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Update on helping peeps!

September 14, 2015

Last Tuesday I began a contest to win spiffy signed books & stuff with the goal of helping Syrian refugees. A lot of you responded, for which you have my heartfelt thanks! Happily, the contest is just getting bigger. If you haven’t entered, you still can. A veritable gaggle o’ authors came forward to offer what they could to encourage the effort, and those prizes are listed below. But also, the same day I posted my contest, John Green posted an excellent video explaining the refugee crisis.

You and I can’t do anything about ending the war. And we can’t make certain European leaders suddenly stop being xenophobic tools. But we can help people running for their lives.

You can donate to the UNHCR (the United Nations Refugee Agency), which is already on the ground and helping but in dire need of more funds to keep doing their work; or you can donate to Mercy Corps through Worldbuilders, which is also already helping (High five to Patrick Rothfuss & the Worldbuilders team for doing this; they are all turbo rad). Donate to either, let me know via email, and you’re entered to win goodies donated by authors.

Legal Disclaimer Doodad: I was informed last week that I was doing it wrong. Eek! Apparently if you are running a shindig like this you can’t require people to “buy” anything or spend any money to enter. Okay, fair enough. Apologies for doing it wrong. All ye peoples of the world, feel free to enter to win! Send me an email (kevin at kevinhearne dot com) with the subject Books for Helping Peeps and you’re entered. However, the reason we have these books is because we’re trying to help peeps (it’s in the title of the contest!) and your donation in any amount to either UNHCR or Mercy Corps via Worldbuilders would be greatly appreciated. Winners will be chosen at random on Sept 20 and notified via email.

Here’s where to donate should you be so inclined:

UNHCR (the United Nations Refugee Agency)
Worldbuilders (for Mercy Corps)

And here are the additional books you can win, donated by awesome authors:

Harry Connolly is donating a glorious signed deluxe omnibus of his recent epic fantasy trilogy, The Great Way:

We have signed copies of The Warded Man and Messenger’s Legacy donated by Peter V. Brett:

A signed copy of Lightless by C.A. Higgins, an excellent story that I enjoyed very much. I got to read an early copy and it’s out this month on the 22nd—highly recommended!

Michael J. Martinez is donating a signed set of the Daedalus Trilogy!

A signed full set of the Prospero’s War series by Jaye Wells, one of my favorites:

Jay Posey is donating a signed set of the Duskwalker trilogy!

Marko Kloos is sending a signed set of his Frontlines trilogy, both in print and audio!

Two signed copies of Clash of Eagles, two more of the ARC, and a UK paperback edition as well, from Alan Smale!

A signed ARC of Made to Kill by Adam Christopher as well as a copy of his Elementary book!

Also! I don’t have pictures for these but I swear to you these things are real and part of the booty:

A signed copy of Jinn & Juice by Nicole Peeler!
The Blud series signed by Delilah S. Dawson!
A signed & doodled copy of The Emperor’s Blades and Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley!
ML Brennan has generously donated a signed set of her series (Generation V, Iron Night, Tainted Blood, Dark Ascension).
Something from Michael J Sullivan! (I just heard through an intermediary that he’s donating a signed book but I don’t know exactly which one yet.)

Thank you to all these authors for donating. And thank you for donating. Together we can help some families survive an absolutely horrific time in their lives.

—Kevin