The Book Smugglers: Level Up
A project in New York, NY by Thea James & Ana Grilo000days
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A brand new season of short stories and novelettes, new contributors to The Book Smugglers blog, a new look and more
Backers: 552
Average Pledge Per Backer: $44
Funded: $24,161 of $16,500
Dates: Sep 5th -> Oct 5th (30 days)
Project By: Thea James & Ana Grilo
Backers: 552
Average Pledge Per Backer: $44
Funded: $24,161 of $16,500
Dates: Sep 5th -> Oct 5th (30 days)
Project By: Thea James & Ana Grilo
$24,161
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 5 @ 07:01 -0400 GMT
146%
of goal
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Latest News
Sunday Update and Other News 
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody and happy Sunday to all! We just made it to $17,000 which means we are $1,100 away from our first stretch goal. MAY THE KICKSTARTER BE WITH US! We had a couple of exciting days back at Smugglers Central and wanted to tell you all... (Read More)
WE ARE FUNDED! ANNOUNCING STRETCH GOALS AND NEW REWARDS!
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! WE DID IT! We are fully funded! Thank you so much for your support, and generosity. We are in awe of this amazing SFF and book community, and we promise to be worthy of the trust and confidence you've put in us. (BUT FIRST,... (Read More)
Personal Essay: CAN I TELL THIS STORY by Isabel Yap
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi friends! We are SUPER close to being fully funded - we just reached 94% with just over $15,500 pledged! This is amazing and we can barely believe how close we are. We could potentially get fully funded in the next couple of days and then...... (Read More)
Personal Essay: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT by S. L. Huang
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends! We made it to 75% this morning - HOORAY. The countdown continues, and with just 8 days left, we still need to raise another $4,038 so let's keep signal boosting to make it happen! Today, we have a very special guest: S.L. Huang, the... (Read More)
9 Days Left - An a new tote bag add-on!
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! We made it to 70% over the weekend and with just $4696 to go, we are inching toward our goal little by little, with your help! Thank you SO VERY MUCH. To celebrate the 70% mark, we have created an exclusive "I am a book smuggler"... (Read More)
Personal Essay: IMAGINING ALTERNATIVES by Zetta Elliott
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! 13 days to go and we are super close to $10,000 with 259 backers and just about 56%! Thanks for all the signal-boosting and support so far, it is very much appreciated! We still have a number of sweet rewards to go so let's get the... (Read More)
Week 3 update and new rewards!
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody - we are entering week 3 of our campaign and we have raised just over $7000 but we still have more than 50% to go! With that mind, we are rolling out new rewards today! But first, a THANK YOU message from your friendly neighborhood... (Read More)
FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED STARTING A SHORT FICTION PROGRAM FROM SCRATCH
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
It's day 10, it made it to over 35% (more than 1/3 of the way there) and we have been invited by Chuck Wendig to write an essay for Terrible Minds talking more about our journey from bloggers to publishers and the five things we learned in the... (Read More)
Week 2 Update and New Reward Levels!
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! It's the start of week 2 and we have added a few rewards at different levels - check them out: $65 - The Hunting Monsters Commemorative Reward Three years ago, we launched our publishing arm with the first season of short stories.... (Read More)
Weekend Update
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! It's day five of our Kickstarter and we made it to 30%. THANK YOU! As a short update, we have a lovely post to share. The cool folks at Book Riot surprised us with an awesome post supporting the campaign and we are over the moon. Go... (Read More)
Personal Essay: MY SMUGGLING EXPERIENCE by Octavia Cade
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! It's day 3 and we are already at a staggering 24% funded! Thank you so much for your help so far and please keep sharing/boosting The Smugglers Signal! In the meantime, a few words from one of our lovely writers/contributors, the... (Read More)
Update: We are featured as a Project We Love on Kickstarter!
September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just reached the 9% mark and we have chosen to be featured as a Project We Love on Kickstarter! How awesome is that? To celebrate our very first milestone, we are going to send a Book Smugglers pin to the first 100 backers! <3 (Read More)
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