Programs

  • Intergenerational Book Project

    EACH YEAR 3-5 BOOKS ARE SELECTED FROM OPEN READING PERIODS. GRID BOOKS PUBLISHES A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES EXPRESSED ACROSS GENRES, WITH A FOCUS ON PROJECTS GENERATED THROUGH INTERGENERATIONAL EXCHANGE SUCH AS THOSE ENCOMPASSING ORAL HISTORY AND COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS. APPROXIMATELY 5 AUTHORS PER YEAR ARE SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $45.7K

  • Off The Grid Prize

    GRID BOOKS ALSO ADMINISTERS THE OFF THE GRID PRIZE, GRANTED ANNUALLY TO ONE POET OVER 60 WHOSE WRITING PRACTICE IS ONGOING AND WHOSE VISION IS FRESH WHILE DRAWING FROM SIX OR MORE DECADES OF LIVED EXPERIENCE. IN RECENT YEARS GRID BOOKS HAS FOUND WAYS TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN, AND REPRESENTATION WITHIN, THE CONTEST: WHEN PARTICIPANTS CANNOT AFFORD THE READING FEE, IT'S READILY WAIVED; MANUSCRIPTS ARE CONSIDERED BY A DIVERSE TEAM OF SCREENERS, AND ENGAGE JUDGES WHOSE WORK REPRESENTS THE CALIBER OF WRITING, AND DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVE, THAT WE AIM TO PUBLISH IN THIS SERIES. APPROXIMATELY 700 POETS ARE REACHED ANNUALLY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $0

  • Literary Engagement Program

    GRID BOOKS PROMOTES ENGAGEMENT WITH LITERATURE BY CONNECTING AUTHORS TO A WIDER AND MORE CULTURALLY, GEOGRAPHICALLY, AND ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE AUDIENCE. IT'S DONE BY PRODUCING QUALITY BOOKS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO AS LARGE A READERSHIP AS POSSIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED GRID BOOKS WAS ABLE TO REACH INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM IN-PERSON EVENTS ARE NOT MANAGEABLE DUE TO PHYSICAL OR GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATIONS. AN AUDIOBOOK LIST WAS LAUNCHED THAT EXPANDED OUR REACH TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ENGAGEMENT WITH POETRY EXTENDS BEYOND THE PRINTED PAGE. AN AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 EACH YEAR ARE SERVED THROUGH OUR AUDIO PROGRAMMING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $0