I have a chair!

[pegkerr]

Here's a Brazen Shameless Hussy moment: A friend just e-mailed me with a total day-brightener. To my absolute astonishment, someone pledged $500 to honor ME by endowing a chair in my name in the auditorium at the new Minneapolis library! The money will be used to buy new books. I think I recognize the name of the donor as someone I met in graduate school. This is a campaign to recognize and honor Minneapolis authors. Read about it here. They are still collecting names and money to honor other Minnesota writers. One hundred and forty-four chairs have been fully endowed, and they still have 81 openings. A list of other potential honorees that have been suggested is included; their chairs can be added if anyone pledges the money. Contributions are tax-deductible. A number of my friends are on that list. Hey, could we scrape up the money to honor pameladean or Lois McMaster Bujold? Or add Eleanor Arnason or naomikritzer to the list?

(Gah. That's my name there. Right under Garrison Keillor's. Wow.)

Edited to add They're trying to get a campaign up and running to raise money for other Minnesota writers at mnstf here.

Comments

[bethynyc.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!! So impressive!

I would love to know how the book groups turned out. I think I'll suggest "The Wild Swans" for my book group!

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

If your group agrees, and you might like me to participate by telephone, let me know.

[madlori.livejournal.com]

Wow! That is ten kinds of awesome, Peg, and totally deserved.

You know what this means though, don't you?

You certainly are going to be getting a lot of ass.

*snigger*

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

*guffaws*

[pameladean]

Wow, Peg, you must really have made in impression on her. Congratulations.

Naturally I'd love a chair, but John M. Ford should really be on that list.

P.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

You both should.

[magentamn.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't mind, but I took this idea and ran with it. I posted to MNSTF and several other places about the campaign. Hopefully, the Bujold list will come up with some money for her chair. I added Mike Ford to the list, as well as Naomi and Eleanor.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Thank you! I hope they get their own chairs soon.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

You might also note that contributions are tax-deductible.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

That is so spiff!

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

Neato-keen cool!

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

When do we get to sit in you...er...your chair?

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

No idea. Today was the first I learned of the whole project.

[magicwoman.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely honor! I have to share, my boyfriend's sister's partner's father has a chair in his honor on the 3rd floor reading room. I located it over the weekend. The chairs on that floor weigh a ton!

Again, a lovely honor!
Susan

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Congrats, Peg, that's so nice! Bask in the sun of it a bit.

Pat Wrede needs a chair, too . . ..

Woo hoo!

[choralgirl.livejournal.com]

That is FANTASTIC. I loved going to the new library for the first time and checking out a book by my talented friend. I'm glad you'll have a Place of Permanence in that wonderful building. You deserve it! :-)

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

Why, congratulations! That's neat!

[avengangle.livejournal.com]

That's really super awesome! Congrats for you!

(The Blys are from Minnesota? Their daughter -- who writes as Eloisa James -- is a New Yorker, but then again, people do move. :))