And here we are.
All the entries for the Miriam “Drink It Black” Photo Contest are now in.
We had eleven total entries.
Each of them containing at least a little bit of amazing.
You can click here to find the whole set.
So, to refresh you, here’s how this works:
I pick a winner.
And then you pick a winner.
The first winner gets to pick from the two prizes available (coffee bundle or book bundle) — second prize goes to the reader-chosen winner. Easy-peasy let’s-get-beezy.
My winner?
Karina Cooper’s entry:
It was a tough choice, because some of the other photos were equally kick-ass. This one wins because it looks like a Joey Hi-Fi Miriam Black book cover. I half-expect to have to search through the image to find plots about the fourth book secretly hidden within.
I mean, whoa. The Tarot. The hair. The bruises. Jinkies!
Well done, Karina. (Karina is an author in her own right, if you didn’t know.)
That said, you’ve still got your job to do.
So, go look at the set of pics.
Pick your favorite, and drop your vote in the comments below.
You must include the number of the photo (1 through 10) for that vote to count.
Choose one only.
And, actually, I’m going to up the stakes a little bit here. I’m going to offer another prize onto the table, now — the person with the second number of votes will get a coffee mug. Either the Certified Penmonkey or Art Harder mug, from the terribleminds merch.
So, get to voting.
Voting ends at the close of Monday: 11:59PM, EST.
Lee says:
I’m going with #4. I like the multi-frame story, the black & white, and the expression in the first frame.
January 19, 2014 — 8:44 AM
Lee says:
Torn between two… but I’m going with #5.
January 19, 2014 — 8:54 AM
Irene Kessler says:
My choice is #3.
January 19, 2014 — 9:03 AM
Bill Scott says:
I vote for #3
January 19, 2014 — 9:07 AM
Marc Cabot (@DreamsOfControl) says:
I would have voted for #1 but a) it was obviously going to win and b) it already got the President’s Choice award. So I’m going with #3 which is almost as awesome. (Sorry, #3, not that you and the rest weren’t also nifty, but #1 just knocked it out of the fucking park, onto the library steps, and bounced it off the wall into the lion’s ass.)
January 19, 2014 — 9:45 AM
Marc Cabot (@DreamsOfControl) says:
Sorry, that should have been #11, which I see now isn’t actually #11. I mean the one that our host already picked. You know. That one.
January 19, 2014 — 9:47 AM
mirymom says:
#8
January 19, 2014 — 9:53 AM
morag donnachie says:
I vote 3, although 8 is a close second.
January 19, 2014 — 10:03 AM
Shepots says:
#3 gets my vote
January 19, 2014 — 10:13 AM
Shirley says:
Holy crap, that IS a hard choice! But I do have to go with 3: Will Psychic For Food.
January 19, 2014 — 10:19 AM
Doreen Queen says:
#8 is the second-best after the one you already chose!!!
January 19, 2014 — 10:22 AM
Grey St. James says:
Voting for #7. Lots of good stuff here, but something about that one creeped me the hell out.
January 19, 2014 — 10:26 AM
Trine Toft Schmidt says:
# 5.
And congrats Karina. You photo was amazing!
January 19, 2014 — 10:34 AM
Jenni Cornell says:
#3
January 19, 2014 — 10:40 AM
June Weiss says:
#3, though I would have picked your pick if you hadn’t already picked her.
January 19, 2014 — 10:42 AM
Bronwyn Green says:
#3, but #5 was a damn close second.
January 19, 2014 — 10:43 AM
Veronika says:
Hands down #3.
January 19, 2014 — 10:45 AM
Tammy Sparks says:
#3.
January 19, 2014 — 10:49 AM
Anastasia McPherson says:
#8. No idea how she did it, but love the crow/raven and Miriam hitch hiking is emblematic of all three books.
January 19, 2014 — 11:17 AM
rattify says:
#8 BIRD EYEBALLS FTW
January 19, 2014 — 11:34 AM
murgatroid98 says:
#3
January 19, 2014 — 12:17 PM
Deanne says:
#8
January 19, 2014 — 12:28 PM
Karina Cooper says:
<3 Thanks so much! I had a lot of fun, and I'm super tickled to be in there with all mah fellow Miriam fans. Everyone looks awesome. I'd dance like Miriam, but I'm pretty sure even she can dance better than I can, shit-kicked or otherwise.
I have a hard time deciding what to vote for, and I think maybe #7 makes me giggle, so I'll lean on that one. Honestly, though, they're all pretty bitchin'. Good stuff, everyone!
January 19, 2014 — 12:37 PM
Justine Spencer says:
#2 is awesome. I mean, he’s sitting, alone, at a bar, reading your book.
Chuck your flickr cover photo scares me.
Karina hands down was 1st place.
January 19, 2014 — 12:38 PM
Brandon says:
#5
January 19, 2014 — 12:38 PM
Maureen C. Berry says:
Karina nailed it! I’m just past mid-point in Blackbirds, and this rendition is exactly what I imagined MB to look like. Wow. Okay. My pick #3.
January 19, 2014 — 12:51 PM
Sabrina says:
#3
January 19, 2014 — 12:59 PM
Shelby says:
#3! Will Psychic for Food xD I thought that was awesome
January 19, 2014 — 1:19 PM
feralbulb says:
#7
January 19, 2014 — 1:19 PM
Tiffany says:
numbaaaaaaaa 8!
January 19, 2014 — 1:25 PM
Katherine G says:
#3 for me.
January 19, 2014 — 1:37 PM
Nick Nafpliotis says:
#5
January 19, 2014 — 1:52 PM
shannonleegonzalez says:
For first place # 3 and for second place # 8 although in my mind, they’re tied! They are all awesome, but these stood out a but more to my eye. Great job everyone!
January 19, 2014 — 2:03 PM
Kyra Dune says:
#5
January 19, 2014 — 2:10 PM
Jemima Pett says:
#4
January 19, 2014 — 2:31 PM
Sylvie W. Farmer says:
Love #3!
January 19, 2014 — 2:39 PM
Kate says:
#3
January 19, 2014 — 3:00 PM
Sasha says:
#2
he’s just chiling, reading in a bar, what’s better than that?
January 19, 2014 — 4:39 PM
Starlile says:
#5 is really great
January 19, 2014 — 4:58 PM
Astra says:
#5
January 19, 2014 — 5:01 PM
Sarah says:
#5
January 19, 2014 — 5:41 PM
susan1859 says:
#3- definitely!
January 19, 2014 — 6:17 PM
mckkenzie says:
Holy crap, the winner is so clearly the winner. Awesome job! As for the runner up, definitely #3.
January 19, 2014 — 8:31 PM
Stephanie K. says:
I vote for #8.
January 19, 2014 — 8:55 PM
Barbara Kerr says:
I thought you made a good call, but for runner-up, I thought #7 was kind of clever.
January 19, 2014 — 10:26 PM
ZonieMama says:
NSA Bird #8
because it’s cool and kinda creepy just like Miriam
January 20, 2014 — 1:17 AM
patriciaruthsusan says:
I vote for #8, NSA Bird. That seems to be very inventive photography although I’m not an expert by any means.
January 20, 2014 — 1:31 AM
joe petty says:
I like 3, love the psychic for food bit. And I agree with Mckkenzie, the winner is definitely the winner! But, #3 is next best.
January 20, 2014 — 4:23 AM
kaytee says:
I like #2
January 20, 2014 — 9:16 AM
Paul Weimer says:
#8: NSA Bird. Definitely.
January 20, 2014 — 11:05 AM
Holly says:
#3! “Will psychic for food”!
January 20, 2014 — 11:10 AM