SMA Literary Sala 2019 Grand Patron Program

by sanmigueltimes January 2, 2019

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Join the SMA Literary Sala 2019 Grand Patron Program

2019 GRAND PATRON PROGRAM

As a valued member of our literary community, you are receiving this invitation in advance of the general public: We invite you to support the Literary Sala at the Grand Patron level. You may pledge your support now and make your donation by January 15, 2019
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Since the program’s inception in 2015, Grand Patrons have made significant contributions to sustaining educational and literary initiatives throughout the city of San Miguel de Allende and in many surrounding indigenous villages. Your dollars serve as the foundation for results like these:

“My First Book” reading program for village children, aged 4-9
Full scholarships awarded to 100+ regional teens to attend creative writing workshops and the Friday night keynote
Full and partial scholarships given to 30 Mexican teachers and writers to attend the Spanish track of the Writers’ Conference
Annual teacher training and financial support for Libros Para Todos, serving 600+ youth per year
Weekly literary radio program in Spanish (Wed., 8:00 PM, 1280 AM)
Providing the annual salary of the bilingual director of Sala Literaria Bellas Artes, to host numerous literary events at our bilingual public reading room with a collection dedicated to literature and art.

The 2019 Grand Patron contribution of $750 USD per person includes these benefits:

Grand Patrons receive tickets to all six keynote presentations.
Tables of Content Gala* – an elegant evening featuring a sumptuous dinner in an exquisite setting. Dine with your favorite keynote speaker(s) on Saturday, February 16, 2019 immediately following the 6:30 PM keynote address by Adam Gopnik, author of Paris to the Moon and staff writer at The New Yorker (approx. 8:00 PM).
Invitation to the Private Reception with Keynote Speakers on Thursday, February 14 at 8:00 PM.
Recognition in the 2019 edition of Crossroads, our annual bilingual cultural arts magazine, and in the Patron/Sponsor slide presentation preceding each keynote.

Availability is limited. To explore or confirm your participation in 2019, please email or call Maia Williams at your earliest convenience:
[email protected]

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152-3905.

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The tables at the Tables of Content Gala will be hosted by our keynote speakers:
Paul Theroux, Sandra Gulland, Jennifer Clement, Cristina Rivera Garza, Adam Gopnik, and Susan Orlean
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When you confirm your participation, please list the three keynote speakers with whom you’d most like to be seated:

The children, teens, and adults we serve appreciate your generosity
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Below my signature, I’ve listed two ways to complete your donation.

Warm best wishes,

Maia Williams

Co-Director, San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival,
February 13-17, 2019.

Publisher/Editor, CROSSROADS

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