Welcome to Pens for Paws!

Pens for Paws is an online auction with writers, artists, and others from the publishing community to raise funds for Fat Kitty City, a no-kill, cage-free cat sanctuary in El Dorado Hills that also rescues dogs (as foster homes allow). See the About Fat Kitty City page above for more information.

The auction will go live on May 7 and items will go up through the 13th. Bidding on each item will be in the comments and will be open for 3 days. Winning bidder's payment should be made within one week of notification of winning bid, through the Fat Kitty City PayPal button in our sidebar. If you'd like to donate funds rather than an item, our PayPal button in the sidebar works for that too.

In the meantime, we need your auction items! If you'd like to donate an item for auction but are not sure what's a good fit, consider these items:

*Books and swag: signed editions, advanced reader's copies, collections of print or ebooks, and swag like bookmarks, tote bags, etc.

*Artwork: prints or custom artwork, or a custom avatar or portrait for use on a website or blog, jewelry, crochet and knitwork

*Critiques for artists or writers, or editorial services

*Your item doesn't need to be cat- or pet-oriented; it's all good!

These are just some ideas from items that have appeared in other fundraising auctions--maybe you have your own ideas! Contact us through the form on the Donate Items for the Auction page above, or email us at PensforPawsAuction at yahoo dot com.

While we're waiting for the donations to come in, we'll be posting profiles of some of our Fat Kitty City residents, so you can get to know the kitties that the auction will benefit. Thank you!

Make sure to follow @PensforPaws for updates!