Update:   The Silent Auction to benefit Literacy Chicago raised $8,322.  Thank you all for bidding generously.  Also, thank you to the Sol. R. Kaufman Family Foundation for providing the matching funds that helped us reach that number.

All proceeds from the silent auction will benefit Literacy Chicago, an affiliate of Literacy Worldwide.  To learn more about Literacy Chicago, please go to their website literacychicago.org.

Chicago North RWA thanks the Sol R. Kaufman Family Foundation for providing a generous matching grant that will double the silent auction proceeds up to a maximum of $5,000.

Cash and checks accepted.  No credit cards.

Books and Baskets
Signed collections from authors including:
Debbie Macomber, Mary Alice Monroe and Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Critiques and Conversations
Breakfast with Eloisa James and Christie Ridgway
Partial manuscript critiques from top editors and agents