Book-Bat
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Karlissa J will be having another book signing at Peaceful Pages in Fort St John! All her books will be available, including her newest fantasy novel, Davy Jones' Aquarium: a quirky story about a merman living in a small town (which might just be in Canada)!
Please remember to bring cash!
Join us at Peaceful Pages in Fort St John for a book signing featuring Karlissa J’s latest book, Davy Jones’ Aquarium!
Karlissa J is the author of seven novels, including the sailing fantasy trilogy, Tales of the Diversity (which will also be available at the book signing). She is a Christian author who resides in Fort St John with her husband Jason and three kids.
Learn more by visiting her website www.book-bat.com, or listen to the Book-Bat podcast (on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or the website), where she and Jason discuss fantasy books and more!
How about another art contest? This time, we’re going to do things a little differently!
One, art pieces should represent a CONCEPT from Tales of the Diversity. Sailing, exploration, discovery, cultural diversity… or whatever you pick out from reading the books!
Two, I’m looking for PICTURES. Paintings, drawings, posed photos of toys: as long as the final art piece is an image of some kind!
You can submit as many pictures as you like between TODAY and JUNE 22th, to author@karlissaj.com. No crude content please.
Two winners this time: Author’s Pick and Best Representing the Book (i.e. using characters or a scene from The Quest or The Loss to illustrate the concept).
Contest winners (and possibly runners-up) will be shared on my blog. Winners will also receive a $10 Coles gift card.
In “The Loss,” I continue the story of the Diversity and her crew, as started in “The Quest.” The Diversity is a unique ship with a unique group of races aboard, and I’ve decided it would be fun to see what spins different artists take on them!
Rules: The art piece must feature either the Diversity or crewmember(s), or both. It can be of just one crewmember, or a few, or many - the choice is yours! It must be submitted between January 1 and February 15, 2020, to author@karlissaj.com. No inappropriate or crude content.
Tips: A description of the Diversity and her crew can be found in chapter two of “The Quest.” You can enter as many art pieces as you like.
Winners: A winner will be chosen for three categories: most accurate to book, most unique style, and author’s favourite. Winners will each receive a ten dollar Coles gift card.
Five copies of each of my books will be available free for anyone in Canada! Log into GoodReads (or sign up for free) and visit the Giveaways page. Kingdom of Bats and Dwelling in Darkness will be found under the tags "fantasy" and "young-adult," while Black Mists will be under the tags of "mystery" and "christian." When you find the desired book(s), click the button labeled "Enter Giveaway," and you'll be entered in a draw to win one of the five copies!
Karlissa J, Whitney Braun (author of Worth the Chance and Worth the Risk), and Ronnie Roberts (author of the Wedding Dress Promise series) will be at the Fort Saint John Farmer's Market in Centennial Park.
The winners of the April-August Short Story Writing Contest have been announced on my blog!
Are you a fan of short stories? Do you love to write? Is there a story idea in your mind, though you haven’t had the chance to write it down yet? Writing is an activity I enjoy greatly, and I’d like to encourage other people to put their tales to paper.
So I’m hosting a short story writing contest! Winners will receive a Coles gift card and a free copy of one of my books, and these winners will be chosen for two categories: Best Work (most well-written, in terms of story flow, grammar, and bringing the reader into the tale) and Author’s Favourite (my personal pick).
Rules: the story can be any genre, and up to 4,000 words long. Each contestant can submit as many stories as they like. There is to be no crude language or sexual content.
Timeline: the contest ends midnight on August 11th, 2016.
Submission: send your completed story to author@karlissaj.com, along with whether you’d be interested in having your story posted on one of my blogs (with an acknowledgement to you as the author) should you be one of the winners.
Happy writing!
Thank you to all who came! It was a great time! And congratulations to the game winners for your speedy question-answering skills! There will be other events in the future, so stay tuned!
