Contests.

	Contests
Welcome to my contest page! All the contest and programs listed here are still on-going - and will be throughout 2010! :) I also give hints if you can't find an answer to a question or two. ;> Good Luck! REFERRAL PROGRAM! Recommend my book(s) to five friends/relatives/co-workers/strangers and you'll receive a signed copy of your choice from one of my published books (POISON STUDY, MAGIC STUDY, FIRE STUDY, STORM GLASS or SEA GLASS). Just have your friends/relatives/co-workers/strangers email me at maria@mariavsnyder.com. Make sure all five include your name and the fact you mentioned my book(s) in their email. And make sure YOU email me your address so I can send out your special prize! (only one book per winner please) Please Note: For those who live outside the USA and Canada, I'm more than happy to send you a free book, but due to high shipping costs, you'll need to pay for the postage (approximately $10 US) via PayPal (you don't need an account - just an email address). CONTEST #1: Answer the following 20 questions correctly and WIN a Signed Book Plate/Label, and your name will also be entered into a monthly drawing to win a signed copy of SEA GLASS. Just e-mail me the answers and your mailing address, and I will send you the book plate/label. All answers can be found by reading SEA GLASS! (see below for Contest #2!) Please Note: For those who live outside the USA and Canada, all shipping costs are covered for the book plate/label. If you win a book through one of the drawings, I'm more than happy to send you a free book, but due to high shipping costs, you'll need to pay for the postage (approximately $10 US) via PayPal (you don't need an account - just an email address). Contest Questions: 1 – How many kilns are in Gressa's factory? 2 - What does the Bloodrose family harvest? 3 – What is the name of the owner of the horse farm where Moonlight and Quartz stayed? 4 – What does Mara and Leif announce near the end of the book? 5 – What are the titles of the two books Fisk gives Opal? 6 - What is Pazia's father's name? 7 - What did Ox use to disarm Janco? 8 – What is the name of the inn Opal and Janco stay in Ognap? 9 – What is Janco's nickname for the Magician's Keep? 10 – What is the name of Walsh's brother"? 11 – What do the new Stormdance glassmakers use to make the orbs? 12 – What does Kade want to teach Opal? 13 - What is the name of Helen's mother? 14 - Name one of the two glass statues Skippy buys from Helen. 15 – What does D-I-D stand for? 16 - What are the names of the two guards in Fulgor who become friends with Opal? 17 – What is the name of Professor Dax Greenblade's class? 18 - Who saves Zitora's life? 19 – What is Skippy's real name? 20 – Who does Opal work self-defense techniques with when she trained at the Keep? CONTEST #2: Answer the following 20 questions correctly and WIN a Signed Book Plate/Label, and your name will also be entered into a monthly drawing to win a signed copy of STORM GLASS. Just e-mail me the answers and your mailing address, and I will send you the book plate/label. All answers can be found by reading STORM GLASS! (see below for Contest #3!) Please Note: For those who live outside the USA and Canada, all shipping costs are covered for the book plate/label. If you win a book through one of the drawings, I'm more than happy to send you a free book, but due to high shipping costs, you'll need to pay for the postage (approximately $10 US) via PayPal (you don't need an account - just an email address). Contest Questions: 1 – What is Blue Eye's real name? 2 - Name the three Stormdance Glassmakers. 3 – Who is the new Weapons Master at the Keep? 4 – What is Zitora's horse's name? 5 – What is the sand recipe for the Stormdancer's glass orbs? 6 - How many kilns does Opal's family own? 7 - What is the Thunder Valley's Captain's name? 8 – How many sisters does Ulrick have? 9 – What does Heli like to collect? 10 – What is the name of the horse Ulrick "borrowed"? 11 – What is the Vasko mine famous for? 12 – Who warns Fisk that Opal and Pazia were followed to his headquarters? 13 - What is the name of the man rescued by Kade and Opal? 14 - What does Opal compare Ulrick to when talking with her father? 15 – What are the Stable Master's special treats called? 16 - Why is Yelena in Fulgor? 17 – What does Pazia send after Opal, Ulrick and Mara? 18 - How does Opal, Yelena and Leif get to the gypsum crystal cave? 19 – what happened to the leader of the Storm Thieves? 20 – What is Kade's sister's name? CONTEST #3: Answer the following 20 questions correctly and WIN a Signed Book Plate/Label, and your name will also be entered into a monthly drawing to win a signed copy of FIRE STUDY. Just e-mail me the answers and your mailing address, and I will send you the book plate/label. All answers can be found by reading FIRE STUDY! (see below for Contest #4!) Please Note: For those who live outside the USA and Canada, all shipping costs are covered for the book plate/label. If you win a book through one of the drawings, I'm more than happy to send you a free book, but due to high shipping costs, you'll need to pay for the postage (approximately $10 US) via PayPal (you don't need an account - just an email address). Contest Questions: 1 – Name one of the three paintings in Leif's Keep room. 2 - Who is Chestnut? 3 – What is Chestnut's job for his clan? 4 – What is the name of the Booruby Inn Yelena and her friends stay at? 5 – Who runs the inn named in question #4? 6 - What are the names of Porter's two students? 7 - Which direction did Ferde and Cahil go in the Daviian Plateau? 8 – What is Maren's new rank? 9 – What does Yelena's mother give her for calling the necklace snakes? 10 – What are Opal's parents names? 11 – Why did the Commander send Valek to Sitia? 12 – What is the reward for Yelena's capture in Sitia? 13 - What is Bavol Zaltana's daughter's name? 14 - What does Moon Man do so the group doesn't get lost in the cave? 15 – Who was the very first Story Weaver? 16 - Kiki compares Cahil (aka Peppermint Man) to what? 17 – What is Yelena's cover name when she goes south to rescue the hostages? 18 - Which of Opal's glass animals in the store window would Leif purchase? 19 – How many Warpers are imprisoned in glass? 20 – What is the source of magic? CONTEST #4: Answer the following 20 questions correctly and WIN a Signed Book Plate/Label, and your name will also be entered into a monthly drawing to win a signed copy of MAGIC STUDY. Just e-mail me the answers and your mailing address, and I will send you the book plate/label. All answers can be found by reading MAGIC STUDY! (see below for Contest #5!) Please Note: For those who live outside the USA and Canada, all shipping costs are covered for the book plate/label. If you win a book through one of the drawings, I'm more than happy to send you a free book, but due to high shipping costs, you'll need to pay for the postage (approximately $10 US) via PayPal (you don't need an account - just an email address). Contest Questions: 1 – What is Nutty’s full name? 2 - What is Kiki’s name for Valek? 3 – Finish this dialogue. “Trouble will get you in chains. Treason will get you____.” 4 – What are the Sandseed Magicians called? 5 – Who are the four Master Magicians? 6 - What mythical creature represents Second Magician? 7 - What is the beggar boy’s name? 8 – Who are Bain Bloodgood’s students? 9 – What is Kiki’s name for Irys? 10 – What is Tula and Opal’s older sister’s name? 11 – What does Yelena give her mother at the Magician’s Keep? 12 – What is Ferde short for? 13 - What is Cahil’s horse’s name? 14 - What color robes are the Sandseed Elders wearing? 15 – What animals did Valek carve for Ari and Janco? 16 - Where does Curare come from? 17 – How many clans are in Sitia? 18 - How does Yelena wear her hair for the New Beginnings feast? 19 – What two colors are in Fern’s famous Illiais print? 20 – What are the names of the five student levels at the Keep? CONTEST #5: Answer the following 20 questions correctly and WIN a Signed Book Plate/Label, and your name will also be entered into a monthly drawing to win a signed copy of POISON STUDY. Just e-mail me the answers and your mailing address, and I will send you the book plate/label. All answers can be found by reading POISON STUDY! Please Note: For those who live outside the USA and Canada, all shipping costs are covered for the book plate/label. If you win a book through one of the drawings, I'm more than happy to send you a free book, but due to high shipping costs, you'll need to pay for the postage (approximately $10 US) via PayPal (you don't need an account - just an email address). Contest Questions: 1 - Which poison smells like Rosewood? 2 - What is the name of the lake in Military District 5? 3 - Who was the only person to escape from the Commander's dungeon? 4 - Who is Nix really working for? 5 - What does Mogkan tell Yelena about when he had "rescued" her? 6 - What is the name of General Brazell's guard (the one who chases her in the castle)? 7 - What are Rand's guesses about Yelena's fire festival event? 8 - What do the symbols on Yelena's switchblade mean? 9 - What is the real name for Butterfly's Dust? 10 - What are the four tastes that mint will mask? 11 - What is the largest leaf in the Snake Forest? 12 - What happened to Rand's mother? 13 - What weapon does Valek use to save Yelena at the fire festival? 14 - What is General Tesso's daughter's name? 15 - What is Irys's sister's name? 16 - What is the name of the tree that Yelena climbs in the Snake Forest? 17 - What is Ari's full name? 18 - What is the name of Valek's associate, the one who helps Tentil start a new life? 19 - Which leg is Rand's bad one? 20 - There are three General's brandies mentioned. Which Generals and what is his brandy?