New for 2014: Door Prizes!

I have a stack of books I've acquired from various sources throughout the year, and have decided what better way to share the wealth than to use them as "door prizes".

So for this year, each day from July 14th through the 19th, everyone who places a bid on that day's items will be entered into the drawing. That means even if you don't have a winning bid, you may not leave the auction empty handed!

Prizes will include:

Copper Girl by Jennifer Allis Provost
Signed copy of The Memory of After by Lenore Appelhans
Fair Coin by E. C. Myers
Outsourcing Grandma Sylvia by Phil Braverman
Corridor of Darkness by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Pens for Paws July 14-19, 2014

The auction is barely a month away, and new items will (hopefully) be coming in fast and furious in the next weeks! Don't forget, you can always see the updates as they go up on the Items Featuring in 2014 Auction page.

And you can still donate items through July 7. More on what kinds of donations we're looking for can be found on the Donate page above.

Also, now that Angelica has a book coming out, her schedule is even more crammed. The past two auctions have been entirely her baby, but she'd love to have some help this time around. We're looking for folks to help with individual items: you'd be responsible for an item, from posting it all the way through the closing and winner notification/delivery.

The time commitment would require composing and scheduling the post, and then you wouldn't need to do anything again until it's time for that item to close. Then you'll need to determine the winner (based on bids and time stamp) and send them a followup email (a template will be provided). An email goes to the donor, too, to let them know to expect the pages for critique or where to send their item. That's it!

If you're interested in volunteering, please shoot us an email at pensforpawsauction (at) yahoo (dot com).

Otherwise, just watch the page for new items, and retweeting our @pensforpaws news is always appreciated! Thank you

2014 Pens for Paws Auction

It's 2014 already, yikes! And I've had a look at my schedule, with Spring pretty well full up, so this year I've decided to do the Pens for Paws Auction July 14-19.

Let's make this the best year ever for the kitties at Fat Kitty City! Over 2013, we helped even more kitties find homes, medical care, or a permanent home at our no-kill, cage-free sanctuary. Monies raised through the Pens for Paws Auction help restock the pantry and hospital.

Stay tuned for sneak peeks at items as I get commitments for them (I'll be starting to send out requests soon, to make sure the agents and authors save us a slot in their schedules), and I've created a Facebook page for the auction as well if you wish to "like" it.

Thanks so much to all the folks who have participated in the last two auctions! My wrapup post from 2013 seems to have disappeared into the aether, but the kitties are forever grateful.

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Signed Copy of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

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I'm putting up a signed copy of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, with a special doodle she added when she heard it was going up for an auction

Critique of Query and First Ten Pages by Sara D'Emic of Talcott Notch Literary Services

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Sara D'Emic, associate agent at Talcott Notch Literary Services, is offering an in-depth critique of your query and ten page sample, designed to get agents' and editors' attention

Query Critique #5 from Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary

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This listing is for the fifth (and final) of five query critiques offered by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary!

After teaching high school English for several years, Suzie Townsend started publishing at FinePrint Literary Management in January 2009 and worked her way up from intern to agent. Now an agent at New Leaf Literary, she represents adult and children's fiction.

Critique and Books from Author Kelley York

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Author Kelley York donated for last year's auction, and this year she actually got to tour the sanctuary and meet some of the kitties she helped support! She must have enjoyed the visit because she's offering up a multi-prize package:

E-books:

• Hushed
• Hollowed
• Suicide Watch

Signed:

• Hushed bookmark
• Print copy of Suicide Watch

Critique:

• 20 Pages

Critique of A Picture Book and Query by Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

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Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary has offered up a picture book and query critique