2023 Funders
It takes a lot of support to celebrate Mississippi's vibrant literary landscape!
The Mississippi Book Festival is grateful for funders who are committed to helping us produce a high-quality event and making a positive and lasting difference in the cultural life of our state.
Through the support of longtime donors, media partners, and friends of the festival, we can ensure that the festival is FREE and open to the public and that readers of all ages and backgrounds can connect with visiting authors and each other.
Contact Jordan Perry (202-277-2339) to hear about the variety of funder opportunities and packages available this year, or click here to learn more. Download the 2023 Funder Invitation, and 2023 Funder Pledge Form today!
- Holly and Alan Lange
- Feild Co-Operative Association
- The Eudora Welty Foundation
- Jamie and Mike McRee
- Candace and John F. Kime
- Rachel and Joel Bomgar Foundation
- Butler Snow LLP
- Capitol Resources, LLC
- Downtown Jackson Partners
- Entergy Mississippi
- Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
- Junior League of Jackson
- Millsaps College
- Mississippi Museum of Art
- Terry Hunt and Dick Molpus
- Kristie and David Nutt
- USM College of Arts & Sciences
- Atmos Energy
- Jackie Posey Bailey
- Nancy & Cecil Brown
- Communication Arts Company
- Cornerstone Government Affairs
- Crossroads Economic Partnership
- Crossroads Strategies
- Betsy & Kane Ditto
- Frontier Strategies
- Helena Partners
- Jane Hiatt / Hiatt Fund of Community Foundation for Mississippi
- Laura & Paul Hollis
- Jones Walker LLP
- Louisa Dixon & Jerry Johnson
- Magnolia Tribune
- Mississippi Library Commission
- MSU Libraries
- Lesly Gaynor Murray
- Pass Christian Books
- Jordan & Jim Perry
- The Roost and The Hemingway Boutique Hotels in Ocean Springs, MS
- Marie & Brian Sanderson
- University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts
- Watkins & Eager PLLC
- Beard + Riser Architects
- BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP
- Brenna Weaver LPC
- ChemFirst / First Mississippi Corporation Charitable Endowment Fund
- Chism Strategies
- Wilma Wagner Cleveland
- Cornerstone Consulting Group, Inc
- Danny Cupit
- Mac Elliott
- Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
- Friends of the Library at the University of Mississippi
- Fischer Galleries
- FORVIS, LLP
- Friendly City Books
- Friends of Washington County Community Foundation
- Hederman Brothers
- H.T. White Family Fund
- Jackson State University
- LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi
- Margaret Walker Center at JSU
- Bob Montgomery
- Ginnie & Luther Munford
- Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration
- Nautilus Publishing
- Beth & Chip Pickering
- Mississippi Votes
- Hon. David Neil McCarty
- MSU Department of Communications
- MSU Honors College
- MSU College of Arts & Sciences
- MSU Department of English
- Janet & Luther Ott
- Path Company
- Pigott Law Firm
- Pyron Group Insurance
- Sarah Story & Chris Ragland
- Carolyn & Chris Ray
- Sara & Bill Ray
- The Source by BankPlus
- Beth & Lucien Smith
- Robert St. John
- University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture
- University of Mississippi English Department
- USM Dale Center for the Study of War & Society
- USM de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection
- USM Center for the Study of the Gulf South
- Frankie & Roberts Wilson
- Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A.