Ho, Ho, WOW!
Hello, friends!
We have much to be grateful for as this year winds down, because we accomplished many terrific things in 2025. Last year with your help, we were able to:
• Produce 6 live events in NYC and the Hudson Valley, bringing community together to celebrate the spoken word
• Showcase 84 writers, providing a platform to share their work with a live audience
• Mentor 4 college interns majoring in marketing and digital media production
• Resume production of our popular Writers Read podcast, sharing stories across all podcast platforms
• Conduct a generative Hudson Valley weekend writing workshop for 8 writers
• Publish Well Said Well Read, a hardcover anthology collectiing 62 favorite stories from our first decade
With just days to go, I'm excited to share the news that Writers Read is closer than ever to reaching this year's fundraising goal!
With support from friends like you, we've now received $26,750 and are just $3,250 away from our target of $30,000.
These funds that will go directly toward securing venues, marketing our writers to wider audiences, and ensuring that Writers Read remains a sustainable home for spoken word performance.
We're so grateful to these supporters who recently invested in our mission:
And a BIG thank you to everyone who has supported Writers Read with their contributions this year (there's still room for additional names on this virtual Donor Hall of Fame plaque!)
Would you consider investing in our mission with a tax-deductible gift today?
When you make a donation, you join a community of supporters who keep our work vital and alive. There's still time to make a year-end, tax-smart gift through:
• Checks, credit cards, or transfers like Zelle or Venmo — simple, fast, and fully tax-deductible
• Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) gifts for immediate impact
• Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from your IRA if you're 70.5 or older
• Stocks, bonds, or mutual funds to potentially avoid capital gains tax
$ 50 covers an entire year of digital file backup (not sexy, but critical!)
$100 helps compensate the intern who assists at one of our live shows
$250 pays production expenses for five podcast episodes
$500 offsets rising venue rental costs for one live show
As a special thanks, if you contribute $500 or more to our mission, we’ll send you two signed copies of Well Said Well Read, our beautiful new hardcover anthology featuring some of the best stories from our first decade—perfect for the readers in your life and your own bedside table.
You can donate online immediately here, or by mailing a check to the address below.
Our stories connect us, emphasizing our shared humanity and reminding us we’re not alone.
Thank you for being part of our story, and for helping us champion the writers who tell them.
Wishing you all a peaceful holiday season.
With gratitude,
— Ed
Edward McCann, Founder
P.S. We have an incredible lineup planned for the spring season, including a special collaboration with the prestigious Bellevue Literary Review. Your gift today ensures we have the resources to make those shows happen. Please donate by December 31!
Writers Read Gives Voice
to the Stories that Bind Us
