Pride and Prejudice Question-a-Day Contest in October

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To celebrate the release of The Other Mr Darcy, I'm running a month-long contest (courtesy of Sourcebooks, of course) for the whole month of October right here on my blog.

The contest will feature one Pride and Prejudice related question every day. The Question-a-Day will focus mostly on Jane Austen's novel, but there'll be a few questions about the film adaptations as well.

In order to enter the contest, you'll need to answer the Question of the Day (a sensible answer, please, completely wrong answers won't be entered). You'll be entered each time you answer. The more questions you answer, the more of a chance you'll have to win.


There will be FIVE winners, chosen at random, with four runners up and a Grand Prize of THE OTHER MR DARCY PLUS a box of CHOCOLATES to savour while you read. *

Put your P&P thinking caps on and good luck! Feel free to post this information to your blog or a link on your social networking site… And don’t forget to check out my new Austen sequel, The Other Mr. Darcy—in stores October 1, 2009. Please let me know if you have any questions!!

Meanwhile, for even more chances to win a copy of the novel, don't forget to check out my blog tour since many of the blogs listed will be giving away free copies. Scroll down for the schedule of the blog tour in the right column. See you somewhere along the way, and good luck!*
*contest open to US and Canada residents

Comments

  1. Libby's Library30 September 2009 at 17:26

    I'm so excited. Danielle at Sourcebooks told me all about this. I'm going to go grab my copy of P&P right now!!!

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  2. Anonymous30 September 2009 at 17:52

    I can't wait! what an great contest!!!! The Other Mr Darcy looks like such a great book!

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  3. JaneGS30 September 2009 at 22:20

    I thought this was the contest for me but I've only see Keira Knightley masquerading as Elizabeth Bennet once, so I may have to pull in my daughter to answer questions related to that movie. Fun idea.

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  4. Park Avenue Princess1 October 2009 at 00:48

    I just opened my email from Danielle and decided to come over and take a peek! How exciting! I'm going to have to go and get my copy of P&P!

    Good Luck Everyone! The other Mr. Darcy looks amazing!

    x0xx Amy (Park-Avenue Princess)

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  5. Jennifer1 October 2009 at 03:45

    How exciting! I was thrilled to learn about this contest from Danielle at Sourcebooks. :)

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  6. Monica Fairview1 October 2009 at 10:16

    Thank you all for your kind words and support. It's lovely to see you here. Well, I'm rearing to go! I'm sure we'll have fun with the contest. I've got questions that challenge, and questions that are very easy, so everyone can get a chance at some point. Just keep checking in, Jane. Hello Park-Avenue Princess!
    See you around!

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  7. amwade858 October 2009 at 06:23

    The Other Mr. Darcy sounds like such a great idea. I'll be entering to win, thats for sure!

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