Patrick Ness creates a team of super-authors, fund-raising for refugees

Patrick Ness has taken Twitter by storm, raising £200,000 (and counting) for Save The Children’s Syrian refugee crisis fund, with help of fellow authors including John Green, Derek Landy, Rainbow Rowell and David Nicholls

Patrick Ness, the award-winning children’s author of The Rest Of Us Just Live Here and Chaos Walking, hit Twitter yesterday to raise support for the refugees caught up in the European crisis, saying he would “match donations up to £10k to do *something* to help”. He began a fund-raising campaign for Save The Children – and it’s taken off in a very big way! Here’s how it started:

Okay, I don't know if this'll work but I'll match donations up to £10k to do *something* to help this refugee crises http://t.co/iDgBrCNTUc

I did the first £10k, @johngreen is doing the second & now @DerekLandy has pledged the match the 3rd! http://t.co/iDgBrCwj2E WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!

Just got the email . We've passed £50,000. That includes Jojo, so plus the matching from me, John & Derek, we've raised £80,000. In a day.

I mean, you people. Seriously. You lovely, lovely people.

The amazing @hankgreen is matching funds! Another £10k! Let's get that total to £80,000! http://t.co/iDgBrCwj2E

NOT ONLY is @hankgreen matching £10k from £70-80k, but a group of American YA writers will match £10k from £80-90!!!! http://t.co/iDgBrCwj2E

I'm joining a group of U.S. YA authors to match the next £10K donated to Syrian refugees. Please help up us hit 110K! http://t.co/Vt3bsuSexu

I will sort 1 of my characters into Hogwarts houses for every thousand £s donated here, starting with 107K. http://t.co/nd7mDqDJ8Z

To get a nickname, give £10 (or more!) here. I will give you A CUSTOM NICKNAME and PUBLIC PRAISE. http://t.co/5Q6bPUx5sw

All those authors banded together, promoted, cajoled, bribed and have either already donated their part of matching funds or will soon!

Mostly, though, thank you to you guys. Unbelievable. Hugs to everyone who wants one.

David Nicholls (author of One Day and Us) is not on Twitter, but we love him. He will match £10k from £160-170k http://t.co/iDgBrCwj2E

My glorious publishers @WalkerBooksUK have just donated £10,000! http://t.co/iDgBrCwj2E Which means, @MarianKeyes, we did it!

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