Indiana Authors Awards News

INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 18, 2019)—Forty organizations will host Indiana authors during 2020 as part of a statewide speakers bureau and writing workshop program offered through the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards.  Indiana Humanities, the new engine behind the Indiana Authors Awards, selected the hosts and provides support for award-winning Indiana authors to travel the state to speak to […]

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. The awards will recognize the best books published by Hoosiers in 2018 and 2019. Nominations are due Jan. 6, 2020. The awards, newly powered by Indiana Humanities, have been given annually since 2009. Going forward, awards will be given every other […]

The expanded Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards, newly powered by Indiana Humanities, will launch on Oct. 21 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with special cocktails, on-demand poetry and a pop-up bookstore at a free Indianapolis Artsgarden event celebrating Hoosier writers and readers.

The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards will expand in 2020 to honor more Indiana authors in more categories, shine a spotlight on the state’s literary community and deepen connections between writers and readers. Glick Philanthropies has invited Indiana Humanities to power and grow the awards to bring more attention to works by Hoosier […]

Marianne Glick is the Chair of the Glick Family Foundation and the President and Owner of GlickArt. An Indianapolis native, she has a deep connection to the community and to philanthropy in the city. Marianne’s personal mission is to ignite, inspire and direct energy for positive action. Below, she reflects on her parents’ vision for the Indiana Authors Awards, and shares what’s […]