In June, the Alliance of Young Adult Authors is sponsoring a massive young adult scavenger hunt. This is a chance to meet some new authors, grab a bunch of free books, and sign up to win a whole bunch of epic prizes!

RULES

Each author will be given a special keyword, which will be bolded and all caps like this: BUTTERFLIES. All you have to do is visit all the author's sites in this order, write down the special keywords to discover the short story, then enter the giveaway with the completed secret legend HERE. There will be one main giveaway for the main prize, but most of the participating authors will also have smaller giveaways for free books, amazon credit and author swag, so make sure you read their post carefully to see what else they're offering while you're on their site for the keyword.

THE MAP (participating authors)

1. Cindy Ray Hale
2. Katherine Bogle
3. Melle Amade
4. David Kudler
5. A.M. Yates
6. Alethea Kontis
7. Stevie Rae Causey
8. Katlyn Duncan
9. Debbie Manber Kupfer
10. Meredith Rose
11. N.M. Howell
12. Lara Ann
13. K.M. Robinson
14. J.A. Culican
15. Heather Karn
16. Rob L. Slater
17. Dylan Keefer
18. Sarah K. Wilson
19. L.J. Higgins
20. Gina Marie Long
21. Em Kazmierski
22. Travis Hall
23. Heather Young-Nichols
24. Anna Santos
25. J.L. Weil
26. Jo Schneider
27. Rebecca Fernfield
28. Kristin D. Van Risseghem
29. Martine Lewis
30. Tara Benham
31. Stacy Claflin
32. Beth Hammond
33. Erica Monroe Cope
34. Nicole Zoltack
35. Char Webster
36. Sabrina Ramoth
37. T.J. Muir
38. Raquel Lyon
39. Beth Rodgers
40. S.L. Beaumont
41. Eva Pohler
42. Melanie McFarlane
43. Cheryllynn Dyess
44. Audrey Rich
45. Amanda Zieba
46. Sandie Will
47. Elle Scott
48. Angie Grigaliunas
49. Ashley Maker
50. Mandy Peterson
51. Audrey Grey
52. Elisa Dane
53. Amy McNulty
54. Melinda Cordell
55. Monica Leonelle
56. Claire Luana
57. Frost Kay
58. Preeti C. Sharma
59. Bentz Deyo
60. April Wood
61. Lena Mae Hill
62. Angel Leya
63. Wendi Wilson
64. Wendy Knight
65. Chogan Swan
66. Tamara Hart Heiner
67. Norma Hinkens
68. Patti Larsen
69. Megan Crewe
70. Jamie Thornton
71. Jessie Renée
72. T.A. Maclagan
73. Lydia Sherrer
74. Phyllis Moore
75. P.D. Workman
76. J.A. Armitage
77. K.N. Lee
78. Angela Fristoe
79. Rhonda Sermon
80. G.K. DeRosa
81. Erin Richards
82. Ali Winters
83. Larissa C. Hardesty
84. Kristine Tate
85. Debra Kristi
86. Bella Rose
87. Cortney Pearson
88. Jeff Kohanek
89. Kristal Shaff
90. Rachel Morgan
91. Emma Right
92. C.L. Cannon
93. Joanne Macgregor
94. Lindsey Loucks
95. Farah Kuck
96. Erin Hayes
97. Jesikah Sundin
98. Dorothy Dreyer
99. Danielle Annett
100. C.J. Ethington
101. L.C. Hibbett
102. Madeline Dyer
103. Katie John
104. Nicole Schubert
105. Rachel Medhurst
106. Tee G Ayer
107. May Freighter
108. Heather Dyer
109. Jen Minkman
110. J.L. Gillham
111. Karen Tomlinson
112. Kate Haye
113. Megan Linski
114. Martina Billings
115. Jo Ho
116. Brian King
117. Inna Hardison
118. Rachel Bateman
119. Sally Henson
120. J.L. Hendricks
121. A.L. Knorr
122. T.M. Franklin
123. Konstanz Silverbow
124. felisha Antonette
125. Jake Devlin
126. S.F. Benson
127. Laurie Treacy
128. Emily Martha Sorensen
129. Leia Stone
130. T. Rae Mitchell
131. J. Keller Ford
132. Kat Stiles
133. Jessica Hawke
134. Elyse Reyes
135. Sophie Davis
136. Bianca Scardoni
137. Jenetta Penner
138. David R. Bernstein
139. Olivia Wildenstein
140. Derek Murphy

Starts June 1st!

Just go through the "treasure map" above to find the keywords and reconstruct the secret legend. Once you've got it, enter for the grand prize HERE. Don't forget to keep an eye out for other giveaways or free books as you search for the keywords, most authors will be offering their own prizes as well.

For rules, updates or trouble-shooting, make sure to check out this main post which will stay updated.

TIMELINE

Authors will post the rules and the full list of participating authors sometime in June, and have their post up and visible on their site/blog, with their keyword, by June 1st. Readers just need to go through the list, find the words, and use the story to enter for the grand prize.