The Pennies love to support a good cause, and the Writers for Hope Auction is one of them! Every April, in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, members of the publishing world – editors, agents, and published and/or agented authors – help to raise money to combat sexual assault. Donations include critiques (ranging from queries to FULL manuscripts), consultation calls or Skype sessions, and signed books.

100% of the money raised goes directly to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), the United States’ largest anti-sexual assault organization. Every 98 seconds, a person is sexually assaulted in America. One in six women and one in thirty-three men will be assaulted in their lifetime. We need RAINN!

The Pennies have donated an exclusive, super-charged version of our popular Four on 400 contest: Four of our members will read forty pages of your manuscript then will host a group Skype with you to discuss. It will be like having four new experienced critique partners for an hour! To bid on this item, go to https://www.writersforhope.com/wingedpendonation–and check out the other amazing items while you’re there!