An online auction launched the week after Grenfell Tower fire, Authors for Grenfell Tower raised over £150,000 for the British Red Cross London Fire Relief Fund in support of residents affected by the fire.
Around 700 authors, editors, proofreaders and others involved in publishing offered items and services for the auction, ranging from personal appearances and signed books to manuscript assessments.
Top auction items included four tickets to a Jacqueline Wilson event, including a meet and greet with the author and a selection of signed books, the chance to name a character in Philip Pullman’s The Book Of Dust – Volume 2, a signed book by Margaret Atwood, and signed Fleabag play script by Phoebe Waller-Bridge plus tickets to Touch.