Grants Available to Celebrate Wisconsin Literature

Wisconsin Authors and Illustrators Speak Communities can celebrate and explore the literature of Wisconsin with its authors and illustrators. The Wisconsin Center for the Book will award up to
ten grants of $250 each to qualifying organizations wishing to sponsor a Wisconsin author or illustrator at a public event.

The event must be free of admission charges. Wisconsin Center for the Book defines a Wisconsin author or illustrator as any author or illustrator who has lived in Wisconsin for a significant period of time, including someone who may no longer be living in the state. The honorarium will be paid
directly to the speaker. This program is made possible through the cooperation of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters and generosity of donors.

Wisconsin nonprofit organizations interested in books and reading are eligible to apply. Collaboration among groups is preferred. Such groups may include, but are not limited to, public libraries; public and private elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools; community organizations; and places of worship. Libraries are encouraged to look beyond their Friends
groups for partnerships.

Applications will be judged on the basis of
* Community outreach and collaboration,
* Thoroughness of planning, and
* Rationale for the choice of speaker.

Time line
* July 1, 2007: Applications due; if mailed, they must be postmarked on or
before this date.
* July 30, 2007: Winners will be notified by this date.
* September 1, 2007 - April 30, 2008: Programs must be scheduled between
these dates. A final report must be submitted within 10 days of the event or
the honorarium will be forfeited.

The application can be found online here. Send five completed copies of your application to Sarah McGowan , WAIS 2007-08 Chair, Wisconsin Center for the Book, W13679 Liner Road, Brandon, WI 53919. If you have questions, please contact her at 920-346-2784 or windsong@centurytel.net.
 --from the April 18th, 2007 edition of NewsFlashes, the Indianhead Federated Library System electronic newsletter.