Category: Wear the Rooster

#WearTheRooster Bulletin Bloopers Contest Winners

All good things must come to an end.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the various #WearTheRooster contests over the past few months. I had such a good time listening to your songs, admiring your pies, reading your poems, studying your colored Cogburns, perusing your book reviews, and, especially, laughing at your bulletin bloopers. Thank you, also, to Concordia Publishing House for underwriting these contests with their awesome T-shirts.

While I am sad to see these contests come to an end, I am thankful that the reason for their conclusion is that the The Harvest Raise is ready to come out.

So without further adieu, allow me to congratulate the winners of our bulletin bloopers contest:

Best Body Part Blooper – Heidi Wightman

Best Tasting Blooper – Elizabeth Moline

BEST ALL-CAPS BLOOPER – Christine Mueller

Best Hymnal Blooper – Megan Davis

Best Parenting Blooper – Becky Amen

Best Dressed Blooper – Rachel Boothby

Best Blooper Compilation – Justin Williamson

Best Geraldine Turner Tribute – Michelle Hennig (and Elizabeth)

Winners, would you please send me your T-shirt size and mailing address via the contact page of this website?

And to everyone who participated in the #WearTheRooster contests, thank you for playing along. I can’t wait to meet up with you again in the pages of The Harvest Raise. See you on June 13th!

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#WearTheRooster Contest, Round Six

This is the final round, yolks. I mean, folks.

I have so enjoyed our #WearTheRooster contests, but all food things must come to an bend. At least, these contests mist come to an end so that The Harvest Raise can be released on June 13, 2012. That’s not so bad, it is?

Our final contest is being helled in honor of the esteemed Mrs. Arlene Margaret Compton Scheinberg and her rad red pen. If you want to #TearTheWooster, you are going to have to post your favorite bulletin blooper on the interwebnets.

Here’s how:

(Zion Lutheran Church would like you to know that, for the sake of clarity, the following instructions have been edited by Miss Geraldine Turner.)

  • take a picture of a funny blooper you find in a church bulletin or simply write/create one of your own,
  • post your bulletin blooper on Facebook*, Twitter, and/or Instagram by Friday, June 2nd,
  • provide the following link in your post: http://books.cph.org/anthems-of-zion,
  • and use the following hashtags when posting: #WearTheRooster, #BulletinBloopers, #TeamArlene, and #TheHarvestRaise.

(Thank you, Miss Turner, for your faithful service.)

The winning bleepers will be chosen for their originality, hilarity, and harm. No, charm.

I wish you man blessings in this contest!

* If you have a private Facebook account, you will need to make sure the settings on your post are public for me to be able to see it.

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#WearTheRooster Review Contest Winners

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Bob and Cindy have chosen.

The winners of the #WearTheRooster review contest are…

Cindy’s Choice:

Bob’s Choice:

Congratulations to our winners! Would you please email me your T-shirt size and mailing address via the contact page of my website?

Also, thank you to everyone who has written reviews of my books over the past several years. That is one of the most helpful things a reader can do for an author, and I am greatly grateful.

We are nearing the June 13th release date of The Harvest Raise. Only one #WearTheRooster contest remains. Stay toned. I mean, tuned.

#WearTheRooster, Round Five

review |rəˈvyo͞o| verb [with object]

1 examine or assess (something) formally 

• write a critical appraisal of (a book, play, movie, etc.) for publication in a newspaper or magazine 

• survey or evaluate (a subject or past events)

 

If you want to be the next one to #WearTheRooster, you will need to write and publish a review of House of Living Stones and/or The Choir Immortal on one or more of the following platforms:

Concordia Publishing House’s website:

Goodreads:

Amazon:

If you have already written and published a review on one of these sites, never fear. Your already-published reviews still count as submissions. However, if you want to up your chances of winning, write a completely new review and publish it on a different site. Multiple entries (of different material) will be considered, as well.

What’s the criteria for winning? Simply, please the author’s parents. That’s right, Bob and Cindy Roley will be choosing their favorite reviews–one for each book–on behalf of their daughter. I happen to know that one of them is highly influenced by humor, the other by sincerity.

Happy reviewing, and be sure to post your “critical appraisals” by Friday, May 19th!

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#WearTheRooster Coloring Contest Winners

Thank you to everyone who took the time to #ColorCogburn! I’ve never seen so many vibrant, varicolored cock-a-doodlers. I would like to wallpaper my kitchen with them.

Honestly, every rooster was so distinct in character and style that I had trouble choosing favorites out of the feathery flock, but in my humble (and subjective) opinion, these are the standouts:

Best Feet – Lucia Daenzer

Best Tail – Amanda Korthase

Best Middle School Rooster – Jack Brown

Best Teenage Rooster – Joanna Leckband

Best Series of Roosters – Charlotte Poyer

Best Russian Folk Art – Leah Koch

Best in Show – Christa Grabske

Congratulations, winners! Will you please send me your (adult) T-shirt size and mailing address through the contact page of my website?

If you want to #WearTheRooster, never fear. We still have two more contests to go before The Harvest Raise releases on June 13th. Look for an announcement soon regarding the next contest, and prime your typing chops.

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I mean, c’mon. Look at Christa’s shading.

#WearTheRooster Contest, Round Four

May I introduce you to Rooster Cogburn? He plays an important role in The Harvest Raise.

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It’s time to get out your colored pencils, markers, crayons, charcoal, and paint, Bradburians, because if you want to be the next one to #WearTheRooster, you are going to have to #ColorCogburn.

Here’s how:

  • download the free coloring page here,
  • have your way with it using your coloring utensil(s) of choice,
  • post a picture of the finished product on Facebook*, Twitter, and/or Instagram by Friday, May 12th,
  • provide the following link in your post: http://books.cph.org/anthems-of-zion
  • and use the following hashtags when posting: #WearTheRooster, #ColorCogburn, and #TheHarvestRaise.

All ages are invited to participate, though be forewarned: there are only adult-sized T-shirts available as prizes.

Happy coloring, Bradburians, and may the the most striking rooster win!

* If you have a private Facebook account, you will need to make sure the settings on your picture-post are public for me to be able to see it.

#WearTheRooster Poetry Winners

Alas, my heart and brain concur
That every rhyming word did stir
The blood within my small-town heart,
So much that I must now impart…

…the winners of our #WearTheRooster poetry contest!

Best Metaphor – Kristi Leckband

Best Trilogy Tease – Jane Jensen (via Mrs. Leckband)

Best Car Song – Alex Klages

Best Rhyme Scheme – Cambria Stone

Best Family Verses – Eliza Askins (and children)

Congratulations, poets! Please, send me your mailing address and T-shirt size via the contact page of my website.

Look for a colorful (hint, hint) announcement regarding the next #WearTheRooster contest tomorrow on Facebook.

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#WearTheRooster Contest, Round Three

If you like words and feathers bright,
Perhaps this second contest might
Excite your mind’s proclivity
For rhyming creativity.

The rules are simple, short, and sound:
Compose a poem, wide and round
Or thin and tall or square or sphere.
It’s not the shape that matters here.

What matters is the words you use,
The form and rhyme and script you choose,
And how it piques my poet’s heart
From start to end and end to start.

The content can be what you want,
But if I may be frank and blunt,
You just might want to spend some time
Expounding on a theme sublime:

Like what you love in Bradbury
Or who there you would like to be.
Or maybe write a clever ode
To Ben and all the lawns he’s mowed.

Whatever in the end you write,
It must appear in clear, plain sight.
Compose, then publish, tag, and share*
And you just might the rooster wear.

* Post your poem on your Facebook page (be sure to make it public), Twitter account, and/or Instagram account. Be sure to tag me in it so that I see it. Also, please use the hashtags #WearTheRooster, #ForTheLoveOfPoetry, and #TheHarvestRaise. Poems must be posted by May 3rd.

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#WearTheRooster Pie Winners

Well, the obvious flaw in this contest is that I couldn’t be present the very moment every pie came out of the oven. Oh, to feast on your delectable pastries with more than just my eyes! Thank you to everyone who participated. The pies looked scrumptious and oh-so-fun!

Before I announce the winners, may I introduce you to the judges?

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Eldest Niece, Elder Niece, and Youngest Niece

The winners of our second #WearTheRooster contest are…

  • Rachel Pollock – “I thought it was very clever and fun and funny.” –Eldest Niece
  • Emma Patterson – “It’s pretty, and I like the way she decorated the crust on the outside.” –Elder Niece
  • Heather Orr – “It’s creative and cute.” –Youngest Niece
  • Jan Hoge – “I love chocolate chips.” –Yours Truly

Congratulations, ladies! Please, send me your mailing address and T-shirt size via the contact page of my website.

And now…

If rooster garb be e’er your aim,
Fear not the end of this small game.
Instead, relax, dust off your pen,
And put to work your rhyming ken.

(Hint, hint.)

Look for an announcement regarding the next #WearTheRooster contest on Facebook soon and very soon.

 

Join My Launch Team!

Did you enjoy reading House of Living Stones? Were you ready to pack your bags and move to Bradbury after turning the last page of The Choir Immortal? Are you chomping at the bit to get an early peek at The Harvest Raise? Then, I want you on my launch team!

What’s a launch team?

It’s a posse of pleasant people who hang out with me online and help spread the word about the upcoming June 13th release of The Harvest Raise.

What does a launch team member do?

He or she reads an electronic advance review copy of The Harvest Raise, hangs out with me in a closed Facebook group, and spends the next couple of months getting family, friends, church members, hairdressers, librarians, book club besties, and people standing in line at Aldi excited about the conclusion of the Anthems of Zion series.

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I’m so glad you asked. On top of receiving the electronic advance review copy of The Harvest Raise and admittance to the closed Facebook group, a launch team member also gets a limited edition rooster T-shirt, a map of Bradbury, a signed copy of The Harvest Raise, and…wait for it…a fowl towel.

 

Alright, here’s what I’m looking for:

  • Individuals who like roosters and tractors and parsonages and pies. (Baking experience is not mandatory, but it is most welcome.)
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  • Bookworms who have already read and reviewed House of Living Stones and The Choir Immortal. (Reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, public blogs, and cph.org all count.)
  • Active members of book clubs.
  • Social people who have an engaging presence on Facebook as well as maintain a Goodreads, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Snapchat account. The more social media networks the merrier, and if you also write for a blog–you just might #WearTheRooster.

If this criteria applies to you, then please apply your criteria here.

And finally, my dear Bradburians: I wish everyone could serve on this launch team, but there are a limited number of spots available for this particular task. If you do not get chosen by the team, I’m looking forward to hanging out with you on the pages of The Harvest Raise come June 13th.

Thank you for your help!