Speaker Program

Want to host an Indiana author in your community? For 10 years, Indiana Humanities’ Speaker Program has sent former and current Indiana Authors Award winners and finalists to organizations across Indiana for readings and discussions with local audiences.

Nonprofits interested in bringing a winning or shortlisted author from the 2022 round of the Indiana Authors Awards to their community (either in-person or virtually) to speak to a public audience can apply for funds to cover speaking fees as part of the Indiana Authors Awards Speaker Program. The program, open to public libraries, schools, churches, museums, community centers, prisons and other nonprofit organizations, is made possible by Glick Philanthropies.

Each year, Indiana Humanities will select up to 30 host organizations and match them to their preferred authors through an application process. Application guidelines, author bios and an event toolkit are available below. Participating organizations are responsible for working with authors to schedule engagements, as well as planning and promoting the event.

Applications for the 2023 round of programs are now closed. For awarded organizations, Indiana Humanities will pay the author’s speaking fee directly. Host organizations are responsible for covering any travel or lodging costs for the author, or other event expenses.

Please contact Grace McDowell at gmcdowell@indianahumanities.org with any questions.

2023 participating Organizations

HOST RESOURCES

If your organization is hosting a speaker program event in 2023, use these resources to help organize, promote and report your event. If you’d like to attend a speaker program event, check our events page for details.

• Communications & event toolkit
• Press release template
• Event notification form
• Final report form
• Logos & headshots

View the 2023 Catalog

LEARN MORE

For more information, contact Grace McDowell at gmcdowell@indianahumanities.org