Monday, January 17, 2011

QLD Floods Book/Writer's Auction

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Authors for Queensland are putting on a huge bidding auction to help raise funds for the Queensland Floods.

Here's the FAQs and the site where you can hoon around on and see whats up for grabs. The auction went live today and closes next Monday, 24th Jan.

There's a lot of stuff to bid on, including signed books and full manuscript critiques by Aussie authors. 100% of the winning bid goes directly to the appeal. Sounds good, hey? Especially if you were planning to donate anyway ~ this way you may get something special as a bonus...

Here's a sneak peak at some of the SIGNED YA books that are up for auction. There's a little bundle that I would love to win at auction ;)




There's more YA on there as well :) Kids books and adult fiction and poetry and phone consultations, etc.
Also ~ a facebook page with lots of current info

There's also original artwork from children's books...



The floods are pretty huge and eerie and completely devastating. 
My husband is currently working 14 hour days on the flood phone lines and hearing all kinds of tragedies and braveries and just stories that take your breath away and are hard to compute.

Amongst the heart-breaking stuff...here's a kind of funny story...

One family returned to find a random cow on top of their roof ~ washed up there in the floods.

random cow on the roof
National 9 News

Hope you guys are off to an awesome week! 


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14 comments:

  1. DanielleJanuary 17, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    That is such a wonderful idea! I just bid on 3 items, brilliant!

    These floods are horrendous, and every little bit helps. It's very heart-warming to see all the volunteers get our there with brooms and hoses to help those affected.

    I have a cousin in Victoria who has been flooded. And amongst the heartbreak came a funny story... he got a broken nose from an SES worker helping him lift heavy furniture out of the house. Heck, even with the flooding he managed to have a laugh with us over the phone about that one ;)

    Thanks for pointing me towards this auction :)

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  2. TeddyreeJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Thanks for the heads up on the auction Nomes, I'm heading over to check it out ... doesn't the generosity and kindness of people just warm the heart.

    Long hours for your hubby with the flood relief effort, thanks for the 'light relief' photo ... nice to have a giggle :)

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  3. Nic @ Irresistible ReadsJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    That auction is awesome! I will be definitely bidding on some items.

    A signed copy of Graffiti Moon or The Push or Six...probably all of them :)

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  4. NomesJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    I've bid on 4 items too :)

    Good luck to us all hey? :)

    @ Teedyree ~ I know ~ he is having MASSIVE days. Kids don't even see him. Crazy times.

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  5. NomesJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    and, oh LOL Danielle. hahaha :)

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  6. MishaJanuary 17, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Thank you for providing the info on the auction! I found that International bidders are allowed, so I will be bid too.
    It's sad to read about the floods. I hope everything is better soon.

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  7. CassJanuary 17, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    My friend donated all (or most) of her birthday money to the charity. I haven't done nearly as much, so I'll be bidding around a bit. Probably won't be winning anything, seeing how high some of the books are already. Thanks for bringing this up though Nomes!

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  8. UnknownJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    Thanks for providing information on the auction.

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  9. AngieJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    Awesome idea and that cow picture is just too funny. I was reading that some sharks have been found swimming the streets. Glad to hear that the waters are receding though. Hope your husband gets some rest soon!

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  10. Jan von HarzJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:25 AM

    What a wonderful way to raise money. So glad it is international. I went an put in a few bids. Thanks for letting us know about this.

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  11. Katie EdwardsJanuary 18, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    That's a great way to raise money - I've seen the pictures on the news of course, but the extent of that flooding is beyond what I can really comprehend!

    And still - cow on the roof!!!

    I'd like to award you the Stylish Blogger award, congratulations! Keep up the great work. You can find out about the award here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/5rah42v Feel free to pass it on or just know your blog makes me happy. :)
    Katie x

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  12. MelissaJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    This is an excellent way to raise money! And such awesome looking books in tehre!

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  13. AnnaJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    i still can't believe that practically all the states are flooding. in WA we've got flooding and drought at the same time.

    that is such a clever idea! some of those are really good books and it all donated as well. someone was clever.

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  14. Tales of WhimsyJanuary 19, 2011 at 3:14 AM

    Holy poor cow! This is a brilliant idea.

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Thanks for the commenty love :)

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