2024-05-15T20:24:22-04:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 812550346 BRATTLEBORO LITERARY FESTIVAL INC % Sandra Rouse BRAT 8023657673 PO BOX 1116 BRATTLEBORO VT 053021116 Sandra Rouse Rouse 2024-05-15 false 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X 77388 X 77166 222 0 0 0 77388 6283 3194 3037 27867 40381 37007 674 0 37681 674 37681 674 37681 674 37681 The mission of the Brattleboro Literary Festival is to unite readers in the celebration of diverse ideas books and the power of words that will enhance the cultural vibrancy of Brattleboro and beyond. It was a celebration in 2023 featuring more than 60 authors both award-winning and emerging October 13-15 with books on the theme of The story of Us. Authors included Tracy Kidder Jonathan Rosen Will Schwalbe Kelly Link Andre Dubus III Jean Kwok Holly Black Ann Hood Martha McPhee Nikil Goyal and Chen Chen. All events were free and open to the public. On October 12-16 the 21st annual Brattleboro Literary Festival featuring more than 65 authors both award-winning and emerging converged on downtown Brattleboro We believe that books are an invitation to learn about ourselves and others; to create meaning and community in a time of extraordinary change a beacon of light in dark times Featured authors included Tracy Kidder Chloe Cooper Jones Jonathan Rosen Will Schwalbe Kelly Link Andre Dubus III Holly Black Jean Kwok Chen Chen Alejandro Varela Angie Kim Jeffrey Sharlet Madeleine Kunin and many more. 0 38881 Monthly virtual event the Literary Cocktail Hour borne out of the pandemic with the idea of people congregating online around books and authors attracting those who were housebound featuring 1-4 authors 2023 had events with former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss Adam Goodheart Fred Pearce Kathryn Ma and more. 0 1500 40381 Bob Parks President 2 0 0 0 Robert Spila Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Jenny Altshuler Secretary 1 0 0 0 Sandra Rouse Festival Director 30 0 0 0 Melinda Lvovsky Director 1 0 0 0 Charles Coe Director 1 0 0 0 Yoojin Grace Wuertz Director 1 0 0 0 Elizabeth Catlin Director 2 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false VT Sandra Rouse 47 Grimes Hill Rd Newfane VT 05345 8023657673 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 22486 24757 43000 90243 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22486 24757 43000 90243 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90243 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22486 24757 43000 90243 1 1.00 0 0.00 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Hotel rooms for authors, $19312.00| Author reception, $1508.00| Dinner for authors, $3155.00| Author transportation, $2231.00| Equipment rental Tables chairs linens, $1261.00| Liability insurance, $400.00|