BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Humanities Council recently awarded a $3,000 grant to the Brattleboro Literary Festival.
This year's Literary Festival takes place Oct. 1-4, and is a four-day celebration of those who read books, those who write books, and of the books themselves. The Festival includes readings, panel discussions, and special events, featuring emerging and established authors. All events are free and open to the public.
VHC's Grants program supports nonprofit organizations that conduct humanities-related projects; this spring VHC awarded a total of $16,300 to these organizations.
Twice a year, through a competitive grant process, VHC makes awards to museums and libraries, film, music and literary festivals, local historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations to support public humanities programs that contribute to the achievement of its mission. VHC makes awards of up to $5,000.
In 2014, VHC granted a total of $36,000 to 19 organizations.