Hi everyone, 
 
 
 
 
 
 It's George R.R. Martin, and I'm here to raise money for the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary and The Food Depot of Santa Fe. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 If you make a small donation to my campaign, you will automatically be entered to win an incredible experience. You and a friend will be flown out (from wherever you are in the world) to meet me in Santa Fé, where we'll share a helicopter ride to the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary. 
 
 
 
 In addition to touring the Sanctuary together, we'll also have plenty of time to discuss the show, A Song of Ice and Fire, direwolves - and if there's anything you have ever wanted to ask me, here's your chance! 
 
 
 
 
 
 Thank you for supporting my campaign. I look forward to meeting one of you! 
 
 
 
 
 
 - George R.R. Martin 
 
 

 A gory death at the hands of Game of Thrones mastermind George R.R. Martin can be yours for the one-time price of $20,000. The death will, of course, be of the text-only variety. 
 
 The honor is reserved for a top-tier donator on Martin's Prizeo crowdfunding campaign, raising money to support the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary and Food Depot in Martin's adopted hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The winner will choose their character's position in the fictional world (lordling, maester, peasant, whore, etc.) and meet a grisly death that could rival the Red Wedding. 
 
 George R.R. Martin interacts with a wolf in the WIld Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in Candy Kitchen, New Mexico. Image: Prizeo for Mashable 
 
 If you don't have $20,000 on hand, don't worry. Everyone who donates any amount is automatically entered to win a tour of the wolf sanctuary and take a helicopter ride with the author/murderer-of-all-hopes-and-dreams himself. Other donation tiers include signed maps of Westeros, show scripts and Martin's own hat. 
 
 Martin and his wife, Parris McBride, have donated money and helped raise funds for the wolf sanctuary for several years. The sanctuary now houses more than 60 wolves and wolf-dogs, including a pack of nine named after the warring continent of Westeros featured in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. 
 
 George R.R. Martin speaks with Leyton Cougar, director of the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in Candy Kitchen, New Mexico. Image: Prizeo for Mashable 
 
 Martin describes his love for wolves on the donation page, writing: 
 
 "I've always been fond of wolves... direwolves in Westeros, and real wolves in the real world. US wolf populations hit critical lows during the twentieth century, and finding a way for humans to co-exist with this majestic creatures is an important part of the conservation movement." 
 
 All men must donate.
– If you happen to have $20,000 burning a hole in your pocket, George RR Martin will cut you for it. The author behind Game of Thrones will slay you with all appropriate gore—on the written page, of course—if you are a top-tier donor of his current crowdfunding blitz. Martin is raising money for the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary and the Food Depot in his current hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico. As Mashable reports, you get to decide your character's station in life, from lord to peasant, and Martin will write out your lot in death in a future A Song of Ice and Fire novel. About $19,950 short of $20,000? Not to worry. You can still score a T-shirt, and a chance to pal around with Martin at the sanctuary. Martin describes his motivation thusly: "I've always been fond of wolves... direwolves in Westeros, and real wolves in the real world. US wolf populations hit critical lows during the 20th century, and finding a way for humans to co-exist with this majestic creatures is an important part of the conservation movement." The campaign is here.