Many authors and musicians around the world contribute royalties
from their artistic works to War Child
Purchasing these special items helps War Child raise funds: Anthologies, Novels, Music
Anthologies
 The Brighter Side of the Road
The Brighter Side of the Road is a collection of stories by Australians working and travelling overseas. Profits are shared
between War Child Australia, Rotary's Polio Plus programme, Save the Children Fund, the Hill Tribe Children's Village at Mai Suai in Thailand, and "Friends" restaurant in Phnom Penh which trains
street children for hospitality work.
Published by Boolarong Press, the book is available at a discount directly from one of its editors, Janet Lawrence, for $17.50 including p&h (extra postage required for overseas orders). Please email Janet to order your copy, and mention that you are aware of the book from War Child Australia.
 Kids' Night In 2
Kids' Night
In 2: A Feast of Stories is in stores from October
24.
With fresh new stories from dozens of your favourite authors,
there's never been a better time to spend a quiet night in
reading for a good cause. All royalties are donated to War
Child.
Read more about the Kids'
Night In anthologies at www.kidsnightin.com.au.
 Girls'
Night In 4
You might never leave home! The latest in the Girls'
Night In series of anthologies is packed with contributions from
50 of your favourite authors. You can read an extract on
the Penguin website. Buy it for yourself, buy it for your
girlfriends, then settle in for a great nght.
Royalties from Girls’ Night In 4 are
shared between War Child and No
Strings.
Read more about the Girls' Night In anthologies at www.girlsnightin.info.
 Kids' Night In
Kids' Night In crashed into the top ten in the overall book chart in Australia
shortly after its 2003 launch. It's a collection of never-before-seen stories, poems and
illustrations from the who’s who of Australian and overseas
kids' writers, plus some fabulous celebrities. Over thirty
writers have contributed including Morris Gleitzman,
Andy Griffiths, Graeme Base,
Garth Nix, Eoin Colfer,
Jessica Adams, Andrew Daddo,
Pia Miranda, and Ken Done to
name just a few. All the royalties from Kids’ Night In are
donated to War Child.
Bedtime stories, rainy day stories, or holiday reads –
there’s no collection like it. Kids’ Night
In is available at all good bookstores around the country.
Or to buy it online, visit www.dymocks.com.au. Read about the Australian launches
of Kids' Night In.
 Big Night Out
Big Night Out is the third book in the Girls Night In series of anthologies,
gathers together more than 30 internationally
renowned authors (Marian Keyes, Fiona Walker, Nick Earls,
Candace Bushnell) with hangover cures, cocktail recipes, fashion
tips and song lists from people like Kate Moss, Jamie Oliver, Deborah Mailman, Boy George, Joan Collins, Natasha Stott Despoja, Gordon Ramsay, INXS, Julian Clary and Bob Geldof!
Read about the Australian launches
of Big Night Out.
 Girls'
Night In I and II
Girls' Night In I and II started the whole phenomenon. The brainchild of Jessica Adams, these anthologies contain short stories from the world's best known authors, and have raised millions of dollars for War Child.
We call it literary-aid!
Music
HELP: A Day In The Life
22 sensational tracks from Radiohead, Gorillaz, Razorlight, Manic Street Preachers,
Babyshambles, Kaiser Chiefs, Belle & Sebastian, Go! Team, Bloc Party, Mylo,
Tinariwen, The Zutons, Maximo Park, Magic Numbers, Keane, Hard-Fi, Emmanuel
Jal, Elbow, Damien Rice, The Coral, George & Antony and last but not least
Coldplay.
The album is available through War
Child Music. You
can
download tracks
as MP3, WMA and AAC so they will work with any computer or portable player,
or you can buy
the album online.
All royalties go to War Child.
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand is a CD of "fantastic fun and happy songs for children". Released
in October 2004, the CD has 28 tracks, and is available from CD stores and
the website of Shock Records (RRP $24.95).
All the songs have been donated by the artists, and $5 from every purchase
is donated to War Child.
The money raised will be spent on War Child projects in Iraq, for as long
as War Child is operational there. What it is spent on will be determined by
funding priorities when the money is available. This allows War Child to respond
to emerging needs. Work is currently being done to set up drop-in centres for
vulnerable children, and to provide support and resources for youth centres
in Basra and Nasiriyah.
Artists include Peter Combe, Hi-5, The Saddle Club, Nikki Webster, Noni Hazlehurst,
Rolf Harris, John Farnham, and more!
 HOPE
18 of the world's top music stars – among them Sir Paul
McCartney, Avril Lavigne, David Bowie, New Order, Ronan Keating,
Blue's Lee Ryan, Travis and George Michael – have contributed
exclusive new tracks to Hope, released on Monday May 12th
2003 to help the child victims of the war in Iraq. "Whatever
the politics, whatever the rights and wrongs of war, children
are always the innocent victims so I am delighted to be able
to make this small contribution to a magnificent project
that I hope goes a long way to alleviating some of the pain
and suffering," says Sir Paul McCartney.
For further information see www.warnermusic.com.au
Novels
 Making Laws for Clouds
Nick Earls
"Once again Nick Earls is poignant, sharp, very funny
and sometimes achingly sad. Making Laws for Clouds gives
us the good times, shows us the bad, and – just like
Kane – looks to making something hopeful for the future." Making Laws for Clouds grew out of a story in Girls
Night In II, and Nick is donating part of its royalties
to War Child.
See www.nickearls.com
for more about this Australian author.
 Most Valuable Potential
Darren Groth
Most Valuable Potential is a feel good story for
all times and all ages. It's about loss and laughter, tolerance
and prejudice, stolen dreams and new beginnings. It's about
lives moving forward when standing still is the easy out.
It's about permitting our most valuable potential to shine
through. $1 from every book sold goes directly to War Child.
See www.darrengroth.com
for more about this Australian author.
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