Contests & Giveaways in the Writing World - week of April 2nd

Well, this is pretty much how I feel after a karate camp at our dojo this weekend with the organization's chief instructor and 9th degree black belt from Japan, Abe Sensei. (The training was great, but I haven't gotten much rest; I'm attaching a couple of pictures from the camp at the end of this post).

If you feel the same way, then some cheering up is in order. And what better way to cheer up than by checking out fun contests and giveaways in the writing world?

A to Z Blogging Challenge (Rach's Writing Prompots Contest!!!) - This is a fun, creating way of participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge as offered by Rachel Harrie. A definite "must" to check out!

Night Owl Reviews Spring Fling Web Hunt - This is a huge scavenger hunt with lots of amazing prizes, including Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch. Another "must" to check out!

An awesome photo contest by Julie Kagawa to celebrate the soon to be released The Immortal Rules! - This is such a fun contest. If I had just a little more time, I would definitely do this! There's some great entries already. The contest ends April 24th.


I heart Historical Romance Contest by Jennifer Haymore - the contest ends this week, so hurry!

And don't forget: A great giveaway to come in two weeks! Heather Webb of the Between the Sheets blog is all set for this giveaway to start on April 9th. Here's what's it's all about: "Pitchapalooza Blog Hop - Create your best novel pitch (any genre) and win a FREE CRITIQUE from yours truly (editor extraordinaire), and a WRITER'S WEBSITE from professional web designer and developer, Brian Mowell. Details coming soon. YES, this is a FREE setup of your author website or blog. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G PRIZE! Already have a site? No problem. Have your existing site revamped for FREE" 

More great Giveaways and Contests to come next week!

*As always, please contact me for the inclusion of your contests/giveaways into the Monday Contests and Giveaways in the Writing World posts.

Have fun and good luck!

And here are a few pics from the karate camp we had this weekend:

Doing kata Jiin with Abe Sensei (I'm the blond on the right :-) )

Me with Abe Sensei (in the middle), my hubby (on the left) and Sensei Galina.

My women's class training during the Women's Seminar (the two in front are my nieces)

More kata training with Abe Sensei

Abe Sensei is a legend in the karate world. He's in his 70s and still travels the world for seminars every month (he lives in Japan).