BESTSELLING AUTHOR HEATHER GRAHAM
INVITES ONE LUCKY READER
TO ATTEND WRITERS FOR NEW ORLEANS www.heathergraham.com
Annual Conference in Support of New Orleans Literary Community
Brings Together Authors and Fans in the Big Easy
New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham always had a soft spot for the city of New Orleans and it often set the scene for the writer’s atmospheric novels of romantic suspense. So after Hurricane Katrina, she was quick to come to the aid of the literary scene in her favorite town, creating Writers for New Orleans, an annual event to help rescue the city’s libraries that were devastated by the storm.
Now, Heather is inviting her readers to win a trip to New Orleans to attend the 2012 Writers for New Orleans conference this winter, from December 14-16. One lucky reader will receive round-trip airfare to New Orleans, two nights at the city’s iconic Monteleone Hotel and an exciting series of workshops, dinner theater, breakfast buffet and Sunday Tea along with opportunities to meet authors including Eileen Dreyer (Kathleen Korbel), David Morrell of “Rambo” fame, Jonathan Mayberry and more. A highlight will be lunch with Heather on Friday, December 14.
The approximate retail value of the prize is $1,200.00 USD. The winner must be available to accept the prize, traveling on the dates of the conference (December 12-14, 2012); no prize substitutions will be made. If the winner is unable to accept the prize on the dates specified, the author reserves the right to select a new winner.
To enter, readers should simply tell Heather, in 100 words or less, how they “give back” to their own communities. The author will select one winner on the basis of Creativity and Commitment. Grammar and word count will also be included in the judging.
The contest marks the debut of a new trilogy starting with, THE UNHOLY (MIRA Books, July 2012, $7.99). Continuing the adventures of the Krewe of Hunters, THE UNHOLY brings together a Hollywood special effects designer and an FBI investigator who must solve a vicious murder on what appears to be a haunted movie set. Inspired, in part, by Heather’s daughter who just graduated from film school in Los Angeles, the book is rich with imagery from Hollywood’s film noir period, as the ghosts of the characters from an iconic 40’s film seem to have come back to life to wreak havoc on the studio where a remake is being shot.
Those who love Heather’s special brand of paranormal and romantic suspense couldn’t ask for a better way to step into her world, meet her friends and join in as dedicated writers come together in support of a great cause against the backdrop of one of America’s most iconic cities.
What’s behind our fascination with the paranormal? Across the U.S., Americans seem ready, willing and able to believe that spirits roam the earth:
• The most recent Gallup Poll says that 75% of us believe in some form of the paranormal.
• CBS News reports nearly half (48%) of Americans say they believe in ghosts and 22% claim they’ve actually seen or felt their presence.
• Scientific American says in a January, ’12 story that we’re Wired for Weird, with a psychological and physical make-up that makes us open to paranormal experiences, real or imagined.
• American Horror Story became one of last season’s most celebrated new TV programs, with its lead, Jessica Lange, winning the Golden Globe.
• The Sci-Fi channel’s Ghost Hunter kicked off its new taping season with much fanfare announcing visits to American cities well ahead of taping to attract avid fans. Joining it in popularity are the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures and Biography’s Celebrity Ghost Stories.
• There’s even an I-phone app, “Ghost Radar” to help believers find “visitors” in their homes.
Who can explain it? Nowhere is the popularity of the paranormal stronger than in fiction, where bestsellers with ghostly characters abound and sales continue to climb reaching $559 million in 2011. One of the masters at crafting these intriguing and spine-chilling novels is local Miami author Heather Graham who studies the paranormal for her books – and to indulge her personal interest in ghost hunts, historic sites such as the Lizzie Borden House,
The New York Times bestselling author’s newest novel, THE UNHOLY, brings together a Hollywood special effects designer and an FBI investigator to solve a vicious murder on what appears to be a haunted movie set. Inspired, in part, by Heather’s daughter who just graduated from film school in Los Angeles, the book is rich with imagery from Hollywood’s film noir period, as the ghosts of the characters from an iconic 40’s film seem to have come back to life to wreak havoc on the studio where a remake is being shot.
HEATHER GRAHAM’S WRITERS FOR NEW ORLEANS CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
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YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
How to enter: To enter online, please email entries to hgrahamcontest@tbtpr.com. Tell us in one hundred (100) words or less how you give back to your community. To enter via mail, hand-print (or type) on an 8 ½” x 11” plain piece of paper, your full name, mailing address, telephone number and the how you give back to your community in one hundred (100) words or less and send it to: “Heather Graham’s Writers for New Orleans Contest” at Truth Be Told, 183 Madison Avenue, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10016. Online entries must be received between 12:01 AM (ET) on June 26, 2012 and 11:59 PM (ET) on August 10, 2012. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by August 10, 2012 and received by August 17, 2012. To obtain a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: “Heather Graham’s Writers for New Orleans Contest” at Truth Be Told, 183 Madison Avenue, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10016. Limit one (1) entry per person. If more than one (1) entry is received from the same person, only the first eligible entry submitted will be considered. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Heather Graham’s Writers for New Orleans (the “Sponsor”) which are final and binding.
Submissions: By participating in this Contest, entrant represents and warrants that the brief description of how he/she gives back to the community, friends, and family: (i) does not contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, profane or obscene; (ii) is original and all right, title, and interest (including copyright) therein and thereto is owned and/or controlled by the entrant to the full extent necessary to enable the Sponsor to use the submission as contemplated by these Official Rules; and (iii) does not infringe upon the intellectual property or other statutory or common law rights of any third party.
Eligibility: Contest is open to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their state, province or territory of residence at the time of entry. Entries containing images or references to trademarks or other distinguishing guises of any third party are not permissible and will be disqualified. The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the Contest: employees and immediate family members of the Sponsor and her publisher, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and all agencies, entities and pers
