Now there’s a way to help earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan and at the same time also pick up a good book, have your own good book critiqued, or have a character in an upcoming good book named after you. Check out one or more of these book-themed online benefit auctions!
- Authors for Japan: This British-based auction ended recently, raising £10,962.25 for British Red Cross.
- Kidlit4Japan: This one’s mine! I didn’t have a chance to get into Authors for Japan because they organized and filled up their roster of items so quickly, so I started my own auction for the children’s and YA literature community to benefit UNICEF’s efforts to help children affected by the quake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis. It’s planned to go for three weeks and the donors and bidders have all been very generous. My item is a chance to name a minor character in an upcoming Galaxy Games novel–it goes up for bid today!
- Write Hope: Another auction that organized and started at the same time as mine, with lots of great items. I am offering a signed copy of The Penguins of Doom along with some sketches of the characters. Bid it up!
- Genre for Japan: This one is also British-based, so the bidding is in pounds. It hasn’t started yet but promises to be awesome! If I can get an item into this auction, I will update my post to include the appropriate information.
It’s been great to see the generous members of the various book communities pull together to help the victims of the Sendai disaster. Thanks for bidding, and for helping to get the word out!
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