Once again, it's time for the YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author
Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive
one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team!
But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!
Be sure to read to the very end of this post, because I'm also hosting my own giveaway -- a signed ARC of RESONANCE, which won't be out until July 22nd!
Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are EIGHT contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the GOLD TEAM, but each team offers the chance to win a different set of signed books.
If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to
the YA Scavenger Hunt page.
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE
Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the GOLD team, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!).
Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by SUNDAY, APRIL 5, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
Today, I am hosting Maureen McGowan on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt! Maureen McGowan is the award-winning and Amazon Bestselling Author of two popular YA series including the dystopian thriller series: The Dust Chronicles. She writes exciting, fast-paced novels, enjoyed by teen and adult readers alike.
Maureen always loved writing fiction, but side-tracked by a persistent practical side, it took her a few years to channel her energy into novels. After leaving a career in finance and accounting, she hasn’t looked back.
Aside from her love of books, she’s passionate about films, fine handcrafted objects and shoes. She lives in Toronto, where she attends the film festival every year.
Her most recent titles include: Deviants (Skyscape, 2012), Compliance (Skyscape, 2013), and Glory (Skyscape, 2014)
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
And now, a few words from Maureen about her exclusive content:
This is a short story originally published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson in a textbook for high school English students. It's also included in a Prequel short story anthology for my Dust Chronicles Series called Origins. http://amzn.to/1Fcdv4J The story, "Out of the Ashes", is set approximately 75 years before the beginning of The Dust Chronicles series, and the little boy in the story, Felix, is the grandfather of Glory, the main character in my series: Deviants (2012), Compliance (2013), Glory (2014). The story happens as the world as we know it is ending...
Click here to read Out Of The Ashes!
Don't forget to come back, to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Maureen, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is
5. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the GOLD team and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!
CONTINUE THE HUNT
To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author,
Cecil Castellucci! But before you do, make sure to fill out the Rafflecopter below to win an ARC of
Resonance!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
