Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Jump Into Spring Cover Contest

Jump Into Spring By Putting Your Best Cover Forward Still Moments Magazine is happy to announce its very first COVER Contest! ● Contest Begins: March 10, 2011 ● Entry Fee: FREE ● Eligibility: Open to the following categories: Chick Lit, Contemporary, Erotic, Historical, Inspirational, Paranormal, Suspense, and Western. All stories must be a category romance or contain romantic elements. ● Deadline for Submissions: March 27, 2011 ● Deadline for Online Voting: April 1, 2011 ● Panel Judging: April 4-8, 2011 ● Results Posting: April 11, 2011 Winners and finalists will be announced on the web site and Facebook Page April 11, 2011. Submission Guidelines: ● The contest is open to books available in Print or Ebook formats. Multiple entries accepted. ● Send each entry, under separate cover to: stillmomentsmagazine@gmail.com with ‘Jump into Spring Cover Contest’ in the subject line. ● Each entry must include: book title / jpeg attachment of your cover / a tag line (no more than 25 characters) / story category. ● Entries must be received by 12:00 midnight AST, March 27, 2011 or eligibility will be forfeited. There are two ways to win! ● Viewer Voting Eligible covers will be posted on the Still Moments website and Facebook. Encourage your family, friends, and fellow authors to either leave a comment on the website or ‘like’ your cover in Facebook. Each comment/like counts as one ‘vote’. Multiple votes from the same source will be discredited and deleted. Viewer voting ends April 3, 2011. The winner of viewer voting will have their cover, blurb, and small bio highlighted in the May issue of Still Moments Magazine’s E-News, Website and Facebook. Second and third place finalists will receive honourable mentions. ● Panel Voting The top three covers (receiving 20 or more votes) from each category will be presented to our panel of judges, who will choose a Grand Prize winner. The Grand Prize includes a cover, blurb, and small bio featured in the May issue of Still Moments Magazine’s E-News, a highlight on our Website and Facebook during the month of May, and a mystery prize! Second and third finalists will receive honorable mentions. GOOD LUCK!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is this contest for the authors of the book or for the graphic designer who did the cover?

DarleneLF said...

Thank you for your question.
This contest is for authors of the books. However, if you designed the cover of your book, then you can enter too!

Amie Louellen said...

I have a cover but no "book" yet--release date in June. Can I still enter?

DarleneLF said...

Hi Amie, yes you can enter. All books accepted for publication and have a cover design are eligible.

Claire Thompson said...

Can you give me the direct link for people to vote at? I'll post it on my blog, Facebook etc! Thanks! Claire

DarleneLF said...

Hi Claire! The direct link is:
http://stillmomentsezine.blogspot.com
When they arrive on the site, they will see the covers on the left and scroll down to view all. If they want to vote, all they have to do is leave a comment on the entry of their choice (one vote per person).

Thank you for spreading the word!