December 8, 2014 10:47 am
It’s the moment you’ve all been anticipating!
Monty, show ’em what’s behind door number one!
Why, good golly, it’s a Broyhill bedroom set!
What better place to read a picture book, right?
OK, sorry, just kidding. That is not your grand prize.
You know what the grand prizes are all about—you win a review of your best five PiBoIdMo ideas by a picture book agent! So much better than a stained oak nightstand!
How were the PiBoIdMo 2014 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS selected?
Every participant who signed the PiBoIdMo Winner’s Pledge was assigned a number based upon the order in which they commented. I then used Random.org to generate 10 random numbers. The numbers were checked to their corresponding name, then I ensured that name was on the PiBoIdMo registration post. If the name had been registered, then I double checked to make sure they had not commented on the winner’s pledge multiple times (thus giving them extra chances to win). If all checked out, the winner was verified. (And they all checked out!)
Without further ado, here they are! Please congratulate them!
SANTIAGO CASARES
LOUANN BROWN
ALEXANDRA KOTANKO
AMANDA SMITH
CHERYL MICHAEL
HOLLY MCLAUGHLIN
NICOLE POPEL
ANGIE JONES
LAURA WYNKOOP
TERESA DAFFERN
I will pair each of you with a PiBoIdMo agent and contact you via email.
If you are a grand prize winner, please read the following carefully:
You will have one week (from the date of my email) to contact your agent with your FIVE best ideas. I suggest you flesh them out into a paragraph each, like an elevator pitch. Something short and snappy. The agent will then provide feedback on which idea(s) may be the best to pursue as manuscripts. The agent may provide short and sweet feedback like a simple “Go for it!” or more lengthy feedback providing suggestions. I don’t know what’s in store for you–but there’s one thing for certain–their feedback will help you determine what to begin writing!
Thank you all for participating this year!
Remember there are PLENTY more prizes to come throughout this week—everything you saw during the event plus even a few more!
Maybe even a Broyhill living room!
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Congrats to all!
By Carrie Charley Brown on December 8, 2014 at 10:49 am
Congratulations to all the grand prize winners!
By Betsy Devany on December 8, 2014 at 10:51 am
Congrats to all!! I would LOVE that bedroom set, by the way LOL.
By Joanne Sher on December 8, 2014 at 10:53 am
Congratulations grand prize winners!
By shiela fuller on December 8, 2014 at 10:54 am
Congratulations, everyone! 🙂
By teresarobeson on December 8, 2014 at 10:55 am
Congrats to all the winners! Good luck!
By Janet Halfmann on December 8, 2014 at 10:56 am
Even this post is inspiring and is putting a smile on my face and I didn’t even win!!!
By Rebecca fleishman on December 8, 2014 at 10:58 am
Congratulations to the winners. I am happy that the prize wasn’t a Broyhill .bedroom set
By Carolyn Rohrbaugh on December 8, 2014 at 10:58 am
Congratulations!
By katmaz2012 on December 8, 2014 at 10:58 am
Congratulations, Winners!!!!!!!!
By Penny Parker Klostermann on December 8, 2014 at 10:59 am
Congratulations to All Grand Prize Winners!
By Ali Pichardo on December 8, 2014 at 10:59 am
Congratulations to the lucky ten, but we’re all winners here.
Only a few more days until Tara gets to rest and start prepping next year. Right?
By Jim Hill (@heyjimhill) on December 8, 2014 at 11:00 am
Congratulations to all! And remember, we will all be winners as all our ideas become award winning picture books over the next few years😸😻
By Stephen S. Martin on December 8, 2014 at 11:00 am
Congrats to the winnahs! Cant wait to see your ideas in print! Tara Lazar you are hilarious. Thanks again for a wonderful month. We are all winnahs.
By Chana Stiefel on December 8, 2014 at 11:01 am
Congratulations!
By tinamcho on December 8, 2014 at 11:02 am
Congratulations to all!!
By StephJ on December 8, 2014 at 11:02 am
Congratulations, everyone! Thanks for this wonderful month, Tara!
By Kim Chaffee on December 8, 2014 at 11:03 am
Congratulations to all the winners! 🙂
By Heidi Yates on December 8, 2014 at 11:04 am
Woohoo! You lucky ducks. Tell us how it goes on PiBo Facebook page 🙂
By Christie Allred on December 8, 2014 at 11:04 am
Congratulations!
By kmshelley on December 8, 2014 at 11:05 am
Congratulations to the winners!!
By creationsbymit on December 8, 2014 at 11:05 am
What a motivating month, Tara! Wishing the grand prize winners all the best on the next steps of their writers’ journeys!
By Charlotte on December 8, 2014 at 11:06 am
Woo hoo! Congrats!
By angelapenadahle on December 8, 2014 at 11:08 am
Yay! Congratulations to you all.
By Alayne Kay Christian on December 8, 2014 at 11:09 am
Congratulations to all the Grand prize winners. Let’s all happy dance together. and then…..(page turn) get back to business to put your best work forward!!! Exciting!
By mona861 on December 8, 2014 at 11:11 am
Thank you, Tara. I’m doing a happy dance here! I am so thankful for this challenge and your inspirational posts. PiBoIdMo has played a huge part in getting (and keeping) my head in writing mode the last three years.
By Amanda Smith on December 8, 2014 at 11:14 am
Congratulations to EVERYONE…winners, participants, generous prize donors, and of course, our incredible Tara Lazar! Being part of this one-of-a-kind kid lit community makes me smile, every morning, every night, and twice on Sunday. 🙂
By viviankirkfield on December 8, 2014 at 11:15 am
Congrats, Winners! Best wishes for your book ideas!
By kroberts24 on December 8, 2014 at 11:16 am
Congratulations to the Grand Prize Winners! How exciting!
By Maria Bostian on December 8, 2014 at 11:16 am
Congratulations to all winners!! Much better than a bedroom or living room set!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Rosie Taylor on December 8, 2014 at 11:17 am
Congrats All! Can’t wait to see some ideas as books soon!
By Erin Nowak on December 8, 2014 at 11:21 am
Congratulations! What a good motivator to get you thinking about all the wonderful ideas you generated!
By Andrea Mack on December 8, 2014 at 11:23 am
Congratulations to the winners! Tara, thanks for helping to make us all winners by inspiring us during the month of November (and all year). Vivian Kirkfield, I wish I could favorite your remark!
By Lori Dubbin on December 8, 2014 at 11:26 am
Congrats!!!
By Anita Banks on December 8, 2014 at 11:26 am
Congratulations, everyone!!
By rowenarae on December 8, 2014 at 11:27 am
Congrats to the winners!
By Jennifer Rumberger on December 8, 2014 at 11:27 am
Congratulations to the winners! And thanks again, Tara, for running this fun and inspiring challenge!
By Susan Halko on December 8, 2014 at 11:37 am
SQUEEE! How exciting!!!! I’m thrilled beyond belief (and thanks Deborah Daugherty, from my critique group for letting me know.)
By Louann Brown on December 8, 2014 at 11:38 am
Brava!
And thanks for Monty – I remember his doors very well.
I’ll take door #9& 3/4, thank you veddy veddy much.
Appreciations, Tara for such a clever announcement post.
j a n
By bookseedstudio on December 8, 2014 at 11:40 am
How blessed the winners are to get agent advice! Congratulations to all ten of you. I wish you success in getting your best books out there.
Tara, thank you again for another inspiring November. You and your guests helped to keep me thinking, creating, and managing ‘the blues.’ I am still coming up with ideas!
– Lynn A. Davidson
By Lynn on December 8, 2014 at 11:46 am
Congratulations!
By lindaschueler on December 8, 2014 at 11:52 am
Congratulations to the winners & thanks again Tara for making this opportunity possible.
By Susan White on December 8, 2014 at 11:54 am
Congratulations to all of the grand prize winners! I’m excited for all of you!
By MaryAnne Locher on December 8, 2014 at 11:54 am
Congratulations to all the winners!
By pathaap on December 8, 2014 at 11:59 am
Congratulations to the winners! Great opportunities, and hoping your ideas rock!
By SevenAcreSky on December 8, 2014 at 12:03 pm
Awesome! Congratulations Everyone Sooo Excited For You! Happy Pitching!!!! 🙂
By Donna Rossman on December 8, 2014 at 12:04 pm
Congrats to all you lucky winners, I am excited for you. Hope your agent loves your ideas.
By daynesislendesign on December 8, 2014 at 12:10 pm
I love your announcement, Tara! And thanks again for all your hard work.Congrats to all the winners!!!
By donnacangelosi on December 8, 2014 at 12:12 pm
Congratulations to all the winners! Wish I could have been one — maybe next year. Thanks so much for all of your time and effort in putting this together, Tara.
By jhayslett on December 8, 2014 at 12:17 pm
My kids would say “I’m jelly”, but really were all winners with PiBoIdMo. Thanks Tara and congrats to the winners!
By Shirley Timberlake Fadden on December 8, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Congrats to all the winners!!
By Denise Bruce of Ingleside on December 8, 2014 at 12:19 pm
Congratulations to all the winners!
By rgstones on December 8, 2014 at 12:22 pm
Congratulations winners! Best of luck to you all!
By tpierce on December 8, 2014 at 12:32 pm
Oh my gosh! I am almost speechless! Thank you, thank you, thank you Tara for this challenge and opportunity!!!! I feel very lucky indeed!
By Teresa Daffern on December 8, 2014 at 12:41 pm
So exciting, y’all! Congrats! 🙂
By Jennifer Larson on December 8, 2014 at 12:41 pm
So happy for you all! Congrats!
By Amy Houts on December 8, 2014 at 12:41 pm
Congratulations and good luck to all the grand prize winners!
By Alice Fulgione on December 8, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Congratulations, Ladies!
By Celeste Elbert on December 8, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Doing the happy dance for the winners! Congrats!
By Donna L Martin on December 8, 2014 at 12:48 pm
Congratulations to all of the winners!
By Judy Cox on December 8, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Congrats and good luck to all the winners! Now hop to it…you have a week to get this done! 🙂 No pressure of course.
By Lynnor Bontigao on December 8, 2014 at 12:51 pm
Congrats to the winners!!! 🙂
By Annie Cronin Romano on December 8, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Congratulations to everyone ! (love the game-show-type post 😉 ) Happy writing to everyone! Lisa McManus (Lange)
By Lisa McManus on December 8, 2014 at 1:01 pm
Bravo and cheers to the winners. Let’s dance! Let’s dance! Happy for the winners. Please tell us your experiences with the agents.
Thanks for offering the project. My ideas are my prize. Catch you all next year!!!
By Sandie Sing on December 8, 2014 at 1:02 pm
Congratulations to all the grand prize winners!
By Sydney O'Neill on December 8, 2014 at 1:09 pm
Well, well. Here we are again! What an exciting time in PiBoIdMo. I’m thrilled for the winners of this challenge!
By Janny J Johnson on December 8, 2014 at 1:12 pm
Congratulations to the winners–and congratulations to everyone who has new PB ideas to work on. We all need to get busy!
By Jacqueline on December 8, 2014 at 1:17 pm
Thanks for a fabulous month, Tara. Best of luck to the grand prize winners!!
By Tracy Molitors on December 8, 2014 at 1:33 pm
Congratulations all!! And thank you again Tara.
By Maria Oka on December 8, 2014 at 1:38 pm
Congrats all! 😀
By thiskidreviewsbooks on December 8, 2014 at 1:40 pm
Fabulous! Great presents for the winners! Yeah! Best wishes !
By Janie Reinart on December 8, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Fun! Congratulations to the grand prize winners and thanks again, Tara, for this inspirational month!
By Heather Pierce Stigall on December 8, 2014 at 1:55 pm
I am BEYOND BEFUDDLED that I won one of the grand prizes. This is my first time doing PiBoIdMo and am overjoyed with all I have learned. HUGS TO ALL OF YOU and THANK YOU, TARA! 😀
Nicole
By Nicole Popel on December 8, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Congratulations to All! Tara, you did an amazing job! Thank you so much! PiBoIdMo just keeps growing, and it’s good for us, for the picture book field, for our readers, and for publishing! Hooray! Thank you again!
By Elizabeth McBride on December 8, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Congrats Winners! I wish you all the best! And thank you Tara forall you do for us. : – )
By ssuehler on December 8, 2014 at 2:13 pm
Yay yay yay! So excited!
Thank you! And congrats to all winners!
By holly mclaughlin on December 8, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Congrats to the winners!! And thank you Tara for your work to help others!!
By thestoryladyva on December 8, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Congratulations one and all!
By julie rowan zoch on December 8, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Congrats to all the winners of prizes (I think we are all winners for doing PiBoIdMo) I expect to be purchasing your books in the future!!
Well done!
By Margaret Flint Suter on December 8, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Congrats all!
By Johnell DeWitt on December 8, 2014 at 2:29 pm
A contest designed so all are winners!
By lindamartinandersen on December 8, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Congratulations everyone! And best of luck!
PS Where’s Carol Marrol?
By Sally R. Flannery on December 8, 2014 at 2:39 pm
Congratulations!
By Lauri Fortino on December 8, 2014 at 2:40 pm
Congratulations to all the winners! Lucky ducks!
By Pia Garneau on December 8, 2014 at 2:46 pm
Congratulations!!
By orthodoxmom3 on December 8, 2014 at 2:49 pm
Congrats!!!! Knock em over with your ideas!!!!
By Sandee Abern on December 8, 2014 at 3:03 pm
Flowers and sunshine for the winners! Congrats everyone! Love all of you! Yay! 🙂
By clarbojahn on December 8, 2014 at 3:04 pm
We’re all winners but Congratulations to the prize winners and best of luck!
By barbswright on December 8, 2014 at 3:18 pm
Congratulations, all! Fingers crossed for you!
By Joanne Roberts on December 8, 2014 at 3:22 pm
Congratulations to everyone – what a great opportunity!
By Emily Goldstein on December 8, 2014 at 3:27 pm
Congrats to all of you! I hope you all get great feedback! Good luck to everyone else getting the prize they want… or better yet need!
By Dani Duck on December 8, 2014 at 3:45 pm
Hip, hip, hooray to all of the Grand Prize Winners: Santiago, Louann, Alexandra, Amanda, Cheryl, Holly, Nicole, Angie, Laura, and Teresa! I feel like a winner too, just by participating. ~Suzy Leopold
By Prairie Garden Girl on December 8, 2014 at 3:46 pm
Congrats to our grand prize winners! One step closer to making your dreams reality. Good Luck to you all. I am jotting down the names so I can be looking for your books in the future.
By Michael Vogel on December 8, 2014 at 3:47 pm
Congratulations to all the winners! What a wonderful opportunity for you!!!
By vickireinhardt2014 on December 8, 2014 at 3:50 pm
Ditto on the congrats!!!! Enjoy your new bedroom set!
By teresa m.i. schaefer (@TMISchaefer) on December 8, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Congratulations to the winners!! 🙂
By Erika Hitchcock on December 8, 2014 at 4:20 pm
Congratulations !
By Freckled Daisy Creations on December 8, 2014 at 4:29 pm
YAY, Congrats to the winners! Keep us posted on what happens 🙂
By Cassandra Federman on December 8, 2014 at 4:30 pm
Congrats to all the winners!!! Great news for you, and may winning lead to all sorts of great things…
By Gabriele Gerhard on December 8, 2014 at 4:36 pm
Congrats!!!
By annehendrickswriter on December 8, 2014 at 4:42 pm
Congratulations to all the winners!
By thislittlebirdie on December 8, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Congrats and best of luck to all the winners! We’re ALL winners just taking part in PiBoIdMo! Such fun and inspiring enthusiasm! I hate to see it be over.
By LovableLobo on December 8, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Yahoo, and congratulations to all of you.
By Robyn Campbell on December 8, 2014 at 5:29 pm
congrats everyone!!!
By kirsticall on December 8, 2014 at 5:30 pm
Wonderful!
By Nancy Tupper Ling on December 8, 2014 at 5:49 pm
Congrats to the winners! Best of luck to all of you.
By Nancy Kotkin on December 8, 2014 at 5:50 pm
Congratulations to everyone. Just being part of PiBoIdMo makes us all winners!
By Angela Turner on December 8, 2014 at 6:15 pm
Congratulations everyone!
By shirley johnson on December 8, 2014 at 6:19 pm
Congratulations Winners to a Grand Opportunity!
By Jewel Sample on December 8, 2014 at 6:32 pm
Congratulations ALL winners! It was an amazing month +.
By Pam Miller on December 8, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Congratulations to all you winners!!!
By Joan Kassmann on December 8, 2014 at 6:43 pm
Hope you each have a PB book in your ideas!
By Mary McClellan on December 8, 2014 at 6:46 pm
What a wonderful opportunity!!!! Congratulations Grand Prize Winners!!!
By Theresa Love on December 8, 2014 at 7:13 pm
Congratulations to the lucky 10! I hope you have much success with your ideas!!
By erikammon on December 8, 2014 at 7:20 pm
Congrats to all, -what a wonderful gift for each of you! 😉
By Nancy Colle on December 8, 2014 at 7:22 pm
Woop! Woop!
By Lenora Riegel on December 8, 2014 at 7:31 pm
Hooray! Congratulations, everyone!
By Patricia Toht on December 8, 2014 at 7:55 pm
Congratulations everyone!
By Yvonne Mes on December 8, 2014 at 8:03 pm
Wahoo! Congrats to all the winners 😀
By Lori Mozdzierz on December 8, 2014 at 8:30 pm
Awesome!!
By Laurie J. Edwards on December 8, 2014 at 8:54 pm
Congratulations everyone!
By sherry alexander on December 8, 2014 at 9:47 pm
congrats to all!
By Rick Starkey on December 8, 2014 at 10:16 pm
Congrats! 🙂
By Tracy on December 8, 2014 at 10:41 pm
Congratulations to all the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS … but thanks Tara for making us all winners of lots of ideas!
By Debbie Smart on December 8, 2014 at 11:08 pm
Congratulations and best of luck with your pitches!
By cindyjohnson2013 on December 8, 2014 at 11:42 pm
Congrats to the winners! I see some familiar names. 🙂
By lexicalcreations on December 8, 2014 at 11:57 pm
Congratulations! It’s like Santa making an early visit! 🙂
By seschipper on December 9, 2014 at 12:32 am
Congrats!
By Loni Edwards (@LoniEdwards) on December 9, 2014 at 1:23 am
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am SO excited, and I wish all of you the best as you take your ideas to the next step! 🙂
By Laura Wynkoop on December 9, 2014 at 1:33 am
Congrats to all the winners – here’s hoping your ideas strike agent gold!
By elle kwan on December 9, 2014 at 2:48 am
Congrats to all of the winners we hope to see your books in print!!!
By Jay Polowski on December 9, 2014 at 3:33 am
Congratulations, everyone! And good luck!
By Alberto Martín "NiñoCactus" on December 9, 2014 at 5:04 am
Congratulations!!!
By Kalpart on December 9, 2014 at 6:55 am
Congratulations, winners. I’m going to buy a lottery ticket today, in case it IS my lucky day and random.org didn’t know it. No sense taking chances…..
By Genevieve Petrillo on December 9, 2014 at 7:18 am
Congratulations, everyone and best of luck to all of you!
By Doris Stone on December 9, 2014 at 8:21 am
Congrats to all!
By Deborah Patz on December 9, 2014 at 8:33 am
Congratulations, winners! WOOT!!!
By Diana Murray on December 9, 2014 at 9:47 am
Hooray and good luck to the winners!
By susandilldetwiler on December 9, 2014 at 11:06 am
Thanks, Vanna… err… Tara… and congrats to all!
By AJ Smith on December 9, 2014 at 12:31 pm
Congrats! What an awesome gift to get!
By Rebekah Hoeft on December 9, 2014 at 1:05 pm
What a wonderful gift! Congrats to all you lucky winners!
By Kelly Vavala on December 9, 2014 at 1:49 pm
Beyond excited…screaming! Thank you Tara for organizing this! I have never shared an idea with an agent before. Scary and exciting. Faking it ’til I make it! I am blown away by all the nice comments from participants all month long, too! I think I rather like connecting with picture book writers and illustrators. 🙂
By Cheryl Michael on December 9, 2014 at 7:24 pm
Congratulations, winners!
By Amy on December 9, 2014 at 9:11 pm
Congrats Everyone!
By Bonnie on December 9, 2014 at 9:22 pm
Congratulations to all… hope this prize leads to bigger and better things for you!
By Juliana Lee on December 10, 2014 at 12:31 am
Congratulations and best of luck to our grand winners!
By Sue Rankin on December 10, 2014 at 1:27 am
Congratulations, everyone! And good luck!
By Holly Ruppel on December 10, 2014 at 11:04 am
Congrats to all. . .enjoy your prizes!!
By Jarm Del Boccio on December 12, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Congratulations to all of the grand prize winners!
By saputnam on December 12, 2014 at 8:53 pm
Congratulations to each and every one!
By donnashepherd on December 13, 2014 at 10:05 am
Congrats everyone! 🙂
By writeknit on December 15, 2014 at 9:19 am