CONTEST! Skulls and Crossbones!

Hi, kids! R. G. Emanuelle (my fabulous co-editor on Skulls and Crossbones), and I formally announce a Skulls and Crossbones contest.

But first, don’t forget to catch Nene Adams’ great guest blog on historical fiction, right here on Women and Words. Click here. Thanks Nene!

All rightie, matey! As many of you know, R. G. and I had Jfay, an awesome candle artist at Studio 3B, design the official SnC candle to accompany the release of our anthology, Skulls and Crossbones: Tales of Women Pirates (Bedazzled Ink, 2010).

Wick’d Reads, source

The candle is scented with the SnC signature scent, called “Walk the Plank,” which is a blend of cedar, cinnamon, cloves, and sandalwood and the candle pictured here stands 12 inches tall and is 4 inches in diameter. It’s BIG, friends.

Do you want one of these candles? And a print copy of Skulls and Crossbones? Then enter the contest, ye scurvy knaves!

Here’s how: If you were a pirate, what would your pirate name be? Post that here in the comments and PLEASE don’t forget to include your email address (don’t worry, it’s not visible to the outside world) so we can contact you if you win. The contest closes on Thursday March 25th at noon, Mountain Time. We’ll announce the winners on Friday March 26th by 2 PM, Mountain Time. NOTE: ONE ENTRY per person, please.

We have enlisted Jfay, candle artist, to choose the three most imaginative, coolest, interesting, fabulous, groovy pirate names and here’s what you get if she digs your pirate name:

1st place receives an official Skulls and Crossbones pillar candle scented with “Walk the Plank” and a print copy of Skulls and Crossbones. That’s about a $65 value.

2nd place receives a print copy of Skulls and Crossbones and a bag of official SnC scent chips (wax chips shaped like a skull and crossbones scented with “Walk the Plank”–each chip is about 2 inches tall by 3 inches wide). That’s about a $20 value.

3rd place receives an ebook copy of Skulls and Crossbones (in either Mobi or .pdf format) and a bag of SnC scent chips. That’s about an $18 value.

The one bummer: contributors included in the Skulls and Crossbones anthology and their family members are not eligible to win.

So give us yer pirate names, ye mangy sea dogs! Make ‘em creative! Funny! Crazy! Mysterious! Scary! Post them here in the comments (don’t forget your email address) and good luck! YAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!