Thursday, October 3, 2013

Welcome to the Fall 2013 YA Scavenger Hunt!

It's that time of year again! Welcome to the Fall 2013 YA SCAVENGER HUNT!!!!

Participating in the YA Scavenger Hunt is easy! Here's all you have to do:

The hunt opens officially at noon Pacific Time--all posts by authors should be up then. 

During that time, you can go to the participating authors blogs and websites--you can find them all here. The first thing on the page should be their hunt information--there you can find out about new authors and get exclusive content.

Take note of the highlighted number on each author's hunt page. You need that number to enter the contest!

Each author is on either the RED Team or the BLUE Team or the GOLD Team. Add up the numbers of all the authors on the red team, and you have the secret code you need to enter the contest for the red team--then do the same for the blue and gold teams! The prize is all the books from the authors on that team! You can only enter once, and your entry only counts if you have the right number, so make sure you get the right code! Break out those calculators!

You have to submit your entry by October 6, noon, Pacific Standard Time. You can submit your entry for each team HERE.

On October 9th, we'll announce the winners! There's one winner for the red team, and one for the blue team. The hunt IS open internationally, to all ages, so you have no excuse to not join in the fun!

Still have questions? Post them in the comments here and we'll do our best to answer them as soon as possible.

Also? We need your help! If you like the Hunt, please help spread the word. We can only do the Hunt when our readers tell us they want it, so please--spread the word about the Hunt!

You can share it on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or anywhere else.



A quick note as we kick off the celebration:

The Hunt doesn't officially begin until noon, Pacific Standard Time. 
This is 3pm Eastern Standard Time. 
While some authors will have their material up prior to this time,
not all materials in the Hunt will be up until this time.

Happy hunting! 

Thursday, August 22, 2013

AUTHORS: The Fall 2013 Hunt is OPEN for Submission

If you are an author who would like to participate in the hunt, please go HERE to apply. Please read the rules first, and understand that not everyone who applies will be selected for the hunt (we need to keep numbers down to a reasonable level and make sure we use books that are of interest to our audience).

Monday, April 8, 2013

WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Hi everyone! We're very pleased to announce the winners of the Spring 2013 Scavenger Hunt!

For Red Team:
Candy


For Blue Team:
Gabby A

Each of these winners has been contacted by email already. 

Many of the authors also held individual giveaways on their blogs for people to win smaller prizes. Below are all the ones that have selected winners so far--for other winners, visit the individual authors' webpages:

  • Beth Revis gave away a signed copy of SHADES OF EARTH, along with DEFY THE DARK swag to Mel B.
  • Maureen McGowan gave away:
    • Hardcover copy of DEVIANTS:  Rachael Matthews and Elizabeth Kotkiewicz Hyatt
    • Kindle copy of DEVIANTS: Alaiel Kreuz, Tamara Theresa Nathan, Stelina Papagianneli, Birgitte and Deanna Babcock
    • CD mp3 audio copy of DEVIANTS: Gwenola Hamelin
  • Amalie Howard did the ARCs of Awesome Giveaway to Melissa Robles and Kelsey Dietrich
  • Lea Nolan gave away:
    • Francine Soleil won the digital copy of CONJURE
    • Jessica Jackson won the signed paperback copy of CONJURE
  • Lisa Burstein's winner of The Next Forever digital copy: Kaitlin Snider
  • Colleen Houck gave away:
    • Tiger's Curse books: Ivana Maric, Mary Perez, Katherina Barney, Nichole Springer, Shanon Vuong, Megan Kyser, JenniferG W, Chantelle Ip, Brandon N Amanda Hamer, Kristia Militiadou
    • Grand Prize: Angela Reads
  • Jenn Johansson gave away a bonus signed ARC of Insomnia to "Kim V." 
  • Scott Tracey gave away signed ARCs of THE GODDESS TEST, THE RAVEN BOYS, and TEN to Jocelyn Rish
  • Aprilynne Pike gave away an ARC of both LIFE AFTER THEFT and EARTHBOUND to Justine Winans
  • Rachel Carter gave away a signed hardcover of SO CLOSE TO YOU and a signed ARC of THIS STRANGE AND FAMILIAR PLACE to Roxanne McCleary
  • Erica O'Rourke's winner is Tessa Van Diest. 
  • Winner of Scorched ARC giveaway by Mari Mancusi was Anastasia Montero
  • Megan Miranda's winner was Ali Kiki
  • Victoria Scott gave THE COLLECTOR swag to Kristina Haecker
  • Kathleen Peacock gave away an annotated copy of Hemlock and the ARC of Thornhill to Megan K.
  • Alyxandra Harvey gave away:
    • Drake Chronicles Books 1-6:  Eli Y
    • A Killer First Date: Rose P, Lea, Stephanie P, Holly R, Destiney R
    • Languish: Maud G, Danny M, Fatema A, Rachel S, Kim
    • Vampire Bites: Tal R
  • Mindi Scott gave away a copy of FREEFALL and LIVE THROUGH THIS for Kris and Kim.
  • Jessica Shrivington gave away:
    • 1. From my Facebook page                =    Katherine Adams
    • 2. From Embracetheseries FB Page   =    Nicole Kha
      3. From Twitter @jessShirvington      =    Vahhaba Lamis @nz_crazy_chick
      3. From my blog comments                =    Angelica Joy
  • Erin Underwood gave away a copy of FUTUREDAZE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF YA SCIENCE FICION to Tonya Cool
  • Jennifer Armentrout gave away a signed copy of Apollyon plus Hebel Designs' Wait for You inspired bracelet to Marissa Walker
  • Kat Evangelista's winner was Tessa Van Diest
  • Amy Plum's winner was Lis Carcamo
  • Amber Argyle's winners are: 
    • Alisha M Blanchard wins a signed copy of Witch Born, 3 bookmarks, and 3 bookplates
    • Grace wins an ebook of Witch Song
    • Jen Stasi wins an ebook of Winter Queen

Sunday, April 7, 2013

The Hunt is now CLOSED!

Thanks for the great Hunt, everyone! It's noon in Pacific Time, which means we're now officially closed.

We had over 1200 entries for each team! After we check them for accuracy and validity, we'll select a winner and announce it--as well as winners for the individual contests--here on the blog as soon as possible.

Thanks again everyone, for playing along! And please, let us know how we can improve: Give us your suggestions in the comments below, so we can make the hunt better for you!

Thursday, April 4, 2013

The Spring Hunt is OPEN!

It is officially hunt time! All authors should have their hunt pages up and ready for you. To get started, just pick any author from either (or both!) teams, and start following the links. If you get stuck, click on our STUCK? page and find the author--also, you can ask for help there if you get really stuck, or report any problems.

Once you find all the numbers from the team you want to enter for, then you can enter the contest! You can enter for the Red Team AND then Blue Team--two chances to win!

Remember, the hunt closes April 7, so get your entries in before then!

Also? We need your help! If you like the Hunt, please help spread the word. We can only do the Hunt when our readers tell us they want it, so please--spread the word about the Hunt!

You can share it on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or anywhere else.

Monday, April 1, 2013

How To Hunt

Participating in the YA Scavenger Hunt is easy! Here's all you have to do:

On April 4 at noon (Pacific Standard Time), the hunt is open. 

During that time, you can go to the participating authors blogs and websites--you can find them all here. The first thing on the page should be their hunt information--there you can find out about new authors and get exclusive content.

Take note of the highlighted number on each author's hunt page. You need that number to enter the contest!

Each author is on either the RED Team or the BLUE Team. Add up the numbers of all the authors on the red team, and you have the secret code you need to enter the contest. The prize is all the books from the authors on that team! You can only enter once, and your entry only counts if you have the right number, so make sure you get the right code! Break out those calculators!

You have to submit your entry by April 7, noon, Pacific Standard Time. You can submit your entry for each team HERE.

On April 8th, we'll announce the winners! There's one winner for the red team, and one for the blue team. The hunt IS open internationally, to all ages, so you have no excuse to not join in the fun!

See you April 4!

Still have questions? Post them in the comments here and we'll do our best to answer them as soon as possible.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Spring 2013 Hunt Authors Selected!

We've selected the 2013 Spring Hunt authors, and are busy behind the scenes getting together the best hunt yet!

For a sneak peek at the prizes being offered this hunt,