Category Archives: Contest
TERRAFORMER: Countdown to Publication
Hello Readers! By now you’ve might have heard the announcement of my new book, TERRAFORMER, to be published in May, and you might be wondering…what comes next? When are the contests and who are the characters? There aren’t enough details. I need more details! Well, you’ve come to the right place. Terraformer: Countdown to Publication-What’s That Now? First, for those of you who don’t know, TERRAFORMER, is my first ever Science Fiction book! It’s still loosely mythology-based (though I’m going to make you read the book to figure out how it relates to mythology, exactly) and for those of who …
Check Out the YA Scavenger Hunt!
Check it out! Did you hear the news? The YA Scavenger Hunt, otherwise known as YASH, is almost here! Are you excited? I know I am. For those of you who are dying to know what to look forward to, here’s a sneak peek of the teams. I would suggest to follow MurrayNow for more updates. What Books Can I Win During YASH? There you go. Did you check out the YA Scavenger Hunt? All eighty books you could win during the upcoming YASH. Which team are you most excited about? But How Do I Hunt? If you’re new to …
The Tiger’s Dream Audiobook!
Hi Everybody, I’m so excited to announce that the Tiger’s Dream audiobook is almost here! The official release date is November 29, 2018. To celebrate, I’ve coordinated with Tantor to do a Thanksgiving giveaway. There’s also a CD cover reveal, an interview with the narrator, Neil Shah, and a sneak peek listen in store. Are you ready? The Narrator Tiger’s Dream is a particularly important book for me. I wasn’t able to write it for a long time and when I did, it was a passion project. Writing in Kishan’s voice wasn’t something I was totally confident I could do and …
The Lantern’s Ember Countdown to Publication
Hello Readers! If you’re looking for details on all things The Lantern’s Ember, you’ve come to the right place. This post holds all the info you’ll need to locate everything happening around the publication of the book including all the blog posts, the character fact sheets, the blog tour, the tour dates, the contests, and more! We’ve planned a full month of fun things to keep you excited as you get ready to read. Some of you have asked about an art contest and though we aren’t doing anything official you know I love and I mean LOVE the art …
Tiger’s Dream Contest and Events
It’s that time once again. I have a book being released and there’s always a slew of fun things that go along with that. For those of you who like to follow those things and/or want a chance to get your hands on a copy of the book early, we will be doing a massive giveaway! Instead of doing a contest month by month, we’ve decided to do one giant, mega contest. So, the one contest we love more than any other, is the Dress up the Cover contest. To have a chance of winning a VIP Swag bag, along …
Reunited Book Trailer Contest winners announced!
The long awaited moment came and went with the release of Colleen Houck’s latest book and book trailer in August and was celebrated with a party at her local Powell’s book store with a bang! We ran a contest through the month of August for a chance to win the latest Colleen Houck book, REUNITED as well as a bonus contest for one book of your choice from Colleen Houck’s library of books she’s written. And, the winners are: Fay Tanner for the Reunited book plus two surprise books! and Daniela Garcia for the a selection of one book of …
Instahunt!
Scavenger Hunts are one of my favorite things ever! I’m teaming up with eleven other amazing authors to put together a first of it’s kind instagram picture hunt! We’ve got the full rules, how to participate, and all the prizes available right here! 1 st up: how it all works & the rules: Each entry must be posted on Instagram AND must be tagged with #YAInstagram to be counted as an entry! You can earn up to 8 points per team — 1 for each photo you post on Instagram using #YAInstahunt — The authors will choose their winners …
Reunited Book Trailer Reveal and Contest + Bonus Contest
The long awaited moment is finally here! Colleen Houck has teamed with Crush Creative again for a book trailer, REUNITED. After much collaboration and creative genius, we are excited to bring you the newest trailer. How to Win: Here’s how the contest works, SHARE THE BOOK TRAILER via some social media platform (Facebook, Twitter, email, YouTube, or Pinterest) and ENTER the Rafflecopter below. How? You simply share the book trailer, copy the link (the url address) and paste it in the rafflecopter below. There is no limit to how many times you enter this contest. You can even share …
July Contest of the Month-REUNITED-Coming to book stores near you!
One more month, just one more month until the official release of REUNITED, the final book in the REAWAKENED saga! Happy 4th of July everyone! There is much to celebrate this summer. My latest book in the REAWAKENED series is being released AUGUST 8th! There will be a LAUNCH PARTY that night (see details below). I just finished a TOP SECRET book that may be published Fall of 2018! Watch for reveals in upcoming months. It’s a BIG one! I’ve received the mock up book cover designs for TIGER’S DREAM! It’s happening my tiger fans, Spring of 2018 can’t come soon enough! ~ Colleen …
Picture yourself READING Contest + BONUS contest ***Winner Announced***
The Winner Is Kimberly LeeMaster Here is her entry: This month we want to encourage cozy, engaging, inspirational, relaxing perusal of your favorite Colleen Houck book. This is a super simple, quick, and fun way to win some extra books for your upcoming summer vacation. Here are a few ideas. How to Win: Pick your favorite Colleen Houck book. Pick a place that has lots of light or get creative with the light. Make sure we can see which book you are reading by showing …
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