Holy crapnoodles.
Nearly 500 votes later, I have tallied the results of the most recent Awkward Author Photo contest (the photos here!) — and hot damn, it was a nailbiter. For a long time it was a race between 11, 17, 38 and 61 — and then out of nowhere, little 72 started unearthed a secret vault featuring dozens of votes right at the end.
As such, that makes 72 our grand winner:
And it officially makes #61 our second place winner:
And third prize goes to #38:
I actually really love #38 and #71 — and of the ones that made me laugh the hardest, I’ll call special attention to #17, #28, and #59.
ANYWHO, so, you three winners — 72, 61, 38?
Email me! terribleminds at gmail dot com.
You got mugs and books and #72 has ONE FICTIONAL DEATH COMIN’ RIGHT UP.
And congratulations and thanks for playing, folks.
C_N_Martin says:
Congratulations everyone!
July 14, 2015 — 11:54 AM
Widdershins says:
Congrats to the winners 😀
July 14, 2015 — 12:20 PM
Russ says:
How can #38 not win? I mean, besides being generally awesome, it has the horn of a large mammal in it.
July 14, 2015 — 12:31 PM
christophergronlund says:
They are all wonderful. Perhaps #38 didn’t win because while it’s an awkward author photo, it is — at the same time — a serious author photo, depicting what it is to be a busy, frazzled writer. I love it — I love all the finalists and initial entries.
July 14, 2015 — 1:00 PM
D.R.Sylvester says:
I have another horn that comes with a belt-loop, for mobile mead quaffing… I- I may have problems.
THANK YOU!
July 14, 2015 — 9:29 PM
Nathan Strickland (@nstrickles) says:
I always believed in you, soulless smiling disembodied head in the bathtub.
July 14, 2015 — 12:49 PM
Sarah says:
Thanks for the confidence and support @nstrickles! : )
July 15, 2015 — 3:48 PM
C R Smith says:
Congrats to the winners, and to the ones brave enough to even post their pictures in the first place.
July 14, 2015 — 2:58 PM
D.R.Sylvester says:
Holy crap, I got a bronze? That is freaking awesome! 😀 Thank you to the people who voted for me (38), and well done to all the other kick-arse entries.
Congratulations to disembodied head lady at 72, and much congrats to multi-armed author at 61 (this was one of my top picks). If that doesn’t get used as your real author photo from now on I’ll be surprised.
I GOT THIRD PLACE! WOOOOOOO!
July 14, 2015 — 9:11 PM
Sarah says:
Thanks D.R. Sylvester (from the disembodied head lady #72)! Congratulations to you, too!! : )
July 15, 2015 — 4:14 PM
D.R.Sylvester says:
Woop Woop! *dances*. I wonder how you’re going to die… that is ridiculously cool. Enjoy!
July 16, 2015 — 7:03 AM
Jennifer Joseph says:
Thanks from the multi-armed author. I made it my FB profile photo a while back. That will have to do until my next book is published. 🙂
December 5, 2015 — 4:24 PM
Mozette says:
Woohoo! Way to go everyone!
Now… to look forward to next year’s weirdness. 😀
July 15, 2015 — 12:12 AM
Sarah says:
Awesome contest and amazing photos. Thanks to Chuck Wendig for hosting and thanks to those that voted for me, #72. I’M ELATED & GRATEFUL TO WIN FICTIONALIZED DEATH : D (I hope I get to sip out of my mug and read some books before I have to think about dying…) Congratulations to the other winners, #61 and #38 – your photos rock!
July 15, 2015 — 5:05 PM
Jennifer Joseph says:
Thanks and congrats to you too! I’m looking forward to seeing how you die. This is legit the least creepy way anyone in the history of ever has said this, I promise.
December 5, 2015 — 4:31 PM
Pimion says:
“Holy crapnoodles” Haha, Chuck, you made my day!
#61 is a first place winner to me. Great shot and lovely tattoos:)
August 1, 2015 — 3:52 AM
Jennifer Joseph says:
Thanks! 🙂
December 5, 2015 — 4:30 PM