JANUARY/FEBRUARY TOUR - USA
And my touring doesn't stop there! I am flying out to the USA near the end of January for my first American tour in over 2 years!!! I did a one-off event in New York in October, but this will be a full-on, two-week tour that will take in several areas. Please come and see me if you can -- and tell everyone you know to come too!!!!
26th January, Saturday
09.30-10.30a.m. -- signing at the ALA Midwinter Conference, LBYR Booth #2702, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA.
27th January, Sunday
3.00pm -- public event, University Place Library, 3609 Market Place W,. Suite 100, University Place, Seattle, WA 98466. http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/files/library/up-author-darren.pdf
28th January, Monday
10.00am -- school event, Garfield High School, Seattle WA.
2.00pm -- school event, Nathan Hale High School, Seattle WA.
5.00pm PST/ 7.00pm CST/ 8.00pm EST -- public online event, BookTalk Nation. http://booktalknation.com/index.html See entry below for more information.
7.00pm -- public event, Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, WA 98155. http://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/zom-b-underground-darren-shan
29th January, Tuesday
5.00pm PST/ 7.00pm CST/ 8.00pm EST -- Live At The Lounge video chat. See entry below for more information. You will be able to join in live on the day by CLICKING HERE.
30th January, Wednesday
8.40am -- school event i, Coppell MS West School, 200 S. Denton Tap Road, Coppell, TX.
9.45am -- school event ii, Coppell MS West School, 200 S. Denton Tap Road, Coppell, TX.
1.00pm -- schools event, Coppell High School, 185 West Parkway Blvd, Coppell, TX.
7.00pm -- public event, Barnes & Noble Frisco, Stonebriar Center Mall, Frisco, TX 75034. http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/78605
31st January, Thursday
9.15am -- school event, Harby Junior High School, Alvin, TX.
12.45pm -- school event, Nolan Ryan Junior School, Pearland, TX.
1st February, Friday
9.15am -- school event, Hill Country Middle School, Austin, TX.
2.00pm -- school event, O. Henry Middle School, Austin, TX.
7.00pm -- public event, BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, Austin, TX 78703. http://www.bookpeople.com/event/darren-shan-zom-b-underground
2nd February, Saturday
11.00am -- public signing, Main Exchange, Fort Hood military base, TX.
3rd February, Sunday
5.00pm -- public event, Barnes & Noble El Cerrito, 6050 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito, CA 94530. http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/78604
4th February, Monday
9.00am -- school event i, Petaluma High School, Petaluma, CA.
12.30pm -- school event ii, Petaluma High School, Petaluma, CA.
1.30pm -- school event, Cherry Valley School, Petaluma, CA.
7.00pm -- public event, Copperfield's Books Montgomery Village, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, CA. http://copperfieldsbooks.com/event/darren-shan
5th February, Tuesday
10.00am -- school event, Crocker Middle School, Hillsborough, CA.
12.45pm -- school event, Burlingame Intermediate School, Burlingame, CA.
7.00pm -- public event, Books Inc, 1375 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010. http://www.booksinc.net/event/darren-shan-books-inc-burlingame-0
6th February, Wednesday
8.46am -- school event, Ramona Middle School, Chino, CA.
2.00pm -- school event, The Wesley School, North Hollywood, CA.
6.00pm -- public event, Mrs Nelson's Toy And Book Shop, 1030 Bonita Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750.
7th February, Thursday
11.15am -- school event, Blair Middle & High School, CA.
7.00pm -- public event, Los Angeles Public Library, 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.
8th February, Friday
9.00am -- school event, Ruth Musser Middle School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
7.30pm -- public event, Mysterious Galaxy, 2810 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90278. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/Event/Darren-Shan-Signs-RB-020813
BOOKTALK NATION
As part of my tour of the USA, I am doing two live, online events, which anyone in the country is welcome to participate in. The first is for BookTalk Nation. This will be a live, half-hour phone interview with me, that will start at 5.00pm PST /7.00pm CST/ 8.00pm EST, Monday, January 28th. You will be able to submit questions in advance, or during the talk, and I will do my best to answer as many as the interviewer is able to put my way. You will also be able to order signed copies of some of my books, plus you can ask to have the books personalized by me if you wish. (You do this by using the box with "Enter recipient name," to enter the name that you want inscribed in the book.) This is the BookTalk Nation page for my event, and to order the books: http://booktalknation.com/book.html?author_id=38 And you can learn more about BookTalk Nation by CLICKING HERE. Do please join in the fun on the day -- the more the merrier!!!
LIVE AT THE LOUNGE
In my second live online event, you will be able to see as well as hear me -- whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, only you can judge!!!! I am doing a Live At The Lounge event at 5.00pm PST/ 7.00pm CST/ 8.00pm EST, Tuesday, January 29th. This is an online, live, interactive, video event, which will be open to fans all across the country. You can read more about Live At The Lounge by CLICKING HERE. And you will be able to join in live on the day by CLICKING HERE. So, if you are not able to make it to one of my American events in the flesh, you can get the second best thing and catch me in action online!
COMPETITIONS!!!
I'm running 3 new competition this month (see below), but first, the winners of the December Shanville Monthly competitions, in the order that they were drawn, were:
T-Shirt comp:
Rory Craig, Ireland.
Ayrton McGurgan, Northern Ireland.
Charlotte Howd, England.
Chloe Keogh, Ireland.
Amanda Budrius, USA.
Kate Hawkins, USA.
James Morris, Wales.
Antonio Guzman, USA.
Senyee Lee, Ireland.
Kelly McGarrity, UK.
City Book comp:
Karel Kohout, Czech Republic.
Kirsty Cash, England.
Hannah McIntyre, England.
Line Kristin Dahlstroen, Norway.
Ayesha Grimm, England.
William Gardner, USA.
Joanne Small, England.
David Pearson, England.
Ian Redington, England.
Jake McNicholas, England.
Ellyn O’Lone, Northern Ireland.
Gavin Walsh, Ireland.
Giorgia Vecchio, Australia.
Heidi Hollister, England.
Jamie-Lee Turner, England.
Gyorgy David Moldova, Hungary.
Sarah Murphy, USA.
Eirinn Quinnell, England.
Riddhima Rao, New Zealand.
Jacqueline Sanchez, USA.
As I said above, I'm running three great competitions this month, the first for fans in the UK and Ireland, the second for fans in the USA, the third for fans anywhere else in the world.
In the UK/Ireland competition, you have a chance of winning one of fifteen signed copies of the UK manga edition of Allies Of The Night!
In the USA competition, you have a chance to win one of fifteen signed copies of the American hardback edition of Zom-B Underground.
In the Rest of the World competition, you have a chance to win one of fiteen signed copies of the UK paperback edition of Brothers To The Death!
Please make sure you read all of the guidelines before entering -- incorrectly submitted entries will be eliminated from the competition.
1) Answer this question: "Including this issue, how many issues of the Shanville Monthly have there been?"
2a) If you live in the UK or Ireland, and want to enter the UK/Ireland comp, send your entry to: [email protected]
2b) If you live in the USA, and want to enter the USA comp, send your entry to: [email protected]
2c) If you live anywhere in the world outside of Ireland, the UK and USA, and want to enter the Rest Of The World comp, send your entry to: [email protected]
3) You can only enter one of the competitions, and you can only enter ONCE. If you try to enter more than once, ALL of your entries will be disqualified.
(4) Put your NAME in the SUBJECT BOX when you send your e-mail. I will not accept your entry if you don't. And make sure you INCLUDE YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS in the body of the e-mail, as well as the answer. This is so that I can easily send your prize to you if you win.
(5) Closing date is midnight, UK Time, Wednesday, January 9th, 2013.
(6) This competition is open to everybody, unless you work for one of my publishers or are one of my relations.
(7) Only one entry per household -- if you send in more than one entry, ALL of your entries will be rejected. If more than one person in a house wants to enter, you'll need to make a joint entry.
(8) The draw for the winners will be made on or after Thursday, January 10th, 2013. It will be a completely random draw, made by Darren Shan personally (I use an online number generator to pick the winners). I will try to notify the winners by e-mail, and will post their names on the Shanville Message Board, in the February issue of the Shanville Monthly, and possibly on Twitter and Facebook too.
(9) Information submitted by entrants WILL NOT be shared by me with any other individual or company. I'll keep your details on my PC, then delete the info once the competition ends.
(10) My decision will be final.
YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO DREAM!
I wrote a guest blog for the Easons site in Ireland in December, about how you're never too old to give up your dreams of being a writer. It's gone down quite well with readers (especially those of a more advanced age!), so if you want to check it out, CLICK HERE.
IT'S A WRAP
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