Win cookery books

Orion Books have a competition open to people in the United Kingdom. The prize offered is for some cookery and diet books.

Included are books by Anna Richardson, The Hairy Bikers, Marco Pierre White, Michel Roux and Tom Kitchin.

To enter visit:

http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/competitions.aspx

James Patterson

I've just been looking at the website for James Patterson and there is a number of books scheduled for release in 2010. According to the site books announced for 2010 so far include:

Worst Case

Fang

The 9th Judgement and

Private

The 8th Confession will also be made available in paperback in the new year.

Scroll down below the pictures for more about the James Patterson website.










A competition is currently running on the James Patterson website to win the complete Alex Cross series. To enter follow the link below:

http://www.jamespatterson.com/sweepstakes.php

And for a free download of Witch and Wizard which features Elijah Wood go to:

http://www.max-dan-wiz.com/

You must be signed up with iTunes to be able to get the download.

Poetry Competition

I've just received an e mail from Writers Digest. They are holding a poetry competition which offers prizes of up to $500.

All styles of entries are welcome and poems are limited to a maximum of thirty two lines.

Deadline for the competition is December the 15th 2009.

They do make a charge of $15 for the competition entry.

http://www.writersdigest.com/poetryawards

Suggestions Wanted

If there is anything that you want to see included on the blog or any features you think it should have then please leave a comment for me on my blog.

I also plan to set up a newsletter which will be made available via e mail and will contain all of the latest writing news, opportunities, competitions and writing related freebies. Please let me know if this is something that you would be interested in receiving.

When the blog is better established I will add interviews with writers and I also plan to have competitions for poetry and writing.  Any suggestions for the blog are welcome and if you would like to be interviewed, please let me know.

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