#BookBoost

The #PBStudyBuddy #BOOKBOOST ran the week of May 15th, 2023 with 100+ giveaways by 80+ amazing donors and 34 PB promo groups—including AGENT giveaways for unagented creators, offered by Alyssa Eisner Henkin (Birch Path Literary), Karly Dizon (Fuse Literary), and Joyce Sweeney (The Seymour Agency)!

In short, this event aimed to:

Lift up as many fellow PB creators as we can
Provide a place to boost incredible PBs
Offer giveaways to help increase engagement, with opportunities for everyone participating to win, including donors!
Increase # of Twitter and/or Instagram followers for donors and participating PB promo group partners

See below for prize details for each themed giveaway post, and quicklinks to view each day's giveaway. CONGRATS to the winners!

Winners announcement on Twitter (video; pause to view details)

Winners announcement on Instagram (carousel; swipe images)

*See special steps in giveaway graphics for AGENT and AUTH/ILLUS prizes (to show auth/illus and/or unagented creator interest).

Giveaway ended Sunday, May 21 at 11:59pm PDT. Winners were announced the week of May 22, 2023!

MONDAY, May 15: #EmojiShoutouts Giveaway Post (1/5) on Twitter (click to view) and Instagram (click to view)! Awesome prizes offered by:

AGENT ALYSSA EISNER HENKIN (Birch Path Literary): Choice of critique for: a full PB OR first 10 pages for a novel or a chapter book or GN script (12pt font, double-spaced) OR an art portfolio eval {for unagented creators*} WINNER: Jillian Dobson
BONNI GOLDBERG: 1 eBook copy of THE WRITE BALANCE WINNER: Renee Bolla
CARRIE TILLOTSON: Picture book B IS FOR BANANAS (US only) WINNER: Ryann Jones
DEBBIE ZAPATA: Picture book UP AND ADAM (US only) WINNER: Jess Freeman
HEATHER MORRIS: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Stacey Ramirez
HEATHER MORRIS: PB manuscript critique (added for reaching 2k followers on Twitter!) WINNER: Lauren N. Simmons
JILANNE HOFFMANN: Two board books: THE HONEY BEAR HIVE and HAPPY CAMPER (US only) WINNER: Mia Geiger
KAILEI PEW: Zoom meeting plus PB critique WINNER: Bri Lawyer
KAREN M. GREENWALD: PB query critique {Instagram only} WINNER: Jenny Fang
KATRINA TANGEN: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Marie Prins
KELSEY E. GROSS: Choice of PB manuscript or query/pitch critique WINNER: Michelle Steinberg, M.Ed
LYDIA LUKIDIS: AMA 30 min Zoom chat WINNER: Jenna Johnson
MARIANA RÍOS RAMÍREZ: Picture book SANTIAGO'S DINOSAURIOS, bookmark, and stickers (US only) WINNER: Aimee Isaac
MARTA MAGELLAN: Picture book PYTHON CATCHERS Saving the Everglades (US only) WINNER: Abby Mumford
MAURICIO ABRIL: PB illustrator critique via Zoom (for portfolio, a current project, or general art advice!) {for auth-illus creators*} WINNER: Cristin (@cristinb.art on Instagram)
MOLLI JACKSON EHLERT: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Norene Paulson

NORENE PAULSON: PB manuscript critique (fiction) WINNER: Elizabeth James
RACHEL FUNEZ: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Emily Keifer
SHARON GILTROW: Picture book GET READY, MAMA! (International ok) WINNER: Helen Taylor
SONGJU DAEMICKE: Picture book CAO CHONG WEIGHS AN ELEPHANT (US only) WINNER: Patricia Allieri
STEPHANIE GIBEAULT: PB manuscript or query critique WINNER: Christina Shawn

TUESDAY, May 16: #DebutPBShownTell Giveaway Post (2/5) on Twitter (click to view) and Instagram (click to view)! Awesome prizes offered by:

AGENT JOYCE SWEENEY (The Seymour Agency): PB manuscript critique (fiction or non-fiction) {for unagented creators*} WINNER: Morgan Lau
A.J. IRVING: A signed copy of picture book THE WISHING FLOWER (US only) WINNER: Tumara
AMANDA DAVIS: Choice of MOONLIGHT MEMORIES [releases 6/13/23] or 30,000 STITCHES (US only) WINNER: Nadia Fisher
ANITA CRAWFORD CLARK: Author/illustrator debut picture book OLD TO JOY [out 9/5/23] and book swag (US only) WINNER: Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
CHRISTINA SHAWN: PB manuscript critique (fiction, non-rhyming) WINNER: Janet Frenck Sheets
CYNTHIA MACKEY: PB manuscript critique (600 words or less, non-rhyming) WINNER: A.J. Irving
HELEN TAYLOR: PB pitch critique WINNER: Cindy G.
JESSICA STREMER: PB manuscript critique (NF preferred; non-rhyming) {Twitter only} WINNER: Joy Dickinson
KARI ANN GONZALEZ: PB manuscript critique (non-rhyming) WINNER: Jilanne Hoffmann
LESLIE BARNARD BOOTH: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Rachel Funez
LISA VARCHOL PERRON: Picture book PATTERNS EVERYWHERE (continental US only) WINNER: Ashley Sierra
MELISSA TREMPE: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Erin Ragan Kelly
MOLLI JACKSON EHLERT: Picture book EVERYBODY HAS A BODY [out 8/15/23] (International ok) WINNER: Megan Whitaker
NADIA ALI: Picture book HUMPHREY THE EGG-SPLORER (US only) WINNER: Mariana Ríos
NADIA FISHER: Picture book DADDY & ME, SIDE BY SIDE [releases 5/2/23] (International ok) WINNER: Kim A. Larson
OLGA HERRERA: Picture book THE UNWELCOME SURPRISE (US only) WINNER: Elyse Trevers

PAT TANUMIHARDJA: PB query critique WINNER: Jyoti Rajan Gopal
STEPHANIE WILDMAN: Picture book BRAVE IN THE WATER (US only) WINNER: Claire A B Freeland
SUSAN JOHNSTON TAYLOR: PB manuscript critique (rhyming or non-rhyming, fiction or nonfiction up to 1,000 words) WINNER: Pamela Courtney
SUZY LEVINSON: Signed picture book ANIMALS IN PANTS (US only) WINNER: Bitsy Kemper

WEDNESDAY, May 17: #MoPromoGO Giveaway Post (3/5) on Twitter (click to view) and Instagram (click to view)! Awesome prizes offered by:

AGENT ALYSSA EISNER HENKIN (Birch Path Literary): Choice of critique for: a full PB OR first 10 pages for a novel or a chapter book or GN script (12pt font, double-spaced) OR an art portfolio eval {for unagented creators*} WINNER: Suhasini Gupta
AIMEE ISAAC: Choice of AMA Zoom chat or picture book THE PLANET WE CALL HOME (International ok) WINNER: Laura Roettiger
AIXA PÉREZ-PRADO: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Dr. Sarah Steinbacher
CALLIE DEAN: PB query and manuscript critique (any genre welcome, <1000 words) WINNER: Jasmine Modell
DAVID MCMULLIN: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Meagan Dekker
DK RYLAND: PB manuscript or dummy critique {for auth and auth-illus creators*} WINNER: Deborah Paquette
EMMA PEARL: PB manuscript critique (fiction, non-rhyming) WINNER: Anita Crawford Clark
GABRIELE DAVIS: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Andi Chitty
HEATHER MORRIS: PB pitch critique WINNER: Cait Darfler
JENNA BEATRICE: Picture book THE LOUD LIBRARIAN (US only) WINNER: Kathy Raggio
JILANNE HOFFMANN: AMA chat WINNER: Carrie Logsdon McCullough
JILL DANA: Choice of picture book BUTTERNUT & BUTTERCUP (US only) or PB manuscript critique (1,000 words or less, non-rhyming) WINNER: Lisa Clewner-Newman
JOCELYN RISH: PB manuscript critique (fiction or nonfiction, rhyming or not) WINNER: Kelly Lee
JOLENE GUTIÉRREZ: Choice of PB manuscript critique or 30-minute AMA chat WINNER: Callie B. Dean
LAURA ROETTIGER: Choice of PB manuscript critique (non-rhyming 750 words or less) or AMA Zoom WINNER: Jessica Milo
LEAH MOSER: Choice of PB manuscript critique, query letter critique, or pitch practice WINNER: Cindy Mackey
LISA VARCHOL PERRON: Board book MY LOVE FOR YOU (continental US only) WINNER: Jacob Hansen
SARAH SASSOON: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Kristi Mahoney

SHRUTHI RAO: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Katie Reinert
SONGJU DAEMICKE: Signed picture book TU YOUYOU'S DISCOVERY - Finding a Cure for Malaria (US only) WINNER: Jolene Gutiérrez
STEPHANIE WILDMAN: Picture book TREASURE HUNT (US only) WINNER: Candace Spizzirri
SYLVIA CHEN: AMA 30-minute chat WINNER: Thelia Hutchinson
TRACI HUAHN: PB manuscript critique (non-rhyming up to 800 words) WINNER: Moni Ritchie Hadley
VIVIAN KIRKFIELD: Signed copy of FROM HERE TO THERE: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves (US only) *plus* an AMA Zoom chat WINNER: Julie Hauswirth

THURSDAY, May 18: #LatestPBFaves Giveaway Post (4/5) on Twitter (click to view) and Instagram (click to view)! Awesome prizes offered by:

AGENT ALYSSA EISNER HENKIN (Birch Path Literary): Choice of critique for: a full PB OR first 10 pages for a novel or a chapter book or GN script (12pt font, double-spaced) OR an art portfolio eval {for unagented creators*} WINNER: Amy M. Miller
BONNI GOLDBERG: PB query critique WINNER: Elayne Crain
CANDY WELLINS: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Madhura Tipnis
CHARLOTTE CHENG: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Steena Hernandez
ERIKA JONES: Picture book THE LOUD LIBRARIAN (US only) WINNER: Stephanie Maksymiw
KATRINA TANGEN: PB query critique WINNER: Kamilla Milligan
KELLY LEE: PB manuscript critique and Aussie Accent recording of your manuscript WINNER: Scott Wolf
KIM A. LARSON: PB manuscript critique (non-rhyming) WINNER: Ellen Kolman
KIMBERLY WILSON: Picture book A PENNY'S WORTH (US only) WINNER: Charlotte Cheng
KIM-HOA UNG: Choice of PB manuscript critique or PB query critique WINNER: Donna Rossman
LAURIE ANN THOMPSON: 30-minute AMA Zoom or chat WINNER: Kristen Indahl
LEILA BOUKARIM: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Allen R. Wells
LENNY WEN: Portfolio review via email {for auth-illus creators*} WINNER: Kim-Hoa Ung
MARZIEH ABBAS: PB query critique WINNER: Haley Thomas
MOLLI JACKSON EHLERT: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Jyn Hall
NADIA FISHER: Picture book DADDY DRESSED ME (International ok) WINNER: Laurie Ann Thompson
NORA NICKUM: Choice of PB query letter or manuscript critique WINNER: Angie B.

ROSE VIÑA: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Charlie Griffin
STACY JENSEN: Choice of AMA WEBSITE or CANVA ZOOM or a PB manuscript critique WINNER: Melissa Trempe
STEPHANIE GIBEAULT: Signed copy of picture book TOBY TOOTLES (US or Canada) WINNER: Katrina Tangen

FRIDAY, May 19: #AmazingAAPIPBs Giveaway Post (5/5) on Twitter (click to view) and Instagram (click to view)! Awesome prizes offered by:

AGENT KARLY DIZON (Fuse Literary): Choice of critique on first 5 pages (12pt Times New Roman, double-spaced) or a query critique {for unagented creators*} WINNER: Katie McEnaney
ANDRIA W. ROSENBAUM: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Claire Noland
BONNI GOLDBERG: 1 PB promo consultation that includes materials and a 30 min Zoom consultation WINNER: Brenna Jeanneret
CHARLOTTE CHENG: Picture book NIGHT MARKET RESCUE (US only) WINNER: Kerisa Greene
CHRISTINA SHAWN: Picture book LUCAS PLAYS (continental US only) WINNER: Kelly Clasen
HEATHER MORRIS: PB query critique WINNER: Dr. Norma Cárdenas
JEN DE OLIVEIRA: Choice of AMA phone call or a PB/early reader critique/dummy critique {for auth and auth-illus creators*} WINNER: Andrea Yomtob
JYOTI RAJAN GOPAL: AMA Zoom WINNER: Lisa Lee Furness
KERISA GREENE: PB manuscript or dummy critique {for auth and auth-illus creators*} WINNER: Heidi (@drawnbyheidi on Twitter)
LISA ROGERS: PB manuscript critique (non-rhyming, <700 words) WINNER: Jocelyn Rish
MADHU MESSENGER: PB manuscript critique (fiction, non-rhyming, under 700 words) WINNER: Songju Daemicke
MARIA MARIANAYAGAM: PB manuscript critique (non-rhyming, <1000 words) WINNER: Anita Yasuda
MONI RITCHIE HADLEY: Picture book ANZU AND THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP [release date 6/22] (US only) WINNER: DK Ryland
NAMITA MOOLANI MEHRA: Choice of PB manuscript critique or picture book ANNI DREAMS OF BIRYANI (International ok) WINNER: Lisa Billa
NATASHA KHAN KAZI: Signed copy of MOON'S RAMADAN (US only) WINNER: Jessica Yoon

PAMELA COURTNEY: PB manuscript critique WINNER: Jill Dana
SARAH HOVORKA: Picture book SAME LOVE, DIFFERENT HUG (US only) WINNER: Mona Pease
SONGJU DAEMICKE: Picture book A CASE OF SENSE (US only) WINNER: Kelsey E. Gross
SYLVIA CHEN: AMA 30-minute chat WINNER: Jany Campana

A huge *THANK YOU* to all the awesome #PBStudyBuddy PB Promo Group Partners shown below with members kindly offering giveaways for this #BOOKBOOST event! And *SUPER THANKS* to each and every giveaway donor for your incredible generosity! 😊 CONGRATS to all who participated and won in various ways!