TSK, TSK, What to Read?: Meet the UTOPIA 2016 Bloggers + GIVEAWAY

Hi everyone!!! UTOPIACon will be upon us before we know it and as one of the official bloggers, we thought it would be great for your guys to get to know each of us..
PLUS...I have a GIVEAWAY for ONE Titanium tciket package...So make sure you scroll down and enter!!

What you do for work outside of blogging?

Well, in my everyday life I am a Spanish teacher for a middle school in Alabama. I have been teaching for 15 years and it has been one of the most rewarding experiences.

I am also married and have a beautiful daughter.

Besides reading...I love photography, spending time with my family and friends, watching movies or my favorite TV shows.

What you do besides blogging in the literary world (editing, book reviewing, etc…)?

Besides blogging, I do reviews and I beta read at times...

What’s the one thing you feel you’ve gained by doing the above?

Being in this community and being able to review or beta read has allowed me to make some amazing friends. It has also strengthened me as a reader in my opinion.

How did you find Utopia?

I found Utopia through some of my favorite authors. I was watching them attend the very first one and man, I wanted to go so bad. So, the very next year, I made sure I was there.

What did you learn or gain at Utopia that you don’t feel you would’ve gotten anywhere else?

When I first attended Utopia, I found a camaraderie among authors and readers that I haven't really seen at other Cons. Not to say that it isn't there at others, it's just that it felt like a family...

What’s one thing you’d like to see folks in the literary world do (together or separately)?

I would love to see people get over their bias and bullying. Aren't we all just readers who want to fall in love with a book and to just escape in to the world that was created in it's pages?? Why do we have to put down what someone else is reading just because it may be something we disagree with or wouldn't read?

How do you feel you contribute to the writer world at large?

I think I contribute to the writer world by giving feedback on the books that I have read. Letting authors know what I love and what I may not have liked as much.

What’s your ultimate blogging goal?

For me...blogging allows me a way to express and show my admiration for the books that I love. My ultimate goal really is to just be able to continue doing that...

~TICKET INFORMATION~

Silver Package

Includes admission to conference Wed, June 22 – Sun, June 26: welcome bag keynote speeches, panels, exhibitor hall, karaoke, pre-awards happy hour, the Fifth Annual Utopia Awards, post-awards dance party and signing events. Does NOT include: WORKSHOPS, apparel, lunches. Full refund for 60 Days from purchase or until March 31, 2016, whichever comes first. Amount minus processing fee after 60 days or until March 31, 2016, whichever comes first. No refunds, transfers or exchanges allowed after March 31, 2016 for any reason.

Titanium Package

Includes Buffet Lunch Thursday + Friday, Official Utopia 2016 t-shirt, early seating for awards, VIP Registration/Badge Pick up line; admission to conference Wed, June 22 – Sun, June 26: keynote speeches, panels, exhibitor hall, karaoke, pre-awards happy hour, the Fifth Annual UTOPiA Awards, post-awards dance party and signing events. Does NOT include: WORKSHOPS. Full refund for 60 Days from purchase or until March 31, 2016, whichever comes first. Amount minus processing fee after 60 days or until March 31, 2016, whichever comes. No refunds, transfers or exchanges allowed after March 31, 2016 for any reason.

2-Day Exhibitor + Signing 1/2 Table

Each HALF Table includes ONE Admission ticket. If you purchase two half tables (this will be one whole table on site), you get two admission tickets. Admission includes access to conference Wed, June 22 – Sun, June 26: welcome bag keynote speeches, panels, exhibitor hall, karaoke, pre-awards happy hour, the Fifth Annual Utopia Awards, post-awards dance party and signing events. Does NOT include: Mastery Workshops, apparel, lunches. Full refund for 60 days from purchase or until March 31, 2016, whichever comes first. Fifty percent (50%) refund after 60 days or until March 31st, 2016, whichever comes first. No refunds, transfers or exchanges allowed after March 31, 2016 for any reason.

Get more detailed information here!

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Make sure you check out all the official blogger’s posts concerning UTOPiA and more invited guests, and subscribe to their blogs as well:

Week 1: Jo Michaels Blog and The Paisley Reader

Week 2: A Book Vacation and Delphina Reads Too Much

Week 3: My Book Addiction (ME) and A Little Bit of R&R

Week 4: Book Junkie: Not-So-Anonymous and Tsk Tsk What to Read

Every Two Weeks: Lulo FanGirl

And, make sure to check out all the other ways you can keep up with news about the goings on at UTOPiAcon for 2016.

Come join us and FIGHT FOR YOUR WRITE!