Before Columbus Foundation
| Founded | 1976 |
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| Founder | Ishmael Reed |
| Website | www |
The Before Columbus Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by Ishmael Reed, "dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American multicultural literature".[1] The Foundation makes annual awards for books published in the US during the previous year that make contributions to American multicultural literature.[2]
History
Adhering to its founding grant's requirement that he have a partner, Reed chose poet
American Book Awards
In 1980, Ishmael Reed suggested that there be an
In 1992, the Beyond Columbus Foundation published two anthologies of award-winning selections (one poetry and one fiction). Though severely underfunded, it has survived through what Executive Director Gundars Strads called "blind persistence". Its directors are drawn from the Black, Hispanic, Italian, Irish and Jewish communities. One of the current directors is
References
- ^ "Our Story". Beyond Columbus Foundation. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Before Columbus Foundation, American Book Awards", Poets & Writers.
- ^ "Poets Read Their Contemporary Poetry: Before Columbus Foundation". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "California - State Poet Laureate (State Poets Laureate of the United States, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Juan Felipe Herrera". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Who We Are". Beyond Columbus Foundation. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
External links
- Before Columbus Foundation website
- American Booksellers Association (2013). "The American Book Awards / Before Columbus Foundation [1980–2012]". BookWeb. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
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