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Winner Take All Writer Bingo!

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Group:Write Now
Swap Coordinator:Artistic (contact)
Swap categories: Games 
Number of people in swap:7
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:September 11, 2009
Date items must be sent by:October 17, 2009
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Welcome to Writer Bingo!

If this is successful, we'll do it again. For this first round, all of the words are authors.

The game rules:

This game has been set up as a swap to ensure accountability. Each player will choose 25 words that will serve as the bingo card. Each day, I'll randomly pull 5 words and call them by posting in the comments section until someone calls (posts) BINGO by completing all 25 words on her/his their list.

I'll start calling words on Monday, Sept. 14.

Each player will send the winner a book by any one of the authors on the list. That's the winner take all part! I'll send the winner's name/address to the players. (In the event of two or more winners, each person will receive an equal number of books. I'll divide up the players and I'll send the names/addresses of winners.)

It'll be a good idea for you to print out your list so you can mark off the called words each day.

I won't be playing, but will send out a postcard and prize. I will also send a consolation prize to the person with the least number of called words. :)

Group membership and 4.8 or higher rating required to play.

How do I get rated?

So glad you asked. When you get your partner's name, send a postcard with a note. Be sure to put your name/forum name and WTA Writer Bingo on the postcard so they'll know what it's for. When you get your postcard you can rate your partner. The actual game will continue until a winner is announced.

Recap

To play, you'll need to do the following:

a) join the swap

b) choose any 25 of the 100 words on the list below. Those 25 names will represent your "bingo" card. Post your list in the comment section before the last day to sign-up. Be sure to include the number and the word, i.e. 30) Jane Austen for each of your choices.

c) when partners are assigned, send your partner a postcard greeting via snail mail

d) when a bingo winner is announced, mail the winner a book (new or gently used) by any author on the list of 100. The book is sender's choice. Winner(s) cannot specify the author they'd like to receive.

Hope everyone has fun!

The list of 100 Writer Bingo words

1) Agatha Christie

2) Robert B. Parker

3) Ernest Hemingway

4) Emily Dickinson

5) Stephenie Meyer

6) Meg Cabot

7) Emily Bronte

8) Charles Dickens

9) Michael Connelly

10) Nora Roberts

11) Pat Conroy

12) Sandra Brown

13) Audrey Niffenegger

14) James Baldwin

15) J.R.R. Tolkien

16) Toni Morrison

17) Langston Hughes

18) Julia Child

19) Nicholas Sparks

20) James Patterson

21) Daniel Silva

22) Elizabeth Lowell

23) Amanda Quick

24) Lisa Jackson

25) Jodi Picoult

26) J.K. Rowling

27) Charlaine Harris

28) Dan Brown

29) Debbie Macomber

30) Jane Austen

31) Wally Lamb

32) William Styron

33) Terry McMillan

34) Dominic Dunne

35) Randy Pausch

36) Terry Brooks

37) Paulo Coelho

38) Dean Koontz

39) F. Scott Fitzgerald

40) Robert Ludlum

41) Lewis Carroll

42) Anne Lamott

43) Sophie Kinsella

44) Brenda Jackson

45) Louisa May Alcott

46) Willa Cather

47) Henry David Thoreau

48) Octavia Butler

49) Ralph Waldo Emerson

50) Victoria Holt

51) Walt Whitman

52) Shirley Jackson

53) Barbara Samuel

54) Johann Wolfgang van Goethe

55) Nathaniel Hawthorne

56) Tom Clancy

57) Mercedes Lackey

58) E. Lynn Harris

59) Patricia Cornwell

60) LaVryle Spencer

61) V.C. Andrews

62) Louis L’Amour

63) Orson Scott Card

64) David Baldacci

65) Stephen King

66) Michael Crichton

67) William Shakespeare

68) Ken Follett

69) Jan Karon

70) Larry McMurtry

71) John Grisham

72) Anne Tyler

73) Anne Rice

74) Anne Rivers Siddons

75) Anne Perry

76) Anne McCaffrey

77) Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

78) Tony Hillerman

79) Dr. Seuss

80) Janet Evanovich

81) R.L. Stine

82) Alexander McCall Smith

83) Danielle Steele

84) Elmore Leonard

85) Mark Twain

86) Tennessee Williams

87) Carolyn Keene

88) P.D. James

89) Beatrix Potter

90) John Steinbeck

91) Carl Hiaasen

92) Joyce Carol Oates

93) C.S. Lewis

94) Gabriel García Márquez

95) Barbara Delinsky

96) Isabel Allende

97) Barbara Kingsolver

98) Walker Mosley

99) Rita Mae Brown

100) Lisa Scottoline

Discussion

junemoon 08/29/2009 #

Here are my 25: 1. A. Christie, 14.J. Baldwin, 15.J.R.R. Tolkein, 16. Toni Morrison, 17. J. Childs, 22. E. Lowell, 30. Jane Austen, 39. F. S Fitzgerald, 41. Lewis Carroll, 46, W. Cather, 47. H.D. Thoreau, 49. R.W. Emerson, 51. W. Whitman, 52. S. Jackson, 54. Goethe, 72. Anne Tyler, 79. Dr. Seuss, 85. Mark Twain, 85. Tennessee Williams, 91. C.S. Lewis, 96. Isabelle Allende, 97. B. Kngslover, 99. Rita Mae Brown.

PoMoGolightly 08/30/2009 #

Okay, my 25 are: 3) Ernest Hemingway 8) Charles Dickens 15) J.R.R. Tolkien 16) Toni Morrison 18) Julia Child 26) J.K. Rowling 30) Jane Austen 31) Wally Lamb 41) Lewis Carroll 42) Anne Lamott 45) Louisa May Alcott 46) Willa Cather 51) Walt Whitman 55) Nathaniel Hawthorne 67) William Shakespeare 78) Tony Hillerman 79) Dr. Seuss 84) Elmore Leonard 89) Beatrix Potter 90) John Steinbeck 92) Joyce Carol Oates 93) C.S. Lewis 94) Gabriel García Márquez 97) Barbara Kingsolver 98) Walker Mosley

TíaBel 08/31/2009 #

1) Agatha Christie, 4) Emily Dickinson, 8) Charles Dickens, 12) Sandra Brown, 16) Toni Morrison, 20) James Patterson, 24) Lisa Jackson, 28) Dan Brown, 32) William Styron, 36) Terry Brooks, 40) Robert Ludlum, 44) Brenda Jackson, 48) Octavia Butler, 52) Shirley Jackson, 56) Tom Clancy, 60) LaVryle Spencer, 64) David Baldacci, 68) Ken Follett, 72) Anne Tyler, 76) Anne McCaffrey, 80) Janet Evanovich, 84) Elmore Leonard, 88) P.D. James, 89) Beatrix Potter, 90) John Steinbeck.

mythomia 08/31/2009 #

My 25:

  1. Agatha Christie; 9. Michael Connelly; 12. Sandra Brown; 17. Langston Hughes; 24. Lisa Jackson; 28. Dan Brown; 31. Wally Lamb; 32. William Styron; 37. Paulo Coelho; 39. F. Scott Fitzgerald; 42. Anne Lamott; 43. Sophie Kinsella; 44. Brenda Jackson; 51. Walt Whitman; 59. Patricia Cornwell; 63. Orson Scott Card; 72. Anne Tyler; 76. Anne McCaffrey; 78. Tony Hillerman; 87. Carolyn Keene; 91. Carl Hiaasen; 93. C.S. Lewis; 96. Isabel Allende; 97. Barbara Kingsolver; 100. Lisa Scottoline
Jesshens1125 08/31/2009 #
  1. Emily Dickenson 2.Stephanie Meyer 3.Emily Bronte 4.Nora Roberts 5.Sandra Brown 6.Nicholas Sparks 7.James Patterson 8.Jodi Picoult 9.Wally Lamb 10.Brenda Jackson 11.Patricia Cornwell 12.Anne Tyler 13.Anne Perry 14.Dr. Seuss 15.Danielle Steele 16.John Stienbeck 17.Lisa Scottoline 18.Meg Cabot 19.James Baldwin 20.Toni Morrison 21.Dan Brown 22.Jane Austen 23.F. Scott Fitzgerald 24.Sophie Kinsella 25.Willa Carter
Kimmikat 09/ 5/2009 #

My 25: 1. Agatha Christie. 7. Emily Bronte. 8 Charles Dickens. 10. Nora Roberts. 20, James Patterson. 25, Jody Picoult. 26, J.K. Rowling. 30, Jane Austen. 38, Dean Koontz. 39, F.Scott- Fitzgerald, 41 Lewis Carroll. 45, Louisa May Alcott. 50, Victoria Holt. 55, Nathanial Hawthorne. 56, Tom Clancy.59, Patricia Cornwell. 65, Stephen King. 71, John Grisham. 73 Anne Rice. 82, Alexander McCall Smith. 88, P.D.James.89, Beatrice Potter. 90, John Steinbeck. 91, Carl Hiaasen. 99, Rita May Brown.

Artistic 09/14/2009 #

Here we go. Good luck and have fun. Now let's play some Writer bingo!

Sept. 14 -- Day 1 words:

  • 26) J.K. Rowling

  • 93) C.S. Lewis

  • 38) Dean Koontz

  • 1) Agatha Christie

  • 81) R.L. Stine

Artistic 09/15/2009 #

Sept. 15 -- Day 2 words:

  • 34) Dominic Dunne

  • 92) Joyce Carol Oates

  • 20) James Patterson

  • 16) Toni Morrison

  • 3) Ernest Hemingway

Artistic 09/16/2009 #

Sept. 16 -- Day 3 words:

  • 82) Alexander McCall Smith

  • 97) Barbara Kingsolver

  • 95) Barbara Delinsky

  • 39) F. Scott Fitzgerald

  • 30) Jane Austen

Artistic 09/17/2009 #

Sept. 17 -- Day 4 words:

  • 12) Sandra Brown

  • 87) Carolyn Keene

  • 45) Louise May Alcott

  • 17) Langston Hughes

  • 19) Nicholas Sparks

Artistic 09/18/2009 #

Sept. 18 -- Day 5 words:

  • 59) Patricia Cornwell

  • 61) V.C. Andrews

  • 47) Henry David Thoreau

  • 33) Terry McMillan

  • 49) Ralph Waldo Emerson

Artistic 09/19/2009 #

Sept. 19 -- Day 6 words:

  • 10) Nora Roberts

  • 55) Nathaniel Hawthorne

  • 25) Jodi Picoult

  • 68) Ken Follett

  • 72) Anne Tyler

Artistic 09/19/2009 #

I'm tied up tomorrow, so I've drawn words and I'm posting Sunday's list now. Good luck everybody!

Sept. 20 -- Day 7 words:

  • 13) Audrey Niffenegger

  • 23) Amanda Quick

  • 8) Charles Dickens

  • 28) Dan Brown

  • 7) Emily Bronte

Artistic 09/21/2009 #

Sept. 21 -- Day 8 words:

  • 18) Julia Child

  • 63) Orson Scott Card

  • 40) Robert Ludlum

  • 11) Pat Conroy

  • 64) David Baldacci

Artistic 09/21/2009 #

Sept. 22 -- Day 9 words:

  • 27) Charlaine Harris

  • 96) Isabel Allende

  • 31) Wally Lamb

  • 71) John Grisham

  • 77) Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Artistic 09/23/2009 #

Sept. 23 -- Day 10 words:

  • 65) Stephen King

  • 14) James Baldwin

  • 85) Mark Twain

  • 80) Janet Evanovich

  • 36) Terry Brooks

Artistic 09/24/2009 #

Sept. 24 -- Day 11 words:

  • 50) Victoria Holt

  • 75) Anne Perry

  • 41) Lewis Carroll

  • 53) Barbara Samuel

  • 44) Brenda Jackson

Artistic 09/25/2009 #

Sept. 25 -- Day 12 words:

  • 22) Elizabeth Lowell

  • 100) Lisa Scottline

  • 52) Shirley Jackson

  • 79) Dr. Seuss

  • 2) Robert B. Parker

Artistic 09/27/2009 #

Sept. 26 -- Day 13 words:

  • 5) Stephenie Meyer

  • 90) John Steinbeck

  • 83) Danielle Steele

  • 66) Michael Crichton

  • 98) Walter Mosley

Artistic 09/27/2009 #

**Sept. 27 -- Day 14 words:

  • 48) Octavia Butler

  • 60) LaVryle Spencer

  • 43) Sophie Kinsella

  • 84) Elmore Leonard

  • 29) Debbie Macomber

Artistic 09/28/2009 #

Sept. 28 -- Day 15 words:

  • 69) Jan Karon

  • 9) Michael Connelly

  • 58) E. Lynn Harris

  • 4) Emily Dickinson

  • 78) Tony Hillerman

Jesshens1125 09/28/2009 #

Only 2 left!!!!

Artistic 09/29/2009 #

Sept. 29 -- Day 16 words:

  • 32) William Styron

  • 86) Tennessee Williams

  • 21) Daniel Silva

  • 6) Meg Cabot

  • 94) Gabriel Garcia Marquez

PoMoGolightly 09/30/2009 #

I have six to go....

Artistic 09/30/2009 #

Sept. 30 -- Day 17 words:

  • 70) Larry McMurtry

  • 15) J.R.R. Tolkien

  • 51) Walt Whitman

  • 24) Lisa Jackson

  • 76) Anne McCaffrey

mythomia 10/ 1/2009 #

I just have 3 to go :)

Artistic 10/ 1/2009 #

Oct. 1 -- Day 18 words:

  • 54) Johann Wolfgang van Goethe

  • 42) Anne Lamott

  • 67) William Shakespeare

  • 73) Anne Rice

  • 99) Rita Mae Brown

Artistic 10/ 2/2009 #

**Oct. 2 -- Day 19 words:

  • 35) Randy Pausch

  • 56) Tom Clancy

  • 62) Louis L'Amour

  • 46) Willa Cather

  • 91) Carl Hiaasen

Jesshens1125 10/ 2/2009 #

BINGO!!!!! I FINALLY HAVE A BINGO!!!!!!

PoMoGolightly 10/ 2/2009 #

Congratulations! I had one more left....

junemoon 10/ 3/2009 #

I have a BINGO too, but Jess definitely Bingo-ed first, which makes her the winner! I'll be sending a book to Jess when I get her address.

Artistic 10/ 3/2009 #

According to my records, there were actually three people who had bingo. Willa Cather would be proud. :)

I'll e-mail Jess's address to everyone. And send a surprise to the other two.

Thanks for playing everyone. I hope you had fun, got a cool postcard from your partner and that you'll join in (bring a group friend!) in the next round which will have a different word list and a different winner-take-all prize theme.

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