Juliet Marillier's Blog, page 11
March 1, 2010
Competition Winners
Our competition winners are Danelle C (Australia) and Brittany F (USA.) Oddly, although the winners were chosen at random, both chose Somerled as their dinner companion! Danelle and Brittany, I will be in touch by email to get your mailing info.
A huge thank you to all who entered. There were some great responses, not all of which met the requirement of 50 words or less. Your votes were spread across 24 characters in all, and the people who scored the most invitations were Sorcha, Faolan and ...
February 28, 2010
News Feed has a technical problem - fix coming
February 19, 2010
Juliet guest blogging on SFF Insider
Check out my guest blog on SFF Insider, where I have fun talking about historical dialogue.
February 1, 2010
Competition!
To celebrate, I'm giving away two complete, signed sets of the new edition, one to a reader in Australia/NZ and one to a reader outside Australia/NZ. To be in the draw, answer this question in 50 words or less: Which Juliet Marillier character would you like to invite to dinner, and why?
I will draw winners randomly from all the entries. Email your entry to the website email ...
February reading list
On my bedside table this month:
Transition by Iain Banks
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
January 19, 2010
Sir Julius Vogel Awards
Heart's Blood is eligible for this year's Sir Julius Vogel Awards - New Zealand's top speculative fiction awards. If you enjoyed the book and think it would be a worthy winner in the fantasy novel category, you can help it get on the final ballot by putting in a nomination. The actual voting takes place at Au Contraire, the national SF&F convention in Wellington later this year. Here's the link:
December 30, 2009
January reading list
On my bedside table this month:
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington
Another new interview
There's a new interview with me up today on the blog A Writer goes on a Journey.
December 26, 2009
David Gemmell Awards: Voting is open
Good news: Heart's Blood is on the long list for the 2009 David Gemmell Awards, along with a lot of other excellent novels. Voting is now open. If you'd like to cast a vote, click on the link below. When you reach the DGA site, go to Legend in the menu at the top and click on the drop down Vote option:
