Book Depository ships to.
Haikus should be about your favorite book or book characters.
Example of Book Haiku:
Not the Oz you knew
This time Dorothy is the witch
Not the Oz you knew
This time Dorothy is the witch
Dorothy needs to die.
- Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Rules:
1.) Haikus must be in 5-7-5 form.
2.) Write your haiku along with your name email address in the comments. If you don't want to leave your email address leave your Twitter, or Facebook details. Just make sure I'm able to contact you to let you know that you've won .
3.) You don't have to follow the blog to win, but feel free to follow if you like what you see and leave any comments on reviews or posts that you find interesting. :)
4.) The contest will run from May 29-June 5th.
* Winner will be chosen by me and Tiny Reverse Vampire. The winner will be posted on June 6th.
to read a good book
ReplyDeleteis like spending the whole day
on a gorgeous beach
What a treat. :) gillian@bookmusings.com
Now this is an original giveaway, haha. Okay here's my first ever haiku:
ReplyDeleteCinder, Scarlet, Cress and Winter
Cyborgs, spaceships, wolfs and an evil queen
Fairy Tales retold, completely new
My e-mail is bookaddictbieke@hotmail.com
Bookshelves are empty
ReplyDeleteHaha! Just kidding. No way.
To Be Read's miles long.
LOL I hope that doesn't suck too much to qualify!
@imlostinbooks
Katie and Alex
ReplyDeleteFighting Evil Together
Will They Stay Alive?
The Outside by Laura Bickle
sullivanmcpig(at)gmail(dot)com
I had to stop and think there for a moment. LOL. Here's my haiku based on my book, Calico.
ReplyDeleteWalking with young Calico.
I see mystery.
Will she remain with me?
allisonbruning@gmail.com
The King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner
ReplyDeleteUnreliable
thief who can be trusted for
deceptive brilliance.
charlotteslibrary at gmail dot com
Something is wrong here.
ReplyDeleteThat's my dad but not my dad.
What is going on?
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, by Jack Finney
Twitter: @charleenlynette
an unusual girl
ReplyDeletejust trying to find her place
in the divided
Divergent :) I'm hoooorible at haikus but I tried!
erin f
efender1(at)gmail
Ha ha, this is a great idea :D
ReplyDeletePride and Prejudice
Stop retelling this story
It is blasphemous!
My first haiku..since 8th grade English class anyway!
Thanks for the chance :D
I don't even like Jane Austen and I love this.
DeleteSO MUCH FUN! I haven't written a haiku in ages, I'm more of a limerick gal. Here goes:
ReplyDeleteAtwood's Nightmare Tale
Women Forbidden to Read
The Handmaid Shall Rise
(PS, cracking up at Jen's contribution re: P&P)
Burning books makes me cry
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell is wrong with people
Farenheit 451 is the best!
(LOL)
A boy with a scar
ReplyDeleteMagic, friendship, villainy
Evil come to fight
- Harry Potter (kinda) :)
td@tellulahdarling.com
In the late 1920s,
ReplyDeleteSomething paranormal comes along.
Watch out New York city.
-The Dviners by Libba Bray
ringette30@gmail.com
I don't know if I've ever written one, but I'll give it a try.
ReplyDeleteLe Cirque des Rêves waits
At night dripping black and white
with magic so bright
~ The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Thanks for the chance! thisbrokenroad@gmail.com
Oh how I waited
ReplyDeleteCity of Heavenly Fire
Break my heart Cassie Clare
- The City of Heavenly Fire
HAHA that was so fun!
Jess (suchanovelidea11 (at) gmail (dot) com)
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Jess @ Such a Novel Idea
Our ArmchairBEA giveaway!
Books with good reviews
ReplyDeleteWill sometimes disappoint you.
Your taste may differ.
bethvollbach(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
Ari and Dante,
ReplyDeleteTwo lonely, beautiful boys
- alone, together.
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Thanks! This was super fun :)
cayce006 at yahoo dot com
I need Oberon
ReplyDeleteAtticus, as well
Hurry up, Shattered!
Kevin Hearne's books never come out quickly enough. :-)
pherlaithiel (at) gmail (dot) com
Am I just a phase?
ReplyDeleteNo, you are the longest phase
yes, you, Jessica
The Jessica Darling series by Megan McCafferty
great idea for a haiku by the way! :) Bea Tejano, twitter: @beieeutiful
Magic and tech are
ReplyDeleteBut never at the same time
In this Atlanta
The Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews
inbedwithbooks AT yahoo DOT com
I do this for every review I write already on my blog. Here's a slight tweak on the one I wrote for The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - the first in one of my favorite series.
ReplyDeleteUnlikeliest spy
In middle of cold war plot
Watches the pages fly
Mark
carstairs38 @ gmail com
You really make us work for it! I loved Incendiary Girls by Kodi Scheer, and here's my haiku:
ReplyDeleteStories of body and mind
Unforgettable
Incendiary girls
Cheers,
Aloi
readerrabbit22 at gmail.com
Reading a story
ReplyDeleteTo escape reality
Into a new world
I love this idea! You are awesome! I used to love writing haiku in grade school. theindigoshelf (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteFinding a love for magic
Barriers between
Gorgon riding fixes thee
Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray
For the love of books
ReplyDeleteI'll do almost anything
Even write haikus
Okay, that was my first haiku! I love this idea, so fun!
Here's my haiku entry:
Winter is coming
All the wolves of Winterfell
Now separated
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin
hazellie(at)gmail(dot)com
What a cool giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThrough the veil he goes
The magic spell is broken
His smile now brings woes
About Sirius Black, in Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix.
Thais Pampado
thais_rpc(at)hotmail(dot)com
The page of a book
ReplyDeleteTurns itself if it is good
I love a good book
My Twitter handle is @bookality
Thanks for the challenge!
Lola's wigs, Cricket's gummy bands
ReplyDeletewatch the moon on their respective windows
in the San Francisco city.
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Oh my gosh. This is terrible. haha Oh, well, I tried.
Zemira (@Zemmy89)
zemmy_lifehouse(at)yahoo(dot)com
Disguised as a boy
ReplyDeleteEona and her dragon must
set balance on earth
Eon by Alison Goodman
Thanks for the giveaway!
blackcapballistics AT gamil DOT com
I wrote this haiku in recognition of The Others series by Anne Bishop.
ReplyDeleteThe Others Rule
Humans murder, plot, and scheme
Will the Prophet live?
This was fun; thanks for the giveaway. michelle_willms at yahoo dot com. Michelle Willms
Coolest giveaway...ever!!
ReplyDeleteRed headed drama
A family in the making
Anne of Green Gables
So fun, thanks! justdeb at debamarshall dot com
Because fairytales
ReplyDeleteAre more true than you can know
The Last Unicorn
rainjeys@yahoo.com
Thanks!
Elemental mage
ReplyDeletePowerless prince of the realm
Two worlds collided
- The Burning Sky, Sherry Thomas
Twitter @kuro_rin01 :)
Secrets impending
ReplyDeletethe fate of five young persons
In the Shadows book
In the Shadows by Kiersten White
dragonzgoil at gmail dot com
Very fun!