It’s time to fill out your brackets for the 2010 DABWAHA tournament of books. If you’re not familiar with it, the DABWAHA is a bracket-style tournament that echoes the NCAA basketball tourney, only instead of college basketball, we’re using reader votes to determine the book of the year. I’ve got a lot of DABWAHA news, in convenient bullet-list format.
First, if you haven’t subscribed to The TBR newsletter, you missed our first issue on 14 February.
We’re setting up the next one with more micro-reviews, international readers, and DABWAHA news, so if you’d like to subscribe, you can absolutely join in the fun. We will absolutely not spam you and our goal is to send out only two newsletters per month. I like my newsletters how I like my men: short and intelligently informative.
In the last issue was The Magic DABWAHA Form: this year we’re having readers choose one book per category. Want to nominate your favorite book? The entry form for nominations is online. Please note the following rules for data collection purposes: the book nominated can be digital or print, but please, wherever possible, use the ISBN number for the PRINT edition to minimize duplicate entries. The book MUST have a publication date of 2010. No exceptions, no reprints.
We’re still working on building everything for the 2011 DABWAHA, but if you’re curious, have a look at some of the prizes already offered for this year. Thank you much-and-a-lot to our prize sponsors!
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Congratulations to Larissa Ione, whose book Ecstasy Unveiled won the 2010 DABWAHA! Larissa will receive a $200 gift certificate from Jane and Sarah for a spa near her home - all the better to relax after all that vote mania!
And big congratulations to the bracket winners!
To bracket champion Pamela Sinclair: an Apple iPad and a $100 GC for ebooks to fill up the new ebook reader from AllRomance eBooks and OmniLit. WOO HOO!
And to the worst bracket: TT Thomas wins for finishing in 845th place, and will receive a selection of books from the Oddshots bloggers, Meljean Brook, Patrice Michelle, Jill Myles, Ilona Andrews and Nalini Singh.
In the Second Chance Tourney, we have prizes to award as well!
Manda Collins wins an Amazon Kindle courtesy of Samhain Publishing.
Tegan Schwartz wins a prize package for being a randomly chosen non-winning bracketologst, and will receive from author Jennifer Estep a $50 Amazon gift card, a copy of Spider’s Bite and an e-ARC of Web of Lies - and bookmarks!
And finally, Larissa Ione offered a prize to one of the non-winning brackets who chose her book to… read more »
Did you vote? How could you not? Go on over and vote in the DABWAHA Championship Round!
Larissa Ione’s Ecstasy Unveiled is up against Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville - paranormal vs. male/male romance?! It does not get any more awesomer than that. So get it on until 10PM EDT when the polls closed and many, many winners are announced.
UPDATE!
Larissa Ione would like to add a prize to the buffet, and who are we to say no? One random person who predicted that Ecstasy Unveiled will win a Demonica tote bag with a mug and the first four books in the Ecstasy series, signed by Larissa. Why? “I think it’s so cool that anyone actually put Ecstasy Unveiled in their bracket to win (even I didn’t!) so I’d like to send one random person who predicted EU would win a prize.”
Have you voted yet? Go on! Vote!
read more »Bang a gong, it is on: the Final Four voting is on now at the DABWAHA blog. Prizes and bragging rights are on the line. So head on over and vote - then trash talk like it’s all on the line, cause it is.
read more »Bang a gong, it is on: the Final Four voting is on now at the DABWAHA blog. Prizes and bragging rights are on the line. So head on over and vote - then trash talk like it’s all on the line, cause it is.
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Round two of the 2010 DABWAHA is over - and our winner is Mary Kennedy. Congratulations, Mary! EMAIL ** Email me with your mailing address, please, and we’ll hook you up with your prize.
The prize? Oh yeah - it’s hot awesome.
The Round 2 prize is being provided by author Maya Banks (thanks Maya!) and includes a $50 GC to Amazon or BN (reader’s choice) and a book package that includes signed copies of Sweet Surrender, Sweet Persuasion and Sweet Seduction and an ARC of The Darkest Hour.
And don’t forget - if your bracket is shot to hell by all those pesky upsets and those Briggs vs. Briggs or Singh vs. Singh matchups, you can still compete for fun and awesome prizes in the Second Chance Tournament. The winning bracketeer is going to get a brand new Kindle from the fine folks at Samhain.
Jennifer Estep, author of the new Elemental Assassin series, is contributing a $50 Amazon gift card, a copy of Spider’s Bite and an e-ARC of Web of Lies? And matching bookmarks, of course. Because you can never…
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Is your bracket destroyed? Did your picks go awry? Do you find yourself tied for 500th place and full of despair? Weep no more, bracketeers, because our 2nd Chance Tourney is created just for you. The stakes aren’t as high but the prizes are just as fine.
The winning bracketeer is going to get a brand new Kindle from the fine folks at Samhain.
Jennifer Estep, author of the new Elemental Assassin series, is contributing a $50 Amazon gift card, a copy of Spider’s Bite and an e-ARC of Web of Lies? And matching bookmarks, of course. Because you can never have too many bookmarks. This prize will go to a RANDOM non winning bracketologist. Hopefully someone tied for 500th place.
Go forth and pick new brackets and be hopeful once again.
read more »We are already into round 2 -woo hoo! The voting link is here. EVEN IF YOU DID NOT FILL OUT A BRACKET, you can still vote.
The voting schedule is in 12 hour blocks to accommodate people in all timezones. The instructions were apparently hard to read last time so I’ll try to make it a little simpler. The polls open at midnight and noon each day and run for 12 hours.
Today, the round 2 polls opened at midnight, March 19, 2010 EST. The first set closes at noon on March 20, 2009 EST and the next set starts again until midnight. Keep checking about every 10-12 hours and you should catch each round of voting. After the voting for Round 2 is over, we will unveil the second chance bracket. Huzzah for second chances!
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The time for filling out the brackets is closed and the time for voting, trash talking, vicious vote gathering, and the ruining of other brackets is ON.
The voting commences on March 18, 2010 EST. The voting link is here. The voting schedule is in 12 hour blocks to accommodate people in all timezones. For Round 1, please observe the following times:
Round 1, Set 1 of 4: March 18, 2010, 00:00 am to March 18, 2010, 12:00 pm Round 1, Set 2 of 4: March 18, 2010, 12:00 pm to March 19, 2010, 00:00 am Round 1, Set 3 of 4: March 19, 2010, 00:00 am to March 19, 2010, 12:00 pm Round 1, Set 4 of 4: March 19, 2010, 12:00 pm to March 20, 2010, 00:00 am
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What could be better or worse than 666? 999 - the total number of entries allowed by the tournament software. And we’re getting close to that number, much to our surprise and delight!
So heads up: bracket pick time ends tonight at 8pm EST - OR when we hit 999 entries, whichever comes first! As of 12:30 pm EST we had over 780 entries, so, in the words of philosopher and sage Larry the Cable Guy, “Arrange the completion of your tasks post haste!”
Voting will begin tonight - YES TONIGHT - at midnight EST at the DABWAHA Blog, and there will be sets of multiple polls running for twelve hours so as to make all the time zones happy. We’re sluts for your time zones like that. You can test the polls here and check that your bracket has been uploaded, too.
Any questions - let’s hear ‘em. It’s almost time for Round 1!
read more » Jane and I have received a few email messages and some questions about the 2010 DABWAHA so she and I drew up a brief FAQ to answer them. Feel free to ask if you’re confused about anything!
Q. Who picked the books?
A. Sarah and Jane did with some help from Jane’s blogging mates
Q: Why isn’t X book on there?
A: We don’t know but probably because there were so many good books, it was hard to cull down to just 8 per category.
Q: Why does the Bracket have abbreviated titles and no author names?
A: The software has a character limitation and so we are only allotted so much space. You may want to print out the printable finalist lists to help you discern the title of each book with the author.
Q: Can I submit more than one bracket?
A: We ask that you don’t. We will have a second chance tournament.
Q: Can I resubmit my bracket choices?
A: Yes, anytime until Wednesday at 8 pm, EST.
Q: I’m trying to tell people to vote for me - but they can’t find where to vote! What’s going on?
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UPDATE: Site is working now. “ENTER YOUR PICKS” link is right next to the “Contact” but in case something goes screwy, the direct link is below or if you go to “http://dabwaha.com“, the “PICK YOUR BRACKET” button goes directly to the bracket page.
Ladies and gentleman, it’s DA BWAHA 2010 TIME. You can see all the books who made the slate of 64 at DABWAHA.com, and read about the prizes at the DABWAHA blog.
And now… it’s time to pick your brackets! And read a truly informative and utterly important FAQ.
How do I enter my picks?
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING WORDS.
To enter your picks, click ENTER YOUR PICKS in the top menu.
Then, at the top right, select “NEW” and enter your name LAST, FIRST. i.e. “Litte, Jane,” or “Sarah, Smart Bitch.”
Enter your email address in the box provided.
Make your picks by clicking on the title you think will win each competition.
Enter the tiebreaker, which is the total number of entries in the main tournament. (Yes, we know it says ‘points’ - more on that in… read more »
After many a bracket and much trash talking, it’s down to two books:
Patricia Briggs’ “Iron Kissed” vs. Joanna Bourne’s “Spymaster’s Lady.” Quite a battle: exceptionally-researched and written historical romance with plot twists and uncommon characters battling conspiracy and mystery, pitted against a paranormal series with a kick-ass heroine in an entirely different era dealing with werewolves and… conspiracy and mystery. Two very different books yet both are similar in key areas: strong characters, nimble writing, deft twists and turns, and incredibly absorbing writing.
Jane asked Joanna Bourne and Patricia Briggs to do a quick interview to highlight their books in the final match, and their answers are highly awesome.
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We are at a crucial juncture in the Final Four at the DABWAHA. Who will survive to the Championship Round? You decide with your votes. (cue ominous music).
Will it be urban fantasy tear jerker, Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs? Possibly contemporary favorite, Blue Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas. Or historical breakout The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne (would she rather win the DABWAHA or the RITA?). Maybe Maya Banks’ polyamorous tale of love between one woman and three men (yes, shocking isn’t it?) will be the surprise darkhouse winner.
Here’s the voting schedule
Voting Schedule:
Iron Kissed v. Blue Eyed Devil, 12 PM EDT, April 3, 2009, to 12 AM EDT, April, 4, 2009 The Spymaster’s Lady v. Be With Me 12 PM EDT, April 4, 2009, to 12 AM EDT, April, 5, 2009What is DABWAHA? It’s the Dear Author Bitchery Writing Award for Hellagood Authors or DA BWAHA. For newcomers, this is a tournament of books that mimics the March Madness tournament of basketball. We’ve picked a slate of 64 books in 8 different categories to compete against each other through the next few weeks. We’ve whittled the group down… read more »
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