I was told, last night, by the lovely folks at the library where I run my writing group that the event we/they put on for World Book Day (I blogged about it here here and here) raised the most money in the area for Book Aid.
Category: Book Aid
World Book Day
Today’s World Book Day event was a success. And it was enjoyable. We had a decent turnout for the reading, which was good. And they all seemed to like my stories and the one, written for World Book Day here in the north west, by Zoe Lambert.
WORLD BOOK DAY/BOOK AID PRIZES
Here’s a complete list of what you could win for £1.
A GENTLE AXE – R N MORRIS
SOCKS, SHOCKS AND SECRETS – LEILA RASHEED
THE DAUGHTER GAME – KATE LONG
MALONEY’S LAW – ANNE BROOKE
TRADING TATIANA – DEBI ALPER
THE LETTERS – FIONA ROBYN
SAY AHHH, FINLEY PIG – EMILY GALE
SPLIT BY A KISS – LUISA PLAJA
CHANGELING – STEVE FEASEY
HARLEM RIVER BLUES (FISH 2008 ANTHOLOGY) – contributor – SARAH HILARY
I MET A ROMAN LAST NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU DO? – NIK PERRING
WRITING THERAPY – TIM ATKINSON
OUT OF A CLEAR SKY – SALLY HINCHCLIFFE
UNCLE ALONZO’S BEARD – EMMA KING-FARLOW
YUCKETEYPOO –JILLY HENDERSON-LONG
WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER – SALLY NICHOLLS
THE MUSIC OF OURSELVES – HARRY OWEN
LEADING THE DANCE – SARAH SALWAY
and on their way…
SADOMASOCHISM FOR ACCOUNTANTS – ROSY BARNES
THE WHITE ROAD AND OTHER STORIES – TANIA HERSHMAN
A SECRET ALCHEMY – EMMA DARWIN
World Book Day Raffle Tickets
If anyone would like to buy tickets for the raffle (£1) then please email me here.
World Book Day Raffle Books List
Here’s a list (really, for the benefit of those who might be interested in buying a ticket) of all the books I’ve received for the World Book Day/Book Aid raffle – and above is a pic of how I’ve arranged them. Not quite as impressive as L’s classroom displays but I have, I feel, done myself proud.
A GENTLE AXE – R N MORRIS
SOCKS, SHOCKS AND SECRETS – LEILA RASHEED
THE DAUGHTER GAME – KATE LONG
MALONEY’S LAW – ANNE BROOKE
TRADING TATIANA – DEBI ALPER
THE LETTERS – FIONA ROBYN
SAY AHHH, FINLEY PIG – EMILY GALE
SPLIT BY A KISS – LUISA PLAJA
CHANGELING – STEVE FEASEY
HARLEM RIVER BLUES (FISH 2008 ANTHOLOGY) – contributor – SARAH HILARY
I MET A ROMAN LAST NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU DO? – NIK PERRING
WRITING THERAPY – TIM ATKINSON
OUT OF A CLEAR SKY – SALLY HINCHCLIFFE
UNCLE ALONZO’S BEARD – EMMA KING-FARLOW
YUCKETEYPOO –JILLY HENDERSON-LONG
WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER – SALLY NICHOLLS
THE MUSIC OF OURSELVES – HARRY OWEN
The Stories So Far
And they just keep coming
So all in all, so far, there will be twenty books (inlcuding mine, plus stuff our group have put out) going into the raffle (it looks like that’s the fairest way of doing things) for the World Book Day/Book Aid event. I now have three in my office – and I only asked on Friday!
Good Author Friends Update
We’re now up to 17/19 (with one book already here!). Bloody terrific. Thank you all!
Hurrah!
A little while ago I agreed to do an event on World Book Day. This particular event’s in aid of Book Aid, an excellent cause. And during the conversation I had with the head librarian about how we could raise any extra money I said I’d speak to some author friends and see if they’d donate a signed copy of a book that we could raffle or auction or something.