Hey look, Jerry won a prize in a box of cereal!
Well, he’s going to be mighty jealous of you PiBoIdMo’ers—because your prizes sure beat a Honey Comb tattoo. (Your prizes are BIG, yeah-yeah-yeah. They’re not SMALL, no-no-no.)
It’s time for the final prizes of PiBoIdMo, the ones offered by our guest bloggers during the month of November. There’s artwork, signed books and critiques galore!
How were the winners selected? I used Random.org to pick a number that corresponded with the order in which you commented on each prize post. Then I checked the winner’s name against the list of registered participants and those who signed the Winner’s Pledge. The name had to appear in both places. If the person commented twice on any of those three posts, they were disqualified. Winners were eligible for one prize only. If a name was selected twice, they were removed and another number was picked by Random.org.
All winners will be emailed within the next few days. If you do not receive an email from me, first check your spam folder, then contact me directly.
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OK, so let’s start with the PRIZES YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT! These are prizes offered by people who did not guest blog but felt compelled to contribute to the event. Thank you Tamson, Suzanne and Alayne!
First, editor Tamson Weston offered a picture book critique for manuscripts under 1000 words. The winner is:
SUZY LEOPOLD
Next, illustrator Suzanne del Rizzo offered a signed, personalized copy of her picture book SKINK ON THE BRINK. It goes to:
BRENNA FRIESNER
Finally, Alayne Kay Christian offered a picture book critique. The lucky one is:
DARYL GOTTIER
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Now let’s move on to the prizes offered by PiBoIdMo guest bloggers.
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NUGGET & FANG Prize Pack
JANET HALFMANN
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Hand Screenprinted Cards
AMIE VALORE-CAPLAN
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Original ZOE & ROBOT Drawing
COURTENAY SCHURMAN
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Signed Hardcopies of the Following Books:
SANTA KID
SHERRY WALZ
MISS SMITH AND THE INCREDIBLE STORYBOOK
DONNA J. SHEPHERD
MISS SMITH AND THE HAUNTED LIBRARY
TONYA LIPPERT
MISS SMITH READS AGAIN
SUZANNE KAUFMAN
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Signed Hardcopy of BE IN CHARGE (Five Winners)
SUE PODUSKA
JANET SMART
LISA CONNORS
JENNIFER VOIGT KAPLAN
ALEXA KAUFHOLD
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Elizabeth Rose Stanton’s Prize
Signed Hardcopy of HENNY (when released)
RICK STARKEY
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Signed Hardopy of CHICK-O-SAURUS REX and a personalize illustration by Daniel Jennewein
LINDA HOFKE
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Signed Hardcopy of CORA COOKS PANCIT
JULIE GRASSO
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BABY PENGUINS EVERYWHERE Prize Pack
ANN BIRNIE
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Choice of Picture Book with Audio CD
MELINE SCHEIDEL
Picture Book Critique
VIVIAN KIRKFIELD
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Signed Copy of DRAW CRAZY CREATURES (Two Winners)
DAWN MITCHELL
LAURI MEYERS
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Signed copies of THE QUIRKS and ELVIS AND THE UNDERDOGS
STACY GRAY
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Picture Book Critique
SUE HEAVENRICH
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Signed F&G of RABBIT’S SONG
THIS KID ERIK
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8.5 x 11 Print from her Etsy Shop (Two winners)
CAROLYN ROHRBAUGH
SHIELA FULLER
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ROBOT ZOMBIE FRANKENSTEIN! Prize Pack
GRANT JENKINSON
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KAR-BEN Books Prize Pack
COREY ROSEN SCHWARTZ
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Critique of Kidlit Manuscript – 10 Pages
MELANIE ELLSWORTH
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ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT Prize Pack
MARGARET GREANIAS
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Well, that’s all folks! This officially concludes PiBoIdMo 2013. It’s been a blast! Thank you for your enthusiasm throughout the event, in your comments and your participation in the Facebook group. I could not do it without you—and that’s not cliché, that’s TRUTH.
Please remember to contact me should any of your PiBoIdMo ideas win a contest, an agent or a contract. I love highlighting your success stories!
But for now, write on! Be sure to consider some of these other picture book writing challenges offered throughout the year:
- Shannon Abercrombie’s Start The Year off Write 2014
- Meg Miller’s ReViMo 2014
- Julie Hedlund’s 12 x 12 in 2014
- Lora Koehler and Jean Reagan’s Picture Book Marathon 2014
- Paula Yoo’s NaPiBoWriWee 2014
…and, of course, PiBoIdMo 2014! See you next November!
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December 21, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Kim Pfennigwerth
Congratulations to all the winners!
Thanks again Tara for all your work!
Happy Holidays everyone!
December 21, 2013 at 4:33 pm
patientdreamer
Congrats to all the winners, well deserved. Thank you Katie for hosting this. Another fabulous year. Merry Christmas and all the best for you and your family in 2014. See ya, there.
December 21, 2013 at 4:33 pm
nicole snitselaar
What a lot of work you did for is ! Thank you very much ! And congratulations to the winners !
December 21, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Jackie Wellington
Congrats, everyone. 😀
December 21, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Debbie Mickelson
Congratulations to all of the winners and that includes everyone who harvested a new idea through this adventure. Thanks Tara for another successful journey.
December 21, 2013 at 4:38 pm
miki
Thank you, Tara. You are very inspiring and a great motivator. I appreciate it!
December 21, 2013 at 4:44 pm
Beth Stilborn
Congratulations to all the winners! And I’ll join in the huge vote of thanks to you, Tara, for organizing this amazing event, guest bloggers, prizes, and everything you do behind the scenes. Thank you so much. I have a stack of ideas to take in to the new year with me. I wouldn’t have them, if it weren’t for PiBoIdMo. Now — have a great holiday season! You deserve it!
December 21, 2013 at 4:50 pm
lmconnors
Wow! I never win anything. PiBoIdMo was just wonderful, so this is like icing on the cake. Thanks for all your hard work.
December 21, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Rosi Hollinbeck
Congrats to all the winners. It was a great month. I learned so much. Thanks!
December 21, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Lynn A. Davidson
Thank you, Tara. Congratulations to everyone who won something. Now I look forward to hearing of participants whose ideas turn into wonderful books.
December 21, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Sherry Walz
Congratulations to all of the winners! Thanks again, Tara. I’m already looking forward to PiBoIdMo 2014.
December 22, 2013 at 10:31 pm
Sherry Walz
I don’t know what took me so long to realize that I was one of the lucky winners! Thank you, Michael Garland! I’m looking forward to receiving a copy of SANTA KID!
December 21, 2013 at 5:41 pm
donnashepherd
Congrats to all the winners! Thank you, Tara, for all your diligence and making the month so much fun. Merry Christmas!
December 21, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Anne Bromley
Many congratulations to all the winners. And thank you, Tara, for creating and sustaining PiBoIdMo. Lots of good will come out of this amazing month. All the best to you!
December 21, 2013 at 5:50 pm
Jewel Sample
Congratulations everyone…Fabulous prizes. Thank you Tara for all you do..
December 21, 2013 at 5:54 pm
Jarm Del Boccio
Congrats to all, and here’s hoping your prizes spur you on to publication!
December 21, 2013 at 6:14 pm
mona861
Thanks so much, Tara, for another wonderful month, plus! I’m a winner! No, not one of them, but my a notebook full of ideas, doodles, and good advice.
December 21, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Meg Miller
Congrats congrats winners!!! Thanks for a fabulous month Tara. 😀
December 21, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Juliana Lee
Tara, you are awesome! Congratulations to all the winners and Congratulations to everyone who completed the challenge! Happy writing next year!
December 21, 2013 at 7:14 pm
Elizabeth Rose Stanton
What a fabulous PiBoIdMo it was! Yay! And thank you, Tara!!
Congratulations to all the winners!
December 21, 2013 at 7:42 pm
orthodoxmom3
Looking forward to next year!
December 21, 2013 at 8:45 pm
Joanne Sher
Congrats, everyone! Was an amazing month! Looking forward to checking out all the links to other stuff. Thank so VERY much, Tara! You were amazing !!
December 21, 2013 at 9:05 pm
Penny Parker Klostermann
Congrats to all the winners. Many, many, many thanks to you Tara! It has been a fantastic and inspiring PiBoIdMo.
December 21, 2013 at 9:15 pm
Meg Miller
Thank you for the ReviMo shout out! 😀 xo
December 21, 2013 at 9:17 pm
elainekielykearns
Yay! Congrats to the winners!!! 🙂
December 21, 2013 at 9:21 pm
viviankirkfield
Tara…I wonder if, when you started PiBoIdMo, you could have imaged how it would grow and prosper?
Thank you so much for issuing the challenge, rounding up the incredible guest posters, and providing an amazing month that will DEFINITELY result in many new picture books on the shelves of children all around the world. Yes…you did this…for us…I hope Santa is watching and listening because Tara Lazar deserves something VERY SPECIAL!
Congratulations and Happy New Year to all the participants…it’s lovely to be connected to such a vibrant, generous and inspiring community..
And YAY! I won a critique from Pat Miller! So very excited about that! What an awesome prize.:)
December 21, 2013 at 9:27 pm
KidLitReviews
Tara,
Where was I suppose to sign the winner’s pledge. This is the second year in a row I could not find it. What have I been doing wrong?I feel like I am not participating correctly or something. Please tell me where the winner’s pledge is located.
Sue
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>________________________________ > From: Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) >To: morris.suem@att.net >Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 4:27 PM >Subject: [New post] Final PiBoIdMo 2013 Prize Winners! > > > > WordPress.com >Tara Lazar posted: “Hey look, Jerry won a prize in a box of cereal! Well, he’s going to be mighty jealous of you PiBoIdMo’ers—because your prizes sure beat a Honey Comb tattoo. It’s time for the final prizes of PiBoIdMo, the ones offered by our guest bloggers dur” >
December 21, 2013 at 10:59 pm
Tara Lazar
Sue, the Winner’s Pledge is posted on the blog like every other post in PiBoIdMo–new posts always appear at the top of the blog and for older posts you must scroll down. Every year the Winner’s Pledge is posted on December 1st and it remains open for a few days. Here it is: https://taralazar.com/2013/12/01/piboidmo-winners-pledge/
December 21, 2013 at 9:52 pm
Rick Starkey
Thanks, Tara, for another wonderful PiBoIdMo! Congrats to all the winners! Oh yeah, that includes me. Thanks for the prize! I won Elizabeth Rose Stanton’s prize! A signed copy of Henny! Thanks, Elizabeth! Sorry for all the exclamation marks, but I am excited. (I resisted there.)
December 21, 2013 at 11:22 pm
Yvonne Mes
Congrats everyone. Feels kind of sad, like PiBoIdMo has come to an official close. Looking forward to next year already!
December 21, 2013 at 11:50 pm
Elizabeth McBride
Thank you, Tara! Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year! Blessings to All – Elizabeth McBride
December 22, 2013 at 12:15 am
Romelle Broas
Lots of prizes. Lots of winners. Congratulations everyone! Even if I didn’t win a prize, I still feel like a winner because of my 30 ideas! Thanks, Tara for another great year. May your 2014 be filled with inspiration and success!
December 22, 2013 at 7:25 am
Sue Poduska
Thanks!
December 22, 2013 at 9:25 am
sueheaven
Oh wow! and yippee! I am getting ready to fly off for a couple weeks to help my mom recover (from surgeries) and wasn’t even gonna turn on the computer this morning. Glad I did because I am one of the lucky prize winners… a PB critique from Maria Gianferrari. Thank you Maria! & Thank you Tara for making this possible.
I was already a winner, having come away from the month with a notebook chock-full of potential stories.
Congratulations to everyone else who has a notebook full of ideas… and to those who won something more tangible. Onward to 2014 and (raising coffee cup) see you all next year.
December 22, 2013 at 9:57 am
Catherine Johnson
Congratulations to the winners and thanks so much Tara. Happy Holidays! :0)
December 22, 2013 at 10:17 am
Lauri Meyers
woot woot I am going to draw THE craziest creatures and I simply cannot wait!! Thank you Tara and Steve!
December 22, 2013 at 11:08 am
Lori Dubbin
PiBoIdMo 2013 was a great experience for a newbie like me. Thanks again, Tara, for your planning and care. Congrats to all winners – prize or not, 30 or not! Looking forward to 2014: revising stories, nurturing ideas, and PiBoIdMo 2014.
December 22, 2013 at 3:37 pm
Margaret Greanias
Thank you Tara for such a wonderful, inspiring month. Congratulations to all the winners. I’m so excited to have won Laurie Keller’s prize. I can’t wait to read ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT.
December 22, 2013 at 4:01 pm
Julie Grasso
Thanks so much Tara for your tireless and selfless efforts and to all the contributors, awesome effort.
December 22, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Dawnyelle
Love the new banner!
December 22, 2013 at 4:38 pm
Jill Siegel
Thanks again Tara! This challenge has been awesome!!
December 22, 2013 at 6:09 pm
Barbara McDowell Whitt
Hi Tara,
Congratulations on having your blog named one of the Top Ten Blogs for Writers for 2013. This is indeed an honor since according to Mary Jaksch, the chief editor at Write to one, the sponsor of the contest, over 1,100 writers nominated their favorite blogs.
December 22, 2013 at 10:45 pm
Prairie Garden Girl
Amazement, appreciation and feelings gratitude have I for the opportunity to participate in the 5th Annual PiBoIdMo. Sending a gigantic hug for you Tara.
December 22, 2013 at 11:15 pm
writersideup
Congrats to all the lucky winners 🙂 How exciting!
December 23, 2013 at 7:20 am
Melanie Ellsworth
Thanks, Tara, and all the people who donated prizes. It’s exciting to win a critique from Kami!
December 23, 2013 at 7:22 am
thiskidreviewsbooks
YAY! I won! WOO!!! Thank you!!!
December 23, 2013 at 8:40 am
Pat Haapaniemi
Congratulations to all! Thanks again, Tara, for all you’ve done!
December 23, 2013 at 9:11 am
Joanne Roberts
Many thanks to all the participants who make this a community to covet and the event a highlight of my year. Thanks again, Tara, for this most spectacular Christmas gift, my notebook of ideas. Best to you and your writing ventures in the new year.
December 23, 2013 at 1:42 pm
LovableLobo
Congrats to those lucky winners! Thanks again, Tara, for all of your hard work!
December 27, 2013 at 5:37 pm
Tracy Molitors
Congrats to all you winners! It sure was fun!!