Stories of the Smoke: Charity art auction

Gary Northfield, artist, cartoonist and illustrator, has graciously donated all the original artwork from Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke for a charity art auction. The pieces will be auctioned at the book’s launch party on 4 April 2012, with all the proceeds donated to English PEN. PEN campaigns around the world to promote and protect writers’ and readers’ freedom.

Attendees at the launch party can place their bids in person, and those unable to make the event can send in bids via email until noon (UK time) on Wednesday 4 April 2012. To bid by email, send your name, desired piece and maximum bid to jared [at] jurassic-london [dot] com

Art and details can be found HERE

Stories of the Smoke, tales of fantastic London inspired by Charles Dickens, features seventeen original stories from Adam Roberts, Kaaron Warren, Lavie Tidhar, Aliette de Bodard, Jonathan Green, Sarah Lotz, Archie Black and many others, and an introduction by Christopher Fowler.

The launch party on 4 April 2012 is free to attend, but space is limited. Tickets can be booked HERE

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