Upcoming Author Events for SoCal Book Lovers + Giveaway

The Authors are ROCKSTARS! gals are super excited about a couple of upcoming events for Southern California book lovers! We'll be covering the first-ever Passion & Prose conference with a special Road Trip edition of the podcast.

And you should join us there!

Presented by Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, together with Adventures by the Book, the conference takes place Saturday, February 25, 2012, from 9:00am to 3:30pm at the Westin Long Beach, 333 East Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802. Attendance is limited to the first 450 readers who register.

Passion & Prose is a ticketed event ($125) that includes a breakfast buffet meet and greet with the authors, speed dating (an interactive author activity), and lunch with one author at each table. The day also features a Young Adult author panel, three keynote speakers, multiple book buying and signing opportunities, free goodie bags to all participants, and an opportunity drawing to benefit WriteGirl, a non-profit organization that promotes creativity and self-expression through writing to empower girls.

Does that sound amazing, or what?

We are pleased to offer our listeners the chance to win a FREE PASS to this exciting event! Complete the following form for your chance to win.

Edit: Form removed. Contest is over!

This contest is open internationally, but you are responsible for your own travel expenses. Authors are ROCKSTARS! is providing one Passion & Prose pass (a $125 value) only. We will announce the winner on February 6th.

And that's not all! Even if you don't win the free pass to Passion & Prose, we have something special for you. When you register to attend the Passion & Prose conference, simply enter referral code ROCKSTAR at checkout to receive $25 off the price of admission!

 Also, from January 1-February 14, Passion & Prose is offering a special discounted Mother-Daughter registration promotion ($200 per couple).

Edit 2/9/12: Due to changes to the Passion & Prose event structure, they are no longer able to offer any discount on admission.

Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot is one of the keynote speakers, and you definitely don't want to miss her. The YA panel will feature Andrea Cremer, Sarah Wilson Etienne, Marie Lu, Beth Revis, and Jessica Spotswood, and is sponsored by Penguin Young Adult as part of the Breathless Reads tour.

Speaking of which... Authors are ROCKSTARS! will be also covering the Breathless Reads tour stop at the Once Upon a Time bookstore in Montrose, CA, on Friday, February 24th. We can't wait! Will we see you there?

Check the full tour schedule to see if there's a stop in your area:

• February 15^th Anderson’s Bookshop Naperville, IL
• February 16^th Politics and Prose Bethesda, MD
• February 17^th Books of Wonder New York, NY
• February 18^th Towne Center Book and Café Collegeville, PA
• February 19^th The Doylestown Bookshop Doylestown, PA
• February 21^st Little Shop of Stories Decatur, GA
• February 22^nd Blue Willow Bookshop Houston, TX
• February 23^rd Barnes & Noble Frisco Frisco, TX
• February 24^th Once Upon A Time Montrose, CA
• February 25^th Passion and Prose Conference Long Beach, CA

We hope to see you in Montrose or Long Beach next month! As always, if you have questions for any of these fabulous authors, leave us a comment and we'll ask on your behalf.