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  • 2011 Global Writing Contest deadline reminder

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    Anne Stickney
    Anne Stickney
    10.06.2011

    Attention, writers! Those of you who are working on entries for this year's Global Writing Contest may want to step up the pace. The deadline for the 2011 Global Writing Contest is Oct. 15 -- a little over a week away. Remember, stories must be between 2,500 to 7,500 words and set in the Warcraft, Diablo or StarCraft universes. This year's prizes include a trip to Blizzard headquarters and a meeting with the Blizzard writing staff for the grand prize winner, as well as a ton of signed books from all three Blizzard universes and a replica of the Doomhammer. Good luck to all who enter, and don't forget to check out our interviews with last year's winners, too!

  • Blizzard announces 2011 Global Writing Contest

    by 
    Anne Stickney
    Anne Stickney
    08.16.2011

    It's that time of year again -- the time when all hopeful writers put fingers to keys and come up with the kind of prose that could win them a trip to Blizzard's headquarters. The 2011 Global Writing Contest is looking for stories from 2,500 to 7,500 words, set in the Warcraft, Diablo or StarCraft universes. This year, the grand prize offers a trip to Blizzard headquarters to meet with the Blizzard writing staff, a host of signed books from Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft, as well as a Doomhammer of your very own. Interested in putting together an entry? Check out the official rules and FAQ at the official site. The deadline this year is Sept. 28 October 15, so getting started sooner rather than later is advised. You can also take a look at last year's winners and runners-up on the official website. While you're at it, why not take a look at our interviews with last year's winners as well? Good luck to all who enter! Correction: The entry deadline for the Global Writing Contest is October 15, as stated in the Official Rules.

  • 2010 Global Writing Contest winners to be announced Oct. 18

    by 
    Anne Stickney
    Anne Stickney
    10.08.2010

    Were you one of the many, many people that put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) for the 2010 Global Writing Contest? Good news -- the winners will be announced Oct. 18, according to a blue post by Nethaera. Prizes for the contest include a chance to go have lunch with the Blizzard writing staff, a Frostmourne for your very own, or your very own Blizzard library complete with novels signed by Chris Metzen, the cover artists and Blizzard's writing staff. Nethaera 2010 Global Writing Contest - Announcement of Announcement! During today's daily feeding/washing ritual, the handlers for the 2010 Global Writing Contest judges were able to coax them into revealing - between the constant wailing and gnashing of eyelids - that the list of winners for the 2010 Global Writing Contest will be finished on Monday, October 18th. Until then, you are allowed to slow down your hammering the Refresh button to once every other second. source The official site has more information about the contest and the prizes involved, and while you're at it, you can take a look at last year's winners as well. Good luck to all who entered!

  • The Twelve Days of Winter Veil: Day ten

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    Dan O'Halloran
    Dan O'Halloran
    12.24.2009

    WoW.com continues celebrating Winter Veil with our Twelve Days of Winter Veil contests. Today is day ten of our countdown and we are giving away a set of World of Warcraft novels written by Christie Golden to one lucky winner courtesy of Pocket Books. The set includes: Arthas Beyond The Dark Portal Rise of the Horde Warcraft Archive The contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec), and everyone who enters must be 18 or older. To enter, leave a comment on this post before 12pm ET (noon) Friday, December 25, 2009. Please be sure to use a real email that you check often to enter, so we can contact you should you be the winner. You may enter only once and one winner will be selected randomly. The winner will receive 1 set of Christie Golden World of Warcaft novels including Arthas, Beyond The Dark Portal, Rise of the Horde and the Warcraft Archive with a total retail value of US$58. Click here to read the official contest rules. And if you don't win today (or even if you do!) check back later today for loot card giveaways and tomorrow for more contests -- the prizes only get better as we count down the Twelve Days of Winter Veil! EDIT: Contest closed. Thanks everyone!

  • WoW 5th Anniversary Giveaway: World of Warcraft novels

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    Dan O'Halloran
    Dan O'Halloran
    11.25.2009

    For our final contest celebrating World of Warcraft's 5th anniversary we have four, count them, four novels from Pocket Books' WoW fiction line to give away. Well, two novels and two compilation books. So whether you're a Christie Golden or a Richard Knaak fan enter for your chance to win one of these great lore-filled books. The contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec), and everyone who enters must be 18 or older. To enter, leave a comment on this post before Thursday, November 26th, at 12p ET (noon), and please be sure to use a real email that you check often to enter, so we can contact you should you be one of the winners. You may enter only once and a winner will be selected randomly for each one of the following prizes: Arthas:Rise of the Lich King retail value of $25 Night of the Dragon retail value of $16 Warcraft Archive retail value of $17 War of the Ancients Archive retail value of $17 Click here to read the official contest rules. EDIT: Contest closed. Thanks so much for participating!

  • Warcraft Archive Giveaway

    by 
    Elizabeth Harper
    Elizabeth Harper
    08.30.2007

    While we were exploring the BlizzCon convention floor, we ran into Richard A. Knaak, who kindly autographed two copies of the Warcraft Archive (a collection of four original World of Warcraft novels, one by Knaak) for us. Why do you care who we met at BlizzCon? Because we're giving these away, and all you have to do for your chance to win is leave a comment on this post within the next 24 hours. Two commenters will be selected at random and receive a signed copy of the Warcraft Archive!Now, for the rules: Only one entry per person -- multiple entries will get you disqualified. You need to be a US resident of age 13+ in order to win. You'll need to be willing to give us a valid mailing address so we can send it to you. That covers the basics, but sure to check out the full official rules before leaving your comment!Update: The contest is closed and the randomly selected winners have been notified, so check your mailboxes, folks!