Winners - First Campaigner Challenge

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Thanks so much to all who took part in my First Campaigner Challenge! With 384 awesome entries, and hundreds of people voting on those they liked the best, I've had a fantastic time. I hope you all have too.

The time has come to announce the winners, woot! Winners have been chosen in three categories:

1. 4 People's Choice Awards - chosen by you in the voting (by clicking "Like" on the entries);
2. 12 places awarded by the judges, who've done an absolutely fantastic job of winnowing 384 entries down to the top 12 under the supreme organizational genius of Michael Offutt; and
3. 5 random prizes (chosen by Mr. Random.org).

Before I reveal the winners, I'd love you all to offer up a huge thanks to three awesome people who helped me out with this First Campaigner Challenge. Michael Offutt, who single-handedly organized the legion of judges through three rounds of judging, and brought order into the depths of chaos - I couldn't have done this without him! And Trisha Leaver and Sarah Ketley, who've done an amazing job administering the prizes and communicating with the prize donors. To say thank you, would you please pop over to Michael's, Trisha's, and Sarah's blogs and follow them if you haven't already :)

I also want to give all my thanks to those Campaigners who've generously donated over 130 prizes for my Campaigner Challenges (wow!) All I can say is, you guys rock, seriously!!! Wait until you see the awesome prizes below, and we've still got 2 Challenges to go :D

And now to the winners...*drumroll*:

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People's Choice Awards

First Place: Jessica Therrien (46 votes)
Second Place: Erin L. Schneider (45 votes)
Third Place: 1000th.monkey (41 votes)
Fourth Place: Claire Hennessy (38 votes)

Congratulations guys!!! That was such a close call, particularly between First and Second Place!

Oh, what was that? You want to know what you've won? Well...*grins*...

• In First Place, Jessica has won: 

1. ARCs of THE NAME OF THE STAR, THE SCORPIO RACES, FLYAWAY, and BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY, donated by Elana Johnson 
2. A free social media consultation to discuss blogging and social networking and assist in building your platform, donated by Mina Burrows (Mina works in this field, so I can imagine how useful this will be!). The prize also includes a $10 office gift card.
3. A $10 Gift card to Barnes and Noble, donated by Kimberly Krey 
4. A blog critique and a short guide to a better blog, donated by Marci Richards 

• In Second Place, Erin has won: 

1. A prize pack of three YA novels plus a signed bookmark of THE BODY FINDER by Kimberly Derting, donated by K.M. Walton. The YA novels are a signed copy of I WAS A NON-BLONDE CHEERLEADER by Kieran Scott, a signed copy of THE YEAR OF MY MIRACULOUS REAPPEARANCE by Catherine Ryan Hyde, and a copy of WTF by Peter Lerangis
2. Full manuscript critique, donated by Kelly McClymer  

• In Third Place, 1000th.monkey has won: 

1. A 10-page manuscript critique, donated by Alana Saltz (freelance editor)
2. An ARC of SLIDING ON THE EDGE, donated by C. Lee McKenzie 
3. An ebook copy of his contemporary mystery, DEAL WITH THE DEVIL (in a format readable by the winner), donated by J. Gunnar Grey 

• In Fourth Place, Claire has won: 

1. A 5-page critique by Jessica Aspen (contest judge and coodinator for CRW's AOE 2012 published author awards)
2. Either a copy of Laura Pepper Wu's book WOW! GLOWING BRIDE IN 30 DAYS or a $10 Kindle giftcard sponsored by LadiesWhoCritique.com
3. An eBook version of her debut novel, Purple Knot, donated by Raquel Byrnes 

Judging Round

The prizes below have been awarded based on the standard of your entries, as judged by a panel of 68 judges! Once the judges had determined the 12 Finalists, I decided which place each Finalist would be awarded. And boy was it hard, the entries were all SOOOO good!

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Here are the Finalists and their prizes:

1. First Place: M.C. Rogerson
2. Second Place: Juliana L. Brandt
3. Third Place: Barbara V. Evers
4. Fourth Place: Jessica Therrien
5. Fifth Place: Jocelyn Rish
6. Sixth Place: Christine Tyler
7. Seventh Place: 1000th.monkey
8. Eighth Place: Candy Fite
9. Ninth Place: Leah Denman
10. Tenth Place: Christine Rains
11. Eleventh Place: Alynza Smith
12. Twelfth Place: Chantele Sedgewick

Congratulations, you all really deserve it!!! Your prizes are:

• In First Place, M.C. Rogerson has won: 

1. A premium membership to QueryTracker.net, donated by Kimberley  
2. A full manuscript critique, donated by Michael D Young, a published author with editing experience
3. A $20 Amazon gift card (emailed), donated by Christine Tyler

• In Second Place, Juliana L. Brandt has won:

1. A signed hardcover of POSSESSION, donated by Elana Johnson 
2. A book on writing, winner's choice (eg, The Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell), donated by Linda Gray. International postage 
3. $25 Amazon Gift Card, donated by Angela Kulig 

• In Third Place, Barbara V. Evers has won:

1. A first-25 page critique, donated by Gabriela Pereira 
2. A signed copy of his book RING OF FIRE, a young adult fantasy novel, donated by The Dark Myth 
3. Swag (THE AETHER CHRONICLES buttons), donated by Suzanne Lazear 

• In Fourth Place, Jessica Therrien has won: 

1. A 30-page manuscript critique, donated by debut author (2012) Sangu Mandanna 
2. A signed copy of her MG novel NEW BEGINNINGS (international postage), donated by Rebecca Emin 

• In Fifth Place, Jocelyn Rish has won: 

1. Copy of her upcoming book, TEMPESTUOUS TALES (either PDF or paperback) OR a free 480x60 web banner for the winner, donated by Kandie Delley 
2. A copy of Divergent (US/Canada only), donated by Catherine M. Johnson 

• In Sixth Place, Christine Tyler has won: 

1. A query or first page critique and a paperback copy of her novel THE SECRET OF SPRUCE KNOLL, donated by Heather McCorkle
2. A Smashwords coupon for a free ebook, donated by Amanda Leigh Cowley 

• In Seventh Place, 1000th.monkey has won: 

1. $15 Amazon gift card (emailed), donated by Janet Johnson 

• In Eighth Place, Candy Fite has won: 

1. An eBook copy of his debut novel CASSASTAR, donated by Alex J. Cavanaugh 
2. A copy of her debut novel THE ADVOCATE (US/Canada only), donated by Teresa Burrell 

• In Ninth Place, Leah Denman has won: 

1. First three books in his ISLAND OF FOG series, in either print form or electronic .epub format, donated by Keith Robinson. Keith says, "I can send signed paperbacks directly to winner for free if the winner is in USA, otherwise I can send to Canada or anywhere international if the winner pays for the postage (usually about $13.00). Obviously there's no cost if the books are electronic." 

• In Tenth Place, Christine Rains has won: 

1. A signed copy of A.S. King's Please Ignore Vera Dietz, donated by Sommer Leigh 
2. A Halloween MG/YA anthology (US only), donated by Natasha Hanova 

• In Eleventh Place, Alynza Smith has won: 

1. A paperback copy of A LOVE REKINDLED (US only), donated by Myne Whitman 

• In Twelfth Place, Chantele Sedgewick has won: 

1. First chapter critique, donated by Allison Miller 
2. A free copy of one of her ebooks, donated by Angelina Rain 

Congratulations again to all 12 Finalists!!!

Random Prizes

And just because I can, I'm awarding 5 random prizes, chosen by Mr. Random.org!

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The winners (and prizes) are:

1. Sarah Pearson - A full manuscript critique (max. 85,000 words), donated by 1000th.monkey
2. Jamilia Jamison - An ecopy, winner's choice, from her stories, donated by Nicole Zoltack AND a copy of DESPERATE SURRENDER (international postage), donated by Hildie McQueen 
3. Nellie - Book of the winner's choice from TheBookDepository.com (International shipping), $15 max value, donated by Erin L. Schneider
4. Theresa Milstein - A copy of THE SALEM WITCH TRYOUTS (international postage), donated by Kelly McClymer 
5. Kate L. Lineberger - A critique of the first 15 pages of a manuscript or a short story under 15 pages, donated by Jocelyn Rish

Congratulations to all the winners, you've done such a great job in this Challenge!!! Remember, you've been chosen from 384 entries - how awesome is that! We'll be asking the donors to contact you directly regarding your prizes, but if you have any questions/concerns, please email us at thirdcampaign[at]gmail[dot]com.

And don't forget, the Second Campaigner Challenge will begin on September 22nd, so pop back then if you want to take part - there'll be more awesome prizes and you'll be able to vote for your favorite entries too!!!