Competition winners

The competition was a great success with lots of entries and everyone coming up with some great personality suggestions.  New possible flavours suggested were: whiskey flavour, vodka flavour (people like alcohol in their crisps, it seems), cinnamon roll flavour, blue cheese and crackers, jam and cream.   *Drumroll time* the winning flavour is - Italian Meatball, with a stereotypical mobster type personality.  This flavour will be led by 'The Spudfather' and I'm already looking forward to introducing this character into the story.  Congratulations to Rakesh for thinking of this new flavour!

There were some awesome sketches and illustrations sent in as well, with people showing off their great computer drawing skills.  The winner is John Sneddon, so congratulations and a $30 Amazon Kindle gift card is on its way!

I'm going to write a post next month to all new writers with advice and tips about marketing, I'm hoping it will be a great help. 

Two amazing competitions on now!

Drawing Competition: Draw a Super Spud


If you fancy a chance to win a $30 Amazon Kindle gift card prize and a signed copy of The Super Spud Trilogy, then all you have to do is enter this drawing competition.  The task: draw a Super Spud!

A Super Spud is a magical crisp packet with arms, legs and facial features.  Each flavour has a different coloured package and the flavour name is included on the packet.  You can choose to draw any flavour from the book, examples include: steak and spinach, salt and vinegar, ready salted, strawberry and cream, lemon and vanilla, blueberry and menthol mint - or perhaps a new flavour of your own!  

Literary Competition: New flavour suggestion


Prizes:  1)  a signed copy of The Super Spud Trilogy
              2) The winning flavour personality will be included as a CAMEO in the next Super Spud   book!

As you know, the personality of the Super Spud is determined by their flavour.  For this competition, I'm looking for a new flavour suggestion and what their associated personality would be.  The flavour can be anything but the personality must have some logical link back to the chemical properties/name of that flavour.  For example, in the stories steak and spinach flavour are high iron foods so the Super Spud is strong and tough, while tuna is known to have healthy omega-3 'brainfood' so these Super Spuds become very smart.

These are the flavours already used (that I can remember): ready salted, salt and vinegar, lemon and vanilla, strawberry and cream, steak and spinach, garlic, blueberry, blackcurrant, menthol mint, Caesar salad, pizza margherita, smokey bacon and spinach, king crab, king prawn, green peas.

How to enter:

This competition is hosted in collaboration with super awesome blogger Katherine on her blog:
http://beyondthehourglassbridge.blogspot.com.au/

So just head over there to enter! 

This competition will close 22nd October.