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The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce that Kate Sjostrom will serve as the Foundation’s newest Writer-in-Residence (WIR). During her 2024-2025 term, Kate will assist in advancing the foundation’s mission supporting the development of our educational programming and mentorship of our student scholarship recipients. She will also enjoy the opportunity to continue her work in the dedicated writing space of the Hemingway Birthplace Museum.
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce the award recipients for the essay competitions for the 2024 Hemingway Foundation Scholarship and for the Allan O. Baldwin Memorial Scholarship.
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce the overall winner and finalists for the 2024 Hemingway Shorts Literary Journal Competition.
The journal series seeks to spark an energized new interest in the craft of writing through the works of the famous author. Its other objective is to open the process to emerging writers; including those who have never been published. The overall winner receives a $1,000 award and publication of their story along with the other finalists in the ninth edition of Hemingway Shorts.
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce the election of four new members to the Board of Directors to include:
· Mike Davis, Vice President & General Counsel, AMA Insurance
· Jesse Laserman, Senior Internal Audit Consultant, Sikich
· Giovanna Lizzio, Program Manager, Amazon
· Alex Michali, Audit and Assurance Senior Manager, Baker Tilly US, LLP
Foundation Chairman, John Berry, announced, “I am delighted to welcome these four individuals to our team and believe their qualifications as well as expertise will be great resources to our foundations mission.
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce the election of its newest member, Craig Mindrum, to the Board of Directors. Foundation Chairman, John Berry, announced, “we are thrilled to welcome Mr. Mindrum to our team and believe his thought leadership and strategic communication background will be advantageous to our foundation.”
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce that Scott Nations will serve as the Foundation’s newest Writer-in-Residence (WIR). During his 2023-2024 term, Scott will assist in advancing the foundations mission through both traditional media and social platforms, support the development of our educational programming, and mentorship of our student scholarship recipients.
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce the addition of Laura Niesen, to the Board of Directors as of February 9th of this year.
Dr. Laura Niesen de Abruña serves as the provost and vice president for academic affairs for Dominican University. She previously served in these same roles at York College of Pennsylvania, Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut and at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is pleased to announce the addition of Joslyn Bowling Dixon, to the Board of Directors as of January 12th of this year.
Joslyn Bowling Dixon is the new Executive Director of the Oak Park Public Library which holds and curates the Hemingway Archives within its special collections. Joslyn’s previous position was as Director of Newark Public Library, and she has spent the last nine years on the East Coast serving as Deputy Director at Prince William Public Library in northern Virginia, Branch Manager at DC Public Library, and as a Department Head/Supervisor of Adult Services at Arlington Public Library (VA) and Youth Services at the Bowie Branch of Prince George’s County Memorial Library System.