Freedom from Torture launches literary auction with donations from Margaret Atwood and Julian Barnes

Among the 30 literary rewards created to elevate money for the charity are a private scenic tour of the Dickens Museum with Charles Dickens’ offspring, the writer Lucinda Hawksley.Original art work from the illustrator Quentin Blake and the writer Mark Haddon are also up for grabs, as are authorized first-editions from Margaret Atwood and Julian Barnes.

The auction is occurring as component of the charity’s annual literary event, which checks out the style of “Discovering words”. It includes abookmark drawing, with entrantswinning an authorized book and an original bookmarkhand-drawn by this year’ sauthors, whichinclude Stephen Fry, Kate Mosse, Tracy Chevalier and 26 others.

Writer Julian Barnes said: “I have been a patron of Freedom from Torture for over 25 years and unfortunately their work is just as important as ever before. Those that have actually been hurt frequently– essentially– shed their voices and can not speak of what has happened to them. Creating helps open what they can inform us, and amazing programs like Write to Life aid to communicate their stories.”

The charity Liberty from Torture has actually introduced its literary auction today, with prizes including the opportunity to end up being a called character in the next bestseller from writers including Michael Morpurgo, Douglas Stuart, Robert Harris, Adele Parks and Ian Rankin.

The festival will end on Thursday 21st November at the prestigious London Library with readings from Julian Barnes, Victoria Hislop, Brian Bilston and Margaret Busby. Comic and author Miles Jupp is scheduled to host.