NEA Big Read

To mark #DisabilityPrideMonth, we’re revisiting our 2020 conversation with disability advocate Rebekah Taussig who discusses her memoir in essays, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body. Listen: bit.ly/3Q2Qih0

In partnership w/ @ArtsMidwest we are pleased to announce grants to 62 nonprofits for#NEABigRead programming in 2023-24, w/ the aim of inspiring meaningful conversations, artistic response, & new discoveries & connections in participating communities. bit.ly/42FgHUP

Applications are still open for NEA Big Read grants of up to $20k. Hear from some of the authors and submit your intent to apply by January 18 here: artsmidwest.org/get-support/ne…; youtube.com/watch?v=nsApgG…

Applications are now open for our two national grants programs: the NEA Big Read and Shakespeare in American Communities. Visit our website to learn more about these upcoming opportunities for communities and theater companies across the country! artsmidwest.org/news/2022/10-2…

Join the #NEABigRead! Applications are now open for grants to support NEA Big Read community reading projects between Sept 2023 and Jun 2024! The Intent to Apply deadline is Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023. More info: bit.ly/3CQCDkN

Using Joy Harjo’s poetry collection An American Sunrise as a starting point, Long Island community members dove into activities exploring Indigenous culture as part of the @NEABigRead. Read more at our website! artsmidwest.org/news/2022/08-2…

This week we're welcoming #NEABigRead author @Sara_Smarsh to the Art Works podcast to talk about her memoir, which tells the story of her family set against the systems & policies that impact & shape the lives of the rural working poor. Listen: go.usa.gov/xSRnE

We're excited to announce that we will be part of the 2022-2023 NEA Big Read! We can't wait to read Circe by @MillerMadeline with incarcerated readers at MECC and WERDCC. Our thanks to @NEABigRead and @NEAarts for their support! arts.gov/news/press-rel…

The @NEAarts, in partnership with @ArtsMidwest, just announced the 62 communities that are part of this year's @NEABigRead and we're so excited that @UNCWilmington was selected for a grant! Learn more about NEA Big Read on their website: bit.ly/3Hxgv16

Congrats to the 2022-23 @NEABigRead grant recipients! We are excited to share that Maryland Public Television @marylandpubtv was awarded $20,000 & will be reading Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude in the coming year! @NEAArts @ArtsMidwest For more info: arts.gov/news/press-rel…

So excited to see @NatalieGDiaz's POSTCOLONIAL LOVE POEM and @ilya_poet's DEAF REPUBLIC among the 2022-23 @NEABigRead titles! Congratulations to this year's grant recipients! arts.gov/news/press-rel…

Congrats to the 2022-23 @NEABigRead grant recipients! We are excited that @MillerMadeline's CIRCE will be a featured Big Read! Learn more: arts.gov/news/press-rel…

Here's news: We have received an NEA Big Read grant through @NEAarts in partnership with @ArtsMidwest. We'll use the grant this fall to promote a love of reading with community-wide events centered on the novel "Infinite County" by @patricia_engel. Stay tuned for more info!

Meet Circe, our 2022 book selection! We're looking forward to exploring Greek mythology and the Hero's Journey with @MillerMadeline's incredible storytelling in Circe. We're also thrilled to share, for the 9th year, we've received a grant from the @NEABigRead!

In partnership with @NEAarts, we're thrilled to announce the 62 communities that are part of this year's @NEABigRead. It's an honor to support these grantees as they bring 15 wonderful books to life through inventive programming. Congratulations to all! go.usa.gov/xJUef

In partnership w/ @ArtsMidwest, we're excited to announce the 62 nonprofits that will host an #NEABigRead program in 2022-2023! Find out who they are and what they're reading, and browse the NEA Big Read library here: go.usa.gov/xJUef

Tonight at 7:30! Don't miss our kickoff event for #BigRead Hudson Valley, featuring Sandra Cisneros, author of "The House on Mango Street," live at the Fisher Center. *Free* tickets: ow.ly/HqoT50IC1VW Livestream: ow.ly/b3x950IC1VV #bardcollege @NEABigRead

Tales from La Vida: LatinX Comics Workshop with Frederick Luis Aldama. Sat. April 2, 2PM via Zoom. Contact @knoxwrites1 for more information or get registered at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @NEABigRead is a program of the @NEAarts in partnership with @ArtsMidwest.

Today is the official launch of our @NEABigRead celebrating U.S. Poet Laureate @JoyHarjo and her book of poetry, An American Sunrise. Explore poetry, history, and Native American literature and culture in this community-wide reading initiative: kclibrary.org/BigRead #BigReadKC

For #WomensHistoryMonth & #InternationalWomensDay we're revisiting our podcast w/ Valerie Boyd on Zora Neale Hurston who "opened that door...that made the work of Toni Morrison & Alice Walker and all the other writers we enjoy today possible." Listen: go.usa.gov/xzkxA