Romancing the Vote

@romancingthevote.com

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Romancing the Vote, coming to save a democracy near you in July 2026. (We run an auction to raise money for voting access, because voter suppression is BAD.) Run by Courtney Milan & Kit Rocha more info @ romancingthevote.com

A gorgeous crocheted lap blanket in squares of color on greens and maroons ans blues and browns
Romancing the Vote 2026 $261,103.56 raised Romancing the Vote 2026
my tracking showing that we packed 84 invoices, with 232 left. And in those we packed 389 items, with 360 left.
Romancing the Vote 2026 $200,896.13 raised
Romancing the Vote 2026 $193,681.13 raised
Romancing the Vote 2026 $122,524.77 Raised (Goal $150,000)
a gateway timeout saying that 32auctions just has given up for the moment
$232,908.74 raised which is 122.9% of our $189,469.49 goal (what we got on 32 auctions in 2024)
A screenshot of the FUCK SCOTUS sticker website, that shows that 69 of them have been purchased. (281 remain)
we met last year's total!!!!
the new goal is $189,469.49 and we are 99% of the way there!
2020 $504,490 2022 $273,988 2024 $249,607
a shot of the bidfeed where 3 people bought Second Chance Romance within about 7 seconds of it being live
A young border collie is looking at some Fluent Pet buttons (buttons where you can record a sound that a dog or cat can press to communicate basic concepts). I ask “Virga, what do you want?” He presses a button and a disembodied voice says, “bid.”
a shot of my messy stove top with a sheet pan and 3 long loaves of dough. the oven is preheating to 465F and above that I have one of my containers full of my little 3D printed cheat sheets. This is for the pizza dough, you can see Cheater Ciabatta time & temp down toward the bottom!
A bathroom floor, on which a roll of toilet paper has been absolutely shredded.
$130,085.53 raised!!!
214,856 page views. $129,057.08 raised. 8,051 bids.
the latest bids and it's like 75% BEEEEEEEEEES
A picture of an incredibly cute puppy, with black and white markings, floppy ears, and little brown cheeks, who happens to be Courtney Milan's Virga. The text says: $100,000 raised for voting rights
a screenshot of part of our spreadsheed with all the bee plushies, and a dropdown menu where each is listed as Thursday
a coloring sheet with a cute cat surrounded by flowers with a heart behind him that has been colored in with a rainbow of crayons, which are arrayed beside it.
a picture of a blank journal surrounded by stencils. The stencils each are designed to make 20 boxes (or triangles, or hexagons) that you can color in to track how many words you've written: 100 per box = 2,000 words. I've colored them in in pretty rainbows. There is also a matching pen that has a dragon scale theme, and a set of stickers with days of the week and dates. This one is made of a tri-color filament that looks red, yellow, or blue depending on which way you turn, which kind of turns into a rainbow. a moody one.
a picture of a blank journal surrounded by stencils. The stencils each are designed to make 20 boxes (or triangles, or hexagons) that you can color in to track how many words you've written: 100 per box = 2,000 words. I've colored them in in pretty rainbows. There is also a matching pen that has a dragon scale theme, and a set of stickers with days of the week and dates.
Want to help another way? Thanks to our partnership with Rainbow Broomfield, you can help sponsor the costs of the auction & shipping. Any money we don't use will go directly to VoteRiders and The Southern Coalition for Social Justice
search for pride with 34 results
A black rectangle sticker with very simple font and the words "I fought this fascist regime and all I got was this awesome community" but the words are holographic rainbow
Auction Items: 566, Buy it Nows: 12,832, Donors: 336
Illustrators and Artists! Have a digital b&w drawing that could be printed and used as a coloring sheet for stress relief? Donate the sheet to the auction as a PDF!
Artists & Crafters, we don't just want your finished work! Are you willing to do a custom project for some special winner?
Authors! Do you have extra author copies hanging around? Donate them as Buy it Nows & find new readers while raising money for voting rights.
Bring us your arts & crafts! We want your knitting and crocheting, your 3D printed master works and your ceramic wonders! Let us bid on you for a good cause!
a giant box designed like a dwarven sarcophagus, as if carved out of marble with gold and metal designs, and a dwarf with an axe on top
a picture of a bunch of adorable crocheted bees hanging in the grass, all created in pride colors
Are you a literary agent? Are you willing to critique a query or a partial, or do a chat with an author about the state of the industry? Donate a crit or consult!
In search of editors! Whether you edit romance, SFF, mystery, or non-fiction, there are writers out there who want to bid on you!
a cross-stitch that says "Every day is shut the fuck up Friday" with shut the fuck up in rainbow
In search of screenwriters and showrunners willing to donate a critique or a chat with people who want the real scoop on what it's like to write for TV and movies.
In search of screenwriters and showrunners willing to donate a critique or a chat with people who want the real scoop on what it's like to write for TV and movies.
Looking for experts! Donate a consultation for an author looking to research your specialty or nerds who are obsessed with what you do!
Authors of all genres (including you, graphic novelists!), we want your signed copies, your early sneak peeks, and your promises to name a character after the winner--and possibly kill them terribly.
Donations are due by 6/28
Looking for authors who want to discuss their characters and worlds with their readers!
In search of editors! Whether you edit romance, SFF, mystery, or non-fiction, there are writers out there who want to bid on you!
Bring us your arts & crafts! We want your knitting and crocheting, your 3D printed master works and your ceramic wonders! Let us bid on you for a good cause!
Looking for experts! Donate a consultation for an author looking to research your specialty or nerds who are obsessed with what you do!
Are you a literary agent? Are you willing to critique a query or a partial, or do a chat with an author about the state of the industry? Donate a crit or consult!
Authors! Do you have extra author copies hanging around? Donate them as Buy it Nows & find new readers while raising money for voting rights.
Want to help another way? Thanks to our partnership with Rainbow Broomfield, you can help sponsor the costs of the auction & shipping. Any money we don't use will go directly to VoteRiders and The Southern Coalition for Social Justice
someone rolling a softball sized fidget sphere made of 20 concave faces. the joins between them glow in different colors under the black light, and each face is a fidget clicker
A D&D Beholder (which is just a giant eyeball with more eyeballs) printed in a rainbow, with eyeball tentacles. each eye also forms a rainbow. The big yellow main eye is a clicker!
Authors! Do you have extra author copies hanging around? Donate them as Buy it Nows & find new readers while raising money for voting rights.
Artists & Crafters, we don't just want your finished work! Are you willing to do a custom project for some special winner?
Illustrators and Artists! Have a digital b&w drawing that could be printed and used as a coloring sheet for stress relief? Donate the sheet to the auction as a PDF!
In search of screenwriters and showrunners willing to donate a critique or a chat with people who want the real scoop on what it's like to write for TV and movies.
In search of screenwriters and showrunners willing to donate a critique or a chat with people who want the real scoop on what it's like to write for TV and movies.
Looking for experts! Donate a consultation for an author looking to research your specialty or nerds who are obsessed with what you do!
Looking for experts! Donate a consultation for an author looking to research your specialty or nerds who are obsessed with what you do!
Authors of all genres (including you, graphic novelists!), we want your signed copies, your early sneak peeks, and your promises to name a character after the winner--and possibly kill them terribly.
a box full of cubes that are meant for fidgeting, made from 122 individual square pillars that slide and twist against each other