Congratulations to Bluebox37 for winning the Dear Diary contest on BookRix! Her book, Getting Jack Back, details one young girl’s problems that arise from trying to win back the heart of an ex-boyfriend. Member Bluebox37 wins an iPad with hardcover leather case from TwelveSouth!

Here’s what the judges had to say about the winning book:

“This was a very engaging story, with great characters and good interplay amongst them. I particularly enjoyed the Facebook entries – very current and fun to boot. The story was well-written throughout, with good use of humor… Olivia’s character was very compelling, and her light, joking tone belied the seriousness of her eating disorder – classic addictive behavior. I thought there were fine psychological motivations to all the characters, with many amusing entries.” – Chellie Campbell

“…The author has created a very effective narrative. It presents Olivia’s slow descent into madness in a way that seems all too possible. I like the way the author uses social media as a contributing factor. I also like the way she portrays Olivia’s anorexic state of mind. Food becomes the enemy.”
– Harry DeMott Sims

The top five are as follows:

1)     Getting Jack Back by Bluebox37

2)     Meagan Brewer by Evercaptivating

3)     The Malignant Abode by Susieq89

4)     The Diary of a BookRix Addict by Rgabel

5)     TIE: 34 by Stevie.grace and Jamies Journal by Edensashes

Read the Top Ten Announcement here for the full list of finalists. And congratulations again to Bluebox37!

For information on all current and upcoming free online writing contests sponsored by BookRix, visit our main Contests & More page within our community for details on how you can enter to win. Submissions for our End of the World free writing contest are now open through June 10, 2011, with great cash prizes for first, second and third places. Maybe you’re the next winning writer!

BookRix has three exciting writing competitions starting or running in April so hopefully you have your writing cap on and you’re ready to go! As always, the BookRix writing contests are free to enter! Don’t miss your chance at the great prizes offered and the bragging rights to say you’ve placed as a winner or top finalist in an online writing contest!

1)      We all know the Dear Diary Writing Contest has started so make sure to get your entries in and vote by April 14.

2)      You’ve probably thought about how the world might end at some point in your life, especially with all the events in recent months. Why not put your thoughts down into a book and submit it to the free BookRix End of the World Writing Contest? You could win one of our three fabulous cash prizes!

First place prize: $600, Second place prize: $400, Third place prize: $200

There are so many ways our world could end – in the fiery heat of a solar explosion, run over by a zombie epidemic, struck off by a large meteor or caused by a physics experiment gone wrong! Maybe the phrase “end of the world” has a more personal meaning for you – the end of your world might be because of a job loss or a death of a loved one. Let your imagination and your words run free with this contest!

This contest will run from April 22 (Earth Day!) until June 10, 2011, so there’s lots of time to write, submit and vote! Please check back to our Contests & More page for more complete details.

3)      In one week, the next writing challenge, Write from an Animal’s Perspective, will begin! Get your ideas ready to post when the writing challenge entry thread opens in the I Love BookRix Writing Contests group on April 8. The submissions period runs from April 8 through April 20 and the voting by the community goes from April 21 through April 28.

The contest prizes are two $25 Amazon gift cards – one for each winning writer.  The top two most original animal writers are chosen by the BookRix community so be sure to make your animal crys heard  – um – we mean voices heard for your favorites!

Join BookRix members in this exciting month of free writing contests!

The winners of the Love or Anti-Love Poetry Contest on BookRix have just been announced! And the top two winners are… Evercaptivating and Sereni!

The first place prize of $300 goes to Evercaptivating for the poetry book, The Push and Pull of You. This book was created “for the repentant hearts of husbands” according to the book description. BookRix independent judge, Harry Sims, wrote:

The voice in this poem is raw, and the poetic structure is refreshingly unrefined. When the reader gets to the phrase “You refused to fight for me,” it becomes clear that this poem is more of a howl than a lament.

The second place prize of $200 is awarded to Sereni for her book, The Common Man and Neptune’s Daughter. As another independent judge, Danika Migliore, put it:

This poem creates the mythological element in a poem about forbidden love….[It] is one that a reader can read over and over again capturing something new each time.

Read the official winner’s announcement and further commentary by the judges in the I Love BookRix Writing Contests group. And check out all our past, present and future BookRix free writing contests to stay current with winners, prizes and ways you can enter to win!

Last week BookRix formally announced who the Get Published writing contest winners were! Congratulations to BookRix community members Michaelmpacheco, Felixthecat and Gooduklady! Their entries into the Get Published BookRix free writing contest were the winning works that the judges chose out of the final 11 entries for first, second and third places.

The grand prize “Get Published” package, generously provided by CreateSpace, was awarded to SUMMER TERROR IN TEXAS, written by Michael M. Pacheco, who has won a Total Design Freedom Publishing Solution, which includes all of the following services valued at $2,567:

Total Design Freedom Custom Book Interior
Unique Book Cover
One Round of Comprehensive Copyediting
Promotional Text Creation
Press Release Creation with Distribution
Plus a Complimentary Upgrade to Pro Plan

CreateSpace will also provide a free CreateSpace ISBN if needed, as well as the choice between the following sales channels through which he would like to enable the his book for sale: the Amazon.com website, a CreateSpace eStore, and the CreateSpace expanded distribution channel. Wow, what a great prize!

The second place winning book was The Redemption of Marvin Fuster, written by Patrick Sean Lee, aka Felixthecat, who will receive his prize of $500 in cash! Congratulations Patrick!

The third place winning entry, You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby!, was written by Valerie Byron, aka Gooduklady, winning a cash prize of $300. Congratulations Valerie!

And don’t forget, participants who read and voted for their favorites in the contest also had a chance at prizes as well, with 10 BookRix members each winning a $20 Amazon gift card!

Thanks again to all those who entered a book into the Get Published Contest on BookRix – we were excited to see so many qualifiying entries! To stay current with upcoming free writing contests offered by BookRix, visit the main Contest page on the BookRix website, www.BookRix.com.

The top ten finalists have been announced in the BookRix Get Published free writing contest!

And they are…

1. Gooduklady: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby! with 118 votes

2. Marsha84: Awakening Summer with 117 votes

3. Michaelmpacheco: Summer Terror in Texas with 101 votes

4. Joeparente: Failing Well with 89 votes

5. Tatejackson: The Undead Heart with 80 votes

6. Writer723: To Where You Are with 65 votes

7. Lazarus67: The secret of the house on dead end lane with 63 votes

8. Selishxiii: Innocence of a Demon with 60 votes

9. Ruthus7: Moonlit Night Shadows with 59 votes

10. Constantine.eternal: The Eternals with 58 votes

Community Wildcard Pick: The Redemption of Marvin Fuster by Felixthecat

The judges are reviewing the finalists and will choose the top three winners of the contest. Good luck to all! Top three Winners announced February 23, 2011. Here’s a look again at what the three winners will receive:

The grand prize, generously provided by CreateSpace, is a Total Design Freedom Advanced Publishing Solution, which will include all of the following services valued at $2,567:

• Total Design Freedom Custom Book Interior
• Unique Book Cover
• One Round of Comprehensive Copyediting
• Promotional Text Creation
• Press Release Creation with Distribution
• Plus a Complimentary Upgrade to Pro Plan

CreateSpace also will provide the book a free CreateSpace ISBN if the winner of the Contest does not already have an ISBN of his or her own. The winner of the “Get Published” BookRix Contest will be able to choose any of the following sales channels through which he or she would like to enable the book for sale: the Amazon.com website, a CreateSpace eStore, and the CreateSpace expanded distribution channel.

The second place winner will receive a prize of $500 cash, with third place winning $300.

The judges had a tough time choosing the top three winners for the BookRix Romance Writing Contest, but here are the final winners: first place goes to “O’Hara’s Hat” by Djreid; second place goes to “The Queen Mystique” by Sereni; and third place goes to “Chance Contacts” by Gingermeggs. Congratulations to the winners!

.

.

.

.

.

.

..

The winners of the Romance Writing Contest will each receive a $300 Nordstrom gift card! Read what the judges had to say about the top three winners’ written works and meet the judges who judged the BookRix Romance Writing Contest.