THIS PARTICULAR CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. SEE THE MAIN PAGE FOR THE ACTIVE CONTEST. Congrats to Lyndele von Schill who won this challenge. Congrats to Lyndele von Schill who won our first challenge with her post:
Readers and Writers
together
Weather
the crush and
rush
to mill and
thrill
in Charlottesville
Lyndele wins a shopping bag this week, but all entrants are eligible for the Baldacci-Trigiani tickets.
We’re kicking off the 15 weeks to the 15th anniversary by starting a blog where we invite your answers/comments. We call it the “Mixed Bag Challenge.” The question could be about the Festival, or books, or Charlottesville…we just want to hear from our fans. Every week will be a new challenge or contest, and the best answer each week (as judged by the Festival or its designee) will get a free 15th anniversary shopping bag! Just for participating, we’ll enter you in a raffle for soughtafter tickets to a Festival event!
So tell us this week…15. What do you love about the Virginia Festival of the Book in 15 words?
Deadline, Wednesday, Dec 10.
19 Comments
December 4, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Books, speakers, books, speakers, books, speakers, books, speakers, books, speakers, books, speakers, books and books!!
December 4, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I love that Viriginia is for book lovers!
December 4, 2008 at 7:34 pm
It celebrates the one thing I hold dearer than my life – our friend the BOOK!
December 4, 2008 at 7:40 pm
The “Festival” is the “Hollywood” of books, and our authors are our stars. I love “star-gazing.”
December 4, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Authors’ stories enhancing my enjoyment of their books — Wow! what a great time I’ve had!
December 4, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Grisham, Mosley, Chappel, Smith, Brooks, CHABON, Keillor, Garrett, Baldacci, St. John, and a bunch more
December 4, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Being around book lovers-finding a wonderful book I might have missed on my own
December 4, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Intellectual illustrations involving individuals in immortal ideas imbued in identifying interesting idioms inherent in imagery.
December 4, 2008 at 10:02 pm
The festival satisfies my literary urgings, while putting a face to what I read.
December 4, 2008 at 10:07 pm
books, friends, Charlottesville, diversity, culture, awesome speakers, and the opportunity to go green!
December 4, 2008 at 11:14 pm
The way my co-workers roll their eyes when I tell them I am taking a day off work to go to a book festival.
December 5, 2008 at 3:13 am
Books in the sunshine
Readers and writers co-mingle
Spring in Virginia
December 5, 2008 at 4:58 am
A confluence of words, wordsmiths, illustrators, photographers, and readers, exploring and celebrating people and places
December 5, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Readers and Writers
together
Weather
the crush and
rush
to mill and
thrill
in Charlottesville
December 5, 2008 at 7:54 pm
The huge selection of books to purchase is by far my favorite.
December 5, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Southern accents and urban intellect, great bookstores and the writing world – opportunities for all!
December 6, 2008 at 3:30 pm
It celebrates the joy of reading across generations, genre and gender!
December 6, 2008 at 4:10 pm
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December 7, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Sleuthing out something new in the nooks and crannies of Cville’s book world.