Want to host an Indiana author in your community? For more than 10 years, Indiana Humanities’ Speaker Program has sent former and current Indiana Authors Award honorees 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 2024 round of programs are 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 Bronwen Carlisle at bcarlisle@indianahumanities.org with any questions.
2024 participating AUTHORS and Locations
| District | Organization Name | City | Author |
| 3 | Allen County Public Library | Fort Wayne | Leah Johnson |
| 3 | Arts Association of Randolph County | Union City | Susan Neville |
| 7 | Asante Art Institute | Indianapolis | Angela Jackson-Brown |
| 9 | Aurora Public Library District | Aurora | Craig Fehrman |
| 4 | Bell Intermediate Academy | Martinsville | Rob Harrell |
| 1 | Calumet College of St. Joseph (CCSJ) | Whiting | Tamara Winfrey Harris |
| 1 | Crown Point Christian School & Highland Christian School | St. John | Laura Martin |
| 4 | Delphi Public Library | Delphi | Paul Allor |
| 1 | Dunes Lit Fest – Valparaiso University | Valparaiso | John David Anderson |
| 8 | Ferdinand Library | Ferdinand | Laura Martin |
| 3 | Flint Springs Elementary | Huntington | Judith Roth |
| 4 | Frankfort Community Public Library | Frankfort | John David Anderson |
| 9 | Franklin Co. Public Library District | Brookville | Kim Howard |
| 2 | Goshen Public Library | Goshen | Paul Allor |
| 5 | Hamilton East Public Library | Fishers | Larry Sweazy |
| 3 | Huntington City Township Public Library | Huntington | Christopher Elliott |
| 7 | I Am Not Bulletproof, Inc. | Indianapolis | Tamara Winfrey Harris |
| 9 | Indiana University Southeast Library | New Albany | Marianne Boruch |
| 6 | Johnson County Public Library | Franklin | Leah Johnson |
| 8 | Lincoln Heritage Public Library | Dale | Kim Howard |
| 2 | New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library | New Carlisle | Helen Frost |
| 3 | Peabody Public Library | Columbia City | Michella Marino |
| 8 | Pike County Public Library | Petersburg | Helen Frost |
| 4 | Purdue Creative Writing Program | West Lafayette | Michael Martone |
| 9 | Templeton Elementary | Bloomington | Kim Howard |
| 9 | The Floyd County Library | New Albany | John David Anderson |
| 1 | Thomas A. Edison Jr/Sr High | Lake Station | Josh Dygert |
| 4 | Unitarian Universalist Church of Tippecanoe County | West Lafayette | J.R. Jamison |
| 8 | Vincennes University | Vincennes | James Madison |
| 9 | Washington County Historical Society – John Hay Center | Salem | Ray Boomhower |
| 8 | Willard Public Library | Evansville | Steve Beaven |
| 9 | Writers Guild at Bloomington | Bloomington | Angela Jackson-Brown |
HOST RESOURCES
If your organization is hosting a speaker program event in 2024, 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.
LEARN MORE
For more information, contact Bronwen Carlisle at bcarlisle@indianahumanities.org.