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!

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 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!

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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.

Congratulations to the top 11 finalists picked by the BookRix community in the Romance Writing Contest:

1. Rgabel, The Midnight Tryst, 32 votes

2. Felixthecat, The Book of Angelina, 30 votes

3. Violashake, Ethereal Solitude, 30 votes

4. Djreid, O’Hara’s Hat, 26 votes

5. Lazarus67, The Knight and The Queen, 24 votes

6. Writer723, The Christmas Thief, 23 votes

7. Sereni, The Queen Mystique , 18 votes

8. Koyelevergreen, Wings of Love, 17 votesz

9. Icecream, Amore Bello, 12 votes

10.Emmy41, Heaven and Hell, 10 votes

And the Wildcard Pick as nominated by BookRix member, Gooduklady, with nominations reviewed by BookRix staff was…

Chance Contacts by Gingermeggs

Good luck to the winners and thanks to all those who participated in the  BookRix Romance Writing Contest either by writing, reading and/or voting. Now, it’s up to the independent panel of Judges to decide!

The BookRix Frightening Fiction writing contest was difficult to judge, but our independent judges have selected their top three choices. As always, this BookRix contest was free-to-enter. BookRix community members voted for their favorite choices to determine the top 10 submissions and nominate a wildcard pick!

The following three frightening stories were chosen as the official winners and recipients for thrilling cash prizes for the Frightening Fiction writing contest:

1st place: $800

Matters of Mortology, which was the community Wildcard pick, written by tmcamp received the first place $800 cash prize!

Book Description: Alone in a crumbling manor, an aging undertaker recounts a horrifying episode from the early days of his career. When an unspeakable monster trespasses the border between life and death, the undertaker finds himself in a struggle to save the village he has sworn to serve — even if it means sacrificing his own family and faith in the process.

2nd place: $500

Quiet written by dalemoses won the second place $500 cash prize.

Book Description: Emily and her mother are hiding. What they are hiding from is more terrifying than she could ever imagine. All she knows for sure is that she must be quiet…

3rd place: $300

The Visitor by rebekahjennings received the third place $300 cash prize.

Book description: When Lily moves out, a visitor arrives. Daisy is receptive to the unknown having grown up with visions. It is no surprise when the hauntings begin. But, what do they want with her, and can she work it out in time.

Congratulations to all the winners! Learn more about current and future BookRix Contests by visiting the “Contests & More” section of www.BookRix.com.