If you’ve been stalking me on social media recently, you might have noticed me dropping veiled hints about the BookSworn. You might even have wondered what it was all about.

Today, the truth is out.

So who are the BookSworn?

They are weavers of worlds and spinners of tales, a writer’s collective that features some of fantasy’s freshest voices from the last couple of years.

They are Bradley Beaulieu, Betsy Dornbusch, Teresa Frohock, Douglas Hulick, Kameron Hurley, Zachary Jernigan, Mark Lawrence, Stina Leicht, Helen Lowe, Anne Lyle, Evie Manieri, Jeff Salyards, Courtney Schafer, Mary Victoria, Mazarkis Williams and, er, me.

In the coming weeks we will be blogging and writing essays on the art and craft of genre fiction, offering sneak peeks at our upcoming books, and giving away some very cool stuff.

To help us launch our new website, you are cordially invited to attend a

Grand Masked Ball

and mingle with our characters over the next seven days. Guess who’s behind the masks, and you could win a stupendous pile of signed books.

Time: Monday 18th March 2013, from 12 noon EST (5pm GMT)

Venue: BookSworn

Dress: Masque

All welcome!

UPDATE 09 MAR 13: Winners’ books were posted today – they should be with you within a week.

Wow – thank you all for such an amazing response to the giveaway!

I got so many entries that I’ve decided to throw in another book, because giving away just two felt a bit niggardly when sixty-odd folk had replied. So there they are, on my desk, waiting to be signed.

And now for the winners. By the wonders of the Random.org random number generator . . .

Congratulations Marika, Scott and Cindy!

You will be receiving an email from me shortly for your postal address and personalisation details, and your signed books will be shipped out to you as soon as possible. I hope you enjoy the read!

Didn’t win?

If you weren’t one of the lucky ones, there are still FIVE signed books up for grabs on Goodreads: