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Entries for November 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

#bbcawdio -- Holiday Update

By bbcaadmin @ 9:41 PM :: 611 Views :: 21 Comments :: Article Rating
Just a quick note to update you all. The #bbcawdio tale, Hearts, Keys and Puppetry, is winging its way to iTunes this week to be captured in a podcast that we'll post to our website. It'll be available in individual chapters for handy quick listening! One unfortunate piece of news, due to the lack of entries, we've cancelled the artwork contest, but truly appreciate your energy and enthusiasm for it! Next time, we'll be sure to get things rolling a little earlier and include some sort of allowance for international tweeters to submit their artwork as well. In happier news, one week from today, the story will be available for your listening pleasure! Katherine Kellgren did a wonderful job bringing Sam's story to life and I think everyone's going to love ...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

#bbcawdio -- Artwork Contest and Title Announcement!

By bbcaadmin @ 2:38 PM :: 939 Views :: 9 Comments :: Article Rating
So after 175 total votes cast, we have a winning title for our #bbcawdio novella: Hearts, Keys, and Puppetry (title submitted by @45Spacer) And finally, we're kicking off our #bbcawdio Artwork contest. This is going to be a very quick challenge since we're going into the studio tomorrow and want to get this audio tale available for you as soon as we can! But here are all the rules to enter: Submit your original artwork and design for a forthcoming audiobook, launched by Neil Gaiman and written by more than 120 fans on Twitter. Visit our blog at www.bbcaudiobooksamerica.com and read the story summary, then send your original design as a high-resolution jpeg or PDF (at least 1200 X 1800 pixels, 300 dpi resolution) to contest@bbcaudiobooksamerica.com by Friday, Nov...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

#bbcawdio--Be sure to vote in our title poll!

By bbcaadmin @ 10:00 AM :: 452 Views :: 22 Comments :: Article Rating
So, after 8 days, 875 tweets by 124 contributors from more than six countries, and 14,385 tweeted words, we're moving into production on the Twitter Audiobook. Through November 18, you can vote in our poll to select the title for the #bbcawdio novel. There's 11 great suggestions to choose from. (If you need a refresher on the story specifics, check out our summary.) Stay tuned for more news and contests!  
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Friday, November 06, 2009

#bbcawdio--The Work in Progress

By bbcaadmin @ 1:22 PM :: 916 Views :: 27 Comments :: Article Rating
So it's been just about two weeks since we tweeted the last lines of the #bbcawdio Twitter Audiobook, launched by NYT Bestselling author Neil Gaiman and finished by more than 100 Twitter participants from all over the world. (At least six countries were represented at last count!) We've been cleaning up our rough draft and editing for clarity and fluidity, but we have some exciting news to share about the final product: Title Poll: We'll be hosting a poll next week to choose a title for our story. Read the entire story summary and start thinking of suggestions. Leave a note here in the comments with your best title suggestion (please only offer ONE title). We'll take all nominations, create a poll and post it next week for voting. T...
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