Supporters

A (free) festival like ours simply doesn’t happen without the generous support of foundations, organizations, businesses and individuals in our community, and we are forever grateful for their contributions! If you or your organization would like to support our festival, please contact us at [email protected] or call 715-261-7235.

2026 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• Portage County Public Library
• McMillan Memorial Library
• Marathon County Public Library Foundation
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin , with funds provided through the Community Foundation and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation.
• The Clyde F. Schlueter Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin.
• Murco Foundation
• CoVantage Credit Union
• Janke Book Store
• Bound to Happen Books
• Sojourn Booksellers
• The Story Cellar

2025 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• Portage County Public Library
• McMillan Memorial Library
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin , with funds provided through the Community Foundation and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation.
• MURCO Foundation
• Marathon County Public Library Foundation
• Portage County Public Library Foundation
• Ruder Ware Law Firm
• Janke Book Store
• Bound to Happen Books
• Sojourn Booksellers
• Hmong American Center
• Red Eye Brewing Company
• Marathon County Historical Society
• UWSP at Wausau-UW Center for Civic Engagement

2024 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency; the Community Foundation; and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation
• Murco Foundation
• Ruder Ware Law Firm
• Portage County Public Library
• Portage County Public Library Foundation
• McMillan Memorial Library
• Center for the Visual Arts
• Janke Book Store
• Bound to Happen Books
• Sojourn Booksellers
• The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Libraries
• Peking Restaurant

2023 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency; the Community Foundation; and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation
• Murco Foundation
• Worzalla
• MCPL Foundation
• Ruder Ware Law Firm
• Portage County Public Library Foundation
• McMillan Memorial Library
• CoVantage Cares Foundation
• Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets
• Center for the Visual Arts
• Janke Book Store
• Bound to Happen Books
• Whitewater Music Hall
• Stewart Inn
• Timekeeper Distillery
• WXCO Bull Falls Radio

2022 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency; the Community Foundation; and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation
• MCPL Foundation
• Ruder Ware Law Firm
• Dudley Foundation
• Portage County Public Library Foundation
• McMillan Memorial Library
• CoVantage Cares Foundation
• Hmong American Center
• Portage County Master Gardener Association
• Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets
• Whitewater Music Hall
• Bound to Happen Books
• Janke Book Store

2021 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency; the Community Foundation; and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation
• The MCPL Foundation
• Ruder Ware Law Firm
• CoVantage Cares Foundation
• Wisconsin Humanities, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities
• The Portage County Public Library Foundation
• Portage County Public Library
• McMillan Memorial Library
• The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library
• Marathon County Historical Society
• Whitewater Music Hall
• Janke Book Store

2020 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency; the Community Foundation; and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation
• The Murco Foundation Fund
• The MCPL Foundation
• The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library
• Wisconsin Public Radio
• Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service
• The Master Gardener Program of Marathon County
• North Central Area Congregations Organized to Make an Impact (NAOMI)
• Janke Book Store

2019 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency; the Community Foundation; and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation
• The MCPL Foundation
• The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library
• The Dudley Foundation
• The Walter Alexander Foundation
• The Mary Bethke Fund
• The Marathon County Historical Society
• The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets
• Wisconsin Public Service
• Wisconsin Public Radio
• Janke Book Store
• Center for the Visual Arts
• Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art

2018 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• The Community Arts Grant Program of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, with funds provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency; the Community Foundation; and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation
• The MCPL Foundation
• The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library
• Wisconsin Public Radio
• The University of Wisconsin-Marathon County Lecture & Fine Arts series
• Center for the Visual Arts
• The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets
• Barnes & Noble Wausau
• Janke Book Store

2017 Sponsors / Supporters:

• Marathon County Public Library
• The MCPL Foundation
• The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library
• The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau
• The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau Lecture & Fine Arts series
• Janke Book Store
• Barnes & Noble Wausau