New York Comic Con 2014 - Thoughts and Giveaway 1

I've been attending New York Comic Con (NYCC) for 5 years now and I am happy to report that NYCC 2014 was the best ever. While Thursday seemed as crowded as Saturday for the first time, it never felt too crowded. Of course that observation may be due to my new walking-through-the-crowds mantra - "all these people assure that NYCC will be back next year!" Of course it will, and I hope to be there too.

The literary track was amazing this year as you can see from the photos below (and those are not all of the photos). If you are a fan of any form of speculative fiction, you really should make an effort to go to at least one NYCC if possible. Tickets disappear quickly so follow NYCC on Twitter or subscribe to their email list so you know when sales start. The tickets really go fast.

Even focusing on authors and books I could not see everyone I wanted to see especially since we did a lot of video interviews, which we will be rolling out shortly.  Yes, we do usually wait until November or so to share our NYCC coverage each year. (Everyone else is done with their coverage by now.)  I had a fabulous and exhausting time and have picked up some goodies for giveaways not only to celebrate NYCC, but The Qwillery's 6th Anniversary, and our over 1,000,000 pageviews.

So why are so many of these authors holding a wooden pumpkin? You may click on the images to embiggen.

Amber Benson	Anton Strout	Bishop O'Connell
C.L. Wilson	Caitlin Kittredge	Charles E. Gannon
Chuck Wendig	Colleen Gleason	Dana Cameron
Ellen Datlow & Laird Barron	Eric Smith	Ethan Reid
Gail Z. Martin	Harry Heckel	Jeff Rovin
John Scalzi	Larissa Ione	Larry Correia
Michael J. Martinez	Michael R. Underwood	Peter David
Richard Kadrey	Robin Hobb	Sam Sykes
Steven Gould	Also signing but not pictured: Robert Levy Trey Dowell

This is why: we are giving away the pumpkin (along with copies of the photos in a black scrapbook) and some other items. This is just 1 of 3 giveaways.
 

 
Along with this signed pumpkin (and guide to the signatures), the winner of this giveaway will also receive:

Mass Market Paperback copies of

1.  Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer 1)by Robin Hobb;
2.  His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire 1) by Naomi Novik;
3.  The Eflstones of Shannara (First King of Shannara 2) by Terry Brooks;
4.  The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War 2) by John Scalzi;
5.  Carnelians (Skolian Empire 14) by Catherine Asaro;
6.  Pandora's Star (Commonwelath Saga 1) by Peter F. Hamilton;
7.  Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles 1) by Kevin Hearne;
8.  The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard 1) by Scott Lynch;

9.  A Trade Paperback copy of  The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 6 (signed by Ellen Datlow);

10.  An Uncorrected Proof of The Clockwork Dagger (Clockwork 1) by Beth Cato;

11.  Uprooted by Naomi Novik - Chapters Pamphlet (Chapters 1 -3);

12.  Don't Look Now Sampler - Suspense, Historical Thrillers and Cozy Mysteries;

13.  2014 Sampler including excerpts from works by Joe Abercrombie, Terry Brooks, Pierce Brown, Diana Gabaldon and more;

14.  Some pins!

(Note that the scrapbook page in the background is just a mock-up and the ones you receive may, and probably in fact, will look different.)

The Giveaway and Rules

What:  One entrant will win the signed wooden pumpkin, the books, the pamphlets, and the pins.

How:   Log into and follow the directions in the Rafflecopter below.

Who and When: The contest is open to all humans on the planet earth with a mailing address. Contest ends at 11:59 PM US Eastern Time on December 14, 2014. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 years old or older to enter.

*Giveaway rules and duration are subject to change without notice.*

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