Auction's over! Got any $$ left? Howbout $1 for the KGB Raffle?

[ellenkushner]

livelongnmarry raised over $27,000! Loud cheers for the organizers, lady_ganesh, telophase and rachelmanija - I paticularly liked Rachel's graceful summation, "Beautiful, radiant things."

So: On to the next charitable adventure!

Didn't get what you want? Got any $$ left? Here's your chance to really score in a great game of chance, possibly even for $1:

To support its fabulous regular habit*, KGB Fantastic Fiction reading series is holding a huge raffle with fantastic prizes including: Original art by Terri Windling . . . Original art (for a George R. R. Martin novel) by Tom Canty . . . Story in a bottle by Michael Swanwick . . . Tuckerization (your name in a story) by Liz Hand. . . . Two year subscription to Sybil's Garage . . . There are dozens more delectable, desirable and utterly unique prizes on the website!

Me? I'm donating a Swordspoint 1st U.S. edition hardcover, which I will sign personally to the winner. The infinitely more socially productive deliasherman is actually offering a short story (or novel chapter) critique!

The more tickets you buy, the more chance you have of winning.

* KGB Fantastic Fiction is a monthly reading series held on the third Wednesday of every month at the famous KGB Bar in Manhattan. The reading series features luminaries and up-and-comers in speculative fiction. Admission is always free. I love reading at KGB - and more importantly, I love attending the monthly readings there. I get turned on to lots of great talent, and I love the cameraderie of people listening to and talking about specfic.

Follow the links for full details.

Raffle Information website: http://www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/?page_id=3
List of All Raffle Items online: http://www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/store/

Comments

[woodburner.livejournal.com]

I wasn't so sure livelongnmarry would work all that well at first, but I've never been so happy to have my doubts proven baseless! And it was such a great opportunity for poor saps like me with no change to donate - bribe some other fanmonkey into donating for you with fic! \o/

This whole thing has been amazing.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Isn't it nice to know you have a gift that's worth so much to others? Barter is a beautiful thing.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

hooray for livelongnmarry! I'm very much looking forward to the finished comic strip, and astonished at the money raised! wow!

Also, raffle ticket bought. Wish I weren't laid off so I could buy a SLEW of raffle tickets -- my ex-library US hardcover is still in the possession of an ex-boyfriend, and my Tom Canty MMPB disintegrated after my daughter decided she loved it as much as I did, so all I've got now is the current MMPB, and I covet the 1st edition hardcover!

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Laid off?! What are they insane? Don't they need 575 eclairs???

I sure do.

I hope someone better sweeps you up soon, if that is your desire.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

That's the trouble, they don't need 575 eclairs again until October. They just didn't get the bookings this summer, and the school traffic for the kiosk is down until after Labor Day.

But there's unemployment and job-hunting and something will come along.

[meener.livejournal.com]

hurrah for livelongnmarry's great success! and i'll be definitely be trying my chances at the KGB fantastic fiction raffle. :) *crosses fingers for luck* i have to admit i laughed long and hard at "your very own wormhole" from michio kaku - the heart cackles at the possibilities...

[lnbw.livejournal.com]

Equally important, missy, you need to attend KGB one of these days. :) You'll be back in time for the September one, right?

[meener.livejournal.com]

i will! i may have late wednesday classes again this semester, but they shooooould end at 6pm...hopefully. XD

[phoenix64.livejournal.com]

I'm thrilled that livelongnmarry did so well, but I have to admit I will be scraping up all the spare cash I can for a few items in the KGB raffle!