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May Day: The May Snippet, & The Untold Contest!

May 8, 2013 by Sarah 82 Comments

The time has come, my friends, to talk of many things: snippets of suffering, and the giveaway of four advance copies of Untold!

Every generation suffers in Untold, I like to think…


Kami heard the creak of the front door opening, and instantly afterward the loud sound of her father’s voice.

He sounded furious in the same frightening way he had before.

“You just wanted to protect me, and protect our children, and protect the town.”

“Yes,” said Mum.

“So you told lie after lie, all for the best, until you had told so many lies you didn’t know how to begin telling the truth.”

“Yes,” Mum said again, desperately.

“I could have forgiven you for any of those lies,” Dad said, though he didn’t sound forgiving. “But there were so many of them. You didn’t know how to begin telling the truth? I don’t know how to begin trusting you again. There was no time in our lives when you weren’t lying to me. There’s nothing to go back to.”

Kami could see their shadows, black against the yellow wall, and how far apart they stood.

“There was nothing you could have done,” Mum said, low. “I did wrong, but I did it because I love you and I love the kids.”

“It wasn’t your choice to make!” Dad said. “They’re not just your kids. They’re our kids. That’s what it meant when we got married, that we promised to make those choices together, and I always have.”

“I know you gave up a lot to come back to Sorry-in-the- Vale when I told you I was going to have Kami,” Mum told him unsteadily. “And you never threw it in my face, until now.”

“That’s not fair.”

“I wanted to make it up to you, I wanted to make things right for you,” said Mum, her voice changing, becoming more like her usual voice, trying to be calm, trying to explain matters. “So I did a spell, and it hurt Kami. After that I was sure I could never tell you any of it. I was sure you would never forgive me.”

“Well then,” Dad told her. His voice had changed too: it was very soft. “At last we find something we can agree on.”

They went into the kitchen. Kami heard the clatter of their movement, the absence of noise that was their furious silence. Her hand was still locked around the banister, gripping the wood as if there might be some comfort there. As if wood and stone were what her home was made of. She thought of Aurimere House, where Angela had said people were going to Lillian, where there might be answers.

Angela had said Jared was there too.

No. She wasn’t going to do it. She was going to go back to bed and sleep, and in the morning she would be in control of herself. In the morning she would fix this.

So what must one do to win all this suffering?

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(Also, the font of the cover was based on the polkadots on my dress in this picture. Check skirt and font. True story!)

So. Four books. Four challenges. No waiting.

1. Art Challenge. Drawing, manipped photo, tumblr gif with hilarious words on, anything Unspoken-related visual and artistic, and I shall give the most artistic artiste a prize!

2. Words Challenge. Song, poem, story: anything Unspoken-related under a thousand words. We wordsmiths must stick together.

3. Picture Challenge. Take a picture of yourself reading Unspoken somewhere–the weirder somewhere it is, the better. 😉

4. Surprise Me. Everyone tends to be better at this than me, so if you think up something that doesn’t fit in the three categories, by all means–hit me! (Street/library posters. Pictures of people mildly concussed by Unspoken. Cosplay as the unicorn princess. Anything. Hit me! (DO NOT LITERALLY HIT ME.))

I will post the books to anywhere in the world. The contest will end at the end of this beauteous month of May. Just put links to your entries in the comments to this blog post, or its mirror on livejournal. I am looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with!

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  1. Becki Weston says

    May 8, 2013 at 10:39 am

    Loved the snippet.

    Reply
  2. Charlotte Freyja Mattey says

    May 8, 2013 at 6:52 pm

    I’d like to enter this into the art category please.

    http://streetangel8.tumblr.com/post/46468584240/all-music-and-sounds-are-royalty-free-kami-and

    Reply
    • sarahreesbrennan1 says

      May 8, 2013 at 10:36 pm

      Approve.

      Reply
  3. Alexandra Hayman says

    May 8, 2013 at 10:16 pm

    THIS SNIPPET. THIS BOOK. I WILL NOT SURVIVE. Neither can I deal with your beautimous covers.

    Here’s my first entry in the contest! I hope you like it, even if it doesn’t win. I’ve been meaning to make more Unspoken graphics for a while!

    http://the-allie-cat.tumblr.com/post/49981917343/the-whole-world-was-so-real-it-hurt

    Reply
    • sarahreesbrennan1 says

      May 8, 2013 at 10:36 pm

      Approve.

      Reply
  4. J Riddell says

    May 8, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    Quick question are Words Challenge! Regarding stories, is that…fanfiction? Should I write some kind of quick release (“this stories author disavows any inspiration for….blah blah”) to prevent legal shenanigans?

    (Sorry, I work with copyright law, so these things make me nervous!)

    Reply
    • Sarah Rees Brennan says

      May 8, 2013 at 11:47 pm

      ‘not my world, not my characters’ disclaimer is standard, but I won’t sue. 😉

      Reply
      • J Riddell says

        May 9, 2013 at 12:05 am

        Haha! Then I promise I won’t sue either! :p

        Reply
  5. Alex H. says

    May 9, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    Hey Sarah! Are we allowed to enter more than once?

    Reply
    • Sarah Rees Brennan says

      May 9, 2013 at 4:22 pm

      Yes indeed. 😉

      Reply
  6. Megan P. says

    May 9, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    Our first entry! (This is more than one pic so I hope that’s okay… if not they were really fun to take 🙂 )

    Reply
    • Megan P. says

      May 9, 2013 at 6:39 pm

      http://bookworm-in-love.tumblr.com/post/50042354765/so-heres-amandas-perfect-in-pearls-and-my

      Reply
  7. Lillyan J. says

    May 9, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    My first entry to anything like this..ever. Yikes. Anyways, I WAS going to do full faces, but then I came to the conclusion that I am terrible at drawing anything below the eyes- so I skipped that part all together! 🙂 Anyways, in order it is: Kami, Jared, & Ash.

    (I also want to apologize for the somewhat terrible quality. *cries*)

    http://dreaminginallcolors.tumblr.com/post/50053317063

    Reply
  8. Martha Fast says

    May 9, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    My (first?) entry is in category 1 and is a Princess Zelda t-shirt. I designed it and mocked up a presentation submission like you would see on threadless (It was done rather hastily in an hour though, so I might submit something else or a revised version later :P) I hope it’s okay…

    Reply
  9. Charlotte Freyja Mattey says

    May 10, 2013 at 8:08 am

    In for a penny in for a pound. Can I enter this into category 4?

    I know I made it a while ago but every little counts right?

    Reply
  10. Brenna Triffo says

    May 10, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    Awesome!
    This is the link for my entries in the art category

    http://thelynburnlegacy.tumblr.com/contestpage

    Reply
  11. Polly Gone says

    May 11, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    Here’s the link to my entry for the words challenge!

    http://underwatertrinkets.tumblr.com/post/50198374943/an-entry-for-sarah-rees-brennans-untold-contest

    Reply
  12. Gillian Berry says

    May 11, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    Hmm, not sure my first comment entry went through sooo here’s my art entry!

    http://writer-of-wrongs.tumblr.com/post/50191624152/i-made-a-thing-a-thing-for-sarah-rees-brennans#notes

    Reply
  13. Adriana (YABookNook) says

    May 12, 2013 at 12:52 am

    So I’m working on new stuff, but these are things I posted before and I hope they count? 🙂

    For the Art Challenge:
    http://writealldreams.tumblr.com/post/43455790694/nobodys-ever-been-happy-i-was-there-before
    http://writealldreams.tumblr.com/post/38639883735/kami-kitten-please-jared-kitten-i-have-mysteries

    For the Words/Surprise Me Challenge? (I’m not sure where this goes, or if it counts at all…):
    http://writealldreams.tumblr.com/post/37456831278/so-i-was-supposed-to-be-studying-today-but-i-made

    I have more but I seem to have misplaced the links. SOON.

    Reply
  14. Adriana (YABookNook) says

    May 12, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    New entry!

    Art Challenge:
    http://yabooknook.tumblr.com/post/50272101226/unspoken-by-sarah-rees-brennan-i-wanted-to 🙂

    Reply
    • Adriana (YABookNook) says

      May 13, 2013 at 11:34 pm

      Had to update the link 🙁 http://yabooknook.tumblr.com/post/50395039264/there-was-a-mistake-with-one-of-the-photos-and-it

      Reply
  15. Megan P. says

    May 12, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    Art entry: http://bookworm-in-love.tumblr.com/post/50306917140/i-am-out-of-scanner-capabilities-at-the-moment

    Reply
  16. beckiw says

    May 13, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    Here is my entry for the Words Challenge – http://beckiw.tumblr.com/post/50362006224/entry-for-sarah-rees-brennans-untold-contest

    Reply
  17. Kat says

    May 14, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    My entry for the art section: http://katara-alchemist.deviantart.com/art/A-Secret-No-One-Tells-371634359?ga_submit_new=10%253A1368555510

    Reply
  18. Fi says

    May 16, 2013 at 2:37 am

    Photo entry – http://storiesofthesoul.tumblr.com/post/50562238870/photo-for-untold-contest

    Reply
  19. Gita Par says

    May 16, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    I posted my entry on my tumblr account: http://booknomad.tumblr.com/post/50601326173/contest-entry-for-unspoken-by-sarah-rees-brennan
    I’ll attach it here as well.

    Reply
  20. Sardeen says

    May 17, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. My ‘Surprise Me’ challenge! This is the first entry of many more (I dearly hope)!

    http://avatarfreak14.deviantart.com/art/Unspoken-372140731

    Reply
    • sarahreesbrennan1 says

      May 17, 2013 at 11:04 am

      Approve.

      Reply
  21. Gita Par says

    May 17, 2013 at 11:58 am

    my 2nd entry for the contest (http://bit.ly/14x9T9i)

    Reply
    • sarahreesbrennan1 says

      May 17, 2013 at 1:28 pm

      Approve.

      Reply
  22. Gita Par says

    May 17, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    3rd entry for the contest (http://booknomad.tumblr.com/post/50657522091/contest-entry-for-unspoken-by-sarah-rees-brennan)

    Reply
  23. Gita Par says

    May 17, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    (http://bit.ly/11IiXLY) 1st entry
    x gita

    Reply
  24. Sardeen says

    May 17, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    Second entry! This time for the Picture challenge.

    http://avatarfreak14.deviantart.com/art/Unspoken-in-Steve-372242129?ga_submit_new=10%253A1368840151&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1&ga_recent=1

    Reply
  25. Sardeen says

    May 18, 2013 at 4:39 am

    I don’t know if my other comment for this entry published, so just in case: here’s my picture entry! Second entry so far:

    http://avatarfreak14.deviantart.com/art/Unspoken-in-Steve-372242129

    Reply
  26. Gita Par says

    May 18, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    to be able to win a book, are we supposed participate in every challenge (art, words, picture, surprise) or is it up to us (well, it does increases the chancesm i hope) to decide how many challenges we want to tackle (including the number of times we participate in one such challenge)?

    second question, are there any criteria we have to meet (other than it being unspoken-related in some way, that is) so as not to get disqualified?

    sorry, for this long comment, but it would really set my mind on ease to know these things.

    please let me/us know!
    cheers,
    x gita

    Reply
    • Sarah Rees Brennan says

      May 20, 2013 at 9:19 am

      It’s up to you guys, but of course every entry = more chance of winning, by virtue of numbers! And no, no criteria but being Unspoken-y. Don’t be worried… and thank you for your awesome entries!

      Reply
      • gita says

        May 20, 2013 at 11:07 am

        phew. *wipes sweaty brow*

        thanks for replying!

        greets,
        x gita

        Reply
  27. Autumn Ramsey says

    May 20, 2013 at 5:04 pm

    http://twitter.com/AnaklusmosRunes/status/336586925370658816/photo/1
    Here it is Sarah! Hope you like it 🙂

    Reply
  28. Autumn Ramsey says

    May 20, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    http://twitter.com/AnaklusmosRunes/status/336604642588884992/photo/1
    My second entry! 🙂 Hope you like this one too!

    Reply
  29. Mariah Ho says

    May 21, 2013 at 7:39 pm

    Hey Sarah! Thanks for the superb contest! Here’s my first entry 🙂 I wrote a song about Unspoken and I hope you like it! http://all-the-things-i-wish-i-said.tumblr.com/

    Reply
  30. Autumn Ramsey says

    May 21, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    Here’s my third entry! I hope that’s okay! http://twitter.com/AnaklusmosRunes/status/337008407171182592/photo/1

    Reply
  31. Gillian Berry says

    May 22, 2013 at 10:48 pm

    Here’s my entry for the Picture Challenge! 🙂

    http://writer-of-wrongs.tumblr.com/post/51120426117/in-which-i-read-unspoken-at-the-getty-museum-the

    Reply
  32. Arahan says

    May 24, 2013 at 9:20 am

    I couldn’t pass the chance to have Untold between my hands before September, 24th… so here’s my entry.
    http://arahan86.tumblr.com/post/51222566573/entry-for-sarah-rees-brennans-untold-contest

    Thanks a lot for this contest, Sarah!

    Reply
    • sarahreesbrennan1 says

      May 24, 2013 at 9:53 am

      Approve.

      Reply
  33. Heronstairs ϟ says

    May 25, 2013 at 6:37 am

    I’m sure I won’t win, ‘cause, you know, I’m not that good at drawing, but still, let’s try! 🙂
    This is just a quick sketch of Kami and Jared (I wanted to do something looking unfinished, ‘cause their story isn’t over yet, but I’m afraid the picture just look awful. LOL): http://rorochan92.tumblr.com/post/51293259304/hq-http-roro92-deviantart-com-art-jared-and-kami

    Hopefully I’ll enter for the “Surprise Me” Challenge too. XD I wanted to try even with a fanfiction, but I’m Italian and I’m not that good writing in English. .w.” *Sad*

    Thanks for the opportunity, I can’t wait to read Untold! <3

    Reply
  34. followsrabbit says

    May 26, 2013 at 11:54 am

    My entry for the Words Challenge:

    http://followsrabbit.tumblr.com/post/51396573647/the-bride-of-the-cursed-emerald

    Reply
  35. Gita Par says

    May 27, 2013 at 7:26 am

    5th entry here: http://bit.ly/11qZ0aY

    Reply
  36. Gita Par says

    May 27, 2013 at 8:21 am

    5th entry here: http://bit.ly/11qZ0aY

    Reply
    • Gita Par says

      May 28, 2013 at 11:00 am

      this one wasn’t supposed to be posted twice. sorry ’bout that … please feel free to delete it!

      Reply
  37. Renee says

    May 27, 2013 at 9:02 am

    I attempted to comment on your LJ, but apparently it got eaten by the spam filter. Sorry if you get this twice!

    Picture entry (um…entries?): http://reneemeltonnovel.blogspot.com/2013/05/sorry-in-vale-meets-potsdam-ny.html

    Reply
  38. Isa Lavinia says

    May 27, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    Erin loved Unspoken! Here’s my entry:

    http://anakisa.tumblr.com/post/51491070412

    Reply
  39. Guest says

    May 27, 2013 at 10:38 pm

    So I’m not sure if my first comment posted… But here’s my entry to the words challenge. I wrote and composed this song myself and I just recorded it in my room so excuse my mistakes 🙂
    http://little-ms-fangirl.tumblr.com/post/51525176022/this-is-my-entry-for-sarah-rees-brennans-words?utm_medium=email&utm_source=html&utm_campaign=post_audio

    Reply
    • Danica H says

      May 29, 2013 at 4:25 pm

      This is Danica H btw…

      Reply
  40. Heronstairs ϟ says

    May 28, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    Well, hm, this is my second
    entry for the Art Challenge. >// http://i.imgur.com/yb0ODjK.gif

    (You can find it on Tumblr too. >w< Here: http://rorochan92.tumblr.com/post/51571492858/hq-http-i-imgur-com-yb0odjk-gif-kami-movie)

    Reply
  41. shenyi0702 says

    May 29, 2013 at 1:56 am

    Unspoken-
    Kami and Jared

    Hot. It’s Hot. Kami didn’t know what was going on, everyone was
    looking at her so strangely, and her pink sweater is itchy, and hot.

    Cold.
    It’s so Cold.

    What was that? Kami didn’t know where that
    came from, or whether or not it was real.

    Hello? Kami asked. Who’s
    there?

    It’s
    s-s-so c-cold.

    What that was, Kami didn’t know, and
    she didn’t care either. All she cared about was that whoever made that sound is
    freezing, she could feel it in her heart.

    If you’re cold, began Kami. We
    can share my sweater. It’s a little ichy, and it’s pink, but it’s warm. Do you
    want to?

    Yes-s-s,
    ple-eas-s-s. Came the voice.

    Kami didn’t know where
    the voice came from, so she didn’t know how to share her sweater.

    Where are you? I need to know where you are.

    I
    d-don’t know, replied
    the voice. It’s dark here, and wet, and
    cold. And the floor is hard. Oh, it’s s-so cold.

    Kami felt sad for the voice. She didn’t
    know what to do. She never knew what cold felt like. She only knew what warm
    and hot felt like. The soft cushions of the big couch, the warm, but itchy feel
    of her sweater, and the tasty smell of cookies and cake these kind ladies keep
    bringing over. They were delicious. Kami could almost taste the sweet syrupy
    goodness of the yellow cakes they seem to call, pancakes.

    Tasty, and warm. Came the
    voice again, and Kami suddenly knew how to share her sweater. She thought up
    warm thoughts, and more warm thoughts, and even more. She continued, even when
    the coldness has gone away, because she knew that if she stopped, the voice
    would be cold again.

    What’s your name? Asked Kami.

    Name?

    Yeah,
    a name. What everyone calls you. My name is Kami, at least that’s what the big
    people call me, and they say it kind of funny too.

    There was a long pause, and finally
    an answer came. Jared, my name is Jared.

    Nice
    to meet you Jared.

    Kami. Was what she heard before someone
    started shaking her, and breaking her connection with Jared. The big people
    were looking down at her with funny looks on their faces. Normally, this would
    have made Kami laugh, but not this time. How could she laugh when Jared is
    somewhere, alone, hungry, and cold?

    This is a little something I just came up with. It is Kami and Jared’s very first conversation. I would have drawn some photos, but it’s been a long time since I’ve read this book, and I just found out aout this contest today. And most of my books come from the library, and since I live out of town, I can only visit the library on Saturdays-next Saturday is June 1st.
    Anyway, I hope you like it, and have a nice day.

    Reply
  42. emisc says

    May 29, 2013 at 3:23 am

    I have created an entry! 🙁 I had plans for something high-falutin and polished but ended up with this, alas. (I have no confidence in winning this, but at the very least I’ve created more fanart 🙂 )

    http://shiibaru.tumblr.com/post/51628333673/ive-made-several-abortive-attempts-at-art-for-the

    Reply
  43. Gita Par says

    May 29, 2013 at 11:58 am

    UPDATED (!!) 4th entry (with face scar on jared’s face)

    tumblr link: http://booknomad.tumblr.com/post/50760616114/contest-entry-for-unspoken-by-sarah-rees-brennan

    Reply
  44. Lucía Otto says

    May 29, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    I’m working on my entry, I hope I finish it on time! I wanted to know until when can I send it, and what time zone you’re using. Thanks!!

    Reply
  45. Guest says

    May 29, 2013 at 4:54 pm

    my 6th entry depicts kami glass as the seductive mata hari version trying to extract information with her wiles. as kami likes clothes with fruit elements i added that too on her dress .. enjoy 🙂

    Reply
  46. Gita Par says

    May 29, 2013 at 4:57 pm

    my 6th entry depicts kami glass as a seductive mata hari trying to extract information with her wiles. as kami likes fruit elements on her clothes, i added that as well… enjoy 🙂

    Reply
  47. Gita Par says

    May 29, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    7th entry

    Reply
  48. Kayla says

    May 29, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    Here’s my entry to the words challenge! I wrote a 100-word drabble, which was immensely fun. Hope you like it!

    http://pumpkinonwheels.tumblr.com/post/51680821649/unspoken-drabble

    Reply
  49. Rebekah Arntz says

    May 30, 2013 at 11:16 am

    Here’s my entry for the Surprise Me category. Hope you like it! http://wp.me/p2ER2A-pJ

    Reply
  50. Rosie Haghighi says

    May 30, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    Another entry (or other entries?) for the contest! http://goo.gl/BEXm1

    Reply
  51. Meloise! says

    May 30, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    Here’s our first entry!!!! It’s for the picture category. Here’s the link to our blog.

    http://unspokenisawesome.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  52. Lisa says

    May 30, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    Here is my entry for the art-challenge 😀

    http://rabbit–hearted–girl.tumblr.com/post/51763579065/unspoken-by-sarah-rees-brennan

    Reply
  53. Natasha Snow says

    May 30, 2013 at 10:51 pm

    I just read this today and finished it today! Glad I found out about this in time.. I’d have been mad at myself. Digital illustration of Kami.

    Art Challenge- Full view and close-up:

    http://www.natashasnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kami3_natashasnow.jpg

    http://www.natashasnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kami4_natashasnow.jpg

    Reply
  54. Dalia says

    May 30, 2013 at 11:21 pm

    Here’s my entry for the words challenge. Thank you!

    http://flitwicksgleeclub.tumblr.com/post/51776936050/untold-contest-entry-a-k-a-i-wrote-a-thing

    Reply
  55. Erin says

    May 30, 2013 at 11:34 pm

    Here is my entry for the contest! Things got a little wild when the librarians at Westerville Public Library all wanted to read Unspoken!
    http://www.tumblr.com/blog/ehuffy

    Reply
  56. Lucía Otto says

    May 31, 2013 at 7:34 am

    my entry for the art challenge! http://porotto.tumblr.com/post/51797292406/she-was-losing-hold-of-everything-it-was-all I hope you like it!

    Reply
  57. Adriana (YABookNook) says

    May 31, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    Entry for Surprise Me 😀

    http://yabooknook.tumblr.com/post/51812363724/so-i-am-of-course-uploading-my-entry-for-sarah

    Reply
  58. Arahan says

    May 31, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    2nd (and last) Entry for Words Challenge.

    I’m an Italian mothertongue so there will surely be plenty of mistakes, and I’m sorry for that…

    I wrote this 497 words flash-fic on the train going to work. I’m really impatient to know what happened next, and I’m really impatient to know what Jared was thinking while saying “you’re nothing special” to Kami.
    I know you said you’re going to write your canon of that scene, but, for the moment, that’s my version.

    Thanks again for the chance to win the Untold ARC copy.

    http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n536/Arahan86/MIO/silence-001-001_zps9e796209.jpg

    Reply
  59. Guest says

    May 31, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    Entering in last minute, in surprise me category.

    http://piianpeili.tumblr.com/post/51820693265/elinor-lynburn

    Reply
  60. April Nellis says

    May 31, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    Here’s my first entry for the Words Challenge.

    http://clockworkapril.tumblr.com/post/51822127493/astronauts-and-odd-discoveries

    Reply
  61. April Nellis says

    May 31, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    Here’s my second entry for the Words Challenge. Sorry, this one’s a bit long. Still less than 1000 words though, so we’re good.

    http://clockworkapril.tumblr.com/post/51821921604/the-hyakume

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  62. The Pseudosisters says

    May 31, 2013 at 6:10 pm

    Our photoshoot entry! 😀

    http://www.pseudosisters.blogspot.com/2013/05/untold-contest.html

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  63. Annafel says

    May 31, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    Here’s my entry for the words challenge: a song I wrote and recorded, titled Unsaid.
    http://youtu.be/qRBU6wZFbdM

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  64. Suz Dritschilo says

    May 31, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    Thanks for a great contest! Sorry the only way I could get a pic was to post it to twitter and then copy the link. Shockingly this geek is internetly challenged at times. Smiles! Suz
    https://twitter.com/SuzDC/status/340647220162486274/photo/1

    Article copy:
    YA AUTHOR BRENNAN GOES BATTY AT PUB WITH A BREW!
    By Kami Glass
    Well faithful readers, this dauntless reporter was lucky enough to attend the Sarah Rees Brennan book signing at The Surer Guest last night. The evening started off well enough when Ms. Brennan arrived in her late model, 2 door Emerald Green Delorean. She glided to the podium at the back of the
    pub looking like a vision of springtime in her floofy turquoise polka dot
    skirt. The ‘podium’ was actually one of the bar stools turned around backwards because this skilled interviewer discovered the real podium mysteriously went missing after Seamus Brynmor’s bachelor
    party last Saturday night. Ms. Brennan, ever the poised author, took it all in stride delicately placing her speech notes on the worn padded seat of the stool without even spilling a drop of the Pale Ale pint Mr. Randolph shoved into her hand telling her, “thanks for showing up.”

    Apparently at some point midway through her author talk, and without any warning, Ms. Brennan snapped and tried to choke an audience member in the front row with the very penny necklace the member was wearing after she offered Ms. Brennan leftover airplane food from her purse when she heard Ms. Brennan was feeling “puckish”. Ms. Brennan was quickly escorted from the Pub while the remaining guests all ran screaming into the night. Sorry-In-The-Vale regulars who stayed behind and returned to their pints swore Ms. Brennan was still screaming “PEANUTS! YOU GAVE ME PEANUTS? WHERE ARE MY BISCUITS?” as she was quickly hustled into the Delorean by her entourage.

    SACRILEGIOUS SUSPECT SOUGHT
    By Holly Prescott
    In a related story, The Vale police are still looking for a woman suspected of hacking the local Sorry-In-The-Vale tourism office website and posting
    a picture last Tuesday of her desecrating the graveyard by, lounging against Lynburn tombstones while reading a copy of Ms. Brennan’s UNSPOKEN in a blatant attempt at fandom. The Vale’s Sergeant Kenn announced he will plan, “unannounced patrols of the graveyard until this suspected graveyard-desecrating suspect tourist is found and questioned right proper”.

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  65. Mel, El, and Cell! says

    May 31, 2013 at 11:08 pm

    We made this orange bra, just like kami had, just for you!
    We thought it could be in either the art category or the surprises me, so we left it for you to decide.

    Hope you like it!!

    http://orangebra.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  66. Natasha says

    June 1, 2013 at 3:39 am

    I’m not sure if you will still accept it for the contest (as it is presently 3:37 am on June 1st) but here is my contest entry! I hope you like it:
    http://lost-my-hearts-in-republic-city.tumblr.com/post/51867826128/untied-this-is-my-entry-for-sarah-rees-brenans

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  67. Nicky says

    June 11, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Sorry, just wondering if someone won this and who it was? I am kinda interested in the results! 🙂

    Reply
  68. Genie says

    June 16, 2013 at 7:21 am

    wondering the same. i thought with end of may the winners would be announced.

    Reply

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The rarely seen baths and puffy coats picture! Gellért thermal baths and its Art Nouveau decor, only one of the aquatic delights offered by Budapest. We also saw the Parlament from a trip down the Danube river. My brother & sister put up with me mentioning Jonathan and Mina Harker of #Dracula got married in Budapest, and my insisting on eating chicken paprika like Jonathan. That and soup in a bread bowl comforted me when I was made to walk 300 steps at the Basilika and even more around Buda Castle while protesting I am a potato who sits on the sofa and writes the novels. Budapest was beautiful and so was seeing it with my sibs: I will remember this trip a long time. #draculadaily #budacastle #gellertbaths #danuberiver #ststephensbasilica #hungary🇭🇺

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The rarely seen baths and puffy coats picture! Gellért thermal baths and its Art Nouveau decor, only one of the aquatic delights offered by Budapest. We also saw the Parlament from a trip down the Danube river. My brother & sister put up with me mentioning Jonathan and Mina Harker of #Dracula got married in Budapest, and my insisting on eating chicken paprika like Jonathan. That and soup in a bread bowl comforted me when I was made to walk 300 steps at the Basilika and even more around Buda Castle while protesting I am a potato who sits on the sofa and writes the novels. Budapest was beautiful and so was seeing it with my sibs: I will remember this trip a long time. #draculadaily #budacastle #gellertbaths #danuberiver #ststephensbasilica #hungary🇭🇺

Writing to you live from Budapest! My gorgeous little sister surprised me with the amazing birthday present of a city break - and our baby bro came too. This is us at Szimpla Kert, the original of Budapest’s ruin bars: repurposed dilapidated buildings, filling old places with plants and art and music. More from Budapest soon… #szimplakert #budapest #ruinbar #bettyandbiddy

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Writing to you live from Budapest! My gorgeous little sister surprised me with the amazing birthday present of a city break - and our baby bro came too. This is us at Szimpla Kert, the original of Budapest’s ruin bars: repurposed dilapidated buildings, filling old places with plants and art and music. More from Budapest soon… #szimplakert #budapest #ruinbar #bettyandbiddy

With changes over on twitter, I see many people stressing over where and how they can talk up their writing and art. It reminded me of the difficulty I’ve had talking about a project dear to me. I’d see other writers talking about their word count or their plans, and be lime green jelly that I couldn’t, because it was so dear that talking about it felt weighted, because I didn’t have any confidence after being sick, because hope and fear pin down the tongue and keys. There are always challenges when talking about art, whether they come from within or without. But I do believe one of the hardest and most necessary things is to make art with faith it will speak to people when the time comes. So I wanted to put this up here as a way to say: be hopeful, fearful and courageous with your voice. When you can. The time will come. #authorsofinstagram #writing #sarahreesbrennan #srbrennan

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With changes over on twitter, I see many people stressing over where and how they can talk up their writing and art. It reminded me of the difficulty I’ve had talking about a project dear to me. I’d see other writers talking about their word count or their plans, and be lime green jelly that I couldn’t, because it was so dear that talking about it felt weighted, because I didn’t have any confidence after being sick, because hope and fear pin down the tongue and keys. There are always challenges when talking about art, whether they come from within or without. But I do believe one of the hardest and most necessary things is to make art with faith it will speak to people when the time comes. So I wanted to put this up here as a way to say: be hopeful, fearful and courageous with your voice. When you can. The time will come. #authorsofinstagram #writing #sarahreesbrennan #srbrennan

Well beloved fairy folk and fans, I know you got sad news last week and I am so sorry! I also know @straffiiginio and Rainbow do have glorious plans for much in the Winx franchise. For now, I offer signed books as a little comfort! @Soraseilyn, @dutchwinxer and @blindchannxl on Insta, and ladygeeke & subtle-skipping on tumblr, please email me sarahreesbrennan at gmail to collect your winnings. My other cat (about whom more soon!) has been guarding them for you. For myself, I feel lucky to have been part of the journey to Alfea, to write fun books with great characters and to get to know you all: you’ve been so welcoming and kind to me. Thank you and I hope we stay friends. Who knows what is to come? 💕🧚#winxclubforever #fatethewinxsaga #abigailcowen #bloompeters #winxstella

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Well beloved fairy folk and fans, I know you got sad news last week and I am so sorry! I also know @straffiiginio and Rainbow do have glorious plans for much in the Winx franchise. For now, I offer signed books as a little comfort! @Soraseilyn, @dutchwinxer and @blindchannxl on Insta, and ladygeeke & subtle-skipping on tumblr, please email me sarahreesbrennan at gmail to collect your winnings. My other cat (about whom more soon!) has been guarding them for you. For myself, I feel lucky to have been part of the journey to Alfea, to write fun books with great characters and to get to know you all: you’ve been so welcoming and kind to me. Thank you and I hope we stay friends. Who knows what is to come? 💕🧚#winxclubforever #fatethewinxsaga #abigailcowen #bloompeters #winxstella

For the end of spooky season! Cancer is about loss: of hair, teeth, friends… and words. For a couple years before I was diagnosed with late stage lymphoma, I watched my writing go off a cliff in terms of quality and speed - sentences turned to nonsense, and I couldn’t finish anything. It was terrifying. So was trying to come back to writing and publishing after having a traumatic time with chemo. ‘Where was she last year?’ ‘Who’s that again?’ ‘Oh, I thought you were…’ My confidence was shattered, and being approached for Sabrina was a life raft to cling to: being remembered, having fun with writing again, falling for a wild strange fantasy world. It opened the door to other worlds I was honored to be invited into, their lovely fandoms, and to courage that I could perhaps write my own books again. Here’s #chillingadventuresofsabrina and #fatethewinxsaga in Feltrinelli in Rome, and me, because fantasy opens all the escape doors. Happy All Hallows’ Day, and hope you had a great #Hallowinx and you find the doors you’re hoping for 👻🖤. #feltrinelli #romeitaly #cancersurvivor #writersofinstagram #writing #fencecomic

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For the end of spooky season! Cancer is about loss: of hair, teeth, friends… and words. For a couple years before I was diagnosed with late stage lymphoma, I watched my writing go off a cliff in terms of quality and speed - sentences turned to nonsense, and I couldn’t finish anything. It was terrifying. So was trying to come back to writing and publishing after having a traumatic time with chemo. ‘Where was she last year?’ ‘Who’s that again?’ ‘Oh, I thought you were…’ My confidence was shattered, and being approached for Sabrina was a life raft to cling to: being remembered, having fun with writing again, falling for a wild strange fantasy world. It opened the door to other worlds I was honored to be invited into, their lovely fandoms, and to courage that I could perhaps write my own books again. Here’s #chillingadventuresofsabrina and #fatethewinxsaga in Feltrinelli in Rome, and me, because fantasy opens all the escape doors. Happy All Hallows’ Day, and hope you had a great #Hallowinx and you find the doors you’re hoping for 👻🖤. #feltrinelli #romeitaly #cancersurvivor #writersofinstagram #writing #fencecomic

I see many photos where the ‘after’ shows someone thinner than the ‘before.’ Here’s a different version. When I’m feeling vulnerable, I cover it with jokes. ‘Hey, at least I was skinny!’ ‘Dr: Any unexplained weight loss? Me: I wish!’ It’s safer than saying: When people were telling me I looked great, I felt lousy, scared, and sad they thought I looked better when I felt worse. Once I was in recovery people kept telling me how bad I’d looked. That doesn’t help either. We all have uncomfortable relationships with our bodies, because of society, ideas about what health is, and the fact our outside self is all most people can perceive of us! I was diagnosed late: I kept being told it was bronchitis, pneumonia, a kiwi allergy (that one was weird…), I’d be fine, I was clearly healthy. I often think about what my life, relationships and health would be like if I was diagnosed earlier, if people hadn’t assumed I was lying and secretly dieting or exercising a lot. But I get why they did: I get why I didn’t want it to be a warning sign. Weight is a weighted topic. I wish it wasn’t, for all of us. I love and find beautiful (not that my opinion matters) people of a hundred shapes and sizes, but we always have the most tangled relationship to our own bodies. The body is a vessel that carries us through our lives. If we’re happy with however that vessel looks, I think that’s awesome—but sometimes positivity is difficult. Here are 2 full-length pictures of me, during chemo and a couple years after. Honestly, I’m not happy with how I look in either. But in one, I’m trapped at home with medicines around me. In the other, I’m outside with my sister, on her wedding day. In the end, it’s about where the vessel takes you. #twweightloss #cancersurvivor #wedding #twweighttalk #milestonecountdown

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I see many photos where the ‘after’ shows someone thinner than the ‘before.’ Here’s a different version. When I’m feeling vulnerable, I cover it with jokes. ‘Hey, at least I was skinny!’ ‘Dr: Any unexplained weight loss? Me: I wish!’ It’s safer than saying: When people were telling me I looked great, I felt lousy, scared, and sad they thought I looked better when I felt worse. Once I was in recovery people kept telling me how bad I’d looked. That doesn’t help either. We all have uncomfortable relationships with our bodies, because of society, ideas about what health is, and the fact our outside self is all most people can perceive of us! I was diagnosed late: I kept being told it was bronchitis, pneumonia, a kiwi allergy (that one was weird…), I’d be fine, I was clearly healthy. I often think about what my life, relationships and health would be like if I was diagnosed earlier, if people hadn’t assumed I was lying and secretly dieting or exercising a lot. But I get why they did: I get why I didn’t want it to be a warning sign. Weight is a weighted topic. I wish it wasn’t, for all of us. I love and find beautiful (not that my opinion matters) people of a hundred shapes and sizes, but we always have the most tangled relationship to our own bodies. The body is a vessel that carries us through our lives. If we’re happy with however that vessel looks, I think that’s awesome—but sometimes positivity is difficult. Here are 2 full-length pictures of me, during chemo and a couple years after. Honestly, I’m not happy with how I look in either. But in one, I’m trapped at home with medicines around me. In the other, I’m outside with my sister, on her wedding day. In the end, it’s about where the vessel takes you. #twweightloss #cancersurvivor #wedding #twweighttalk #milestonecountdown
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