, Speak Its Name’s Best Book of 2011.
Thank you all so much for visiting daily and reading the posts by the authors.
This site would not have the profile and the impetus to go forward without you–the readers.
Thank you–the writers–for taking your time and energy and inspiration to make some of the most varied posts. I think every day was so different it was like a real Advent Calendar as you never knew what was behind that door.
I hope you enjoyed it! And now the bit you’ve all been waiting for–the winners of the 24 daily prizes. Some lucky people have won twice, but that’s because they were all chosen randomly (apart from the ones where input was required!)
How to claim your prize: Email me, Erastes, on erastes@erastes.com and I will pass your email onto the author concerned. DO NOT (unless you are comfortable doing so) put your address in your email to me – you can divulge that to your gift giver when you make contact.
1st – Erastes. The winner of a signed copy of Transgressions is JORDAN for coming up with the joke that made me laugh the longest.
2nd – Ken Craigside. The winners of Here and Always Have Been are CHARLIE COCHRANE and LISA
3rd - Louise Van Hine. The two winners of Louise’s giveaways are: TWILA and the runner up GEORGE ALLWYN
4th - Keta Diablo. The winner of Crossroads Showdown is: MINA
5th - E N Holland. The winner of an ecopy of Hidden Conflict is: K Z SNOW
6th – Stephanie Cowell. The winner of a copy of The Players is LISA S.C. (Stephanie wants me to let you all know that although the book is officially out of print, Amazon are selling used copies)
7th - Jordan Taylor. The winner of a gift certificate from Amazon is: ELLE BEA
8th - Syd McGingley. The winner of a choice of two books from Syd is: MOLLY CHURCH
9th – Aleksandr Voinov. The winner of Forbidden Love is: JOSH LANYON
10th – Josh Lanyon. The winner of a choice of a book from Josh’s back catalogue is SEMPRA.
11th – Jeanne Barrack. The winner of Jeanne’s perfume bottle is: JOLIE
12th – Kate Cotoner – The winner of Kate Cotoner’s draw for the DVD “A Frozen Flower” is JUST ANN NOW.
13th – Ava March. The winner of the choice of one of Ava’s books is: STEPHAN
14th – Hayden Thorne. The winner of their choice of Hayden’s historicals is: STEPHAN
15th – Alex Beecroft. The winner of Alex’s prize is MARA, who was the only one to correctly guess that she used ginger in her shrub. Mara wins whichever of Alex’s books she chooses, in ebook form.
16th – Donald L Hardy. Two winners of Don’s book: ELLE BEA and SYLWIA
17th – Charlie Cochrane. The winner of their very own Cochrane story is GEORGE ALLWYNN
18th – Mark R Probst. The winner of a signed copy of The Filly is: KEN CRAIGSIDE
19th – Stevie Woods. The winner of their choice of Stevie’s historical ebooks is: J L MERROW
20th – Maggie Anton. The winner of Rashi’s Daughter: Book II Miriam is: NORSEMAGICK
21st – Lee Rowan. The winner of a copy of Sail Away or Walking Wounded is: JOAN
22nd – Alan Chin. The winner of a copy of The Lonely War is: JOAN
23rd – Ruth Sims. The winner of the print copy of The Phoenix is: LISA S.C. And the ebook winner is: JORDAN
24th – Joanne Soper-Cook. The winner of Because you Despise Me is JEANNE
And the winner of the Grand Bumper Prize (consisting of at least two books, and sweets and anything else I can find to throw in the bag) is:
(DRUM ROLL)
BRUIN!
So – all the winners, email me and I’ll pass your details along. Don’t make me chase you! 
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.
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Wow, this is a lovely way to start my Christmas. Thank you so much!
You are so welcome – thank you so much for taking part!
Erastes, what fun this was! I needed a daily break from the combined madness of writing/publishing headaches and the holidays. Thank you, and many thanks to the authors who participated.
It was fun to do – and everyone was so co-operative and no-one defaulted – it was a dream. Thanks for being here, KZ.
This was fun and I kept coming back to different days just to reread some of the posts and also the comments from those who joined us.
And the calendar looks so pretty!
Thanks so much
Thanks, Jeanne – it was sometimes fiddly to do, but a lot of fun and I enjoyed every single post!
There is no way I was going to give the prize to anything other than the Jesus who used his good powers for evil. After all the úsing evil powers for good’ stories and songs we hear, it’s time to do a revival of “Bitter Withy.
And George gets runner-up for Ï saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus” for sheer appropriateness. And it made me giggle uncontrollably.
but well done EVERYONE!
Thanks Louise!
Thank you so much for running this! The possibility of prizes was nice (prizes are always nice *g*), but really I loved the little glimpses into the minds and processes of writers I truly enjoy. I hope the next year of this site is as fruitful as the past one. Happy holidays!
Thank you Joan, it was nice to see you popping up here and there and I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully we can keep up the momentum of the reviews next year too!
Thank you, Erastes, for all the work you put into this (and still are). It would not have happened at all without all your time and effort. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!