One last look at the awkward author photo photoset, if you care to see.
NOW, TO THE TALLY.
Over 300 votes (!).
I actually had to sub in my wife to do a pivot table to count these up.
The results of that are:
Which means that our TOP TWO winners are:
(#2)
(#1:)
These are amazing.
Hell, so many of those photos were amazing.
(I need to actually think now of the next photo contest because I love this SO MUCH.)
Anyway! YOU TWO WINNERS.
Email me at terribleminds at gmail dot com.
And now, a set of two random winners who will get #AmWritingMotherfuckers Post-It notes:
#13 and #16!
(aka CHICKEN LADY and RAIN OF IRONY.)
Again, you two? Email me at terribleminds at gmail.
Congrats to all.
You’re all super-weird.
Which means you are kin to me.
changterhune says:
Sigh. This is the first time I feel sad about not being awkward ENOUGH. Oh well. (I’m #1 and #4, BTW).
September 29, 2014 — 10:20 AM
christophergronlund says:
These were all so wonderful that voting was difficult. Thanks for the opportunity to take a really stupid picture of myself — and for the great captions you came up with that accompanied all the entries!
September 29, 2014 — 10:21 AM
L. N. Holmes says:
Thanks for allowing me to participate in this fun contest. 🙂 Fifth place out of 63 authors isn’t too bad! Thanks to all who voted for #62! 🙂 Great job everybody, these were great photos! Also, #25, I loved your robot suit. Like Chuck said, you’re very Bioshock-like! 🙂
September 29, 2014 — 10:28 AM
Liz, The Mad Pony (@theliz13) says:
I am so thrilled to have made it to 4th place! even if the afternoon drunkenness was slightly staged. Someone asked why so many authors have orange cats, well to be honest, I have two cats, but posing with the black one was much more likely to get me maimed after more than two takes.
I loved everything about this contest and all the other entries. I kept sharing and going back to the photos, not to solicit votes but bc they were such a delight to look at.
FTR I think the chicken photo isn’t awkward at all. It’s delightfully weird, same with 27 though the sweater over the shoulders was a bit much. 😉 I’d love to see them both on a book jacket someday.
September 29, 2014 — 10:57 AM
L. N. Holmes says:
I have an orange cat and a black (and white) cat as well! 🙂
September 29, 2014 — 1:29 PM
Terri says:
This was the best! I confess to voting for Peep-Man, but the two winners were my two Miss Congeniality choices (as was chicken-lady.) The creativity! The style! The . . . um . . . obvious evidence of self-medication . . .
I can’t wait for the next round! Congrats one and all.
Terri
September 29, 2014 — 11:10 AM
M T McGuire says:
I loved this contest too. I thought it was great. If it helps, my cat is tabby and follows me round. His favourite thing is to either pat my fingers as I type or walk across the keyboard and flop onto his side… which makes for some interesting interludes to my novels.
Thanks Chuck for setting it up. It must have been a lot of work but it was really fun and I am looking forward to the next one you do.
Cheers
MTM
September 29, 2014 — 11:22 AM
Katherine Hetzel says:
Hooray! My favourite awkward author pic won! I can almost hear him saying ‘I’ve written a book, don’t you know…’
September 29, 2014 — 11:35 AM
urdith says:
I’m stunned I made it this far. Congrats to the winner: he was my favorite of a very crowded field.
September 29, 2014 — 11:50 AM
Mike Berkey says:
Massive applause here. I really needed the laugh this morning. That wall of photos is a thing of beauty. It should be burned into a golden disc, nailed to the side of a probe and shot into space for the edification of future generations/alien civilizations.
September 29, 2014 — 1:24 PM
J.T. Wilbanks says:
Now the question is, less or more bath salts next time around? Always cheaper to buy in bulk I suppose.
September 29, 2014 — 4:51 PM
Jessie Lee says:
I was a day late on the voting but enjoyed the pics. Great idea!
September 29, 2014 — 9:00 PM
Mozette says:
Aaaww… I’m so happy to have had the chance to jump in and take the shot at being weird enough to be in the tally… 😀 And you know, at least I got one guy who loved my photo. 😀
Thank you whoever you may be…
…. And thank you Chuck for putting on this photo comp. Well… next time, we’ll know how weird and out there you want us to be… yes, you’ve most certainly set the bar high – um, low, um… well you know what I mean. 😛
September 29, 2014 — 9:16 PM
Tee Morris says:
I was proud to be part of this. And the photoset is legen—wait for it….
….dary!!!
September 29, 2014 — 10:05 PM
Masonian says:
ZOMG! I wonz! My beard somehow managed to squeak past the mystical chicken and the glorious draped-sweater -and-cognac.
I am honored. I am astounded. I am amazerated.
You can see the surprise and tremulous joy on my face in this bloggery post (there’s even the glint of a tear in my eye–just above the face-thatch)
http://masonbundschuh.blogspot.com/2014/09/i-wonz-teh-awkward-author-photo-contest.html
Oh what a glorious day.
(emailing Chuck now for my fame and glory)
September 30, 2014 — 12:04 AM
Baby June says:
All that last one needs is a fedora.
September 30, 2014 — 4:35 AM
Wendy Christopher says:
Yaaay! My two favourites won! Although it was darned hard to choose, since there were so many inspired entries. Well done to all!
September 30, 2014 — 7:47 AM
Matthew MacNish says:
Well deserved!
October 1, 2014 — 8:50 AM