It’s all over! I’m going to list the contest results and winners here. Incidentally, these were the most popular items, and how many people entered to win:
- Book lamps (1363)
- Book pillows (1358)
- Antique typewriter (1623)
- Tea pot (1476)
So if you’re looking for good gifts for writers, those are safe bets. I added in some links below in case you want to buy your own (except for the typewriter, you can find those on ebay or craigslist).
If you didn’t win anything, some friends of mine just put together a big package of publishing related books and courses (two of my books are in there). It’s all free, click here to see it.
Edgar Poe Lunchbox
Winner:
Buy your own:
USB Gloves
Winners:
Eleah Webb
Rheanna Lamph
Buy your own:
Cast Iron Tea Pot
Winner:
Buy your own:
Book Lamps
Winners:
Buy your own:
Gifts for Editors
Winners
Buy your own:
There are links to the individual stuff on this page.
150 CreativeLive voucher
Winner: Brenda Morales
The Antique Typewriter
Winner: Stacy Claflin
Zombie Grammar Book
Winners:
Renee Simmons
Lara Majcan
Veronica Milevschi
Bonnie Boucek
Writer’s Tears whiskey
Winner:
$197 Book Marketing Course
Winners:
Since this is a digital product and it’s easy for me to give away, I drew some “backup” winners for most prizes and added them here – so if you won this and didn’t enter, that’s how it happened. I thought it was better to win something than to be a runnerup with no prize…
Book Formatting ($349)
Print Book Cover Design ($829)
Author Platform Makeover
Winner: Dusty Pilot
Runnerups: (I’ll do a platform review video and suggest things to improve).
Ebook Cover
Wizard Hat
Winners:
Tarah Valin
Kelsie LeFlore
The Castle Giveaway
The winner of the castle giveaway was Kristina Horner. This was her 10th year doing Nanowrimo. I’m excited to rent a castle next November and do some fun and awesome things while we write our 50K.
I’d like to thank everybody who shared the castle contest but didn’t win; I wish you could all come.
I’ll be emailing all the runnerups to give them my book marketing course for free.
Happy holidays!
Derek
PS) As I mentioned, there’s a big package of free books and courses for you here. If you’re writing a book, and worried about publishing and marketing, those guides will dramatically shorten the learning curve.

I’m a philosophy dropout with a PhD in Literature. I covet a cabin full of cats, where I can write fantasy novels to pay for my cake addiction. Sometimes I live in castles.
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Congratulations to the winners! So sad I wasn’t one of them 🙁
Congratulations everyone!
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