Con or Bust 2015

It is Con or Bust auction time again!  The auctions end on Sunday, May 3.

Bid now to win cool stuff and help people of color attend cons.

Some items up for bid that I know y'all will love:

• Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampires prize pack (including vampire bunny slippers)
• Kaoru Mori's Emma (10 volumes) and Shirley - awesome manga set in Victorian England that is out of print
• Natsuki Takaya's Fruit Basket (23 volumes) - this series was the bomb when I was in high school (also out of print)
• Phoebe North's Starglass duology - great sci-fi by a former blogger!
• Martha Wells' Emilie books (signed)
• The classic Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede with the 90s covers

And if you love Tamora Pierce, there is an abundance of riches, not the least of which is a signed and personalized set of the Lioness Quartet.

So get to spending money on a cause!

Con or Bust Auctions Open

Con or Bust is a program dedicated to helping non-white science fiction and fantasy fans attend conventions.  I think that's a wonderful goal, because anyone should be able to attend a convention if they want to.

(Side note: If there's a convention near you, try volunteering.  Volunteers often get free admission.)

Anyway, Con or Bust funds its activities through an annual auction. This year's auction starts today and runs through Sunday, February 23rd.  Up for grabs are books (some not out yet and some highly collectible), manuscript critiques, baked goods, crafts and more.

So go on over and get to bidding!

Con or Bust Auctions

Con or Bust is a cool program that helps fans of color attend SF/F conventions.  You may or may not agree with their mission, but February is their big fundraising auction.  And there are lots of cool goodies up for bid.

There are a ton of books of course - signed, ARCs, first editions, all sorts! - as well as crafty goods, critiques, and a bit of personal shopping.  Most items are currently at the very affordable level, so I'd be sure to check it out and make a few bids if I were you.