Minnesota Book Awards Partner Organizations and Corporate and Foundation Supporters

Host Organizations:

The Minnesota Book Awards is a Capital City project, led by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, in consortium with the Saint Paul Public Library and the City of Saint Paul.

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2012 Presenting Sponsor:

Marvin Windows and Doors

On November 7, 2011, The Minnesota Book Awards announced a two-year, lead sponsorship agreement with Marvin Windows and Doors of Warroad, Minnesota. READ MORE >>

Thank you to the 2012 Minnesota Book Awards Category Sponsors:

Award for Children's Literature – sponsored by

Award for General Nonfiction – sponsored by

Minnesota AFL-CIO

Award for Genre Fiction – sponsored by

Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction – sponsored by

Leonard, Street and Deinard Law Firm

Award for Minnesota – sponsored by

Xcel Energy. Responsible by Nature

Award for Novel & Short Story – sponsored by

Anchor Trust & Advisory Services

Award for Poetry – sponsored by

Wellington Management

Award for Young People's Literature – sponsored by

Kay Sexton Award – sponsored by

Common Good Books

Readers' Choice Award – sponsored by

Pioneer Press and TwinCities.com

Minnesota Book Artist Award (co-presented with Minnesota Center for Book Arts) – sponsored by

Lerner Publishing Group     Minnesota Center for Book Arts

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Outreach Partners and Supporting Organizations:


Foundation Supporters:

The Boss Foundation
The Katherine B. Andersen Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation
Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts
The Huss Foundation
The McKnight Foundation

Grants:

Minnesota Department of Education - State Library Services

Community Sponsors:

McGrann Shea Carnival Straughn & Lamb, Chartered 
Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle
MGM Wine & Spirits of East Saint Paul and Woodbury
MLBA Children's Fund
Tech Logic

McGrann Shea Carnival Straughn & Lamb, Chartered       Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle      Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association (MLBA) Childrens Fund   

Tech Logic   
 

2011 Publishers Circle:

Beaver's Pond Press
Graywolf Press
HarperCollins Publishers
Milkweed Editions 
University of Minnesota Press
Voyageur Press

Beaver's Pond Press               

Milkweed Editions         University of Minnesota Press         Voyageur Press 

Outreach Partners:

The Loft Literary Center
Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA)
Minnesota Department of Education - State Library Services
Minnesota Educational Media Organization (MEMO)
Minnesota Library Foundation
The Saint Paul Almanac

The Loft Literary Center        Metropolitan Library Service Agency       Minnesota Department of Education - State Library Services    
Minnesota Educational Media Organization         Minnesota Library Foundation       Saint Paul Almanac - A literary campfire around which we gather to share our stories

Media Sponsors:

Pioneer Press - Twincities.com         Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul Neighborhood Network logo       TPT Minnesota Channel

Additional corporate sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information about supporting the program, please contact us via email at wendy@thefriends.org, or call Wendy Moylan, Director of Institutional Giving, at 651-366-6484.

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