Montana Public Radio has received a $20,000 grant from the Steele-Reese Foundation and a $6,000 grant from Humanities Montana. Both grants will
support production of “The Write Question,” a weekly literary program
that features writers from the western U.S.
The funds will allow producer Chérie Newman to build new relationships
with Native American writers and rural communities throughout Montana.
The Steele-Reese Foundation was founded by Emmet and Eleanor Reese and
provides grants in rural Kentucky, Idaho and Montana. Humanities Montana is Montana’s independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Since 2007, “The Write Question” has featured writers such as James Lee
Burke, Thomas McGuane, Maile Meloy, Rick Bass, Kim Barnes, Barry Lopez,
Mary Blew, Karl Marlantas, Judy Blunt, William Kittredge and dozens of
poets, including Montana’s poet laureates.
The program presents a mix of fiction,
nonfiction and poetry for adults and occasionally young readers. Through
social networking, a blog and live presentations, the program is also a
networking and education tool that connects
regional writers with new readers, students and a worldwide audience.
“The Write Question” broadcasts each week on Montana’s two public radio
stations: Montana Public Radio in Missoula and Yellowstone Public Radio
in Billings. Program is also are archived online on this blog and
http://www.prx.org. The podcast is available at
http://mtpr.org.
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