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 2022 Funder Opportunities, and 2022 Funder Pledge Form today!

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• The Eudora Welty Foundation
• Holly and Alan Lange
• Mike McRee
• National Book Foundation Literary Fund
• Carol Puckett and John Palmer
• Diane and Dick Scruggs

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• Butler Snow
• Entergy
• Feild Co-Operative Association
• Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
• Terry Hunt and Dick Molpus
• Jean and Kelley Williams Charitable Fund
• Junior League of Jackson
• Candy and Frank Kime
• Kristie and David Nutt
• Mary and Alex Purvis
• Rachel and Joel Bomgar Foundation
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation through Community Foundation for Mississippi

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• Nancy and Cecil Brown
• Capitol Resources, LLC
• Communication Arts Company
• Cornerstone Government Affairs
• Crossroads Economic Partnership
• USM de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection
• Betsy and Kane Ditto
• Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
• Morella and John Henegan
• Jane Hiatt / Hiatt Fund of Community Foundation for Mississippi
• Fair and Paul Hurst
• Jones Walker LLP
• Madison County Magazine
• Margaret Walker Center at JSU
• Moore Media Group
• Pass Christian Books
• The Roost and The Hemingway Boutique Hotels in Ocean Springs, MS
• Watkins & Eager, PLLC

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• Jackie Posey Bailey
• Beard+Riser Architects
• BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP
• ChemFirst / First Mississippi Corporation Charitable Endowment Fund
• Chism Strategies
• Cornerstone Consulting Group, Inc.
• Holly & Bucky Crystal
• Ellen & Greg Daniels
• Mac Elliott
• First Commercial Bank
• Fischer Galleries
• FORVIS, LLC
• Friendly City Books
• Friends of Washington County Community Foundation
• Frontier Strategies
• Hederman Brothers
• H.T. White Family Fund
• Louisa Dixon & Jerry Johnson
• LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi
• Luna Press
• Mississippi Center for the Book
• Mississippi Library Commission
• Bob Montgomery
• Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration
• Nautilus Publishing
• Janet & Luther Ott
• Path Company
• Jordan & Jim Perry
• Pigott Law Firm
• Pyron Group Insurance
• Carolyn & Chris Ray
• Sara & Bill Ray
• Marie & Brian Sanderson
• Bethany & Lucien Smith
• The Source by BankPlus
• Robert St. John
• University Press of Mississippi
• Frankie & Roberts Wilson
• Wise Carter Child & Caraway
• Y’all Politics

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• Betsy Bradley
• Elisha & Matthew Bailey
• Shellie & Patrick Carr
• William Wright Hill
• Laura & Frank Howell
• Jean and Tim Medley
• Ann Pace
• Alice Perry
• Karen Redhead
• Laura Sparks
• Laura Sturza 
• Thad Waites, MD
• Valerie Walley
• Beau Wilson

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• Delta Magazine
• The Jackson Advocate
• The Mississippi Link
• Mississippi Magazine
• Mississippi Today
• The New York Review of Books
• The Northside Sun
• Oxford American
• Parents & Kids Magazine
• Supertalk Mississippi
• WMPR 90.1 FM Radio