My birthday is in two days--on July 15th--and NOT LIKE YOU is being released the next day, July 16th, although it's in some stores already.

It's time for CONTESTS!

There are three contests you can enter:


1) MOTHER-DAUGHTER STORIES CONTEST

Send me your funniest or most tragic or most outrageous mother-daughter story to win a signed copy of Not Like You. Stories can also be quirky or poignant--any mother-daughter experience that you think will move readers to laugh or cry or think about the mother-daughter relationship in a new way.

Contest guidelines:

1. 500 words or less
2. True stories preferred, but fictional stories will be considered
3. Indicate whether you give permission for your story to be posted on my web site and blogs.
4. Deadline: October 1, 2007
5. Prizes awarded: October 15, 2007


2) TEENSREADTOO.COM CONTEST
Win a copy of Not Like You! Details to be announced July 16th, 2007--or visit http://www.teensreadtoo.com on July 16th for details.


3) GUESS THIS MUSICAL CONTEST

As a high school student, I was a member of the tap-dancing chorus in a well-known musical. Check out the photo of me relaxing with another cast member on my web site at http://www.deborahdavisauthor.com/beyond-the-bio.html. It's the last photo on the page. Send me your guess and win your choice of a signed copy of Not Like You or one of my other books OR a 30-minute phone conversation with me.

1. Deadline: November 4, 2007
2. Prize awarded: November 10th 2007

Party on!