6 hours ago · London
Zadie Smith among authors letting public bid to name new characters for charity auction
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to London. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC. The headline in use is “Zadie Smith among authors letting public bid to name new characters for charity auction”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Other prizes at Freedom from Torture event include rare Mary Wollstonecraft book illustrated by William Blake Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan are among a number of literary stars auctioning off the chance for readers to name characters in their next novels to raise money for survivors of torture.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Zadie Smith among authors letting public bid to name new characters for charity auction
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian