{"id":5933,"date":"2020-01-06T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/?p=5933"},"modified":"2020-01-06T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T07:03:44","slug":"authorsforfireys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellecooper-writer.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/authorsforfireys\/","title":{"rendered":"#AuthorsForFireys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia is currently in the middle of a bushfire catastrophe<\/a>, with horrific destruction of human lives, property and wildlife. Like many Australians, I’ve been watching the news, seeing familiar places being burned to the ground, and feeling very sad, worried and helpless. For those of us not directly involved in rescue and emergency services, the most useful thing we can do right now is to donate money to appropriate organisations. <\/p>\n

Emily Gale<\/a>, Nova Weetman and other Australian authors are running a Twitter-based online auction this week, starting Monday 6th Jan 2020 and ending at 11pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday 11th Jan 2020. All proceeds will go directly to CFA<\/a> (Country Fire Authority), a volunteer, community-based fire and emergency organisation that’s been fighting bushfires and helping fire-affected residents in Victoria. (International bidders can choose to donate via the Victorian Bushfire Disaster Appeal<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

As part of #AuthorsForFireys<\/a>, I’m auctioning a signed set of all the books I’ve written – The Rage of Sheep<\/em>, Dr Huxley’s Bequest<\/em> and the three Montmaray novels, A Brief History of Montmaray<\/em>, The FitzOsbornes in Exile<\/em> and The FitzOsbornes at War<\/em>. (The photo below shows the Vintage paperback edition of the first Montmaray book and the US hardcovers of the other Montmaray books, but the winning bidder can choose any edition of the Montmaray books they’d like.) I’ll sign each book with a personalised message and include a handwritten thank you letter. <\/p>\n

\"Books<\/p>\n

How does the #AuthorsForFireys<\/a> auction work? If you’re on Twitter (or you can borrow someone else’s Twitter account), simply reply to my tweet<\/a> with the amount you’re willing to donate. On Saturday 11th January, I’ll directly message the person who posted the highest bid. The winning bidder will donate that amount directly to CFA and send me proof of the donation. Then I’ll post my package of books to them. I am happy to post to anywhere in the world and the auction allows international bidders.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list of Australian Children’s and YA authors taking part in the auction, with links to each author’s Twitter: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/the.knack\/permalink\/499228104059061\/<\/a>. (You don’t need a Facebook account to read it – just click on ‘Comments’ to see the list.)<\/p>\n

If you don’t want to be part of the auction, but are looking for some way to help those affected by the Australian bushfires, here are some links to organisations accepting donations:<\/p>\n

Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

NSW Rural Fire Service<\/a><\/p>\n

WIRES Wildlife Rescue<\/a><\/p>\n

RSPCA Bushfire Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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