The Friday Grab Bag - Bookishness

Over on dose.com, comes the tense-challenged headline, "Book Owners Have Went Out Of Their Way To Create These 18 Creative Bookshelves."  Check them out here.

Also, on shelfmediagroup.com, they have a contest for the "Shelf Unbound Best Indie/Self-Published Book Competition" here.

Finally, on flavorwire.com, and although Banned Book Week is not until October, here are some "Famous Authors’ Funniest Responses to Their Books Being Banned."

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EN World's NEXT Adventure Contest

EN World is running a D&D Next adventure contest with maps officially sanctioned by WotC.  Read more here!

2014 One Page Dungeon Contest

The 2014 One Page Dungeon Contest has been announced and more information can be found here!

The Dark Crystal Author Quest

The Jim Henson Company is looking for an author to pen the prequel for The Dark Crystal film.  See more here!

Gen Con Badge Giveaway from Mayfair Games!

Over on their Facebook page, Mayfair Games is giving away 20 Gen Con full badges.  Check it out here!

(Full disclosure - I just won one of the 20 badges yesterday, but I had this post scheduled to run already, so it's just a bit of luck for me and good word of mouth for them.)

Tor.com Appendix N Read-Along and Contest

Over on Tor.com, they have put together a Read-Along group covering the storied Appendix N from Gary Gygax's 1E AD&D DMG and included a contest to win one of five sets of dice.  Read more here!

2013 One Page Dungeon Contest

The dates are set and the info all ready for the 2013 One Page Dungeon Contest.  Read more here!

Castlespotting! A Kobold Contest

Woldgang Baur has a challenge for everyone, particularly those of you with a love of castles!  Read more here!

Roleplaying Tips Contest

Johnn Fourr and I have concocted a new contest for his Roleplaying Tips newsletter.  He's looking for some input and three random contributors will receive a copy of CMG's "30 Things Can Happen!" sourcebook.  You'll have to sign up for his free newsletter to get the details so if you haven't signed up for it before, now's a good time.  Check out his website for back issues here!

Brilliant "Ready Player One" Contest

Ernest Cline, the author of Ready Player One, has decided to have a contest.  See more in his YouTube video.  Enjoy!

GeekDad & TableTop Contest Winners!

Over on the Geek & Sundry YouTube channel, they have announced the winners of the GeekDad & TableTop video contest for Fathers Day greetings from the children of fathers who taught them the value of gaming.  Enjoy!

D&D Tee Design Contest

There is jsut two weeks left in the Dungeons & Dragons Tee Design Contest.  Put on your thinking caps, or thinking shirts, and come up with something to win yourself $2,500 as well as fame and glory.  Read more here!

Dark Fiction Magazine Contest

A Facebook Friend, Sean Preston of RealityBlurs.com, clued me into an uncoming deadline for all of you would-be writers of fantasy fiction so I thought I would ahre it here too.  Midnight August 31st, 2011, marks your last chace to electronically submit 1,000 words of Epic Flash Fiction through the Dark Fiction website.  There's prize money involved and the details are beyond the link to check out for yourself.  If you have it in you, let it out!