RARE18 London in Pictures

#RARE18London #RARE18 You were AWESOME!!
Despite having nearly having to cancel going due to the cold which seems to be doing the rounds I dragged my butt to RARE and I'm SO glad I went!!

More of my pics from the event will be on my Pinterest Events board & Instagram account but here are a few of my favs from the day and after party.

Fangirl moments (even though in a complete blogger fail I forgot to tell Sam Towle my name and to ask for a picture):

Lots of bookish swag, goodies and fun in the RARE after party Photobooth:

I'm looking forward the next one...

I'm Off to Get My RARE On!

#RARE18London I'm headed your way... 

I'm looking forward to buying lots of lovely books, meeting some fab authors, bloggers and fellow book worms and of course looking at all the pretty goodies!

To look at all my pics from the event then head over to my Pinterest Events board & my Instagram account.

Are you headed to RARE this weekend?!

RARE18 London Calling

So who joined in with the epic stress-fest that was trying to get tickets to RARE18London this weekend?

I managed to get my tickets pretty quickly and avoided (touch wood) the PayPal issues.

So I'll see you all in London next year for the big event!!!

RARE18 LONDON'S CALLING

#RARE18

#RARE18London

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February 24, 2018

London Olympia

Thanks to the team at RARE for the graphics!

Author lists may change!

YALC 2016 Day 2 - Geek City

YALC and LFCC Saturday/day 2 in pictures... 
Panels, books, cosplay, Darren Shan and exploring...

Lots of costumes, Dr's and do I spy a TARDIS or two?! 

To look at all my pics from the event then head over to my Pinterest Events board & my Instagram account.

What was your YALC or London Film and Comic Con experience like?!

Essex Author Extravaganza in Pictures

I had a fab time at Essex Author Extravaganza 2016 last weekend and want to say a HUGE thanks to all the authors, organisers, readers, bloggers who helped make it such a fab weekend & of course to the lovely Shannon for organising the event. 

It can be a bit weird going to these events alone but I had a blast and thanks to everybody who adopted me for the weekend.
I know you don't want to look at the 100s of pics I took at the event and party (yes there were that many) but here are a few of my fav's...

Only at a romance book event would you get these lollies...

Lots of lovely authors & cover models!

She made me do it...

Check out just some of the book & swag haul from the event. Lots of this will be featuring in GIVEAWAYS coming very soon (once I've organised it all)...

For more info on #EAE2016 head here!

Other pics from the event can be found on my Facebook, Twitter & Instagram pages!!

Book Signing & Convention Swag Giveaway

Book Signing & Convention Swag Giveaway

Whilst sorting out the goodies I received at #YALC, I realised I have SO MUCH swag from various signings!
So I've put together a prize pack of book swag from these different events for you to win.
The swag was generously given to me by authors, publishers and PR's. It includes goodies from a variety of genres & includes Young Adult, New Adult and Adult books.

Open Internationally - Giveaway ends 3rd Aug.

Prize pack includes:
(only those indicated are signed).
Posters: The Starcrossed Trilogy & Half Bad/Half Wild reversible.Bookmarks: Marcus Half Bad, The Until series (signed by Aurora Rose Reynolds), Brighton Beach (signed by Nikki Groom), Hello?, Nothing Left to Lose series (signed by Kirsty Moseley).Postcards: Finding series (signed by SK Hartley, What If, RAZE (signed by Tillie Cole), This Man series (signed by Jodi Ellen Malpas).Mini Book Samplers: Red Queen/The Death House, All the Bright Places, Fire Colour One, The Fault in Our Stars, Magisterium (this folds out into a poster). Demon Road Swag: Sampler, mailing list postcard with giveaway option (this giveaway is on the card & is not in anyway related to me or Zili in the Sky - see Harper Collins for terms), business card, fold out map/poster, red rubber bracelet & small button badge.Various: My Kinda Book Rail card holder & sneak peek card, Chapter 5 material bracelet, Fire Colour One small button badge, Kirsty Moseley - The Boy Who Sneaks in my Bedroom Window ice-skate charm keyring, Secrets mini book charm & Foxglove Summer button badge.

Fill out the rafflecopter using as many or few of the options below as you like (I've used different options to give you have a more of a chance of finding a way to enter): 

Free entry if you follow, add or befriend me/the blog on: Instagram, Pinterest, tsu, Twitter, follow the blog (on either Google+, BlogLovin' (you can follow me or the blog), email or GFC), add me on Goodreads or leave me a comment below.

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The winner has 3 days to reply to winner notification email before I redraw.

Giveaway T&C's:

I cannot be held accountable for winners & prizes - I am not responsible for missing prizes & anything lost in transit. Prizes will not be replaced (but proof of postage is gained). I check all entries before giving out prizes to make sure your entry is still valid. I'm sorry kiddies but you need to be 18 or older to enter, or have a parent enter for your (or have recognised parental permission) as some of the content is for adults. The giveaway is not linked to the publisher, author, company, or any social media unless stated otherwise. If you're not legally allowed to enter then your entry is void. Incomplete entries or giveaway only accounts are also void - show me that you love books!! 

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Winner, Winner! British Book Affair Swag Giveaway

There were lots of entries into the swag giveaway & I just wanted to say thanks & that I have LOTS more swag, goodies & of course books to giveaway soon, so watch this space...

I just wanted to post a reminder to please make sure you post correct links, twitter names etc, because there were a LOT of incorrect ones this time and I had to disqualify some people (which I hate doing).


The winner is:
Sonja E (F)

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Congrats Sonja you have 3 days to reply to winner notification before I redraw.

You won:

(Only mentioned items are signed!)

2 x bracelets 1 x Tangled chapstick 1 x The Raven button pin 2 x temp tattoos Bookmarks: Michelle A. Valentine (signed), Jodi Ellen Malpas (signed), Kirsty Moseley (signed). Cards: Tillie Cole (signed), Rebecca Donovan, Aurora Rose Reynolds (signed), Carrie Elks (signed). Card With Necklace G.J. Walker-Smith Mini-book charm.

Giveaway T&C's:

I cannot be held accountable for winners & prizes - I am not responsible for missing prizes & anything lost in transit. Prizes will not be replaced (but proof of postage is gained). I check all entries before giving out prizes to make sure your entry is still valid. I'm sorry kiddies but you need to be 18 or older to enter, or have a parent enter for your (or have recognised parental permission) as some of the books are for adults. I have purchased these prizes for giveaway purposes or been given them by authors/pr/publishers. The giveaway is not linked to the publisher, author, company, or any social media unless stated otherwise. If you're not legally allowed to enter then your entry is void. Incomplete entries or giveaway only accounts are also void!! 

British Book Affair Swag Giveaway

I had a fab time at The British Book Affair signing in London (see my post about the day here) & because I collected a lot go goodies, I'm giving you the chance to win some.

(Only mentioned items are signed!)

2 x bracelets 1 x Tangled chapstick 1 x The Raven button pin 2 x temp tattoos Bookmarks: Michelle A. Valentine (signed), Jodi Ellen Malpas (signed), Kirsty Moseley (signed). Cards: Tillie Cole (signed), Rebecca Donovan, Aurora Rose Reynolds (signed), Carrie Elks (signed). Card With Necklace G.J. Walker-Smith Mini-book charm.

To enter the GIVEAWAY just fill out the rafflecopter form using any or all of the options below, they are: 

Free entry if you follow Zili in the Sky on Facebook, follow @ziliinthesky on Twitter, follow the blog (you can pick whether on Google+, BlogLovin', email or GFC), follow on tsu, follow on tumblr, tweet about the hop or by leaving me a comment on my Facebook page .

Bonus entries for leaving blog post comments and sharing the giveaway.

Open International! 

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The winners have 3 days to reply to winner notification before I redraw.

Giveaway T&C's:

I cannot be held accountable for winners & prizes - I am not responsible for missing prizes & anything lost in transit. Prizes will not be replaced (but proof of postage is gained). I check all entries before giving out prizes to make sure your entry is still valid. I'm sorry kiddies but you need to be 18 or older to enter, or have a parent enter for your (or have recognised parental permission) as some of the books are for adults. I have purchased these prizes for giveaway purposes & the giveaway is not linked to the publisher, author, company, or any social media unless stated otherwise. If you're not legally allowed to enter then your entry is void. Incomplete entries or giveaway only accounts are also void!! 

The British Book Affair 2015 In Pictures

I had a great time at The British Book Affair 2015 yesterday and want to say a HUGE thanks to all the authors, organisers, readers, bloggers & bored husbands/BFs who helped make it such a fab day. 

It's always a bit weird going to these events alone but I had a blast & that was largely down to the kindness of the authors (much fan-girling happened) and my new crowd & queue buddies!
After running out of phone/camera battery in Dublin last year, I took my charger along to London, then promptly got so excited I forgot to take many pics. But here's how some of my day went...

Lots of queueing but lots of fun queue buddies.

I shoved my rather old & battered copy of Always You at Kirsty Moseley.

The lovely Jodi Ellen Malpas had lots of Jesse and Miller swag!

Not only did Samantha Towle have Galaxy chocolate (if you've read REVVED you'll know why) but also lots of fab goodies & Craig aka Real Life Jake! She's also SO lovely that my fan-girl moments were off the charts!

Emma Chase was so super friendly and chatted to everybody for ages :)

This is the second event I've meet Abbi Glines at and although she also has ridiculously long queues of people waiting, she's always so friendly!

Speaking of crowds, look how busy it was.

The lovely soldiers raising awareness for such a great cause (I did have to remind a few people they are actual soldiers and not strippers so wouldn't be taking their tops off)!

I found two Christians *ahem* Jamies! The Hot Bed girlies were hilarious (thanks for the sexy games book).

Check out my book & swag haul from the event. The good news is that lots of the swag & some of the books will be appearing in GIVEAWAYS coming soon...

For more info on #BBA15 head here!

All my other pics from the event can be found on my FB & Twitter pages!!

London Baby!

I'm off to The British Book Affair 2015 today, so I apologise in advance for the many ridiculous pics I'm clearly going to post on Twitter/FB today & also for the lack of usual posts.

If you're coming to the event come say hi (I'm the short one wearing the pink Zili necklace).
For more info on #BBA15 head here!

Normal service will resume tomorrow...
See ya in London,
Z x

Signed Losing It & Other Fab Swag Giveaway

GIVEAWAY!

As well as a signed UK paperback of Cora Carmack's Losing It & a T-shirt signed by Lisa J. Hobman I have a whole host of goodies!

 The giveaway includes: 

Please note only the indicated items are signed!! 

Losing It paperback (signed) & plastic bracelet - Cora Carmack

T-shirt (signed), bookmark, card (signed) & button badge - Lisa J. Hobman
Bookmark - C.M. Stunich 3x cards, pen & bookmark - Georgia Cates Card, bookmark (signed) & magnet - Mia Michelle Card (signed) & keyring - D Breeze Magnet & card (signed) - Krissy V Poker chip & chapstick - Kristen Proby Bookmark - Amy A Bartol Card (signed) - Aurora Rose Reynolds Card - Altheatha Romig Marked Men Shot glass (plastic) - Jay Crownover Guitar pick - Lexi Buchanan
Open internationally (I reserve the right to substitute prizes if necessary):

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Some of the items are adult themed or from adult books & may contain 'naughty bits' (which are for show & not to be used, you use them at your own risk) this giveaway is for over 18s only!
I make no profit from this swag, it was kindly given to me by the authors at #DAS14.  Before entering please check out the rest of my giveaway T&C's below.

Please make sure you paste the correct links, info etc when entering as I've had a few entries with broken links etc (this means I have to redraw & you won't win).

The winners have 3 days to reply to winner notification before I redraw for different winner(s).

Giveaway T&C's:

I cannot be held accountable for winners & prizes - I am not responsible for missing prizes & anything lost in transit. Prizes will not be replaced (but proof of postage is gained). I check all entries before giving out prizes to make sure your entry is still valid. I'm sorry kiddies but you need to be 18 or older to enter as some of the swag is for adults. I have been given these prizes for giveaway purposes & the giveaway is not linked to the publisher, author, company, or any social media unless stated otherwise. If you're not legally allowed to enter then your entry is void. Incomplete entries or 'giveaway-only' accounts are also void!! I try to make descriptions as accurate as possible but I do not accept responsibility for any prize substations, changes, removals or missing items. When you enter you are agreeing to these conditions!

Good luck :)