WPWT HOLIDAY "BIZARRE" RAFFLE (CHRISTMAS IN JULY)
: Prizes and details below
WPWT Holiday "Bizarre" Facebook Page Link:
https://www.facebook.com/WPWT-Holiday-Bizarre-2020-104228581573114
(Please note, if you do not have a social media account, we don't want you to miss out on the raffle, so you can comment on this post to enter by end of day July 31st EST)
Image below has fireworks and sound, photos and background
design by NMB
Which brings us to what we want to focus on in this post. On
July 3rd, we spoke of unity and freedom. In these times, what seems a peculiar
choice of theme is actually a kind of human necessity and maintainer of morale.
We choose celebration. Rather than making light of anything, it draws out and
expands the light from every possible thing. In this and neighboring states,
you can take a drive through suburban areas and find that many people still
have their homes lit with Christmas lights which is very unusual. It’s been
that kind of a fluctuating concept of time following 2020. We need the light
literally and metaphorically, in and out. In fact, there was a local radio
promotion days ago urging our region to celebrate Christmas in July by putting
out a few décor items, strings of light (if not already there), and they played
holiday music all weekend. In that vein, it is a fitting time to do the raffle.
A good time for presents? Sure. Raffle prizes suit that nicely by bringing with
them a little cheer and comfort. All you had to do to enter was to “like” the
WPWT Holiday “Bizarre” page—if you have not, BE SURE TO DO SO BY JULY 31st.
Winners will randomly be drawn.
Ready for some excitement this summer?
Our fantastic donors, all genuine, amazing people we’ve had
the pleasure of working with over the years are right here with you,
illuminating things with their gracious generosity.
6 AWESOME PRIZES: Need something to read? Maybe a selection
from a fave author like Erica Bauermeister, Alice Hoffman, or Anne Serling? For
fiction, from two NYT best-selling authors, there are two Reese’s Book Club
picks—these fiction selections are The Scent Keeper and The Rules of Magic. For
non-fiction, from a widely acclaimed author serving on the board of directors
of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, comes a beloved tome essential to past
and present, informing the future—the memoir selection is As I Knew Him: My
Dad, Rod Serling. Have a book you want to get out there and are looking for
more exposure? A book promo package from the modern innovations of BookDoggy
(more details below on the prize and donor, Martin Crosbie, below). Want to
refresh your look as so many articles talk about this dire need after living in
sweats or pajamas for over a year? A consult to refresh your look and
incorporate the essential you in a sustainable way from the practical glam of
GenuINe STYLE (more details below on the prize and donor, Amy Juneau, below).
Want a precious piece of artwork with meaning to enrich a special space in your
home or office? A painting from internationally exhibited artist, Linda
Bigness.
DETAILS:
Donor, NYT best-selling author, Erica Bauermeister
http://www.ericabauermeister.com/
Prize: The Scent Keeper ~visit site for description
(A Reese's Book Club pick)
Now in paperback, Bauermeister also has the latest, House
Lessons: Renovating a Life and there will be a forthcoming feature from us
about how this book carves out a space for the soulful writer, the heart of a
family and sheltered us in its pages and impacted us as we navigated the height
of the pandemic, my mother’s cancer treatment and the aftermath.
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Donor, NYT best-selling author, Alice Hoffman
https://alicehoffman.com/
Prize: The Rules of Magic ~visit site for description
(NYT best-seller, A Reese’s Book Club pick)
Hoffman’s newsletter describes the summer reading series of
books associated with Practical Magic. “Throughout the summer we will be
reading the whole series leading up to the release of the fourth and final
novel, The Book of Magic, out this October.”
The Rules of Magic coincides with August, so this timing
works well with our raffle. We are working on a forthcoming feature about Magic
Lessons which powerfully shook me and led to revelations, underscoring
important questions of history and the roles of women.
https://alicehoffman.com/newsletter-signup/
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Donor, acclaimed non-fiction and fiction author, Anne
Serling
https://anneserling.com/index.html
Prize: As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling
(See site for blurbs about the memoir from stars like Robert
Redford and Carol Burnett and more, including fellow famed authors)
Anne Serling is currently at work on a novel as well as an
updated edition of the beloved memoir where we are introduced to the man who
surpassed the myth. She contributed a special, impactful holiday reflection
about her father to the WPWT Holiday “Bizarre” page.
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Donor, Martin Crosbie (author—his success has been noted in
Publisher’s Weekly, Forbes, and more…) and Founder and Managing Director at
BookDoggy Free and Almost-Free Ebooks
https://bookdoggy.com/
Prize: promo for a discounted e-book ~visit site for further
details, (some are informally listed below for the purpose of this prize page
but to get full, proper details please go to official site and its staff)
Your discounted eBook can receive things like promo in their
newsletter, being featured on their site, appearing beside your author site
listing, and social media exposure, YouTube channel video shown, links to where
to purchase... Again, the above informal summary of details is not meant to be
official or complete, so please visit site, author tab, for proper and full
details or contact site.
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Donor, Amy Juneau of GenuINe STYLE
www.yourgenuinestyle.com
Prize: A 30-min styling consultation! Amy Juneau of GenuINe
STYLE will help you update your look, envisioning new styles you hadn't thought
of before—and sustainably, straight from your closet. All the while, blending
your style goals and genuine personality for a fresh new look!
*Winner receives 2 outfit updates including accessories*
See Amy featured in Glamour.com’s fashion blog in
conjunction with Polyvore's transitional style contest.
https://www.glamour.com/.../daily-outfit-idea-transition-y-1
Learn more about GenuINe STYLE:
Info (at) yourgenuinestyle.com .
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Donor, internationally exhibited artist, Linda Bigness
https://www.studio245.net/
Prize: Pears Parade encaustic on panel, 6”X6"
inches, value $150.
~Visit her site to learn more about Linda Bigness and her
artwork. Her bio is also the first listed on the Artists’ Gallery page of the
WPWT site (http://www.thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org/artistsgallery.html)
Looking through the artist’s work is like a going through a
scrapbook of time as there are a number of images featured in different issues
of WPWT over the years with poignant meaning. Her vast array of work always
draws the eye of the soul and we celebrate and congratulate her latest
achievements with the Kirkland Art Center in NY.
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STAY TUNED!!!
