Only five days left in the KGB raffle. Five! If you aren’t already familiar with it, the hosts of the Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series in New York City are holding a raffle to support the series. All proceeds from the raffle will help support the reading series, which has been a bright star […]
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One of the things that is wonderful about fandom is the way people reach out to help total strangers. Today and tomorrow, you have a chance to help, too. debsliverlovers is a fandom auction to benefit Deb Mensinger and her wife, Laurie J. Marks (author of the Elemental Logic series, the Children of the Triad
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Well, not actually on me, but on a tuckerization by me in a short story or novel as part of a fundraiser for the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund this year. For those of you who don’t know, TAFF sends – in alternating years – a delegate(s) from North America to Europe or from Europe to N.
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If you are looking for a YA novel, or something rich and plummy to read on your own, may I recommend, Catherynne M. Valente’s new online novel, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland. Chapter 1: Exeunt, on a Leopard Once upon a time, a girl named September grew very tired indeed of her father’s house, where
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I’m delighted! I won a Tuckerization by Laura Anne Gilman. And my early draft of Shades of Milk and Honey goes to Mark Huenken of Germany. The rest of the winners are listed at Matt Kressel’s LJ.
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Just a reminder that the Shirley Jackson Awards close tonight at midnight, eastern. I’ve donated an early draft my forthcoming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey. Raffle tickets are only $1.00. If the manuscript isn’t appealing, you could also own a carniverous terrarium or Neil Gaiman’s old keyboard — autographed.
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I’ve met Vera Nazarian at several cons and know her online. Not once did she let on that she was dealing with anything unpleasant in her life, let alone stuff of this magnitude. Please Help Vera Save her House
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As happy as I am to see a puppet related item make national news, I wish it wasn’t this. There are many ways to measure California’s tanking economy: an 8.2 percent unemployment rate; a multibillion-dollar state budget gap; threatened endowments of the city’s museums, causing some cultural institutions to nearly default on mortgages; and the
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My wunder-agent, Jennifer Jackson just posted the following. My client Alison Kent has organized a fundraiser event: For Jo Leigh, who lost her husband to cancer earlier this year. Like many writers, Jo Leigh and her husband had no health coverage, and so Alison (and others) put a call out to the writing community for
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SF writer, Rick Novy, pointed out that Ralan is having a fundraiser and has only raised 14% of his goal, half-way through the drive. Come on folks, we can do better than that. We all use Ralan.com because he has pretty much every market listed. Rick suggests: 1) Make a 10 euro donation (the paypal
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A friend of mine and fellow writer, D. T. Friedman volunteers at a non-profit organization and needs your help. Specifically, your socks. SOCK MY PUNKS! Hi there! I’m the Resource Coordinator for a non-profit organization that works with homeless and indigent teenagers, as well as teens who are in bad home situations. OxenFree is a
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The KGB Raffle ends tonight. Don’t forget to purchase your tickets before it’s too late! Monday evening at midnight, Eastern Daylight Time, we will be closing the store to all new ticket purchases and announcing the winners shortly after. Now is your last chance to purchase raffle tickets. To everyone who has purchased tickets so
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We did the benefit performance of Peter and the Wolf yesterday. I’d spent the week in rehearsals and intended to blog about them, but I kept dropping into bed instead. I know, I know. Picking sleep instead of you guys. Clearly, my priorities need work. So, we’ll catch up today. The puppeteer who played the
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New York – The Players Theatre will host Hands together: New York Artists Gather for China Earthquake Relief to Benefit UNICEF presented by Matrix Music Collaborators on June 14, 2008, 3pm, 115 MacDougal Street (between W3rd and Minetta Lane) in Greenwich Village, New York. Admission is $45 / Package of Four for $125. All proceeds
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Details will follow, but I want to give as much warning as possible. Saturday, June 14th we’re doing Peter and the Wolf as part of a festival called: Hands Together: New York Artists Gather for China Earthquake Relief. We are working with UNICEF and have some great guests coming in such as Pan Asian Rep.
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