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For Immediate Release |
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Contact: Murat Gokcigdem |
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Phone: (202) 225-8885 |
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January 11, 2008 |
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CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON ANNOUNCES HUMANITIES TEXAS GRANT AWARD TO DALLAS-BASED WRITER’S GARRET
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is pleased to announce that Humanities Texas has awarded $10,240 to Dallas-based literary organization the Writer’s Garret for “The Writers Studio,” an acclaimed radio series that provides an intimate look into the lives and work of writers of international prominence.
“Humanities Texas is an outstanding organization and I am so pleased they have awarded the Writer’s Garret with this grant,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “It is through the support of Humanities Texas that series such as ‘The Writers Studio’ are able to educate and benefit our communities.”
The 2008 series will feature interviews with such accomplished writers as Charles Baxter and Louise Erdrich.
“Writers Studio interviews are consistently insightful and entertaining,” said Humanities Texas Executive Director Michael L. Gillette. “We are pleased to support the efforts of fine organizations such as the Writer’s Garret.”
The state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Texas has provided more than 1,800 grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the state over the past three decades.
Humanities Texas grants support a wide range of humanities programs, including lectures, oral history projects, museum exhibitions, teacher institutes, interactive projects and documentaries.
This award to the Writer’s Garret reflects Humanities Texas’ continuing commitment to outstanding and diverse public programming.
For more information about this program, contact Thea Temple at (214) 828-1715.
For more information about the Humanities Texas grants program, please contact Eric Lupfer at (512) 440-1991 or elupfer@humanitiestexas.org. Grant guidelines and applications are available at http://www.humanitiestexas.org.
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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.
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