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This morning I stopped by Edi's blog which lead me to White Readers Meet Black Authors where author Carleen Brice gives information about an auction to support author L.A. Banks.

Noted author L.A. Banks is in the hospital very sick. Her medical bills are quite high so beginning tomorrow Tuesday, June 21st authors and people in the book biz are auctioning items and services to raise money to help cover her expenses. If you're a writer, this is a great opportunity to have a published author or an industry professional help you with your work! There's also lots of cool stuff for readers--books, books and more books! Banks wrote a variety of genres, so there is quite a diversity of books available.

There are a lot of great items up for bid for a very good cause. Please spread the word.

The auction will run from June 21 9pm - July 1, 9pm

I'm auctioning a critique for CHARITY. So please go bid. Also my self-worth is attached. So you know... no pressure or anything. (A little guilt never hurt)

Last weekend, Profiles in History in conjunction with Van Eaton Galleries (disclosure: they are an advertiser on Cartoon Brew) staged a massive animation art auction. I’m not a collector, but found it fascinating to browse through the auction results and see what prices the lots commanded as well as what pieces didn’t sell (for example, lots of Fantasia art).

Here’s a sampling of twenty pieces and how much each sold for. The last few prices are staggering.

1.
Original MGM Studios Barney Bear model drawings
Sold for $354

2.
Frank Thomas original production layout drawing from Pinocchio
Sold for $354

3.
The Ren & Stimpy Show complete 135-page storyboard for the episode, “Stimpy’s Fan Club”
Sold for $944

4.
Four drawings of Adolf Hitler from Scrap Happy Daffy
Sold for $944

5.
Tex Avery’s Blitz Wolf original title background
Sold for $1,121

6.
Bart Simpson panoramic multi-cel background setup from The Simpsons
Sold for $1,416

7.
“Once Upon a Winterime” cel and production background from Melody Time
Sold for $1,652

8.
Original model sheet from Mickey’s Mechanical Marvel
Sold for $2,006

9.
Doug Wildey Jonny Quest original model sheet
Sold for $2,124

10.
The Flintstones Pebbles original model sheet (drawn by Gene Hazelton?)
Sold for $3,540.00

11.
Mickey’s Service Station production background
Sold for $7,080

12.
Original Tim Burton artwork for Jack Skellington as “Santa Jack” from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sold for $7,080

Here are a couple of ways you can help those whose communities were devastated by storms last month:

Help Write Now is a writing community auction to benefit southern storm relief. Along with four other Project Mayhem members, I've donated a critique for a middle-grade novel. See more here.

All 4 Alabama is an auction aimed at helping Alabama specifically, the state most severely hit by the storms. I'm offering a picture book and verse novel critique. Follow this link to learn more.

I'm proud to be a part of the community of children's authors so willing to help those in need. Thanks to all of you who participate.

Chris Battle is having a couple of auctions through eBay Giving Works to benefit Give2Asia. Chris: “They’re for 2 additional Tron Quorra prints that were featured in Q-Pop’s Help Japan show out here in L.A. last month. Since the quickly organized Q-Pop show was unable to offer international sales thru their online store, I decided to offer these extra prints on eBay to allow some of my overseas fans (Some of whom contacted me about their inability to buy the Q-Pop pieces) to get in on the action.  The auctions just went live this evening, and will end May 1st @ 9:00 PM.”

The two Quorra auctions are here (blue) and here (red).

In a pre-London Book Fair auction, publisher Hodder and Stoughton has acquired the world rights to an updated and revised version of Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography authored by Lesley-Ann Jones. Although an exact number was not revealed, the deal is reportedly worth “high five-figures.”

According to The Bookseller, nonfiction editor Hannah Black negotiated the deal, securing world rights, with Mulcahy Conway Associates literary agent Ivan Mulcahy. A publication date has been set for 2012 to synchronize with the release of the Freddie Mercury biopic starring Sacha Baron-Cohen as Queen’s lead singer.

Jones (pictured, via) released the original version of her Freddie Mercury biography with Hodder and Stoughton in 1997. In the past, she has also written titles profiling pop star Kylie Minogue and supermodel Naomi Campbell.

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BIKING ELEPHANT - Auction for a 5" x 7" Original Watercolor Drawering.

So I've been doing these 5" x 7" watercolor paintings for a while now and at the urging of my illustrator pal, Guy Francis, I've decided to put one up for sale on eBay.
It is very RARE for me to sell my artwork. It's difficult for me to let go, but I'm working on that by letting go of this one. It's an original watercolor of a biking elephant.
I love this drawering, so I hope it goes to a good home. YOUR home!

I just found out via Boing Boing that the city of Boston has shut down it's 78 year old print shop in a cost cutting effort and is now auctioning off its equipment in 200 lots.  The auction is being held on Feb 24 at 11AM estern and will be simultaneously conducted in the factory at 174 North St. as well as digitally.

There is all sorts of great old printing gear so I suggest any pamphleteers, zinesters, and print shops take a gander at the wares on offer.  In the Boston Globe they described an old-fashioned platen press with a hand lever and foot pedal and a Linotype machines that stand 6 1/2 feet tall as two of the pieces.

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