Welcome to KidLit Cares, an online talent auction to benefit the Red Cross relief effort to help communities recover from Hurricane Harvey and related flooding. Agents, editors, authors, and illustrators have donated various services to be auctioned off to the highest bidder, with donations being made directly to the Red Cross disaster relief fund. You can read more about KidLit Cares here. Now, on to the auction!

Author Jarrett Lerner’s first book, ENGINERDS (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster), comes out in two weeks, on September 12th. It’s the first in a series. Jarrett is donating a 30-minute Skype visit and 12 copies of his new book!Opening bid: $50
Auction ends: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 10pm EST.
Any bids submitted in comments after that time will be void. (Please note: bidding at the last second isn’t a good idea. Websites get overloaded & there’s always a chance that your bid might not post on time. So please bid your best offer with plenty of time to spare.)
If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email, FB or Twitter…I’m not fussy.) Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation to the Red Cross Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief fund in the amount of the high bid at that time. After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when. All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.
Good luck, and thanks for bidding!





Shannon Hale is the New York Times bestselling author of 25 books, including Newbery Honor winner Princess Academy, Princess in Black, Ever After High, and Real Friends.
Mika Song has donated an original watercolor for the winner of this auction, pictured below. Mika is a children’s writer/illustrator who makes stories about sweetly funny outsiders. She grew up in Manila, Philippines and Honolulu, Hawaii before moving to New York to study at Pratt Institute. Her author/ illustrator debut TEA WITH OLIVER is available now from HarperCollins wherever books are sold.
Agent Marietta Zacker has donated a review of a picture book or first 10 pages of a MG or YA, plus a 15 minute phone chat.
Former librarian Augusta Scattergood has written three middle-grade historical novels published by Scholastic Press, that have been on over a dozen recommended state lists. She’s donated a 45-minute Skype visit plus three signed books: GLORY BE, THE WAY TO STAY IN DESTINY, and MAKING FRIENDS WITH BILLY WONG.
Samantha M Clark, author of the middle-grade novel WAKE coming from Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster on June 26, 2018, is offering a full manuscript critique to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Samantha will write a detailed editorial letter with notes on character, pacing, plot and more to help you take your MG or YA novel to the next level.
Kara LaReau is offering a 30-minute Skype visit and signed copies of THE INFAMOUS RATSOS and THE INFAMOUS RATSOS ARE NOT AFRAID.
Giuseppe Castellano is an award-winning Executive Art Director at Penguin Random House. He’s offering a private,
Sue Lowell Gallion, author of PUG MEETS PIG and PUG & PIG TRICK-OR-TREAT, is offering a picture book and query letter critique.
Agent Uwe Stender of Triada US Literary Agency is offering a 20-minute phone call about writing & publishing to the high bidder for this auction. The winner will have the opportunity to make a pitch and/or ask general questions about queries, writing and publishing.