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annual report 2005-2006 INTRODUCTION

We are very pleased to write that Poets & Writers’ very first capital campaign was a resounding success—we reached our goal of $3 million thanks to outstanding leadership provided by our Board of Directors and generous support from many individuals.

The effects of the campaign are already being felt. With funds generated by it, we have established an endowment that has enabled us to expand our Readings/Workshops program and to begin supporting writers taking part in literary events in and Seattle. In 2007, the program will grow further and begin to provide funding for readings and workshops taking place in Houston and , D.C.

Last year, Poets & Writers provided $238,896 to 790 writers participating in events held in New York, California, , and , as well as Atlanta and Seattle. Our New York Readings/Workshops program continued to support a number of events reaching spe- cial populations in New York City, including workshops for prison inmates, at-risk youth, and seniors in neighborhood houses. Our California program, which is administered by our branch office in Los Angeles, began an ambitious outreach project in the state’s Great Central Valley. Our California office also partnered with the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles on a project intended to increase the interest young people take in museum exhibits.

Poets & Writers Magazine continued to publish articles, news, and listings of great interest to writers. Of particular note was a feature that appeared in the November/December 2005 issue on eighteen poets whose first books were published in 2005. The piece gener- ated such an enthusiastic response that the editors have decided to make it an annual feature. The magazine, which is read by over 80,000 authors, also began providing daily news updates for our Web site.

Our Web site’s database of authors continued to grow—last year we added over 600 authors to the Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers, which now lists more than 7,000 writers, including their publication credits and information on their work interests.

Our Writers Exchange program brought poet Delisa Mulkey and fiction writer Lauren Watel from Georgia to New York City for a weeklong trip, featuring meetings with editors, agents, and prominent authors. The trip was capped by a wonderful reading by the two visiting writers at the Housing Works Used Books Café in New York. Next year, writers from Vermont will participate in the Writers Exchange.

We are especially pleased to report that Poets & Writers has established a new, major award for poets. The Jackson Poetry Prize will honor an American poet of exceptional talent who has published at least one book of recognized literary merit but has not yet received major national acclaim. The prize, which is made possible by a significant gift from the Liana Foundation, will award $50,000 annually to an early to mid-career poet. The first recipient of the Jackson Poetry Prize will be announced in spring 2007.

We are thrilled to write about the success of our capital campaign and the expansion and improvement of our programs for writers. None of this would have been possible without our exceptional staff, our dedicated Board of Directors, the generous support of our Friends, and significant funding from our corporate and foundation partners. We’re looking forward to building on this year’s accomplishments to reach even more writers in the years to come.

Ellen Joseph Elliot Figman President Executive Director the mission Founded in 1970, Poets & Writers believes writers make indispensable contributions to our national culture. The organization’s mission is to foster the professional devel- opment of poets and writers, to promote communication ABC throughout the U.S. literary community, and to help create FROM INSPIRATION TO PUBLICATION an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction

3 Programs

3 Capital Campaign Report 5 Poets & Writers Magazine 6 Information Services 7 Readings/Workshops 8 Writers Exchange Program 9 Writers for Writers Awards 9 The Jackson Poetry Prize 10 The Amy Awards 10 California Programs Office 11 Poets & Writers in the Field 12 Poets & Writers Online

13 Administration & Funding

13 Friends of Poets & Writers 14 Institutional Donors 14 Sponsorship 15 Board of Directors 15 Poets & Writers Staff 16 Treasurer’s Report

17 Appendices

17 Poets & Writers Magazine Contents 19 Readings/Workshops: Writers Funded 21 Readings/Workshops: Sponsoring Organizations 3

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN REPORT

GOAL: $3,000,000 Poets & Writers Completes $3 Million “It was a thrill to be involved in a Writers Matter Campaign campaign where every dollar given Poets & Writers’ endowment campaign came ends up lifting the voice of poets $2,500,000 to a successful conclusion when we reached and writers!”

our $3 million goal in June 2006. Funds raised —SUSAN D. MCCLANAHAN, during the campaign will support Poets & Campaign Co-Chair $2,000,000 Writers programs, in particular Readings/ Workshops (see p. 7). It has long been a goal to expand this program, which, until recently, “With the conclusion of our first-ever had been limited to California and New York, capital campaign, the heartfelt gen- $1,500,000 and to Chicago and Detroit. Thanks to the erosity of donors makes it possible success of the Campaign, this year we began for Poets & Writers to expand its to support events in Atlanta and Seattle. We remarkable Readings/Workshops $1,000,000 will also be able to expand to Houston and program to several more states, Washington, D.C. in 2007, and to two addi- widening the audience for writers tional cities in 2008 (one, east of the who participate, and putting cash Mississippi; one, west), which will be chosen in their pockets.” $500,000 on the basis of the vitality of their literary communities, the diversity of their popula- —PAUL J. VIDICH, tions, and the impact P&W support will have. Campaign Co-Chair

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WRITERS MATTER CAMPAIGN DONORS

Lead Donors / Major Gifts Theodore C. Rogers Becky Bartovics Ronni Leopold Virginia Barber Robin B. Smith Osmond Benoliel Lori Levy J.M.R. Barker Foundation Abbey K. Starr Charitable Trust Caroline Bock Ann McArdle BellSouth Corporation Jean Stein Elizabeth Bodien Lesa McFadden Sallie Bingham Nicholas J. & Joanna Vergoth Marjory Bradshaw Sandy Michel Pamela & C. Hunter Boll Paul J. Vidich & Linda Stein Judith Bridell Paul Miles Celia H. Currin Ellen M. Violett Eileen Brown Justine Mishler Allison J. Davis Galen Williams Danielle Byrne Sally Molini Barbara Thompson Davis Anonymous Anne Carter Mary Morris Maureen Mahon Egen Peter Cook K.W. Oxnard Writers Circle Elliot Figman Theodore Cornwell Kathe Palka Jay Fine Mady Deutsch John G. Phelan Jane Friedman W. Perry Epes Bruno & Mary Ann Quinson Don DeLillo Leontina Kelly Gallagher Herta Feely Jane Resnick Nelson DeMille Johanna & Leslie Garfield Susan Fischer Stacey Resnikoff Mark Doty Lynn C. Goldberg Heidi Fiske Rosamond Rosenmeier Jennifer Egan Agnes Gund Nan Gefen Kim Scheiblauer Jonathan Franzen John W. Holman Jr. Sarah Getty Jeremy Schomer A.M. Homes John Ingram Frank Gibney Robert & Laura Sehr Susan Isaacs Beverly Jablons Kathleen Glassburn Christie Selph Sue Monk Kidd Susan & John Jackson B. Lynn Goodwin Barbara Smith Wally Lamb Joan L. & Dr. Julius H. Jacobson II Diane Granger Michael C. Stanley Barry Lopez Ellen & Larry Joseph Marjorie Hawksworth Sandy Stillman Ann McGovern J. Alan Kahn Helen Handley Houghton Susan Stocker Sidney Offit Renée & Joel Klaperman Sandra Hunter Douglas Stout Roxana Robinson Stephen O. Lesser Dorothy Jones Ellen Sullivan Roger Rosenblatt The Liana Foundation Rochelle Kainer Ryan Tranquilla Amy Tan Dorothy Lichtenstein Elise Kazanjian Linette Widen Patricia Volk Helen & Frank Macioce Michael Kellar Mary Wilburn Susan D. McClanahan Contributors Suzanne Keller Anonymous Bernard Otterman Suzanne Adams Yala Korwin Diana & Simon Raab Linnea Alexander Florence Ladd Max Rodriguez Rosalind Alme Marie Lee

We are grateful for the generosity of our Board of Directors and the many individuals who contributed to the campaign.

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POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE

This year, Poets & Writers Magazine upgraded its paper to a of eighteen poets—Geoff Bouvier, Victoria Chang, Thomas coated stock, which has improved the production quality of the Sayers Ellis, Dana Goodyear, and Tyehimba Jess among artwork that accompanies editorial content. To highlight this them—whose first books were published in 2005. The piece change, which was introduced in our September/October 2005 was so well received we decided to make it an annual feature. issue, we included a portfolio of photographs by Nancy The January/February 2006 issue included “Begin Again: Crampton, who has captured images of some of literature’s Reflections on Writing Post-Katrina,” a special section that most esteemed authors, including W.H. Auden, James Baldwin, comprised essays by three New Orleans–based writers who Jorge Luis Borges, John Cheever, , Stanley explored the deeply personal and creative ways in which writers Kunitz, Robert Lowell, Gabriel García Márquez, Anne Sexton, responded to a national tragedy. Running in three consecutive Susan Sontag, and Eudora Welty. That issue also showcased an issues that began with the January/February 2006 issue was our improved design for our ever-popular sections, Grants & three-part series Inside Publishing, which took a close look at Awards and Conferences & Residencies. Additionally, we the publication process—from acquisition to marketing, and included a bi-fold tear-out Submissions Tracker to help readers publicity to bookselling. stay organized when submitting their work to the many literary contests we include in our pages. The magazine’s commitment to highlighting the diverse voices of contemporary literature was reflected in profiles of writers We published several in-depth special features this fiscal year. such as Pulitzer Prize–winning poets W.S. Merwin and Franz The November/December 2005 issue included senior editor Wright, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, and American icon John Kevin Larimer’s article “That Glittering Possibility,” a profile Updike, as well as debut authors Tash Aw, Janice Erlbaum, >>

From the January/February 2006 Issue

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Daphne Kalotay, Benjamin Kunkel, Emily Raboteau, Lanvanya Easton Ellis, which appeared in our September/October Sankaran, and Scott Wolven. 2005 issue.

Press mentions and interviews with Poets & Writers Poets & Writers Magazine continues to enjoy strong advertising Magazine editors appeared in several print publications, revenue, surpassing the $1 million mark for the first time, and including the Australian, the Chicago Tribune, the Miami ended the year totaling $1,018,000. Herald, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, as well as a number of online venues, including the Poetry Foundation’s Web Total circulation of the magazine is 60,000. site and Mediabistro.com, Creative Nonfiction’s podcast Major funding for Poets & Writers Magazine has been provided by Podlit, and the blogs Conversational Reading, Maud the National Endowment for the Arts. Newton, the Elegant Variation, and the National Book Critics Circle’s Critical Mass. Contributor Joe Woodward was nominated for best magazine feature in the Southern California Journalism Awards for his profile of Bret

INFORMATION SERVICES

Our Information Services department continued to offer trustworthy answers to writers’ questions about publishing their work. Staff fielded an average of 10 to 15 questions each day from writ- ers on topics ranging from first book contests to applying to MFA programs. Answers to the Top Ten Questions Writers Ask were published on the Web site, and expanded to include related topics.

The online Directory of American Poets and Writers now lists the publica- tion credits and contact information for over 7,000 writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. It also features an advanced search function that allows an individual to search for writers using multiple criteria, such as publisher, city, and genre. With a user ID and password, writers can access “What a lovely thing to be accepted in your directory. What their listings and update their information online at any time. pleasant news! And it came on a day when there were the Similarly, writers can apply to be listed by completing a simple usual rejection letters. Thank you!” online form. In 2006, 775 writers applied for listing, 620 of —JANE ST. CLAIR, Oro Valley, Arizona whom were approved. Listed writers are reminded twice a year to update their listings, and nearly half did. As a result, writers can more easily contact one another professionally. “It’s a pleas- Information Services was supported by the National Endowment for ure to be included, and I do tell other writers about it, and I use the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. it myself as a tool to track down poets for a reading series I coordinate,” remarked one individual.

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READINGS/WORKSHOPS

Through its Readings/Workshops program, Poets & Writers provides fees to writers who give readings or conduct workshops in a variety of venues throughout California and New York, and in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, and Seattle. Whether these events take place at a rural library, an urban senior center, or a correc- tional facility, they make a difference in the lives of those who participate in them. The validation that writers receive by being paid for their work is equally meaningful. In total, 790 writers from 32 states received $238,896. The writers participated in 1,884 events that were hosted by 404 organizations, and reached an audience of 103,234 people. P&W’s fees to writers were more than matched by the presenting organizations, which provided an

additional $241,351. Werner Loeb, a participant in an intergenerational reading at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Square, shares his work with Bonnie Rose Marcus, director of California Readings/Workshops, before presenting it to the audience. Over 40 people attended With significant support from the James Irvine Foundation, the event. Photo: Christopher Smith P&W embarked on a three-year outreach project to California’s Great Central Valley and provided $13,125 to 73 writers, who Chicago participated in 124 valley-based events with 28 sponsoring organ- Audiences in Chicago were able to enjoy the work of P&W- izations. P&W again worked with the California Center for the funded writers participating in the Discrete Reading Series, Book to sponsor poet Susan Wooldridge in a tour of six libraries Poem Present Reading & Lecture Series, and events taking place in rural and exurban areas, where she taught poetry workshops to at Links Hall and Northwestern University, among other venues. individuals of all ages. P&W was also one of several nonprofit arts “I have seldom felt so keenly attended to as a writer,” remarked organizations to partner with the Natural History Museum in Robin Behn, after a reading sponsored by the ARC Gallery & Los Angeles on a project aimed at finding ways to interest young Educational Foundation. people in museum exhibits. As part of this project, P&W spon- sored two youth poetry workshops in response to exhibits of Detroit Latin American artifacts and the study of ecological change. P&W’s support made possible events featuring such writers as Mark Nowak, Liza Jesse Peterson, and Janine Pommy Vega, New York whose readings and workshops reached both special populations In the state where the Readings/Workshops program began, and the general public at Springfed Arts, , P&W continued to play an active role in supporting literary pro- and Mound Correctional Facility. gramming in all 62 counties. With private funding, P&W has also been able to support workshops for special populations in Seattle New York City, including prison inmates, at-risk youth, and sen- Fiscal year 2006 marked the first year of P&W funding for liter- iors in neighborhood houses. Grants from the Concordia and ary events and writers in the Pacific Northwest—an expansion Booth Ferris Foundations enabled P&W to support workshops made possible thanks to our successful capital campaign. R/W for teens at Bellevue Hospital High School, the Hetrick-Martin supported readings and workshops organized by both established Institute, Impact Theatre, Jobs For Youth Apprenticeship, and and emerging organizations, including the Washington Poets Rikers Island, and for seniors at the Educational Alliance Co-op Association and the literary journal Cranky. Sam Hamill, Yusef Village NORC, CNR Comprehensive Health Care for Seniors, Komunyakaa, Kathleen Norris, and Mary Ruefle were among and Penn South Center for Seniors, among others. the writers featured during this inaugural year. Atlanta In just its second year of supporting readings and workshops in The Readings/Workshops program was made possible with major sup- Atlanta, P&W has more than doubled the number of writers port from the New York State Council on the Arts, the James Irvine funded. Last year, 36 writers participated in R/W events, and the Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, and the Abbey response from the community has been enthusiastic. “So many of K. Starr Charitable Trust. Additional support was provided by the Louis the audience members—who represented a wide cross-section of and Anne Abrons Foundation, Axe-Houghton Foundation, Booth the Atlanta public—commented on how diverse the voices of the Ferris Foundation, Concordia Foundation, Cowles Charitable Trust, authors were and how satisfying it was to have such a variety of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, UJA-Federation of fine authors,” reported Megan Sexton, executive editor of Five New York, an anonymous donor, and the Friends of Poets & Writers. Points: A Journal of Literature and Art. programs 8

READINGS/WORKSHOPS SUMMARY

California New York Atlanta Chicago Detroit Seattle Total

Writers funded 442 270 36 23 9 10 790

Events sponsored 760 1,028 49 24 9 14 1,884

Audience reached 68,950 26,725 2,449 1,521 846 2,743 103,234

Writers’ fees paid by P&W $74,925 $151,271 $5,000 $3,350 $2,350 $2,000 $238,896

Writers’ fees paid by cosponsors $150,396 $73,405 $4,175 $4,875 $2,500 $6,000 $241,351

Cosponsoring organizations 151 223 12 8 3 7 404

Organizations participating for the first time 47 58 8 4 0 7 124

Counties in which events took place 45 62 1111111

WRITERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Poet Delisa Mulkey and fiction writer Lauren Watel from Georgia were the 2005 Writers Exchange program winners.

The program, created in 1984, awards one poet and one fic- tion writer from one state an all-expenses-paid, weeklong trip to New York City. During their trip, the writers meet with lit- erary agents, editors, publishers, and writers, and give a pub- lic reading. The writers are selected based on manuscripts they submit to P&W.

Many past winners have gone on to publish books, receive awards, or secure teaching positions as a result of their partic- ipation in the program. To date, 70 writers from 28 states have participated in P&W’s Writers Exchange. Past winners have Delisa Mulkey, WEX winner for poetry, and Lauren Watel, WEX winner for fiction. Photo: Brian Palmer included the fiction writers Sue Monk Kidd, Fae Myenne Ng, Mona Simpson, and Susan Straight and poets Mike studies from Emory University. Her creative nonfiction essay, Chitwood, Roger Fanning, and David Mura. “Mother America: Reflections on a Breastfeeding Experience,” was included in the anthology The Reality of Breastfeeding Delisa Mulkey is a PhD candidate at Georgia State (Bergin & Garvey Trade, 1998). She has attended the Bread University. Her poems have appeared in numerous literary Loaf Writers’ Conference, completed one novel, and is at magazines, including The Gettysburg Review, Nimrod, and work on a second. Poetry. In 1997 she received the Ruth Lilly Fellowship, awarded by Poetry magazine and the Modern Language This year’s judges were novelist Jennifer Egan and poet Association. She has been a featured reader at the Patricia Smith. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, a finalist for the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, and a winner of the Redbone chap- The Writers Exchange was made possible in part by generous gifts book competition. from Neltje and Bernard Otterman.

Lauren Watel earned her masters degree in creative writing from Hollins College, and a masters and PhD in women’s

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WRITERS FOR WRITERS AWARDS

Bill Henderson was honored for his work as the founder, pub- lisher, and principal editor of the annual Pushcart Prize, an anthology of the best poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from small presses and literary magazines. Under his direction, the Pushcart Prize, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2006, has published work by over 2,000 writers and 475 presses, and has been described by Book Review as “the single best measure of the state of affairs in American litera- ture today.”

Novelist and essayist Anna Quindlen was honored for her support of promising young writers at her alma mater, Barnard College. In 2000, Ms. Quindlen established the Anna From left to right: Bill Henderson, Anna Quindlen, Regie Cabico. Quindlen ’74 Writing Fellows Fund to support three students Photo: Christopher Smith each year participating in the College Writing Fellows Each year, P&W presents its Barnes & Noble Writers for Program. The Program affords exceptional students the Writers Award to three writers who have volunteered time or opportunity to become peer tutors in writing. donated money to writers’ causes, advocated on behalf of writers, or made an exceptional contribution affecting the Generous underwriting of Poets & Writers’ 2006 annual dinner was lives of writers. On February 28, 2006, over 330 guests provided by: attended P&W’s benefit dinner in New York City, at which the 10th annual Writers for Writers Awards were presented to Regie Cabico, Bill Henderson, and Anna Quindlen by Susan Isaacs, chairman of P&W’s Board of Directors. The gala din- ner raised over $330,000 to support P&W’s programs. Noted humorist and author Andy Borowitz served as the evening’s master of ceremonies. THEODORE C. ROGERS The poet Regie Cabico was honored for his work teaching writing workshops for at-risk teenagers in the New York Metropolitan Area. The teens in Mr. Cabico’s workshops face terminal illnesses, extreme poverty, abusive domestic situa- tions, and emotional disabilities. Through his leadership and encouragement, many of them have gone on to publish and perform their writing.

POETS & WRITERS ESTABLISHES THE JACKSON POETRY PRIZE

This year, Poets & Writers was pleased to establish a new, major There is no application process. Poets will be nominated by their award for poets. The Jackson Poetry Prize will honor a poet of peers who will remain anonymous; final selection will be made by a exceptional talent who has published at least one book of recog- panel of esteemed poets. The inaugural prize will be awarded in nized literary merit but has not yet received major national acclaim. spring 2007. After the Lannan Foundation’s Literary Awards and Fellowships, the Jackson Poetry Prize of $50,000 will be the largest award for a The prize was made possible by a significant donation from the Liana mid-career American poet. The prize is designed to provide what Foundation and is named for the John and Susan Jackson family. all poets need—time and the encouragement to write.

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THE AMY AWARDS

Sarah Ruth Jacobs, Cecily Parks, and Frances Justine Post were this year’s winners of the 11th annual Amy Awards Contest. The con- test is open to women poets age thirty and under who live in the New York City metropolitan area and on Long Island. The three winners were awarded a cash prize and gave a public reading on May 23, 2006, at Baruch College’s Performing Arts Center. The poet Harvey Shapiro was the evening’s special guest.

Paula Trachtman and Edward Butscher established the award in memory of Amy Rothholz, Ms. Trachtman’s daughter. Poets & Writers began administering the award in 2005.

From left to right: P&W executive director Elliot Figman, Cecily Parks, Frances Justine Post, Sarah Ruth Jacobs, and Paula Trachtman. Photo: Tim Gyves

CALIFORNIA PROGRAMS OFFICE

In addition to providing funding for literary events through the P&W again participated in Carried Voices: Writers in the West, an Readings/Workshops program, P&W supported California’s lit- NEA-sponsored consortium project with the Mountain Writers erary community in a variety of other ways. The TumbleWords Center in Portland, , and the YMCA Writer’s Voice in program placed writers in short-term residencies in the rural and Billings, Montana. The project toured 19 award-winning writers exurban communities of Fresno, Mt. Shasta, Penngrove, to 15 towns in rural Montana and Oregon. The participating Woodland and Yosemite. Focus on California, a monthly e- poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers reached a newsletter, provided information relevant to California’s literary total of 1,430 audience members at 33 events, which took place community to approximately 2,500 people each month. P&W at venues including libraries, community centers, festivals, muse- also held ten regional roundtable meetings for individuals work- ums, bookstores, and colleges. ing in the literary field in Fresno, Los Angeles, Modesto, Sacramento, San Diego, , and Visalia. The meet- Participating writers included Sandra Alcosser, author of Except ings brought together writers, presenters, independent publish- by Nature (Graywolf Press, 1998), Tom Groneberg, author of The ers, and others to spark collaborations and to discuss issues such Secret Life of Cowboys (Scribner, 2003), , as funding, publicity, and building an audience. author of Legends from the Camp (Coffee House Press, 1993), William Kittredge, author of Hole in the Sky (Knopf, 1992), Steven Rinella, author of The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine (Miramax, 2006), and Stephanie Ambrose Tubbs, editor of The Lewis and Clark Companion: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Voyage of Discovery (Henry Holt, 2003).

After Montana Sandra Alcosser visited Bozeman Public Library, one audience member wrote, “I enjoyed Sandra as she was direct, personable, humble, and able to laugh at her- self, but was also able to [communicate her] grand passion for poetry and environmental concerns.”

Major support for P&W’s California Programs office has been pro- vided by the James Irvine Foundation and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Additional support was provided by the National In partnership with the Natural History Museum, poet Eloise Klein Healy teaches a workshop at Cienega School in Los Angeles. Photo: Cheryl Klein Endowment for the Arts and an anonymous donor.

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POETS & WRITERS IN THE FIELD

Last year, Poets & Writers staff members met hundreds of writers at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Austin, Texas, the Atlanta Book Festival, and the Harlem Book Festival in New York City.

P&W also distributed 5,000 complimentary copies of Poets & Writers Magazine and other materials to literary festivals, confer- ences, and organizations, including (alphabetical by state):

ALABAMA PRISON ARTS & EDUCATION PROJECT FIELDSTONE SECONDARY SCHOOL Auburn, AL Thiellls, NY WOMEN WRITERS OF THE DESERT LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN SERVICES Phoenix, AZ Wading River, NY ALAMEDA LITERATI BOOK FAIRE 2005 EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE Alameda, CA Piqua, OH LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK FESTIVAL OKLAHOMA WRITER’S FEDERATION Los Angeles, CA Oklahoma City, OK RED HEN PRESS SOUTH COAST WRITERS CONFERENCE Los Angeles, CA Gold Beach, OR UCLA WRITERS EXTENSION FAIRE FREE EXPRESSIONS: WRITING THE Los Angeles, CA BREAKOUT NOVEL LITQUAKE Hood River, OR San Francisco, CA GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY WRITER’S GROUP COLORADO GOLD WRITERS CONFERENCE Allentown, PA Denver, CO MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY Maren Vespia, advertising assistant, and Nicole RIVER WRITING JOURNEYS FOR WOMEN COLLEGE WRITERS’ CLUB CONFERENCE Golden, CO Sealey, Readings/Workshops program associate at the Blue Bell, PA Harlem Book Fair. Photo: Jennifer Benka BLACK CANYON WRITERS CONFERENCE PENWRITERS, INC., CONFERENCE Montrose, CO Grantville, PA FREE EXPRESSIONS, LAS VEGAS WRITER’S CONFERENCE CAVE CANEM SUMMER WORKSHOP/RETREAT WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL Las Vegas, NV Greensburg, PA Washington, D.C. MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY WEST BRANCH CHRISTIAN WRITERS GROUP WASHINGTON WRITERS CONFERENCE Little Falls, NJ Milton, PA Washington, D.C. NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA WRITERS WORKSHOP FLORIDA STATE POETS ASSOCIATION, INC. MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE, Columbia, SC Daytona Beach, FL CENTER FOR BLACK LITERATURE MEMPHIS BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE Brooklyn, NY FLORIDA WRITERS ASSOCIATION Memphis, TN Jacksonville, FL QUEENS ART CONNECTION, SOCIETY OF CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITERS QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART & ILLUSTRATORS FLORIDA WRITERS ASSOCIATION Corona Park, NY Tampa, FL Arlington, TX ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS AND WRITING GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY New York, NY Atlanta, GA PROGRAMS CONFERENCE BARUCH COLLEGE Austin, TX EASTBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL New York, NY Dalton, GA TRINITY WRITERS WORKSHOP CAVE CANEM PUBLISHING PANEL Bedford, TX SMYRNA COMMUNITY CENTER New York, NY Smyrna, GA ON THE CUSP WRITER’S CONFERENCE CITY COLLEGE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Dallas, TX GWENDOLYN BROOKS WRITER’S New York, NY CONFERENCE FOR BLACK LITERATURE FREE EXPRESSIONS: AND CREATIVE WRITING HARLEM BOOK FAIR WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL Chicago, IL New York, NY Houston, TX UNION BIBLE COLLEGE NEW YORK ROUND TABLE WRITERS’ OTTER CREEK POETS Noblesville, IN CONFERENCE Brandon, VT New York, NY WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP NEW ENGLAND YOUNG WRITERS’ CONFERENCE Erlanger, KY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Middlebury, VT New York, NY THE WRITER’S CENTER NEW ENGLAND WRITERS CONFERENCE Bethesda, MD PRISON READING EDUCATION PROJECT Windsor, VT New York, NY WACHUSETT WRITER’S CONFERENCE JAMES RIVER WRITER’S FESTIVAL Gardner, MA RANDOM HOUSE, INC., CREATIVE WRITING Richmond, VA COMPETITION WEST VIRGINIA WRITERS CONFERENCE CAPE COD WRITERS’ CENTER New York, NY Osterville, MA Cedar Lakes, WV SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON UPPER PENINSULA WRITING PROJECT: New York, NY RURAL POETRY INITIATIVE CONTEST CHAPTER Gwinn, MI VERNACULAR PRESS Harper’s Ferry, WV New York, NY OAKLAND UNIVERSITY FESTIVAL GREEN LAKE WRITERS CONFERENCE OF STUDENT WRITING MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE WRITERS WEEK Green Lake, WI Rochester, MI Purchase, NY WYOMING WRITERS, INC. MINNESOTA NORTHWOODS WRITERS CONFERENCE WRITERS & BOOKS Rock Springs, WY Bemidji, MN Rochester, NY PARTNERS FOR ARTS EDUCATION, FLATHEAD RIVER WRITERS CONFERENCE A generous grant from the National Endowment for Whitefish, MT THE KOOSER PROJECT Syracuse, NY the Arts supported staff travel to out-of-state events. programs 12

POETS & WRITERS ONLINE

Left: Poets & Writers’ home page Below: Poets & Writers Magazine Article Archive page Bottom: Readings/Workshops Program Events Calendar page

Launched in 1996, P&W’s Web site offers numerous resources for writers, and now attracts over 3,000 visits each day. Among the many improvements made in FY06 were a redesign of the home page, the addition of daily news items pertinent to writers, and podcasts related to articles appearing in Poets & Writers Magazine. The site continues to feature online-only content from the magazine and a searchable archive of past issues, an interactive calendar of all the writers and events funded through P&W’s Readings/Workshops pro- gram, and the Speakeasy message forum, which serves as a vir- tual community for hundreds of writers. P&W also maintains a comprehensive links page that provides a portal to other Web sites of interest to writers. The links—over 1,500 in all— are organized into eight categories: Conferences and Residencies, Grants and Awards, Literary Magazines, National Organizations, Regional Organizations, Small Presses, Writing Programs, and Young Writers Resources.

Poets & Writers Online was supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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FRIENDS OF POETS & WRITERS

We are grateful for every gift, but due to space limitations, we list here only donors who gave $500 or more between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2006.

LAUREATES BENEFACTORS Jean Stein Susan Packie ($5,000 OR MORE) ($1,000 TO $2,499) Judith Nissman Taylor Anne Leigh Parrish Barbara Thompson Davis Pamela & C. Hunter Boll Paula Trachtman Victoria Parson Pennoyer Maureen Mahon Egen Ray C. Cave & Pat Ryan Lily Tuck Bruno & Mary Ann Quinson John W. Holman Jr. Joan K. Davidson Diane Saxton PATRONS Helen & Frank Macioce Almer John Davis Cynthia Schumacher ($500 TO $999) Neltje Stephen R. Donaldson Timothy Seldes Donald Everett Axinn Theodore C. Rogers Jeff & Cindy Fazio Al Silverman Russell Banks Carolyn See Elliot & Ella Figman Margo Stever Nita Colgate Robin B. Smith Jonathan Franzen Peter Straub Mary Sharp Cronson Nicholas J. & Joanna Vergoth Jane Friedman Allison J. Davis Paul J. Vidich & Linda S. Stein Sheryl Fullerton Ellen Violett Anthony DeVito Anonymous Leontina Kelly Gallagher Weili Fan John Hooker Poets & Writers extends a special Dr. Naomi F. Faust UNDERWRITERS Susan Isaacs thank you to these generous individuals Heidi Fiske who have pledged to remember Poets & ($2,500 TO $4,999) Beverly Jablons Alan & Joan Cusack Handler Writers in their wills. Virginia Barber Susan & John Jackson Gail Hochman Philip & Marjorie Appleman Sallie Bingham Renée & Joel Klaperman Joan L. & Dr. Julius H. Jacobson II Carol J. Makovich Barbara Lubin Goldsmith Amy Kristoff Dr. Melvin & Marion Landew Robin B. Smith Ellen R. & Lawrence Joseph Daniel & Lucia Woods Lindley Catherine MacDonald Paula Trachtman Diana & Simon Raab Carol J. Makovich Jessica Maich Susan D. McClanahan Virginia Mailman Gary & Kathryn Purwin Carol Mann Joanna S. & Daniel Rose Ann McGovern Hinda Rosenthal Dr. Bernard Otterman

IN CELEBRATION OF WRITERS Scenes from the 10th Annual Writers for Writers Awards

Mary Higgins Clark and Jane Friedman, president and Nicholas J. Vergoth, Senior Vice President, Lake Book Novelists Roxana Robinson and Lily Tuck with Frances CEO of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide and mem- Manufacturing, Inc., and a member of P&W Board of Kiernan. ber of P&W’s Board of Directors. Directors, talks with novelists Da Chen and Sunny Chen. administration + funding 14

INSTITUTIONAL DONORS

Poets & Writers is grateful to all foundations, corporations, and governmental organizations whose fiscal support helps make our programs and services accessible to writers. Below is a listing of all institutions contributing $1,000 or more between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2006.

UNDERWRITERS ($25,000 OR MORE) Hyperion Publishing DONORS ($1,000 TO $4,999) Louis & Anne Abrons Foundation John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Axe-Houghton Foundation Barnes & Noble Booksellers Kaye Scholer, LLP The Cowles Charitable Trust Booth Ferris Foundation New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Harcourt Trade Publishers Carnegie Corporation of New York Nielsen BookScan/The Book Standard Holtzbrinck Publishers The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Penguin Group (USA) Ingram Book Company The James Irvine Foundation Random House, Inc. Medallion Retail The Liana Foundation Simon & Schuster, Inc. The New York Times Company Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Abbey K. Starr Charitable Trust Overlook Press New York State Council on the Arts Target Petrocelli Financial Services Time Warner Book Group UJA-Federation of New York Publishers Weekly Anonymous William Morris Agency Pustorino, Puglisi & Co., LLP Writers House The Schaffner Family Foundation BENEFACTORS ($10,000 TO $24,999) Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Barnes & Noble.com PATRONS ($5,000 TO $9,999) Anonymous Berryville Graphics/ J.M.R. Barker Foundation Offset Paperback Manufacturers Doubleday–Broadway Publishing Group Bookspan Lake Book Manufacturing, Inc. The Bydale Foundation Midland Paper The Concordia Foundation Coral Graphic Services Perseus Books Group Fine Creative Media RR Donnelley Goldberg McDuffie Communications Google, Inc. HarperCollins Publishers SPONSORSHIP

Poets & Writers continued its longtime partnership with Barnes & Noble Booksellers in FY 2006. With B&N’s support, Poets & Writers reached new audiences across the country and increased the organization’s visibility. In addition, B&N continued to under- write the annual Writers for Writers Awards benefit dinner. We would also like to thank The New Yorker for continuing its support as Media Sponsor.

All photos: Christopher Smith

2006 Writers for Writers Award honoree Bill Henderson Friends of P&W Simon & Diana Raab and Heidi Fiske. 2006 Writers for Writers Award honoree and and poet Major Jackson. novelist Anna Quindlen and Susan Isaacs, P&W Board chairman.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS as of June 30, 2006

Susan Isaacs, Chairman Maureen Mahon Egen Joanne Leedom-Ackerman Galen Williams Writer Deputy Chairman & Publisher Writer Founder Time Warner Book Group Poets & Writers, Inc. Ellen R. Joseph, President Susan D. McClanahan Landscape Gardener Partner (Retired) Elliot Figman Entrepreneur & Education Specialist Galen Williams Landscape Kaye Scholer, LLP Executive Director Design, Inc. Poets & Writers, Inc. Dr. Bernard Otterman Celia H. Currin, Treasurer President Principal Jay Fine Norcorp Management Corp. ADVISORY BOARD BenchStrength Marketing, Inc. Cofounder James A. Autry One Call Support Services, LLC Max Rodriguez Helen Macioce, Secretary Publisher Russell Banks President (Retired) Jane Friedman Quarterly Black Review of Books Billy Collins Merrill Lynch Bank & President & CEO E.L. Doctorow Trust Company HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide Theodore C. Rogers A.M. Homes General Partner, Beverly Jablons Virginia Barber Lynn C. Goldberg Private Equity Investments Sue Monk Kidd Consultant CEO American Industrial Partners Galway Kinnell William Morris Agency Goldberg McDuffie Communications Robin B. Smith Joanna S. Rose Allison J. Davis Chairman Timothy Seldes Vice President John W. Holman Jr. Publishers Clearing House Gail Sheehy The Jackie Robinson Foundation Partner Peter Straub Hintz, Holman, & Robillard, Inc. Nicholas J. Vergoth Barbara Thompson Davis Senior Vice President, Writer/Literary Executor Susan Jackson Sales & Marketing VOLUNTEERS Poet Lake Book Manufacturing, Inc. Dan Arnheim Cornelius Eady Laura Cella Writer/Cofounder J. Alan Kahn Paul J. Vidich Cave Canem President Senior Advisor Karin Grafstrom Barnes & Noble Publishing Group America Online Katherine Harmon

POETS & WRITERS STAFF as of June 30, 2006

ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE CONSULTANTS Elliot Figman, Executive Director Mary Gannon, Editor Paula Collins, Magazine Circulation, Jennifer Benka, Managing Director Kevin Larimer, Senior Editor Collins Circulation Group William Hayes, Controller Suzanne Pettypiece, Managing Editor Kim Hawkins and Elizabeth Lowell, Nancy Ernst, Staff Accountant Doug Diesenhaus, Editorial Assistant Development Consultants, Raybin Associates Timothy Cartin Gyves, Development Associate Joshua Mandelbaum, Advertising Director Greg Kandel, Strategic Planning, Chris Reichheld, Development Assistant Marcus Krause, Associate Advertising Director Management Consultants for the Arts D. Sulaitis, Administrative Assistant Maren Vespia, Advertising Assistant Lynn McCary, Annual Dinner Jason Chapman, IT Administrator READINGS/WORKSHOPS PROGRAM INTERNS CALIFORNIA PROGRAMS Bonnie Rose Marcus, Director, California Office Cheryl Klein, Director New York and Midwest Programs Amirah Limayo Jamie FitzGerald, Program Assistant Nicole Sealey, Program Associate, Poets & Writers Magazine New York and Midwest Programs Aliza Melley INFORMATION SERVICES Olga Pester Jessie Koester, Director WRITERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM Sara Weiss Brian Hsieh, Program Associate Bonnie Rose Marcus, Director

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TREASURER’S REPORT 2005–2006

Poets & Writers had an exceptionally strong year—as of June 2006 SOURCES OF INCOME 30, 2006, the organization had reached its capital campaign’s goal of raising $3 million, which will enable Poets & Writers Publications/Advertising 54% to sustain and expand its Readings/Workshops program, pre- Foundations 16% serve its Writers Exchange program, and undertake new Special Events 14% strategic initiatives. Government 6% Individual 5% The organization reported an operating surplus of $5,772 for Other Earned Revenue 3% the year. Earned income remained strong and accounted for Corporate Sponsorship & Support 2% 63% of the organization’s revenue. Advertising revenue from Poets & Writers Magazine continued to grow impressively, sur- passing the $1 million mark for the first time in the organiza- 2006 ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES tion’s history and increasing 6.2% over the prior year.

Expenditures for programs represented 72% of total expens- es of $3,185,162. Program 72% Management & General 20% The accounting firm of Pustorino, Puglisi & Co., LLP, per- Fundraising 8% formed an audit of Poets & Writers’ financial statements and offered an unqualified opinion that the statements fairly rep- resent its financial position as of June 30, 2006. Following are summaries of the statements of operations and functional expenses from that audit, a complete copy of which is available INCOME 2006 2005 upon request by writing the development office. Public Support $1,105,594 $1,305,575 Earned Revenue 2,010,400 1,996,991 Other Income 77,287 45,537 Total 3,193,281 3,348,103

EXPENSES Program Services $2,296,969 $2,321,894 Management & General 629,705 673,345 Fundraising 258,488 271,490 Total 3,185,162 3,266,729

Revenue Over/Under Expenditures $8,119 $81,374 Unrealized & Realized Gains (5,347) 16,922 Board-Designated Endowment Gift 3,000 4,000 Change in Unrestricted Net Assets 5,772 102,296

CAMPAIGN SUMMARY Pledges $998,412 $1,021,806 Gifts Received 743,807 235,975 Total 1,742,219 1,257,781

Total Pledges $2,020,218 Total Gifts Received $979,782 Grand Total $3,000,000

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POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE CONTENTS

JULY/AUGUST 2005 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005 Volume 33, Number 4 Volume 33, Number 5 Volume 33, Number 6

FEATURES FEATURES FEATURES • The Transformation of James Frey • Welcome to Ellis Island • Still Playing the Game • Departures and Returns • The Long Stroke of Hope • More to the Story • A Novelist in Spite of Himself • Writing Through the Eyes of a • You Never Know • The Art of Persistence Photographer • That Glittering Possibility • First-Fiction Annual • Northwest Passages NEWS AND TRENDS • Waywiser Press NEWS AND TRENDS • The Literature of War • David R. Godine • Small Press Points • Amazon Starts Publishing Program • Page One NEWS AND TRENDS • Page One • Literary MagNet • The Status of a Classic • Small Press Points • No Translation Takers • Echoes of ’s “Howl” • Series Editor Retires Amid • Resuscitating Poetry Recitation • Page One Controversy • The Contester: Who’s Doing What to • One Editor’s Take on Clean • Literary MagNet Keep Them Clean Competition • Considering the Value of a Book • Amazon Expands Search Function • Small Press Points • The Written Image: Chip Kidd • C. Michael Curtis’s Fiction Issues • Literary MagNet THE LITERARY LIFE • The Written Image: Zak Smith THE LITERARY LIFE • Talking It to Death • The Real Life of Philip Gourevitch • Sincerely, James Wright • The Art of Reading Saul Bellow • The Whole Trip THE LITERARY LIFE THE PRACTICAL WRITER • Writers at Work THE PRACTICAL WRITER • On the Road • The Perils of Writing Close to Home • Myths We Live By, But Shouldn’t • The Virtual Book Tour THE PRACTICAL WRITER • On Submitting Short Stories • Paperback Originals • First: Benjamin Kunkel’s Indecision

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July/August 2005 (Vol. 33, No. 4) through May/June 2006 (Vol. 34, No. 3)

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 MARCH/APRIL 2006 MAY/JUNE 2006 Volume 34, Number 1 Volume 34, Number 2 Volume 34, Number 3

BEGIN AGAIN: REFLECTIONS ON WRITING FEATURES FEATURES POST-KATRINA • The Son Also Rises: A Profile of Franz • One Man, One Nation: A Profile • Writers, Interrupted Wright of Wole Soyinka • Finding the Right Words • The Art of Adaptation: A Profile of • Expect the Unexpected: A Profile • Believe It Or Not Terese Svoboda of David Mitchell • The Weschler Connection: A Profile FEATURES NEWS AND TRENDS of Lawrence Weschler • The Secret Facts of Fiction: A Profile • Four-Legged Fiction of Sigrid Nunez • Page One NEWS AND TRENDS • In Search of David Foster Wallace • Comic Adventure Takes Poetic Form • The Literature of Lies • A Truthful Space: A Profile of Ali • NEA Responds to “Reading at Risk” • The Law of Diminishing Readership Smith • The Written Image: “Categories” • Page One • Literary MagNet NEWS AND TRENDS • Q&A: Chang Signals New Era in Iowa • Small Press Points • Poets Move From Page to Stage • Small Press Points • The Collapse of Neil Azevedo’s Zoo • Small Press Points • Literary MagNet • More to the Story: A. M. Homes • Ulin Takes Critical Control in L.A. SPECIAL SECTION: WRITERS RETREAT ANNUAL • Q&A: Scott Hoffman’s Reasons to Rep • The Contester: Press Offers Refund, • The Edward F. Albee Foundation and Then Some • Virginia Center for the Creative Arts THE LITERARY LIFE • A Cinematic Approach to Publishing • The FLIP Festival • The Art of Reading Joan Didion: • Page One • Strangers in a Strange Land Who We Are, Who We Used to Be • The Politics of Fiction • Imperative: Why Truth Matters in • Literary MagNet THE LITERARY LIFE Memoirs • Cabin Fever: My Own Private Walden • Improvisers and Revisers: An THE LITERARY LIFE Pond Experiment in Spontaneity • Imperative: Finding Community • In the Field: Writing Lessons at THE PRACTICAL WRITER Outside of Academia 826NYC • A Novel Lesson: The Value of the • Inside Publishing: The Business of Modernist Gambit THE PRACTICAL WRITER Bookselling • Inside Publishing: A Publicist’s Guide • The X Files: Confessions of a THE PRACTICAL WRITER to the Business Cranky Lit-Mag Editor • Inside Publishing: How Editors • First: Janice Erlbaum’s Memoir, • The Joy of Collaboration: A Ten- Acquire Books Girlbomb Point I-Told-You-So Guide

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READINGS/WORKSHOPS: WRITERS FUNDED

NEW YORK Carol Muske Dukes Alexis Levitin Bushra Rehman CALIFORNIA Jabez Churchill Malaika Adero Cornelius Eady M.L. Liebler Barbara Reiher-Meyers Chris Abani Lisa Citore Elena Alexander Migdal Eden Lyn Lifshin Willaim Reynolds Elmaz Abi-Nader Killarney Clary Karen Alpha Laura Elrick Frannie Lindsay Martha Rhodes Riua Akinshegun Michael Clifton John Amen Martin Espada Robert Long Susan Ribner Clem Albertoni Jeanette Clough Rae Armantrout Graham Everett Phillip Lopate Karen Rippstein Elizabeth Alexander Joshua Clover Olivia Armstrong Louis Fagan Thomas Lux Susannah Risley Gwendolyn Alley Nan Cohen Laurie Arnold Livio Farallo Ellen Aug Lytle Mitch Roberson Dorothy Allison Leslie Cole Evie Ayers-Marsh John Farris Katharyn Howd Machan Paula Rodenas Noel Alumit Wanda Coleman Jesse Ball Corie Feiner Dan Machlin Bertha Rogers Gloria Enedina Alvarez Larry Colker Velma Banks Heinz Insu Fenkl Elizabeth Macklin Maria Massei Rosato Frank Andrick Julia Connor Maria Fernandez John Maier Judith Rose Ralph Angel Gillian Conoley Samiya Bashir Ed Fiorelli Cate Marvin Helen Ruggieri Michelle Angelini Brendan Constantine Margaret Baumler Keith Flynn Cleopatra Mathis Carl Hancock Rux Mark Arax Carolyn Cooke Dan Berggren Carolyn Forché Ted Mathys Natalie Safir Kevin Arnold Lucy Corin Jill Bialosky Luis Francia Glyn Maxwell Jonathan Safran Foer Sally Ashton Becca Costello Paul Dudley Bishop Kathleen C. Francis Archer Mayor Clara Sala Glenn Bach James Cushing Ralph Black Joanna Fuhrman Frank McCourt Mary Jo Salter Sheri Bailey Kamau Daaood Christopher Bohjalian Drew Gardner Jeffrey McDaniels Devyani Saltzman Constantine Bakopoulos Catherine Daly Roger Bonair-Agard Pamela Gemina Ann McGovern Victoria Sammartino Neelanjana Banerjee Kimberly Dark Jenny Boully Constance Gemson Pablo Medina Coleman Barks Amanda Davidson Laura Bowman Shirley Geok-Lin Lim Tony Medina Sapphire Kwame Dawes Robert Boyers Andrea Gibson Jesus Papoleto Melendez Edan Schappert Marvin Bell Alison de la Cruz Laynie Brown Mary Gilliland Samuel Menasche Patricia Roth Schwartz Molly Bendall Stephanie De La Torre Lee-Ann Brown Nancy Mercado Hart Seely Maria Benet Joe DeCenzo III Veronica Golos Nita Michaels Colette Shaw Virginia Bennett Alison Deming Oni Buchanan Ray Gonzalez Anissa D. Moore Lisa Shea Gene Bloom David Budbill Carol Graser Daniel Thomas Moran Vivian Shipley Claire Blotter Ray Clark Dickson Michael Burkard Dor Green Robert Morgan Dan Sicoli James BlueWolf Geri Digiorno Joanne Burke Mulcahy Emily Grosholz Robert Moss Natalia Rachel Singer Robert Bly Drew Dillinger Octavia Butler Judith Harris Ryan Murphy Leonard Slade Deborah Bogen Danika Dinsmore Susan Buttenwieser Seitu Hart Joan Murray Alison Smith Peter Bolland Chitra Banerjee Regie Cabico Jeanne Heiberg Sawako Nakayasu Patricia Smith Helen Bonner Divakaruni Peter Carey Lyn Hejinian Kirin Narayan Dana Spiotta Susan Bono David Dominguez Michael Carman Barbara Henning Ralph Nazareth Heidi Lynn Staples Zida Borcich Mark Doty Americo Casiano Jr. Richard Henry Myrna Nieves Alan Steinberg Kate Bornstein Sharon Doubiago Kimberly A. Cavanagh Leslie Heywood Audrey Niffenegger Michael Steinberg Rhys Bowen Lisa Dowling Siv Cedering Jennifer Hill-Kaucher David Michael Nixon Gerald Stern T.C. Boyle James Downs Christopher Cessac Edward Hirsch Danielle Norton Lisa Suhair Majaj Gayle Brandeis Denise Duhamel Tina Chang Lawrence Homer Jude Nutter Dolores Edwards Sullivan Kate Braverman Firoozeh Dumas Hayan Charara Ailish Hopper Beatrice O’Brien Mario Susko Luke Breit Robert C. Dunnica Fay Chiang Vit Horesi Lou Orfanella Karen Swenson Duff Brenna Joan Dunning Susan Choi Mikhail Horowitz Alicia Ostriker Marta Szabo Cynthia Alessandra Briano Sam Eisenstein Andy Clausen Steven Huff Carole Parker George E. Tait David Bromige Laura Elrick Vince Clemente Juli Huss Ishle Park Patti Tana Jim Brooks Jane Elsdon Judith Clough Jason Irwin William Patrick Cheryl Boyce Taylor Deborah Edler Brown Don Emblen Steven Coffman M.J. Iuppa Molly Peacock Ted Taylor Kurt Brown Carol Emshwiller Lynn Cohen Sena Jetter Naslund Penelope Pelizzon Thomas Taylor Cynthia Bryant Charles Entrekin Brenda Connor-Bey Karma Mayet Johnson Ricardo Leon Pena villa Juanita Torrence Bradley Buchanan Gail Entrekin Jean Craighead George Kate Knapp Johnson Frank Perez Thompson Christopher Buckley Roe Estep Victoria Crosby Kimari Johnson Marjorie Perloff Lesley Tims Leo “Bud” Buczkowske Kathy Evans Bridget Cross Hettie Jones Liza Jesse Peterson Betsy Tisdale Elena Karina Byrne Landis Everson Chris Crutcher Allison Joseph Pascale Petit Daniel Tobin Gabrielle Calvocoressi Peter Everwine Michael Czarnecki Meg Kearney Quang X. Pham Jessica Treat Drusilla Campbell Jenny Factor Jim Daniels Christin Kehl O’Hagan Mark Phillips Sasha Troyan Peter Campion B.H. Fairchild Kyle Dargan Jean Valentine Anne Candelaria Mary Janice Davidson Tracy Kidder Kevin Pilkington Charles Valle Katerina K. Canyon Molly Fisk Marilyn A. Day Myung Mi Kim Paul Pines Janine Pommy Vega Helene Cardona John FitzGerald Rachel De Woskin Thomas Krampf Alan Planz Pramila Venkateswaran Robert Carroll Molly Flanagan Janine DeBaise Laila Lalami Allen Planz Arturo Vivante T.J. Casey Gerald Fleming Andrew Devitt Andrew Lam Judith Prest Derek Walcott Hernan Castellano Giron Alison Chokwadi Fletcher Rachel deVries Michal Lando Lynne Procope George Wallace Brandon Cesmat Michael C. Ford Diane Di Prima Joan Larkin Vincent Quatroche Martin Walls Lan Samantha Chang Carol Dixon Pwu Jean Lee Suzanne Rancourt Marjorie Welish Victoria Chang Jay Frankston E.L. Doctorow Naton Leslie Angela Rasbury Claire Nicholas White Chieh Cheng Elsa Frausto Edward Dougherty Jonathan Lethem Sara Rath Tricia Cherin Ruebi Freyja Rodlyn H. Douglas Brian Leung Rochelle Ratner Ginger Williams Justin Chin Carol F. Frith Denise Duhamel Dana Levin Srikenth Reddy Nikki Williams Daryl Ngee Chinn Laverne E. Frith appendicesprograms 20

All of the writers listed below received fees from Poets & Writers to support their giving readings and workshops. This list is a testament to Poets & Writers’ commitment to provide support for a diverse group of writers at all stages in their careers.

Reg E. Gaines Lawson Fusao Inada Marcos Mayes Ishmael Reed Lynn Trombetta Michael Salcman Kate Gale Chris Isaacs Maurice Mayes Jane Reichhold Lewis Turco Jackie Sheeler Forrest Gander V. Michael Jayme Kelly Mayhew Donald Revell Brian Turner Fran Stewart Jerry Garcia Joyce Jenkins Gail Mazur Pat Richardson Mark Turpin John Stone Richard Garcia Tom Jenks Julianna McCarthy Gary Robertson Leslie Ullman Sharan Strange Armando Garcia-Davila Tara Jepsen Ruthanne Lum McCunn Hal Robins Amy Uyematsu Marc Straus Merrill Joan Gerber Avotcja Jiltonilro George McDonald Marilynne Robinson Jean Valentine Melanie Rae Thon Amy Gerstler William Jolliff Linda Watanabe Gilberto Rodriguez Julie Valin Pamela Turner Susan Gevirtz Ilya Kaminsky McFerrin Luis Rodriguez Shihan Van Clief Jaclyn Weldon White Ursula T. Gibson Rachel Kann Joshua McKinney Zack Rogow Lynn Vannucci Cecilia Woloch Janice Gilbertson Persis Karim Michael Bennet Clara Rosemarda Star Vaughn Marian X Maria Mazziotti Gillan Robert Karimi McLaughlin Jordan Rosenfeld Patrice Vecchione Ryan Gillenwater Mary Karr Nancy McLelland Jim Ross Gloria Velasquez CHICAGO Terri Glass Gordon Karrer Elnora McNaughton Karen Ross Doris Vernon Al Barian Robert Gluck Susan Kelly-DeWitt Jane Mead S.J. Rozan Mick Vernon Robin Behn Glen David Gold Dolores Kendrick Kat Meads Kay Ryan Judith Vollmer Elizabeth Crane Judith Goldman B.L. Kennedy Maria Melendez Dixie Salazar Fred Voss Calvin Forbes Liz Gonzalez Stephen Kessler David Meltzer Mark Salerno Sandra Wade Lucia Cordell Getsi Charles Goodrich Maya Khosla Olivia Sequoia Mercier Lisa Marie Sandoval Ken Waldman Kenneth Goldsmith Rae Gouirand Galway Kinnell Marilyn Meredith Steve Sanfield George Wallace Lee Gurga Traci Gourdine Chris Kirkwood Deena Metzger Lucy Sanna Diane Ward Devin Johnston Taylor Graham August Kleinzahler Robert Millay Alan Satow Michael Warr Joseph Kirschner Jack Grapes Kimi Kodani Hill Adam David Miller Amy Schroeder Jennifer Waters Quraysh Ali Lansana Bridget Gray Rochelle Krich Harold Roy Miller Lisa See Charles Harper Webb Joe Meno Ken Graydon Judy Kronenfeld Jim Miller Spencer Selby Florence Weinberger Liza Jesse Peterson Joel Grier Aaron Kunin Prartho Sereno Charlene Welker Lois Roma-Deely Rose Castillo Guilbault Stephen Kushner Waddie Mitchell Virginia Sharkey Naida West Charles Rossiter Charlotte Gullick Joanne Kyger H.D. Moe Nancy Shelby Jackson Wheeler Margaret Rozga Alan Gurganus Andrew Lam Joe Montoya Billie Shields Chad Williams Cin Salach Corinne Hales Kurt Lamkin Terry Moore Jack Shields Jim Wilson Rick Snyder John Hales Frank LaPena Laura Moriarty Donald Sidney-Fryer Cecilia Woloch Charles Trumbull Sam Hamill Teka Lark-Lo Rusty Morrison Richard Silberg Sholeh Wolpe Keith Waldrop Denise Hamilton Dorianne Laux Manuel Munoz John Oliver Simon Paula Woods Rosmarie Waldrop Sam Hamod Marcia LeBeau Colynne Murray Maurya Simon Susan Wooldridge Susan Wheeler Q.R. Hand David Dodd Lee Phillip T. Nails Ernie Sites Gail Wronsky Jeffrey Winke Michael Hannon Ed Bok Lee Jim Natal Michael Skiff Dwight Yates S.L. Wisenberg Phan Nhien Hao Ali Leibegott Michael Neff G.P. Skratz Peter J. Harris Rachel Leibrock Sally Nelson Adele Slaughter C. Dale Young DETROIT Gerald Haslam Russell Leong Barbara Ann Noble Sourdough Slim Jaha Zainabu Jan Beatty JoAnn Levy nila northSun Devin Smith Paul Zarzyski Carlos Cumpian Gail N. Hawkins Sara Lewis Chris Olander Joan Jobe Smith W.D. Ehrhart Eloise Klein Healy M.L. Liebler ATLANTA Cynthia Gallaher Inese Heinzel David Oliveira Paul Allen Scott Helmes Beth Lisick Alvin Orloff Dian Sousa John Amen Naomi Long Madgett Charley Hendren Timothy Liu Otis O’Solomon Chip Spann Kyla Berry Mark Nowak Dianna Henning Gerald Locklin Alicia Ostriker David St. John Bruce Bridges Liza Jesse Peterson Tim Hernandez Perie Longo Abigail Padgett Matthew Stadler Bobbie Christmas Janine Pommy Vega Leticia Hernandez Joe Loya Doris Pai Frances Stark Beau Cutts Linares Josslyn Luckett Ishle Yi Park Eleni Stecopoulos Chard de Niord SEATTLE Kirk Lumpkin Roy Parvin Suzanne Stein Mari Evans C.R. Avery Joe Herrington Rick Lupert Shailja Patel Jeralynn Strong Cherryl Floyd-Miller John Burgess Bonnie Hearn Hill Toby Lurie Pat Payne Joseph Stroud Estelle Ford-Williamson Olena Kalytiak Davis Brenda Hillman Glenna Luschei Willie Perdomo Scott Struman Jon Goode Peter Gizzi Robert Hilton Susan E. Luzzaro Sheree Petree Rob Sturma Beth Gylys Sam Hamill Naomi Hirahara Anthony Lyons Simon Pettet Pireeni Sundaralingam Malika Hadley- Tyehimba Jess Lewis MacAdams Sara Peyton A.L. Sutton Freydberg Yusef Komunyakaa Jane Hirshfield Mary Mackey Quang X. Pham Rob Swigart Edward Hirsch Kathleen Norris Marlene A. Hitt Sarah Maclay Thien-bao Thuc Phi Phil Taggart Chantal James Mary Ruefle Lorri Holt Amalio Madueno Marc Pinate Bobbe Tatreau Collin Kelley Annette Spaulding Noelle Nalo Hopkinson Susan Maeder Daniel Polikoff Michelle Tea Ariel Le Grand Convy Pam Houston devorah major Carol Potter Lisa Teasley Thomas Lux Christopher Howell Lynn Manning Reina A. Prado G. Murray Thomas Tina McElroy Ausa Austin Hummell Rodrigo Martinez Tristine Rainer Mary Torregrossa Eric Nelson Paul Hunter Keith Antar Mason Steve Ramirez James Tracy ZZ Packer David Hurwitz David Mas Masumoto Jonah Raskin Truong Tran Jill Patrick Uyen Huynh Clive Matson Stephen Ratcliffe Myra Lynne Swazey Brittny Ray Elizabeth Iannaci Larry Maurice Yosefa Raz Traugot Eugene B. Redmond Althea Ruth Iberall Bernadette Mayer Doris Reed Patti Trimble Kalamu ya Salaam

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READINGS/WORKSHOPS: SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK (by county) Erie Bellevue Hospital High School Monroe Movement One: Albany Hamburg Public Library/ P.S. 811M Cephas Creative Coalition Ltd. Bethlehem Public Library Blasdell Branch Bellevue Inpatient Just Poets Queens Botanical Gardens Poetry Motel Foundation Williamsville Central Schools Adolescent Unit Rochester Institute of Queens College The College of Saint Rose Essex CADV-Women’s Second Start Technology, Language Evening Readings Allegany North Country School Calypso Muse Seymour Library Rensselaer David A. Howe Public Library Franklin CCNY Graduate Town of Irondequoit Parks Troy Public Library Allegheny Bluseed Studios Inc. English Department & Recreation Rensselear Creative Writers of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library CCNY/ Montgomery Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Southern Tier Fulton Festival Amsterdam Free Library Rockland Friends of the Cuba Bannertown 50+ Senior Club Chelsea Canajoharie Library Green Meadow Waldorf School Circulating Library Friends of Johnson Hall City College Poetry & Art Gallery Suffern Free Library Bronx Gloversville Free Library Outreads Center Horace J. Inman Senior Saratoga Castle Senior Living Forest Hills Genesee Coop Village Senior Care Citizens Center Capitol District Home Educators Coalition of African-American Genesee-Orleans Arts Council CPC-Art & Social Movement Nassau Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Churches Greene Series African American Museum Library Kingsbridge Heights D.R. Evarts Library Genesis II Museum of of Nassau Still Point Interfaith Community Center Hamilton International Black Brandeis University/ Retreat Center Lee Goodwin Family Residence Indian Lake Public Library Graham Windham National Women’s Schenectady Palladia-Athene House Herkimer Grand Street Settlement Cedarmere: Home of EAP Program/ N.Y.S. Division Safe Horizon-Lilly House Little Falls Public Library BEST Program William C. Bryant of Parole Voices UnBroken/Rikers Island Mohawk Valley Center Hope Community Inc. CW Post Poetry Center LIU Home Educators Broome for the Arts Impact Repertory Theatre Locust Valley Library Enrichment Group Binghamton Univ. Creative Jefferson Indo-American Arts Council Inc. The Glen Cove Senior Center Moon & River Café Writing Program Hawn Memorial Library Inwood House Town of Hempstead Dept. New York Folklore Society Translation Research & Institute Jefferson-Lewis Librarians Lenox Hill Senior Enrichment Open Door Bookstore Writing by Degrees Association Neighborhood House Niagra Schenectady County Public Lib Cattaraugus Kings Lincoln Square Niagara County Community The Salvation Army Gowanda Free Library BELLADONNA* Neighborhood Center College Booth Home Mental Health Assoc Cattar Cty Brooklyn College LouderARTS Project, Inc. The Book Corner Schoharie Salamanca Public Library Brooklyn College, Makor Tonawandas’ Council Tri County Arts Council Cayuga English Department NYPL/George Bruce Branch on the Arts Schuyler Cayuga Community College Brownstone Books NYPL/Hudson Park Branch Oneida Watkins Glen Writer’s Group Chatauqua Carter G. Woodson NYPL/Jefferson Market Library New Hartford Public Library Seneca Anderson-Lee Public Library Cultural Project NYPL/Kips Bay Branch Waterville Public Library Seneca County Arts Council Writers Center at Chatauqua Inc. Center for Black Literature NYPL/Mid-Manhattan Branch Onondaga St. Lawrence Chautauqua CNR Health Care Network NYPL/Muhlenberg Le Moyne College Creative Spirit Patterson Library CNR-Lowenstein Adult Branch Library Onondago Staten Island Chemung Day Program NYPL/Ottendorfer Monday Night Poetry Country Club Diner Arnot Art Museum Fort Greene Park Conservancy Branch Library Ontario NYPL/Dongan Hills Branch Friends of Steele Jobs for Youth Penn South Center for Seniors Hobart & William Smith NYPL/Port Richmond Branch Memorial Library Apprenticeship Program Poetry Society Of America Colleges NYPL/West New Brighton Tanglewood Nature Center Long Island University Poets and Playwrights, Inc. Orange Branch and Museum Stuyvesent Heights Landmark Project Reach Arts Alliance of Lower Staten Island Council Chenango Senior Center Rattapallax Hudson Valley on the Arts Earlville Opera House The Fifth Street Review Readings on the Bowery Mount Saint Mary College Steuben Clinton Women’s Center @ Richard Allen Ctr for Otisville Correctional Facility Loon Lake Poetry Festival Black Poetry Day Committee Brooklyn College Culture & Art Orleans Poet’s Theater SUNY/Plattsburgh Lewis Safe Horizon/Ivy House Orleans Correctional Facility Southeast Steuben Columbia Lewis County Comm. Mental School of Visual Arts Oswego County Library Claverack Free Library Health Center Seven Loaves, Inc./GOH Fulton Public Library Wimodaughsian Free Library The Chatham Public Library Lowville Free Library Spirit in Sunset Productions Otsego Suffolk Cortland Livingston St. Margaret’s House Otsego Cty Office f/t Aging Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc. Lamont Memorial Free Library Geneseo Central School Resident Council Putnam Maryville Adult Home Delaware Groveland Correctional Facility Sylvia’s Place/Metropolitan Brewster Public Library Montauk Library Treadwell Community SUNY/Geneseo Church NY Butterfield Poetry Circle Oberon Foundation, Inc. Improvement Club Wadsworth Library The Center for Book Arts Garrison Art Center South Country Library William H. Adams Madison The Human Experience, Inc. Kent Public Library Suffolk County Antiquarian Books Cazenovia College English Dept. Union Settlement Mahopac Public Library Community College Woodchuck Lodge, Inc. The Society for New Music Urban Word NYC Reed Memorial Library SUNY/Farmingdale Dutchess Manhattan (formerly Youth Speaks) The Plaza at Clover Lake The Live Poets Society Downstate Correctional Facility APEX Vision Into Art Queens The North Sea Poetry Scene NYS DOCS Asian American Writers Westside NORC Center for Immigrant Walt Whitman Birth Place The Book Cove Workshop Goddard Riverside Education Windmill Village appendicesprograms 22

The organizations listed below matched the fees Poets & Writers paid. These sponsors make important contributions to the literary life of their communities, and Poets & Writers salutes them.

Sullivan El Dorado WORDS Performance Grossmont College Creative Ventura Smokin’ Spoken Wordz Nonconformist Muffin Mendocino Writing Program Arcade Poetry Project Productions Fresno Friends of Coast Community Living Writers Series, SDSU Bell Arts Factory Woodbourne California Federation of Library Miramar College Diversity City of Ventura Cultural Affairs Correctional Facility Chaparral Poets Mendocino Coast Writers Committee Division Tioga Fresno Poets’ Association Conference San Diego Public Library Moorpark College Southern Tier Authors San Joaquin Literary Mendocino College Library San Diego Writers, Ink Oxnard College of Romance Inc. 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