Here are the prizes for the June Contest

For June, I’m presenting a host of prizes for the winner:

  • $50 cash (in the form of an Amazon gift certificate)
  • Trophy–A crocheted rocket.
    • The rocket pictured above is the trophy.
    • From nose cone to the yellow flames, it stretches just over 5 inches.
  • A Twitter banner pronouncing you the winner of the June Contest. (Use it on Twitter or wherever you like.)
  • Listing in the Circle of Champions on this website, including your social media contacts and website link, if you’d like to share them.
  • Lots and lots and lots of promotion on Twitter. (I go a little crazy.)
  • Other opportunities to mix and mingle with my other Champions and join them in special projects.

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Here are the prizes for the March Contest

For March, I’m presenting a host of prizes for the winner:

  • $50 cash (in the form of an Amazon gift certificate)
  • Trophy–A crocheted rocket.
    • The rocket pictured above is the trophy.
    • From nose cone to the yellow flames, it stretches just over 5 inches.
  • A Twitter banner pronouncing you the winner of the March Contest. (Use it on Twitter or wherever you like.)
  • Listing in the Circle of Champions on this website, including your social media contacts and website link, if you’d like to share them.
  • Lots and lots and lots of promotion on Twitter. (I go a little crazy.)
  • Other opportunities to mix and mingle with my other Champions and join them in special projects. (Check out a recent special project exclusive to my Circle of Champions.)

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Here are the prizes for the December Contest winner

For December, I’m presenting a host of prizes for the winner:

  • $75 cash (in the form of an Amazon gift certificate)
  • Trophy–A crocheted rocket.
    • The rocket pictured above is the trophy.
    • From nose cone to the yellow flames, it stretches just over 5 inches.
  • A Twitter banner–or use wherever you like–pronouncing you the winner of the December Contest.
  • Listing in the Circle of Champions on this website, including your social media contacts and website link, if you’d like to share them.
  • Lots and lots and lots of promotion on Twitter. (I go a little crazy.)
  • Other opportunities to mix and mingle with my other Champions and join them in special projects. (Check out my current special project exclusive to my Circle of Champions.)

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Here are the prizes for the September Contest winner

Illustration by Joe Cross. Copyright 2021.

For September, I’m presenting a host of prizes for the winner:

  • $50 cash (in the form of an Amazon gift certificate).
  • Trophy–An amigurumi rocket. (I’m crocheting the rocket myself, so I don’t have a photo yet.)
  • A Twitter banner–or use wherever you like–pronouncing you the winner of the September Contest.
  • Listing in the Circle of Champions on this website, including your social media contacts and website link, if you’d like to share them.
  • Your very own Author Page on this site with your writer’s bio, if you’d like to share one.
  • Lots and lots and lots of promotion on Twitter. (I go a little crazy.)
  • Other opportunities to mix and mingle with my other Champions and join them in special projects. (Check out my current special project exclusive to my Circle of Champions.)

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Here are the prizes for the May Contest winner

This is astronaut Major A. Ward. She is the trophy for the May Contest. But there’s more!

For May, I’m presenting a host of prizes for the winner:

  • $25 cash (in the form of an Amazon gift certificate)
  • Trophy–The Maj. A. Ward amigurumi astronaut (I crocheted her myself. She’s about 5 inches tall.)
  • A Twitter banner–or use wherever you like–pronouncing you the winner of the May Contest.
  • Listing in the Circle of Champions on this website, including your social media contacts and website link, if you’d like to share them.
  • Lots and lots and lots of promotion on Twitter. (I go a little crazy.)
  • Other opportunities to mix and mingle with my other Champions and join them in special projects. (Check out one of my special projects that was exclusive to my Circle of Champions. The Globe series of stories on this website, starting with Pillars of Smoke, has also been exclusive to Champions, so far.)

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The secret origins of Major A. Ward

Abby Sy designed this astronaut pattern and named it Roberta the Astronaut in honor of Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman in space. Abby is a crochet designer who lives in Toronto with her dog Ollie. Read more about Abby and Hollie.