Canada-Only Giveaway · Open September 9, 2026 to September 25, 2026
Try Not to Die in Canada
Canada gave Try Not to Die two of its finest — Steve Stred and Duncan Ralston — and both of them set their books somewhere else. Consider this our apology. Canadian readers only: answer one question to enter, and five winners take home Try Not to Die in Canada merch, paperbacks, and gift cards to real Canadian indie bookstores.
What you can win
First place
A Try Not to Die in Canada hoodie, a $35 CAD gift card to your choice of Nocturne Books (Calgary), Re-read Used Books (Ontario), or Raven's End Books (Winnipeg), and two paperbacks from the prize shelf.
Second place
A Try Not to Die in Canada shirt, a $20 CAD gift card to your choice of the same three bookstores, and one paperback from the prize shelf.
Third place
Your choice of a Try Not to Die mug or tote, and one paperback from the prize shelf.
Fourth and fifth
One paperback from the prize shelf.
Entry is open to Canadian residents only, and every prize ships anywhere in Canada. The prize shelf: Try Not to Die on Werewolf Island (ships on release), Try Not to Die at Ghostland, Who's Satan Inside?, Dethfest Confessions, or any Try Not to Die title — winner's choice, unsigned paperbacks. If 150 people enter, the search for a new Canadian Try Not to Die author begins, and suggestions are welcome.
How to enter
Answer one quick poll to enter. Subscribe to the Vincere Volume for a free copy of Try Not to Die in Brightside and the biggest boost, then stack more entries however you like.
Ways to earn entries
- Answer the entry questionOne question. Your answer is your entry.Required
- Subscribe to the Vincere VolumeJoin and we send you Try Not to Die in Brightside, a full interactive novel, free. The biggest boost on the board.+10 entries
- Bring a friend (preferably Canadian)Per friend who enters. The fastest way to climb.+4 entries
- Loyal Reader BonusBonus entries for readers who have entered a past Vincere giveaway.+5 entries
- Visit the Try Not to Die mapTake a look. Pins are reserved for readers who have actually died in a book.+2 entries
- Check out Try Not to Die on Werewolf IslandNo one has been to Werewolf Island before — or lived to tell about it.+6 entries
- Check out Try Not to Die at GhostlandDuncan Ralston's haunted park. In Maryland. We know.+6 entries
- Check out Try Not to Die in Port LuckTimothy King's creature feature, releasing the same day as Werewolf Island.+4 entries
- Visit Steve Stred's author page+3 entries
- Visit Duncan Ralston's author page+3 entries
- Follow Steve Stred on AmazonOne of Canada's own. Following takes two clicks and makes his day.+3 entries
- Follow Try Not to Die on Instagram+2 entries
- Visit Nocturne Books (Calgary)+2 entries
- Visit Re-read Used Books (Ontario)+2 entries
- Visit Raven's End Books (Winnipeg)+2 entries
The preorders
Lock in your copies
The Atlas
Find your way onto the map
See where readers have met their end across the globe. Placing your own pin is reserved for those who have actually died in a book, so the graveyard stays honest.
The fine print
- No purchase necessary. Only the question is required; every bonus action is optional, and purchases never earn entries.
- Open to residents of Canada (Quebec included) who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory.
- Five winners are drawn at random, and prizes are assigned in the order drawn.
- Selected entrants must correctly answer a skill-testing question by email before being confirmed as winners.
- Prizes are awarded as described, unsigned paperbacks only, no ebooks and no substitutions for cash. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries; full values are listed in the official rules on the entry widget.
- Gift cards are purchased from the winner's chosen bookstore after the draw.
- Giveaway runs September 9 to September 25, 2026 (11:59 PM Pacific close). Winners are notified by email.
- Sponsored by Vincere Press. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or administered by Amazon, Instagram, Meta, or the featured bookstores.