Writers for Readers
For more than ten years, dedicated and generous authors have helped Literacy Partners teach adults to read - giving them the tools to widen their experience of the world in ways that are only possible through the written word.
Simply put, learning to read is empowering. As one student said “If you think landing on the moon was a great achievement, that’s how I feel about learning to read.”
As we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Writers for Readers, we have committed to an ambitious goal - to fund two Family Literacy Learning Centers, one in the South Bronx and one in Harlem. Together these centers open a whole new world to 200 students a year by teaching them to read and write. And, the cost per student is less than $1,000 for a full year of classes.
What better partnership could there be than illustrious authors working together to teach new readers?
We hope you will join the roster of authors who have been very generous to Literacy Partners with a contribution of $10,000. Please let us know if you would like to join us in support of this critical work and our new campaign goal.
We urge you to help Literacy Partners keep these two Writers for Readers Learning Centers open. Teaching an adult to read has a lasting impact of ending illiteracy for generations to come!
- Join a distinguished roster of authors in support of literacy, and your gift will be acknowledged in Literacy Partners annual report, newsletters, and promotional materials. Of course, your contribution is tax deductible.
- Ticket/s to Literacy Partners Evening of Readings/Gala Dinner-Dance.
- You’ll be invited to visit one of our Learning Centers to meet our students and participate in a reading or writing workshop.
- You’ll have an opportunity to write a brief article for our newsletter about the importance of literacy.
Gold: $10,000
- Supports the teaching of 10 students for one year
- Complimentary ticket to annual Evening of Readings reception and Gala Dinner Dance
- Acknowledgment in annual report, newsletters, and Gala program
Silver: $5,000
- Pays for text books, workbooks and supplies for one learning center
- Two complimentary tickets to Evening of Readings reception
- Acknowledgment in annual report, newsletters, Gala program
Bronze: $2,500
- Pays for instructional software
- One complimentary ticket to Evening of Readings reception
- Acknowledgment in annual report and newsletters, and Gala program
Friends: $1,000
- Sponsors instruction of one adult for a full year
- Acknowledgment in annual reports and newsletters
To discuss participation at any level, please call Robin Grossman, Director of External Affairs at 646-237-0122.
We are proud to count among our generous supporters a large and expanding roster of influential, prominent authors who frequently appear on best-seller lists. Writers for Readers funds our Family Literacy programs and the Oberia Dempsey Center, an Adult Basic Education Center in Northern Manhattan.
Richard Ford, Chairman
Margaret Atwood
David Baldacci
John Berendt
Judy Blume
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Tom Brokaw
Rita Mae Brown
Sandra Brown
Carol Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark
Michael Connelly
Patricia Cornwell
Michael Crichton
Don DeLillo
Dominick Dunne
Nora Ephron
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Tina S. Flaherty
Dorothea Benton Frank
Barbara Goldsmith
John Grisham
Gale Hayman
Rosellen Brown Hoffman
Susan Isaacs
John Jakes
Stephen King
Evelyn Lauder
Laurence Leamer
Elmore Leonard
Peter Mayle
David McCullough
Brad Meltzer
Anna Quindlen
Sidney Sheldon
Anita Shreve
Anne Rivers Siddons
Danielle Steel
Martha Stewart
R.L. Stine
Andrew Tobias
Stuart Woods
