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Published by the American Writers Museum Volume 7, Number 5 July 26, 2016
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"The American Writers Museum will exhibit literary voices that we all treasure in multiple innovative ways. It will also (I know it will, we know it will) inspire new generations of literary giants -- from every neighborhood."
-Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States 2015-2017
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Wintrust Sponsors the AWM's Chicago Gallery
We are thrilled to announce that Wintrust, "Chicago's bank," has become our first corporate sponsor. They will be providing generous support over the next five years, and the Chicago Gallery will be sponsored by them.
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Your Donation Can Make Double the Difference!
Challenge Grant Still in Progress
The AWM $500,000 President's Challenge is still in progress! We have now raised more than $200,000. Donations will be matched up to $500,000, for a projected total of $1 million.
Gifts of all sizes are important to the American Writers Museum's goal of celebrating our great nation of writers. All donors who give over $100 are recognized on the AWM website. Donate today to have your tax-deductible gift matched dollar for dollar!
The AWM accepts credit card donations through PayPal.
If you prefer to send a check, download a pledge form here.
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AWM Board of Directors Profile: Helen Sullivan
A nationally recognized expert in industry-wide public relations and integrated marketing programs for associations, Helen Sullivan, APR, Fellow PRSA, is president of InHouse Communications, based in metro Washington, D.C. She was among the first to join the quest to establish the American Writers Museum.
"When Malcolm O'Hagan first shared his vision with me, it was very early on, in 2010," Helen explains. "Malcolm's neighbor was a professional colleague of mine who knew of my interest in poetry and suggested that Malcolm and I meet. Malcolm's vision was contagious -- of course -- and I was thrilled to be part of something so important, worthy, and exciting. As an avid reader and lifelong devotee of poetry, it has been a dream-come-true to watch the museum progress from vision to reality."
Helen believes the museum leadership, staff, partners, and scholars have done an extraordinary job in planning a museum that will be "a gathering place of aha moments, learning, reflection, ideas, inspiration, importance - and, yes, fun."
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AWM Affiliate Spotlight
AWM is proud to have several Affiliates that are part of the
National Park Service
, which is celebrating its 100th birthday this August. This month, we are spotlighting the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California.
John Muir National Historic Site
"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
-John Muir
At the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California, visitors
 can tour the Strentzel-Muir home where Muir was born and his 2,600-acre ranch filled with fruit and nut trees. Visitors can enjoy a docent or ranger-led tour of the Strentzel-Muir home or pick fresh fruit from the ranch. Those looking to get in touch with the scenic background of Muir's writings can hike, bike, or go horseback riding on Mount Wanda. Reoccurring events at the Muir site include Nature Walks on Mount Wanda,
Full Moon Walks
,
Camp Fire Programs
, and multiple events combining Muir's environmental writing and nature itself. The
John Muir Birthday-Earth Day
celebration includes children's activities, speeches, and music.
For news and updates from the Site, visit their
Facebook
page.
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Our traveling exhibit, From Our Neighborhoods: Four Chicago Writers Who Changed America, will be at the following locations over the next several months:
Be sure to visit the exhibit at the location nearest you! For more information about the exhibit, visit our site.
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Upcoming Events
AWM has over 50
Affiliates throughout the United States. Here are some of the exciting events they have coming up in August:
- Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House (Concord, MA):"'Write Stuff!' Youth Writing Workshop" and "French Literature Seminar: "The Spirit of Voltaire in Transcendental Philosophy" Presented by Anne-Laure Francois"
- Emily Dickinson Museum (Amherst, MA):"Free Fun Friday"
- The House of the Seven Gables (Salem, MA): "17-Century Saturdays at The House of the Seven Gables,""Living History Lab," and "The History of the Preservation Movement"
- Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (Piggott, AK): "Writing Retreat for Military Veterans"
- Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters (Cambridge, MA):"Rhizomes: Caribbean Poetic Texts" and "Tino Villanueva & Kathryn Hellerstein: Poetry in English, Spanish, and Yiddish"
- Margaret Mitchell House (Atlanta, GA):"Meet the Past Festival: Margaret Mitchell"
- Will Rogers Memorial Museum and Birthplace Ranch (Claremore, OK): "Will Rogers/Wiley Post Fly-In"
- Gene Stratton-Porter Memorial Society (Rome City, IN):"GSP'S Chautauqua"
- The Mark Twain House & Museum (Hartford, CT):"Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours"
- Noah Webster House (Hartford, CT): "Beatrice Fox Auerbach and Eleanor Roosevelt,""Colonial Kid's Camp,"and"Bookworm Adventures"
- Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site (South Huntington, NY): "Children's Victorian Tea Party" and "High Tea"
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The American Writers Museum thanks those who feature us in their publications. This month, we are happy to share this recent coverage.
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AWM Trivia Contest- Enter to Win a $25 Gift Card or an AWM Poster
Sent in by Jerry Yanoff of Chicago: "What do novelist Evan Hunter and detective fiction writer Ed McBain have in common?"
Submit your answer
here for a chance to win.
A winner will be drawn randomly from the correct respondents to receive the $25 gift card, and the runners-up will each receive an AWM poster featuring American Writers on the topic of writing.
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