From August through December, one reader is drawn each month, a small return for the company you've kept with these pages since the book was born.
Poems written from a broken place don't ask to be fixed, they ask to be witnessed. This raffle is a quiet thank you to everyone who has sat with these poems, wherever you found them.
Five months, five drawings, one winner each, a small token sent your way, wherever in the world you are.
Some of the retailers carrying the book, as of July 2026. New ones are added over time, check the author's social channels for updates.
One entry covers every month, no need to re-enter.
Amazon gift card, or cash equivalent for winners based in the Philippines.
The first winner will be announced at the end of August.
those who've carried the book forward
Book clubs and collaborators who've joined the journey will be listed here.
Open to anyone who has purchased (in any format), read, or collaborated with me or with In the Darkness of Shards: Poems from a Broken Place.
Eligible from the book's publication date, December 23, 2024, onward.
Winners need an Amazon account, since the prize is sent as an Amazon gift card. Winners based in the Philippines may instead choose the cash equivalent, sent via GCash, and will need to provide a GCash number to claim it.
Leave your name and where you're reading from. Winners are announced at the close of each month, from August through December.
Your entry is in for every remaining monthly drawing. Winners will be announced here and shared with the reading community. Good luck.
Your name, location, email, and Instagram handle (if given) are collected only to run the raffle: to confirm eligibility, contact winners, and credit names and locations if you win. This information is stored in a private spreadsheet, is never sold, and is never shared beyond what's needed to run this raffle. Only your name and general location are ever shown publicly, and only if you win.