HOW
TO ENTER:
To be eligible for this random drawing, all you have to do is place an order
for any edition of The
Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King via the online store at CemeteryDance.com
before 11:59PM EST on December 21, 2005! Each copy you order will count as an
additional entry, but no purchase is necessary to enter the drawing. All orders
placed before the above time will be included in the drawing. There is no need
to mention the drawing on your order form, or to contact our office about the
drawing. Winners will be contacted via email before The
Secretary of Dreams is published. One item per winner.
THE PRIZES:
• Cemetery
Dance Novella Series lifetime membership (value of $500)
• Cemetery Dance
Signature Series lifetime membership (value of $500)
• Cemetery
Dance magazine
lifetime subscription (value of $175)
• Grave
Tales lifetime subscription (value of $99)
• From
a Buick 8 by Stephen King slipcased Gift Edition (value of $75)
Official Rules:
No Purchase Necessary.
The Secretary of Dreams Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes")
begins December 14, 2005, at 6 a.m. EST and ends December 21, 2005 at 11:59
p.m. EST. Sponsored by Richard Chizmar doing business as Cemetery Dance Publications
("Sponsor").
1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER
OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.
2. ELIGIBILITY. United States law governs this sweepstakes.
From the time of entry through the final date of prize fulfillment, each Sweepstakes
entrant and winner must be a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District
of Columbia and 18 years of age or older. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS, U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND ALL OTHER U.S.
TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. All decisions
of the Sponsor with respect to this Sweepstakes are final.
3. ENTER BY INTERNET. You may enter this sweepstakes via the
Internet by logging on to the Website at www.cemeterydance.com and purchasing
the item(s) noted above. Sponsor must receive all Internet entries by the date
posted above. Orders that are incomplete or canceled by the company or customer
are void. In the event of a dispute about the identity of an entrant, each entry
will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address
submitted at time of entry. Authorized account holder is defined as the natural
person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Service Provider,
online access provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution,
etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated
with the submitted email address. With respect to the winning entry, the winner
may be required to provide proof that the winner is the authorized account holder
of the email address associated with the winning entry.
4. ENTRY BY MAIL: You may enter this sweepstakes via the United
States Postal System by sending a 3"x5" postcard to:
"The Secretary of Dreams Raffle"
c/o Cemetery Dance Publications
PO Box 623
Forest Hill, MD 21050
The postcard must contain the following information on it: The
entrant's name, home address, phone number, email address (if any), age, and
name of contest (e.g. "The Secretary of Dreams"). ONLY ONE MAIL ENTRY
PER PERSON WILL BE ACCEPTED. The postcard MUST be postmarked between the dates
noted above.
5. SELECTION OF WINNERS. Winners will be selected by random
drawing of all eligible entries received. The random drawing will be held under
the supervision of Sponsor, whose decisions shall be final in all matters. Selected
entrants will be notified by phone or email. If the prize is undeliverable,
it may result in a disqualification of the selected entrant as a potential Prize
Winner. Upon any such disqualification, an alternate sweepstakes entrant shall
be selected by random drawing conducted by Sponsor. Acceptance of any prize
constitutes the prize winner's permission to use such person's name, and city
and state of residence for promotional purposes in connection with this Sweepstakes
without further compensation or permission except where prohibited by law. Entries
become the property of the Sponsor and will neither be acknowledged nor returned.
All entries are subject to verification prior to awarding of prizes.
6. PRIZES:
• Cemetery
Dance Novella Series lifetime membership ($500)
• Cemetery Dance
Signature Series lifetime membership ($500)
• Cemetery
Dance magazine
lifetime subscription ($175)
• Grave
Tales lifetime subscription ($99)
• From
a Buick 8 by Stephen King slipcased Gift Edition ($75)
7. ODDS OF WINNING. Odds of winning a prize are determined by
the total number of eligible entries received for the Sweepstakes.
8. RESTRICTIONS. The prize package consists of only the item
specifically described as part of the prize. Sponsors will not replace any lost
or stolen prize items once in the winner's possession. If prize cannot be awarded
due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsors, a substitute prize
of equal or greater retail value will be awarded. Sponsors shall not be liable
to winner or any person claiming through winner for failure to supply the prize
or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s),
order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether
or not the action(s), regulations(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be
invalid), equipment failure, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public
enemy, earthquake, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion,
unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether
legal or illegal) labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of
any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot or any other
cause beyond Sponsors' sole control (collectively, "Force Majeure Event").
9. CONDITIONS. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to
be bound by the Official Rules. Entrant waives the right to assert as a cost
of winning a prize any and all costs of verification and redemption of said
prize and any liability which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem
said prize. If the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned by reason
of damage by computer viruses, worms or bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention,
fraud, technical limitations or failures, any Force Majeure Event or any other
cause which, in the sole opinion of Sponsors, could corrupt, compromise, undermine
or otherwise affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, viability
or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole
and absolute discretion, to modify these Official Rules and/or to cancel, terminate,
modify or suspend all or any part of the Sweepstakes, and to select a winner
from among all eligible entries received by Sponsors up until the time of such
cancellation, termination, modification or suspension, as applicable. Sponsors
reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual that
(i) tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operations of
this Sweepstakes in any manner, (ii) violates the Official Rules, or (iii) acts
in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY
OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION
OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN
ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
AND/OR DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Any expenses and receipt and use of the prize and federal, state and local taxes
and fees applicable in connection with the prize awarded are the sole responsibility
of the winner. This sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state and local laws
of the United States. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
10. WINNERS LIST. The names of the winners will be posted on
this page after they are selected and notified.
WINNERS LIST:
• Cemetery
Dance Novella Series lifetime membership... John Hanic
• Cemetery Dance
Signature Series lifetime membership... Erik Alkenbrack
• Cemetery
Dance magazine
lifetime subscription... Carolyn Shouse
• Grave
Tales lifetime subscription... Michael Nau
• From
a Buick 8 by Stephen King slipcased Gift Edition... Andrew Kaplan
In addition to those winners, six different websites participated in a special
contest for The
Secretary of Dreams by Stephen King, and the following visitors to
those sites were randomly selected to receive a free Advanced Uncorrected Proof
of The Secretary
of Dreams early next year! Advanced Uncorrected Proofs are review copies
that we print in very limited quantities in trade paperback form exclusively
for reviewers. These special advanced copies ship before the book is actually
published so these lucky customers will be among the first people in the world
outside our office to experience The
Secretary of Dreams! Congratulations to all the winners!
SKEMERS.com:
1) Michael Arra
2) Kim Meier-Carroll
3) Ron Breznay
4) Melissa Allyn
5) Tammy Noeske
Horrorking.com:
1) Bradley Bates
2) Barry McGee
3) James Collins
4) Bill Smith
5) Gregg Barr
SKFakes (http://www.skfakes.co.uk):
1) William Karl Stansell III
2) J. Harmond Hughey
3) Tasha Deardorff
4) Brent Bird
5) Jay Primmer
Charnel House (http://members.tripod.com/~charnelhouse/):
1) Jeffrey Born
2) Andrew Williams
3) Jeffrey Fisher
4) Robin Bruner
5) Lynn Martin
StephenKingCollector.com:
1)Georgia Shelton
2) Robert Sullivan
3) Ira Deardorff
4) Ryan McKnight
5) Stephen Crews
Liljas-Library.com:
1) Aaron Nauman
2) Lee Marshall
3) Terry Lettmoden
4) Mats Jacobsson
5) Tomas Ernlund