FISCAL 2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature 123 S. Linn St. Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 887-6100 [email protected] www.cityofliteratureusa.org

IOWA CITY UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE

FISCAL 2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Board president’s welcome/staff ...... 4 Executive director’s report ...... 5 UNESCO ...... 6 One Book Two Book ...... 7 World Book & Copyright Day (Community Book Talks) ...... 8 Iowa City Book Festival ...... 9 Paul Engle Day ...... 10 Hawkeye Readers ...... 11 On the Fly ...... 12 Book Marks...... 13 Well-Read in the City of Literature ...... 14 Collaborations ...... 15 Board of Directors ...... 16 Foundational Partners ...... 17 Supporters ...... 18 How to Support the City of Literature ...... 19

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FROM THE VISION

PRESIDENT To establish America’s City of Literature as a

Dear Friends and Supporters, place that invites

citizens – both locally The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature continues to grow to meet and globally – to the needs of our local area. In the two discover and share our years since the first staff person came on board, we have established the vibrant literary culture. Hawkeye Reader program, organized the One Book Two Book children’s literature festival, celebrated Paul MISSION Engle’s contribution to Iowa and literary life, created a videography of To celebrate and visiting authors to Iowa City, presented Book Marks to Johnson County, and support literature on a collaborated on the Iowa City Book local, regional, national, Festival, among many other literary- themed projects. Thousands of people and international level, have enjoyed events produced or connecting readers and aided by the City of Literature. writers through the I want to offer a sincere thank you to power of story. the many donors, volunteers and supporters who contribute to the organization’s success. Together, we STAFF are sharing a passion about reading and writing that is one of the things that makes this such a special place. John Kenyon Mark your calendars for One Book Two Executive Director Book this year and look for the next [email protected] Iowa City Book Festival to be bigger (319) 356-5245 and better as that event finds a new home at the City of Literature Rachael Carlson nonprofit. Operations Manager [email protected]

SUSAN CRAIG (319) 887-6100 BOARD PRESIDENT, FY12

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A YEAR OF GROWTH

A LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN KENYON

When I took on this role in May, the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature was wrapping up its most successful year. We produced a slate of events, some for the first time, and collaborated on others. We worked to celebrate and support literature, and connected readers and writers, both core parts of our mission.

Since then, many have shared ideas about how the City of Literature organization can become an even more integral part of the literary community. These include program suggestions, collaboration offers and promotional ideas. Given that enthusiasm and support, I can say with confidence that a successful 2012 will give way to an even better 2013.

The next year will be busy as we continue successful programs while adding significantly to our portfolio by becoming the lead organization behind the annual Iowa City Book Festival. All of this helps us to meet goals of developing strategic partnerships, providing high-quality activities and growing our organization.

One major goal for the coming year is to communicate more effectively about what we do and what is on offer in the City of Literature. Part of that goal is met by this report, which details our events and collaborations, introduces our board and supporters and outlines how you can get involved. We also have enhanced our twice-monthly e-mail update (sign up here: http://bit.ly/COLnews), and soon will unveil a redesigned website with regular news updates and information about literary activities.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us thus far. Our successes would not be possible without the support of partners, sponsors, donors and attendees. I believe your time and money is well spent; City of Literature programming adds to the culture of our community, making it a better place to read and write, enhancing quality-of-life and helping to draw visitors to the area.

If you have comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. I look forward to working together as we tackle another exciting year in the City of Literature!

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CREATIVE CITIES NETWORK

THE CITY OF LITERATURE'S PLACE IN THE WORLD

CRAFTS AND FOLK ART UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ASWAN, Egypt Cultural Organization, created the Creative Cities Network in HANGZHOU, 2004. , Scotland, was the first city to join the ICHEON, KANAZAWA, Japan network, named that same year as a City of Literature. SANTA FE, United States

Iowa City joined the network in 2008 as the third City of DESIGN Literature. Today, we are one of six Cities of Literature and BEIJING, China among 34 members of the Creative Cities Network. BERLIN, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina GRAZ, Austria UNESCO does not fund designated cities, but rather lets the KOBE, Japan city determine how best to manage the designation. While MONTREAL, NAGOYA, Japan to many it is seen as a way for Iowa City to celebrate and SAINT-ETIENNE, promote its rich literary history and current programming, it SEOUL, South Korea SHANGHAI, China also gains us entry into a worldwide network of cities that SHENZHEN, China seek to learn from and collaborate with one another. LITERATURE At the annual meeting of the network, held in Montreal in , Ireland EDINBURGH, Scotland May, representatives from member cities discussed ways to IOWA CITY, United States strengthen the network as it grows, and made connections , , that will enable cross-disciplinary partnerships that should REYKJAVIK, yield interesting and enlightening collaborations. MEDIA ARTS Specifically, our colleagues with the other Cities of Literature LYON, France shared best practices that, if implemented across the cities, will enhance programming and extend our reach globally. MUSIC BOGOTA, Columbia BOLOGNA, The network decided at the Montreal meeting to take on GHENT, Belgium more of its own administration, leaving important tasks like GLASGOW, Scotland SEVILLE, bid evaluation and the award of designations with UNESCO, making the network better able to deal with future growth. FILM BRADFORD, United Kingdom This mix of the local and the global makes this a truly SYDNEY, Australia

valuable designation for Iowa City, and one this organization GASTRONOMY plans to leverage to the benefit of our literary culture. CHENGDU, China JEONJU, South Korea OSTERSUND, Sweden POPAYAN, Columbia

ONE BOOK TWO BOOK

A CELEBRATION OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE CITY OF LITERATURE

When Kathryn Erskine began quizzing attendees at the Once Upon a Time dinner that kicked off the first One Book Two Book festival, it became clear that the children in our community take their reading seriously. Erskine would read a line from a work of children’s literature, and the kids in attendance were challenged to name the work. Erskine could hardly get the first few words out before the youngsters in the audience were shouting out the names of favorite books.

It is this spirit that the City of Literature hoped to capture and celebrate with this inaugural festival, presented by the Pearson Foundation. The event was held Jan. 13-15, 2012. It began with the above-mentioned dinner, where local students representing each elementary school in Iowa City read their own work to the crowd of about 250. This work was compiled into a bound book available at the festival and to local school libraries, and binders filled with the work toured the community.

Saturday offered an all-day Children’s Book Fair at the Sheraton Iowa City Hotel, drawing 3,000 attendees. Activities were free and open to the public and included readings by well-known Midwestern and Iowa authors, storybook character appearances, face painting, book making, a Harry Potter exhibit, live music, and children’s film screenings.

On Sunday, the Reading on the Rails excursion took 2,200 young readers and family members on a 40-minute train ride between the University of Iowa Main Library and North Liberty Public Library. Both libraries hosted programming.

Children not in attendance also benefitted from the event. Pearson’s “We Give Books” program donated 1,000 books due to the efforts of area readers, while a book drive at the festival yielded an additional 720 books from attendees.

The next One Book Two Book festival is scheduled for Jan. 11-13, 2013, with keynote speaker Nancy Krulik.

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WORLD BOOK & COPYRIGHT DAY

COMMUNITY BOOK TALK PROGRAM

By celebrating World Book Day, UNESCO seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. The idea for this celebration originated in Catalonia, where on April 23, Saint George's Day, a rose is traditionally given as a gift for each book sold.

To celebrate in the Iowa City area, the City of Literature hosted a Community Book Talk. Community and business leaders discussed a favorite or meaningful book. Nancy Willis, a City of Literature board member and co-owner of Willis & Willis and Security Abstract Co., moderated the event. The speakers and their books were:

Charlie Funk, president of MidWestOne Nate Kaeding (above), former Hawkeye Bank; The Miracle of St. Anthony by football player and current San Diego Adrian Wojnarowski Charger; The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Terry Dickens, co-owner Herteen & Stocker and Iowa City Council; Here Lies Kembrew McLeod, UI associate Linc by Delia Ray professor of communications studies; PRANKS! edited by V. Vale and A. Juno Mary Ferentz, community volunteer; The Time of Our Lives by Tom Brokaw Nancy Quellhorst, president of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce; Paul Ingram, buyer with Prairie Lights Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Books; Glaciers by Alexis Smith and Frankl Wendell Berry's Collected Poems

The program was such a success that the City of Literature plans to hold it twice yearly, with one event in Iowa City and the other in a neighboring community.

In addition, more than a dozen area businesses, public libraries, florists, independent bookstores, artists, poets and scholars participated with special offers, including free roses with purchase of a book, rose-flavored gelato and other treats.

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IOWA CITY BOOK FESTIVAL

CITY OF LITERATURE TO BE LEAD ORGANIZATION IN 2013

The Iowa City Book Festival will celebrate its fifth year with the City of Literature as its new lead organization. The festival, which was created and operated by the University of Iowa Main Library in its first four years, will build on that success with more programming and a larger scope in 2013.

The three-day celebration of books, reading and writing includes a book fair with sellers from across the region, author readings, book discussions, and demonstrations by authors, illustrators and book-making experts. This includes programming in various disciplines, such as science writing and children’s literature. The 2012 event was July 13-15.

The third day of the festival, called the Day in the City of Literature, features authors reading at dozens of local businesses throughout Iowa City, literally taking the festival into the city.

The festival, which has drawn between 1,500 and 2,000 people annually, has been held on University property in July. With the City of Literature now organizing the event, the date and location are to be determined. Discussions about those details will be held this fall among a number of stakeholders. The City of Literature has been integrally involved in the festival for the past three years. The organization plans to maintain ties with UI Libraries and others involved with past festivals while collaborating with community groups to expand programming.

Sponsorship opportunities will be available. Visit www.cityofliteratureusa.org for updates about plans for the 2013 festival.

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PAUL ENGLE DAY

INAUGURAL AWARD AND ESSAY CONTEST

In a video excerpted in the new film, “City of Literature,” Paul Engle emphatically declares, “All writers in the world ought to come to Iowa City.” He says it in a way that makes the idea seem more ordained than improbable; such was Engle’s passion and force.

Engle (Oct. 12, 1908 - March 22, 1991), a noted poet, editor, teacher, literary critic, novelist, and playwright, is perhaps best remembered as the long-time director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and as founder of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. At the turn of the millennium, Engle was selected as Iowa’s poet of the century, and Gov. Tom Vilsack proclaimed Oct. 12 “Paul Engle Day.”

To celebrate this day and Engle’s role in nurturing what would become foundational pillars of the City of Literature, the organization invited high school students from around the Corridor to participate in a writing contest in honor of the man. The grand prize- winner received a $500 college scholarship and the top four essay writers received gift certificates and an opportunity to read their work in front of an audience at Prairie Lights Book Store.

In addition, the City of Literature created the Paul Engle Award to honor an individual who, like Engle, represents a pioneering spirit in the world of literature through writing, editing, publishing, or teaching, and whose active participation in the larger issues of the day has contributed to the betterment of the world through the literary arts. Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Alan McPherson was awarded the first Paul Engle Award in 2011 (the award, created by M.C. Ginsberg, is seen at left). The City of Literature hosted a reception and award ceremony in his honor at the Englert Theatre.

The essay contest will be held in fall 2012, and will go statewide in 2013, with the prize being a year of free tuition to the University of Iowa. The Paul Engle Award will return in 2013.

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HAWKEYE READERS

A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAWKEYE FOOTBALL TEAM

Hawkeye Readers is a program that brings University of Iowa athletes into local classrooms to serve as role models and to teach the importance of reading.

For the second year, members of the Hawkeye Football team visited with about 300 students at Mark Twain and Grant Wood elementary schools in Iowa City during the spring semester.

One day a week for six weeks, the players would visit classrooms to meet with students. The first week, they discussed what it is like to be a student and an athlete at the college level. In subsequent weeks, the student- Hawkeye quarterback James athletes participated in the reading Vandenberg reads to students. program the teacher had planned.

In addition, the City of Literature contributed books to participating students, using the proceeds from Scholastic Book Fair sales during the Iowa City Book Festival, as well as directed contributions from donors.

The program is scheduled to continue in spring 2013, with the hope of expanding it in the future.

Special thanks to Kirk Ferentz and LeVar Woods with the Hawkeye football program for their assistance with this project.

Hawkeye Readers Book Mark designed by local children’s author Claudia McGehee.

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ON THE FLY: WRITERS ON WRITING

A VIDEO SERIES DELVING INTO THE LIFE OF WRITERS

Iowa City is known as much for the writers who call it home as it is for the hundreds of writers who visit throughout the course of a given year. Seeking a way to capture the wit and wisdom of both sets of authors, the City of Literature created the On the Fly: Writers on Writing video series.

Filmmaker Ben Hill, who also wrote and directed the “City of Literature” film that debuted in 2012, oversees the project. He films and interviews poets, novelists and non-fiction writers who traveled to Iowa City to read at Prairie Lights Books, teach at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, or take part in the various writing International Writing Program director conferences, delving into their lives as writers. and author Christopher Merrill.

Ann Packer, Robert Pinsky, Alison Bechdel, Yann Martel, Stuart Dybek and Mona Simpson are among the more than 50 authors who have sat for our cameras in the past two years. Each author answers a series of questions about writing, reading and the unique place that is Iowa City. In aggregate, these videos are like a master’s seminar in the state of literature in the world.

In addition, local authors and student authors have shared their writing experiences in video interviews. The collection to date includes 62 videos, all available on the City of Literature web Author and University of Iowa faculty site (www.cityofliteratureusa.org/video) and member Roberto Ampuero. YouTube channel.

The series was created in partnership with Humanities Iowa in 2011. In 2012, it was funded through the generous support of Nate and Samantha Kaeding and the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Sponsorships for the 2013 season are available.

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BOOK MARKS

BOOK ART IN JOHNSON COUNTY

Dubbed “a celebration of reading, writing and book art in Johnson County,” the Book Marks Iowa public art program brought 28 gigantic book art displays to the area from June to October 2011. The project was a partnership among the City of Literature, the Coralville Public Library, the Iowa City Public Library and the North Liberty Community Library.

The statues were created by artists from across the Midwest and placed on display throughout the community. Each statue was sponsored by a local business or organization (sponsoring organizations are among those listed on p. 17). The statues were later sold at an auction and several were donated to local schools and libraries. Proceeds from the project benefit the presenting partner organizations.

The City of Literature designated its share of the proceeds to enhance outreach activities that attract visitors to the area such as the annual Iowa City Book Festival. The Iowa City Public Library directed its share to increase its early childhood literacy efforts. The Coralville Public Library utilized the proceeds to enhance library programming and augment high-use collections. The North Liberty Community Library used its portion of the funds toward an expansion and renovation of its space.

To learn more about the individual statues, including artist statements and sponsors for each, please visit www.bookmarksiowa.com. Several can still be seen around town, as sponsoring organizations, as well as groups and individuals who purchased statues at auction, elected to keep them in the community, offering a perpetual celebration of reading and the book arts.

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WELL-READ IN THE CITY OF LITERATURE

INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR READING

“A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns.”

Though it is oft paraphrased, it seems the above notion can be attributed to Australian novelist P.L. Travers. Why share it here? Because the City of Literature may first be thought of as a city of writers. But just as important is the fact that it also is a city of readers.

To that end, the City of Literature organization began a program called “Well-Read in the City of Literature,” Susan Boyd which asks community members to share something about themselves and the books that have influenced their lives. These interviews are archived on our website (http://cityofliteratureusa.org/node/128 ), giving visitors a chance to learn more about their friends and neighbors, as well as to pick up a reading suggestion or two.

These are people who are serious about their books. Susan Boyd shares that she would “much rather have a book for Christmas than clothes or food,” while Tim Terry says “each and every aspect of my life is influenced by literature. For me, it is like breathing.”

Other contributors include: Larry Baker, Author and Teacher Ethel Barker, Author and Retired Teacher Kate Minette, Pearson Education Tim Terry Chuck Peters, SourceMedia Group Kristen Stephens Sharma, East-West School of Integrative Healing Arts David Leshtz, District Representative for Congressman Dave Loebsack Ralph Savarese, Author Sarah Lande, Iowa Sister States

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COLLABORATIONS

PROJECTS WHERE THE CITY OF LITERATURE PARTNERS WITH OTHERS

Little Free Library is a book-sharing program whose mission is to “promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book exchanges worldwide.” Through the program, small wooden “libraries” are built and installed throughout the community. Owners fill them with books and invite neighbors and people passing by to take a book or leave a book. The City of Literature is working with the Little Free Library organization and the city to promote and facilitate the program locally.

The film “City of Literature” is an hour-long documentary that tells the story of creative writing in Iowa, from its frontier beginnings to the recognition of Iowa City as a UNESCO City of Literature. It includes clips from the City of Literature’s Writers on Writing: On the Fly video series. Rachael Carlson, the City of Literature organization’s operations manager, did historical research for the film.

Novel IC, a program that ran during the 2011 Iowa City Book Festival, encouraged participants to help write a "Twitter Novel" by contributing tweets that added to the continuous story as the novel developed and unfolded over the three days of the festival. Individuals from across globe contributed tweets, with 72 authors writing 878 tweets. The City of Literature helped to promote the project.

MusicIC is a series of festivals that focus on music for small ensembles inspired by works of prose and poetry. The literary sources for the music are read or projected during the concerts as well as being available in the festival playbill and on the MusicIC website. MusicIC has among its partners the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature.

Hot Tin Roof is a program to showcase current literary work produced in Iowa City. The series is organized and juried by representatives from The Englert Theatre, the City of Literature and Little Village magazine. All three are among financial supporters of the project, as is M.C. Ginsberg. Each month, a selected piece of creative writing up to 1,000 words is published in the pages of Little Village, Iowa City’s News and Culture Magazine. The author receives an honorarium of $100.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FY13 FY12

Joshua Schamberger Susan Craig Iowa City/Coralville Area CVB Iowa City Public Library President President

Carolyn Brown Joshua Schamberger Foundations in Learning Iowa City/Coralville Area CVB Vice President Vice President

Rod Sullivan John Kenyon Johnson County Board of Supervisors Corridor Business Journal Treasurer Secretary

Sally Mason Rod Sullivan University of Iowa Johnson County Board of Supervisors At Large Treasurer

Susan Craig Sally Mason Iowa City Public Library University of Iowa Past President At Large

Lori Erickson Regenia Bailey Hugh Ferrer Carolyn Brown Wendy Ford Hugh Ferrer Tom Gelman Wendy Ford Kelly Hayworth Tom Gelman Ryan C. Heiar Kelly Hayworth Robin Hemley Ryan C. Heiar Delia Ray Howard Robin Hemley Eileen Johnson Rebecca Neades Rebecca Neades Chris Rossi Tim Terry Tim Terry James Throgmorton James Throgmorton Nancy Willis Nancy Willis

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FOUNDATIONAL PARTNERS

THE IOWA CITY UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE HAS RECEIVED GENEROUS

SUPPORT FROM THESE COMMUNITY PARTNERS

PROGRAM SPONSORS

THESE COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS MADE OUR EVENTS POSSIBLE

ACT Iowa Children’s Museum North Liberty Community Benson & Hepker Design Iowa City Community School Library Blank & McCune District Pearson Foundation Boyd Crosby Construction Iowa City/Coralville Phelan, Tucker, Mullen, Sarah Slee Brown Convention and Visitors Walker, Tucker, Gelman LLP City of Coralville Bureau Simmons, Perrine, Moyer, City of Iowa City Iowa City Press Citizen Bergman, PLC City of North Liberty Iowa City Public Library Terry, Lockridge and Dunn Coralville Marriott Hotel and Iowa Memorial Union TruArt Conference Center Iowa Northern Railway United Way of Johnson Coralville Public Library Company County The Eastern Iowa Airport Kahler Collision Center University of Iowa Athletics Foundations in Learning Lensing Funeral and University of Iowa Community Goodfellow Printing, Inc. Cremation Service Credit Union Hands Jewelers Little Village Magazine University of Iowa Libraries Hawkeye ReadiMix Lucky Pawz University of Iowa Book Store Humanities Iowa M.C. Ginsberg Willis & Willis/Security Abstract ICPL Friends Foundation MidWestOne Bank Willowwind School Iowa Book moengroup

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SUPPORTERS JULY 2011-JUNE 2012

Visionary $10,000+ Jackie Blank* Nancy Willis City of Coralville Jeanette Carter Carolyn Brown and Jerry City of Iowa City Maeve Clark Zimmerman City of North Liberty Linda Farkas Iowa City Public Library Bruce J. Gantz MD & Mary K. Supporter $1-$99 Nate and Samantha Kaeding Gantz* Philip and Pamela Bourjaily The University of Iowa H. Dee and Myrene Hoover* Daniel Bray Katherine Mathews* Connie Brothers Gold $2,500-$4,999 Katherine and John Moyers* Samantha Chang Tom Rocklin and Kim John and Catherine Solow* Clifford and Susan Curry Ephgrave* Rick and Sandra Thorington* Jeffery and Lori Dawson Sally Mason Tom and Catherine Marc and Tuyet Dorau Don & Ann Peterson Weingeist* Patrick Moore and Sharon John and Dorothy Whiston* Fahey Silver $1,000-$2,499 LaDonna and Gary Wicklund* William Furlong Tom and Becky Gelman* Jim Harris Mark and Vickie Ginsberg Friend $100-249 Lyn Dee and Patrick Kealey Guthrie Center Arts Council Robert Ashman* Gerhild Krapf Iowa Memorial Union Sandy (Willard) and Susan Brooks Landon Boyd Ron and Kara Logsden Bronze $500-$999 Deb Dunkhase Kevin and Suzanne Malo Ed and Ethel Barker* Alison Ames Galstad Keith and Lori Marshall Barb and Gregory Black Ellen Hampe Jesse Martinez John and Ellen Buchanan Kelly and Nancy Hayworth Alison McGoff Foundation* Kristy Heffner Robert and Paulina Muzzin Susan Craig Iowa City/Coralville Olga Petrova and Mikhail Patrick Eads Convention and Visitors Bergal Iowa City Chamber of Bureau Horace Porter Commerce John and Mary Kenyon Richard and Jill Ross Johnson County Sarah Lande Kent and Joy Short Chris Klitgaard Heidi Lauritzen* Rod Sullivan Jean and Jix Lloyd Jones* Paul and Patricia McCarthy Carol and Lee Tippe John and Diana Lundell Francis Meyer-Rothman Jane Van Voorhis Tom Markus Kathy Jean Mitchell Kevin Watkins and Mary Jane McCune* Rebecca Neades Mockaitis John Menninger* Michael O'Hara Frank and Evelyn Weirich Ann Rizzo Jeanette Pilak John and Jennifer Whitmore Josh Schamberger Thomas and Carol Shreves Susan Winkler Susan Shullaw Dick and Joyce Summerwill* Rod Zeitler Burns H. Weston* Karen Stierler John S. and Susan T. Strauss *Charter Members who made Sustaining $250-499 Terry Lockridge & Dunn three-year pledges James and Nancy Baker* Michael Welsh *

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SUPPORT THE CITY OF LITERATURE

JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AND CONTRIBUTE

In the four years since Iowa City was declared the third UNESCO City of Literature in the world, the nonprofit organization that manages and promotes that designation has made valuable contributions to our community. With a mix of programming, advocacy, promotion and collaboration, we have added to the rich tapestry of literary culture in the area.

As we look to increase and enhance our offerings in the coming year – an effort that includes becoming the lead organization behind the Iowa City Book Festival while continuing popular programs like the One Book Two Book children’s literature festival, Hawkeye Readers and the Community Book Talks – your support is more important than ever. Please consider a tax-deductible contribution and help us to continue working toward our mission to celebrate and support literature on a local, regional, national, and international level, connecting readers and writers through the power of story.

Charter members pledge to contribute at the same level for three years, offering ongoing support for our efforts at educational programming and outreach.

Contributions can be sent to the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA, 52240. Contributions also can be made securely online at http://bit.ly/COLdonate. To discuss directed gifts or sponsorship opportunities, please contact John Kenyon at [email protected] or (319) 356-5245.

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