Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference 2012

March 7-12th

Are you a book blogger?  It doesn’t matter if you are a newbie or a veteran, I can’t tell you how essential the Book Bloggers & Publishers Online Conference is.  This will be my third year attending and already I’m anticipating making more great publishing contacts, learning invaluable insider info, tips, tricks, and ways to become a better blogger, and networking with industry professionals.  And I’m not even talking about all the review copies every person who registers gets for FREE from publishers like Simon and Schuster, Penguin Book Group, Random House, Bloomsbury Publishing, Samhain Publishing, and more!  The cost is $45 dollars and I’m telling you it’s worth every penny. If you’re on the fence or have any questions, leave me a comment.  Otherwise Register now!

We already have some great panelists (see below for a full schedule) lined up including Sue Grimshaw from Random House Romance, Jennifer Bonnell from Penguin YA editing, Lindsey Rudnickas from NetGalley, Kristin Lamb from Wana Consulting, Don Dauria from Samhain Publishing, Kate Lied from Bloomsbury Teen, Ariel Tachna from Dreamspinner Press, Danielle Poiesz from Book Country, to name just a few.

Like previous Conferences, most panels will be recorded live with attendees able to listen in, call in and chat online with other attendees. The recorded panels will be available for approximately one month after the Conference has ended so you can listen again or catch any that you may have missed. A few of the panels will be pre-recorded based upon the availability of the panelists. If there is a specific topic you would like to hear please let us know. Registration is NOW OPEN open. We have free books for all paying attendees generously donated by different publishers. In addition, we are giving away a group of books to one blogger who posts about the Conference, you can read the details on how to enter. 

*All Panels are Subject to Change

WEDNESDAY – MARCH 7TH – FULL SCHEDULE

Panels – Opening Day

Where do Books Come From: Review Copy Distribution – Netgalley – Goodreads – Publisher Blogs: Tor.com, Romance at Random, USA Today Book Blog – Review Guidelines: Don’t be Overwhelmed

THURSDAY – MARCH 8TH – FULL SCHEDULE

Panels – Working with Authors

Approaching Authors – The Creative Process for Authors and Bloggers – What Authors look for in Reviews – Publishing: The Options Authors Have Now – Should Authors Review?

Genre Discussions: Category Romance – GLBT – Inspirational – More TBA

FRIDAY – MARCH 9TH – FULL SCHEDULE

Panels – Industry Day

What PR Departments do – Working with Private PR Companies – Blogging’s Role in “Traditional” Media – Building a Relationship with Publishers – Obligation to Publishers: What are the Expectations?

SATURDAY – MARCH 10TH – FULL SCHEDULE

Panels – Young Adult Focus – Online Safety – Keeping Social Media Social – Review Guidelines: Defining Your Blog

Negative Reviews: Fallout and Fears – Finding Independent Presses and Mis-use of the Term – To Review or Not to Review Self-Pub

What Bloggers Want: Don’t make Publishers Read Our Minds – Book Blogging as a Business?

SUNDAY – MARCH 11TH – FULL SCHEDULE

Panels – Time Management – Online Organization Specialist – Writers Block: Creativity Coach

Covers: How Important are They? – Graphic Novels: Reading and Reviewing – Meet Your Local Book Store – Blogger Manifesto 2012

What are you waiting for?  Register today!

Today is the LAST DAY to vote in the 2011 Paranormal Cover Art Awards.  Some of the categories are EXTREMELY close, like five votes apart, so please get as many people as possible to vote.

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I’ve spent the past week tallying up all the nominations that came in (thank you so much to all of you who took time to nominate your favorite covers!), tracking down cover artists, and formatting the voting ballot.  I can already tell the competition is going to be tough this year, so make sure to vote for your favorites and help spread the word any and every way you can. 

All Things Urban Fantasy presents

The 2011 Paranormal Cover Art Awards
 
 

Ready to see which covers made the cut…

Wow did November sneak up fast!  Spooky Legends just ended, we got a shiny new design, and a new ATUF blogger.  In light of all the busy crazy fun lately, this years awards have undergone a few changes. 

• First up: The long overdue name change.  It really wasn’t fair to call these the Urban Fantasy Cover Art Awards since they recognize all types of paranormal fiction (only took two years to figure out that one). So, the new name is Paranormal Cover Art Awards.
• Second: EVERYONE can nominate covers. In previous years, nominations were made by bloggers, reviewers, authors, publicists etc. The thought being that we didn’t want to burn everyone out during nominations and end up with fewer people voting.  Also we wanted to make sure we got a wide and fair representation of COVERS and not just popular BOOKS. But after some thought and feedback, we’re allowing anyone and everyone to nominate covers this year.
• Third: As of now, there will not be prizes for voters.  There is an INSANE amount of correspondence that goes into these awards, and adding giveaways on top of that is just more than we can handle this year.   Hopefully every one understands and is still excited about voting for their favorite covers. 

So get nominating!  More details regarding cover eligibility and category explanations are included in the Nomination Form below.  If you want some ideas of covers to nominate, a great resource is the Hot Off The Press posts which feature the covers of nearly all the paranormal releases by month.  Nominations will be open now through November 25th.  Voting will begin on December 1st.  Please help spread the word.

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Spooky Legends Starts Tomorrow!

This post will be updated daily throughout the Spooky Legends event with links to the posts below. Giveaways are subject to change so read each post carefully before entering.  Check the announcement post for full details, covers, and author links for the Spooky Legends 2011 event.

INT: International   TBD: To Be Determined

Date	Site	Author	Title	Urban Legend	Giveaway
10/1/2011	ATUF	Estep, Jennifer	Spider’s Revenge	The Hook on the Door	1 copy, US only
10/1/2011	DFT	Humphreys, Sara Taney	Unleashed	Candyman	2 copies, US & CAN only
10/2/2011	ATUF	Treanor, Marie	Blood Eternal	The Vampire with Iron Teeth	1 copy, US only
10/2/2011	DFT	Turner, Joan Frances	Frail	The Hanging Tree	1 copy, US only
10/3/2011	ATUF	Metz, Melinda & Burns, Laura J.	Sacrifice	Chupacabra	2 copies, US only
10/3/2011	DFT	Petrucha, Stefan	Dead Mann Walking	Hanging Munchkin in the Wizard of Oz	1 copy, INT
10/4/2011	ATUF	Scott, Inara	Radiant Desire	Black Ladies	One e-copy, INT
10/4/2011	DFT	Cody, Christine	In Blood We Trust	Humans Can Lick, Too	1st 2 Bloodlands books, US/CA only
10/5/2011	ATUF	Day, Sylvia	A Touch of Crimson	Black Agnes	1st 3 Marked books, & a tote bag from the RT Convention (stuffed as it was for convention attendees), US only
10/5/2011	DFT	Eden, Cynthia	Angel of Darkness	Loup Garou	1 copy
10/6/2011	ATUF	Connor, Ellen	Midnight	Bloody Mary	N/A
10/6/2011	DFT	Harrison, Thea	Serpent's Kiss	Character Interview	1 copy of Storm's Heart
10/7/2011	ATUF	Shinn, Sharon	Angels of Darkness	Elvis/JFK sightings	N/A
10/7/2011	DFT	Brennan, Allison	Entangled Anthology		1 copy of Original Sin & Carnal Sin
10/8/2011	ATUF	Scott, MJ	Shadow Kin	Hound of Baskerville/Black dog	1 copy, INT
10/8/2011	DFT	Harrison, Mette Ivie	Tris and Izzie	Buggy Burrito	N/A
10/9/2011	ATUF	Armentrout, Jennifer L.	Half-Blood	Killer in the Backseat	N/A
10/9/2011	DFT	Dark, Juliet	The Demon Lover	Our Lady of the Tunnels	1 copy, US only
10/10/2011	ATUF	DePaul, Virna	Chosen by Fate	Kentucky Fried What?	1 copy & swag, INT
10/10/2011	DFT	Hastings, Regan	Visions of Skyfire	The President’s Curse	1 copy, US only
10/11/2011	ATUF	Hunter, CC	Awake at Dawn	Hey, Where’d She Go?	2 copies & swag
10/11/2011	DFT	MacAlister, Katie	Much Ado About Vampires	Cheval Bayard (water horse) in Normandy, France	1 copy, US only
10/12/2011	ATUF	Wolff, Veronica	Isle of Night	Graveyard Eyes	2 copies, US only
10/12/2011	DFT	Benulis, Sabrina	Archon: The Books of Raziel	Jersey Devil	1 copy, US only
10/13/2011	ATUF	Nassise, Joseph	Eyes to See	Wandering Bus	1 copy & ebook copies of the 3 Templar Chronicles books, US only
10/13/2011	DFT	Killough-Walden, Heather	Avenger's Angel	Angel in the elevator	1 signed copy & 10 copies US only
10/14/2011	ATUF	Poitevin, Linda	Sins of the Angels	Mall Warnings: Flat tire	N/A
10/14/2011	DFT	Cucarro, Paige	Hellsbane	Sri Lankan Grease Devil	N/A
10/15/2011	ATUF	Jamieson, Trent	The Business of Death	Drop Bears	1 copy, INT
10/15/2011	DFT	Duvall, Karen	Knight's Curse	What’s It Like in Heaven?	1 copy, US only
10/16/2011	ATUF	Holzner, Nancy	Bloodstone	Halloween massacre prediction	Any signed Deadtown book, INT
10/16/2011	DFT	Darnell, Melissa	Crave	Monster black cats in Texas	1 copy, US only
10/17/2011	ATUF	Smith-Ready, Jeri	Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions	Loch Ness Monster	1 signed copy & SHADE swag pack, INT
10/17/2011	DFT	Neill, Chloe	Drink Deep	Ghost Puppies	1 copy, US only
10/18/2011	ATUF	Davidson, MaryJanice	Wolf at the Door	ABC-TV Owners want you dead	2 copies, US only
10/18/2011	DFT	Katsu, Alma	The Taker	The Baby Bridge	N/A
10/19/2011	ATUF	Kellison, Erin	Shadowman	Resurrection Mary	All 3 Shadow books, INT
10/19/2011	DFT	Archer, Zoe	Devil's Kiss	Doctor Faustus	1 copy, US only
10/20/2011	ATUF	London, Laurie	A Vampire for Christmas	Alien Abduction	1 copy EMBRACED BY BLOOD, INT
10/20/2011	DFT	Collins, Nancy A.	Left Hand Magic	Spider eggs in the egg salad sandwich	N/A
10/21/2011	ATUF	Williams, Sandy	The Shadow Reader	Vanishing Hitchhiker	1 copy, US/CA only
10/21/2011	DFT	Wilks, Eileen	Death Magic	Aren't You Glad You didn't Turn On the Light?	1 copy, UA/CA only
10/22/2011	ATUF	Husk, Shona	The Goblin King	the Black Shuck	2 copies, US/CA only
10/22/2011	DFT	Stevens, Amanda	The Restorer	Skull Cemetery	1 copy, US/CA only
10/23/2011	ATUF	Jayne, Hannah	Under Attack	Sarah Winchester/The Winchester Mystery House	1 Underworld survivor kit, INT
10/23/2011	DFT	Burns, Monica	Inferno's Kiss	The Bogeyman	1 copy, US only
10/24/2011	ATUF	Meding, Kelly	Trance	Human Finger in Wendy's chili	N/A
10/24/2011	DFT	Lario, Rosalie	Blood of the Demon	The Kidney Thieves	1 copy MARK OF THE SYLPH, INT
10/25/2011	ATUF	Sims, Jessica	Beauty Dates the Beast	Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board	1 copy, US only
10/25/2011	DFT	Derting, Kimberly	The Pledge	The Visiting Grandmother	1 copy, US only
10/26/2011	ATUF	Dolamore, Jaclyn	Between the Sea and Sky	The Mermaid of Zennor	1 copy & MAGIC UNDER THE GLASS, US only
10/26/2011	DFT	Yovanoff, Brenna	The Space Between	La Llorona	2 copies US only
10/27/2011	ATUF	Hamilton, Kersten	In the Forests of the Night	The Changeling Child	1 pre-order copy
10/27/2011	DFT	Hieber, Leanna Renee	Darker Still	Alligator in the NYC sewer	1 copy, US only
10/28/2011	ATUF	Meyers, Theresa	The Hunter	Skinwalkers	1  copy, US only
10/28/2011	DFT	Gideon, Nancy	Hunter of Shadows	The Reflection	2 copies, US/CA only
10/29/2011	ATUF	McEntire, KD	Lightbringer	Haunted Toys R Us	N/A
10/29/2011	DFT	Blake, Kendare	Anna Dressed In Blood	The Midnight Man	1 copy, US only
10/30/2011	ATUF	Haines, Jess	The Real Werewives of Vampire County	Butt Spiders	1 copy, US only
10/30/2011	DFT	Bonilla, Amanda	Shaedes of Gray	Idaho's Jack the Ripper	1 ARC copy
10/31/2011	ATUF	Estep, Jennifer	Kiss of Frost	Killer Hitchhikers	1 copy, US only
10/31/2011	DFT	Griffith , Clay & Susan	The Rift Walker	Vampires	N/A
11/1/2011	DFT	Berk, Ari	Death Watch	Giveaway only	1 ARC copy
11/1/2011	DFT	Habel, Lia	Dearly, Departed	Giveaway only	1 signed copy & swag, posters, bookmarks
11/1/2011	DFT	Littlefield, Sophie	Unforsaken	Giveaway only	2 copies, US & CA
11/1/2011	DFT	Mafi, Tahereh	Shatter Me	Giveaway only	2 copies, US only
11/1/2011	ATUF	Sands, Lynsay	The Bite Before Christmas	Giveaway only	1 signed copy, North America & EU
11/1/2011	ATUF	de la Cruz, Melissa	Lost in Time	Giveaway only	1 signed copy, US/CA only

2 supernatural blogs + 31 spine-tingling days + 62 frighteningly talented authors & characters, creepy cool urban legends, and the most chilling new releases of the season =

Spooky Legends (October 1st – October 31st)

Presented by All Things Urban Fantasy & Dark Faerie Tales

Are you ready for another supernatural, spine-chilling, and sexy event?  Are you ready for twice the talent, twice the scares, & twice the giveaways?  This year’s Spooky Legends is bigger and better than ever and will take place during the entire month of October!

Once again, Dark Faerie Tales and All Things Urban Fantasy are teaming up for this wickedly wonderful event that will feature some of the biggest names in paranormal fiction writing Brand New accounts of the most infamous urban legends from the perspective of the characters we love.  Beginning on October 1st and running every day through Halloween, Angela and I will each be featuring different authors, legends, characters, and BIG giveaways for all these author’s new releases coming out this fall:

This year’s Spooky Legends authors include:

Zoe Archer Jennifer L. Armentrout  Sabrina Benulis Kendare Blake Amanda Bonilla Allison Brennan Monica Burns Christine Cody Nancy A. Collins Ellen Connor Paige Cuccaro Juliet Dark Melissa Darnell MaryJanice Davidson Sylvia Day Virna DePaul

Kimberly Derting Jaclyn Dolamore Karen Duvall Cynthia Eden Jennifer Estep Nancy Gideon Clay and Susan Griffith Jess Haines Kersten Hamilton Mette Ivie Harrison Thea Harrison Regan Hastings Leanna Renee Hieber Nancy Holzner Sara Humphreys

C.C. Hunter Shona Husk Trent Jamieson Hannah Jayne Julie Kagawa Alma Katsu Erin Kellison Heather Killough-Walden Laurie London Katie MacAlister  K.D. McEntire Kelly Meding Melinda Metz & Laura J. Burns Theresa Meyers Joseph Nassise

Chloe Neill Stefan Petrucha Linda Poitevin  Inara Scott M.J. Scott Sharon Shinn Jessica Sims Jeri Smith-Ready Amanda Stevens Marie Treanor Joan Francis Turner Eileen Wilks Sandy Williams Veronica Wolff Brenna Yovanoff

The books we’ll be featuring and giving away:

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