April 2025 Reader Challenge

Ah, April—Days are longer and warmer. Easter is a celebration of the risen Christ. And, of course, the month begins with April Fool’s Day, because what would life be like without a bit of laughter?

Our 2025 April Reader Challenge BINGO card encourages readers to read books that give a nod to some of this month’s themes and special days including the following:

• National Pickleball Month
• Limb Loss Awareness Month
• National Afternoon Tea Month
• National Month of Hope
• National Volunteer Month
• Distracted Driver Awareness Month
• Canine Fitness Month
• Occupational Therapy Month
• National Month of the Military Child
• National Pecan Month
• National Welding Month
• National Poetry Month
• National Jazz Appreciation Month
• National Garden Month
• National Decorating Month
• Stress Awareness Month
• National Guitar Month
• April Fool’s Day
• National DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Day
• National Walking Day
• National Farm Animals Day
• William Shakespeare’s Birthday
• First Professional Firefighters Employed (April 1, 1853, in Cincinnati)

How to play:

• Please only count books read during April 2025
• Make a BINGO either across, down, or diagonally using the official April 2025 Scrivenings Press BINGO card (posted below)
• Go to the April 2025 Reader Challenge entry page (https://scrivenings.link/readingchallenge) –Note: The March challenge will display at this link until midnight on the 31st. The April challenge will be active beginning on April 1st.
• Enter using your email address
• Answer the question by listing the books you read to make your BINGO

PLEASE NOTE: Only entries from the official entry form will be counted. Do not leave a comment on this post or on any social media posts about this contest–your entry won’t count. However, you may make comments about which books you found that meet the criteria in the BINGO card, if you want to help other players, but those comments will not constitute an entry into the drawing.

The winner will be selected by random drawing from all official entries. No purchase is necessary to enter, and the official entry form includes the contest rules. By entering this drawing, you agree to have your email address added to the Scrivenings Press email newsletter list. We hope you will enjoy receiving our newsletters, but you may unsubscribe at any time if you feel the content isn’t relevant to you.

The winner will receive his/her choice of an eBook (Kindle edition) of any title already published by Scrivenings Press. Please don’t request a copy of a not-yet-released title.

Click on the thumbnail to open the card as a full-sized printable PDF in a new tab.

(Note: You may also click on this link https://scrivenings.link/apr25bingocard)