Humanities Tennessee CARES Act Grants Available
As part of the $2 trillion federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act passed by Congress to provide economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, $550,000 will be re-granted…
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Support for Tennessee Cultural Institutions
To Our Partners and Friends, On behalf of our team, we hope you and your families are doing well and staying healthy above all else. We hope you are joining…
Community During COVID-19
Hello Friends, During this unprecedented time in our lives, my first thought is for the health and well-being of you and your family. At Humanities Tennessee, our team has been…
Humanities Tennessee Partners with Big Ears Festival
UPDATED 3/11/20: This event is cancelled, as is the Big Ears Festival. Please see the Festival’s announcement for more information: Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival expands to offer literary programming…
With Thanks, 2018-2019 Annual Report
As families and communities gather this week to give thanks, the team at Humanities Tennessee would like to express gratitude for you – our donors, volunteers, program partners, and supporters…
Festival ‘Borders and Belonging’ Sessions Announced
Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word “Borders and Belonging” Borders — real and imagined — are reminders that we all have notions of…
Save-the-Date: Authors In The Round Dinner, 2020
The Authors In The Round dinner steering committee and Humanities Tennessee staff have chosen to take a hiatus with this event in 2019. This one-of-a-kind gathering of Festival authors, our…
Southern Festival of Books Announces Lineup for 31st Annual Event
The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word, announced the first list of its highly anticipated lineup of authors, presenters, programs and activities for its 31st anniversary…
Southern Festival of Books Author Reveal Party – July 18
Join Humanities Tennessee on Thursday, July 18th, for the 2019 Southern Festival of Books Reveal Party at Smith & Lentz Brewing Co.! We will announce the initial author list for…
Founding Editor of Chapter16.org to Step Down
Margaret Renkl, the founding editor of Chapter16.org, the literary website of Humanities Tennessee, will step down May 31 after ten years. Current managing editor Maria Browning will assume the editorship…