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First Edition Club

“There’s no money in poetry,” wrote Robert Graves, “but then there’s no poetry in money either.” We beg to differ. Philanthropic giving is an art, a creative and conscious gesture. The Bay Area Book Festival would not exist if not for the generosity of the following donors, our poets of the pocketbook.

Laureates: $100,000 +

  • City of Berkeley*
  • Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
  • Margaret and Will Hearst*
  • Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation*

Best Seller: $50,000 +

  • Anonymous
  • Anne Germanacos
  • Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation*
  • Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman*
  • Norway House Foundation*
  • Reed Schmidt*
  • Stocker Foundation

Prize Winner: $10,000-$49,999

  • 11th Hour Project
  • 2000 Center St. LLC/John Lineweaver
  • Abrams-Millikan and the Fourth Street Shops (Berkeley)*
  • ALTA – Journal of Alta California
  • Alibris
  • Anne Germanacos*
  • Anonymous
  • AT&T*
  • Avalon Books*
  • The Bernard Osher Foundation
  • Bayer
  • Beneficial State Foundation
  • Betsy Strong
  • Center for the Art of Translation
  • Consulate General of Mexico, San Francisco*
  • Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco
  • Chronicle Books*
  • Culture Ireland
  • Diana Divecha
  • Finlandia Foundation National*
  • George Rehm
  • Goethe-Insitut San Francisco
  • Guy and Jeanine Saperstein*
  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Kerry Tepperman Campbell (WL)
  • Mal Warwick*
  • MFA in Writing at the University of San Francisco
  • Mays Family Charitable Fund/Ramona and John Mays*
  • Mother Jones
  • North Berkeley Investment Partners
  • Otis and Elizabeth Chandler*
  • Peter Wiley
  • Saul Zaentz Foundation
  • Stocker Foundation*
  • Thomas Lockard & Alix Marduel
  • UC Berkeley Arts + Design Sponsorship
  • UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund*
  • Zoetic Press and Lise Quintana*
  • Visit Berkeley
  • Wunderbar Together Initiative

Hot New Talent: $5,000-$9,999

  • Arlie and Adam Hochschild*
  • Anonymous
  • Avalon Travel
  • American Endowment Foundation
  • Berkeley Patients Group
  • Berkeley Public Library Foundation
  • Burning Man*
  • Carolyn and Richard Beahrs
  • Charles Schwab Foundation*
  • Center for the Art of Translation*
  • Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco
  • Danish Arts Foundation
  • Donna and Ken Coit (WL)
  • Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund
  • Downtown Berkeley Association
  • Dutch Foundation for Literature / Letterenfonds
  • Edith Jackson and Thomas W. Richardson, Jr.
  • Farmer’s Insurance/Ruth Stroup*
  • GEICO*
  • George Lucas Family Foundation*
  • Hachette Book Group
  • HarperOne*
  • Jennifer and David Risher
  • Jewish Community Center East Bay
  • Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea)
  • Meyer Sound
  • NORLA – Norwegian Literature Abroad
  • Suzanne and Italo Calpestri*
  • Patrick Kennedy, Panoramic Interests*
  • Pyramid Hotel Group*
  • Richard Beahrs
  • SACHI: Society for Art and Cultural Heritage of India
  • Scribd, Inc.*
  • Terry Gamble
  • Three Guineas Fund*
  • Zuade Kaufman

Breakout Author: $1,000-$4,999

  • Amy Tran (WL)
  • Anonymous (6)*
  • Alicia J. Donahue
  • Allen Matthews
  • Barbara Holmes (WL)
  • Barbara Morrison (WL)
  • Barbara Yoder*
  • Catherine Pyke (WL)
  • Charles and Barbara Winton
  • Christin Evans and Praveen Madan*
  • Consulate General of France in San Francisco
  • Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco
  • Damon Horowitz
  • Deepak Chopra
  • Donna Weidner
  • FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange
  • Eleni and Markos Kounalakis*
  • Elizabeth Yarborough and Peter Hagist
  • Emily Sellers
  • French American Cultural Society*
  • Friends of the Berkeley Public Library*
  • Gary Pomerantz*
  • Golden Gate Organics
  • Google/Benevity Community Impact Fund*
  • Greg Sarris
  • Iceland Naturally
  • Icelandic Literature Center*
  • Ingram*
  • Italian Cultural Institute*
  • John Lineweaver, in memory of Robert San Souci*
  • Jeffrey Bleich and Rebecca Pratt Bleich
  • Jeffrey Bluestone*
  • Jennifer Fearon*(WL)
  • JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
  • Julie Abrams (WL)
  • Kate Beckwith
  • Kate Jessup and Igor Zagatsky
  • Kenyatta Monroe-Sinkler
  • Kikoko
  • Laura Lambert (WL)
  • Laura Tyson and Erik Tarloff
  • Lore Harp McGovern
  • Marcy Taylor Pattinson (WL)
  • Mark Kamena
  • Marty and Pamela Krasney
  • Mechanics Bank*
  • Olivia Sears (WL)
  • Robert Benson
  • Robert and Nancy Bishop*
  • Royal Danish Embassy / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
  • Ruth Shapiro
  • Sandra McCandless (WL)
  • Seven Design Group, Inc.*
  • Sharon Lane (WL)
  • Shimi Rahim*
  • Sidney Wolinsky and Patricia Kirkpatrick
  • Steve Beck and Candice Eggerss*
  • Susan Pritzker (WL)
  • Suzanne LaFetra Collier
  • Swan’s Fine Books*
  • Todd David Hodes
  • Trenia Today*
  • VISA*
  • Warner Coaching
  • Wendy Cosin
  • Zipporah W Collins
  • Zipcar Sponsorship

Literary Muse: $100-$999

  • Anonymous (4)
  • Al & Ann Wasserman*
  • Alejandra Hermosillo*
  • Amanda Weil
  • Amy Draemel and Ben Barry
  • Amy Marcott*
  • Amy Thomas
  • Ann Farmer*
  • Anna Pletcher (WL)
  • Anne McCarten-Gibbs
  • Anna Roberts (WL)
  • Anne E. Simon (WL)
  • Anniqua Rana (WL)
  • Antonia Hayes*
  • Arthur Bryant*
  • Asiya Jefari (WL)
  • Barbara Friday (WL)
  • Barbara O’Hay
  • Barbara Ridley (WL)
  • Belva Moore*
  • Berkeley Baby Book Project*
  • Berkeley Massage and Acupuncture*
  • Bob Bailey
  • Brian Bock and Susan Rosin
  • Bridget Quinn (WL)
  • Brooke Warner*
  • Cherene Unrau (WL)
  • Cherif Jazra
  • Cheryll Marsh
  • California Writers Club*
  • Cara Black (WL)
  • Carla Frazier
  • Carol Edlund (WL)
  • Cathryn Ramin*
  • Charla Gabert (WL)
  • Cherilyn Parsons*
  • Christy Hayes
  • Cindy Hegger, Linda Carlson (WL)
  • Ceil Tilney in honor of everyone who likes books
  • Celine Shimizu
  • Charles Ashman*
  • Claudia Hess (WL)
  • Claudia Smukler
  • Colleen Morton Busch
  • Cosette Ratliff*
  • Cristi Delgado (WL)
  • Cristina Campbell
  • Dale Marie Golden (WL)
  • Daneet Steffens*
  • Daphne White (WL)
  • Darlene Vendegna
  • David Frankel
  • David Hochschild and Cynthia Li
  • David Strachan
  • David Zebker
  • Deb Janes
  • Deborah Doyle*
  • Dede Dewey
  • Deirdre English*(WL)
  • Deirdre Greene (WL)
  • Destiny Kinal (WL)
  • Devi Laskar
  • Diana Parker (WL)
  • Diana Passadori (WL)
  • Diane Filippi (WL)
  • Diane Lee Davenport*
  • Diane Plank
  • Dickson Louie
  • Don Moore
  • Donna Weidner (WL)
  • Doris Kretschmer
  • Dorothy Taylor*
  • Dorty Nowak (WL)
  • Dr. Monique Andrews, Dr. Tamara MacIntyre (WL)
  • Edward Lopez
  • Elaine Katrzenberger
  • Eleanore Lee
  • Elinor Froemsdorf*
  • Elizabeth Ferguson
  • Elizabeth Farnsworth
  • Elizabeth Krivatsy (WL)
  • Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen*
  • Elizabeth Sundstrom*
  • Elizabeth Suzuki (WL)
  • Ellen Moyer*
  • Ellen Pechman
  • Ellen Singer in honor of Suzanne Calpestri (WL)
  • Elysa Walk*
  • Emily and Ian Foley (WL)
  • Eric Proegler
  • Erin MacCool
  • Esther Hirsh (WL)
  • Ethan Nosowsky*
  • Evie and Gordon Wozniak
  • Fran Quittel (WL)
  • Frances Dinkelspiel*
  • Fred Hetzel
  • Fyodor Urnov
  • Fyza Parviz & Cherif Jazra
  • G. Cottraux*
  • Gaurav Bhalla*
  • Gemma Datuin
  • Geoffrey Rothman
  • Gina Mackintosh
  • Gina Rieger (WL)
  • Glen Friedman in honor of Joseph and Ingeborg Friedman and Tirzah Mailkoff
  • Gopi Kallayil
  • Grace Robenstein*
  • Graham Freeman*
  • Heather Gulino*
  • Heather Levien
  • Heather Shane
  • Heather Young (WL)
  • Holly Forman*
  • Inocencia Dacumos*
  • Ivory Madison*
  • Jack Sawyer*
  • Jackie Kudler (WL)
  • Jaime Mulligan
  • James Hanser
  • Jane Kaplan
  • Janeann Fontenot
  • Janet Schneider*
  • Jean Parekh
  • Jennie Hutchinson (WL)
  • Jerre Merchant (WL)
  • Jesse Berrett*
  • JoDee Brandon
  • John E Z Caner, Jr.
  • John Gage and Linda Schacht*
  • John Maccabee*
  • John Sommers*
  • Jonathan DeYoe
  • Jonathan Miller*
  • Joanne Landers
  • John Caner
  • Joseph Di Prisco
  • Joseph Shoji*
  • Judie Guerriero (WL)
  • Judith Myers (WL)
  • Julia Callahan
  • Julia Flynn Siler
  • Julie Montanari
  • Julie McNamara (WL)
  • June Curtis
  • Lynn Spitler, MD
  • Karen Duffin*
  • Karen Glasser (WL)
  • Karen Kerner in honor of Peggy Kerner (WL)
  • Karen Lowhurst
  • Karen McKie*
  • Karma Christine Salvato*
  • Katherine Beckwith (WL)
  • Kathleen Brown (WL)
  • Kathleen A. Hess
  • Kathleen Hunt*
  • Kathy Huff
  • Kay Maruhashi*(WL)
  • Keith Skinner*
  • Kelly Corrigan*
  • Kenyatta Monroe-Sinkler (WL)
  • Kevin Koontz
  • Kia Wang Nevarez
  • Kim Belgarde
  • Kim and Barbara Marienthal (WL)
  • Kris Otis (WL)
  • Kristin Griffith (WL)
  • Krisanne Combs
  • Kusum Pandey on behalf of Sonia and Shalin Dwivedi (WL)
  • Laskar Family
  • Larry Martel
  • Laura Basha*
  • Laura Ferrell
  • Laura Lambert
  • Lauren Howard
  • Leslie Walker
  • Lincoln Smith
  • Linda Perkins
  • Linda Wroth
  • Lisa Baggs (WL)
  • Lisa and Michael Caplan*
  • Louis Freedberg
  • Lori Patel (WL)
  • Lori Lewis in memory of my mother who instilled my love of books (WL)
  • Lucille Poskanzer*
  • Lucy Hilmer
  • Lucinda Lee and Daniel Smith
  • Manikya Veena
  • Malcolm Margolin
  • Marcia Pizzo (WL)
  • Margie Yee Webb*
  • Mark Hertsgaard*
  • Marni Rothman
  • Mary Dwyer*
  • Mary Ellen Hannibal
  • Maw Shein Win (WL)
  • Maureen Dixon*
  • Maxine Epstein (WL)
  • Mayor Joan Cox (WL)
  • Meg Kellogg (WL)
  • MFA in Creative Writing at St. Mary’s College
  • Mia Gittlen
  • Michael Holmes
  • Michael Larsen
  • Michelle Jurika
  • Milena Flore in memory of Ruth Falsetto, mother (WL)
  • Mina Witteman (WL)
  • Mme Marie-Jose Sat (WL)
  • Molly Fraker (WL)
  • Monica Wesolowska and David Fisher*
  • Morgan Moore
  • Nancy Allen
  • Nancy E. King
  • Nancy McCormick
  • Nancy Mueller*
  • Nancy Joann Taylor (WL)
  • Nancy Rubin*
  • Naomi Williams
  • Nhu Chau
  • Pamela Elder*
  • Pamela Livingston (WL)
  • Pamela Reitman (WL)
  • Patricia Barich
  • Patricia Sylvie*
  • Patrick and Lee Hackett
  • Paul Vanderventer*
  • Peter and Cathleen Schwartz*
  • Phyllis Josi (WL)
  • Phyra McCandless (WL)
  • Rachel Kahn-Hut
  • Rachel Kaufman
  • Rachel Mercer*
  • Rachel Richardson* (WL)
  • Rachel Sarah (WL)
  • Raoul Cadet
  • Rare Bird Lit
  • Rhoda Haberman
  • Rich Lyons
  • Rick Clogher*
  • Robert Ward*
  • Robin Lorenz
  • Robin Pille
  • Robin Sloan
  • Robin Slovak (WL)
  • Robyn Barker
  • Rosanna Malatesta
  • Rosemary Graham
  • Samara Dun
  • Sandi Brod and Dennis DeDomenico*
  • Sally Lieber in memory of Frannie Pierce (WL)
  • Sara Campos*
  • Sarah Manyika (WL)
  • Sarah vanOphuijsen (WL)
  • Shelia Banning*
  • Sherry Page (WL)
  • Soso Adae*
  • Steve Kaye*
  • Steven Nightingale
  • Steven Piersanti*
  • Susan Christopher (WL)
  • Susan Evans and Peter Clarke*
  • Susan Jacobs (WL)
  • Tama McCoy (WL)
  • Teresa LeYung-Ryan*
  • Terrie Eusterbrock (WL)
  • Terry Parsons*
  • The Bahat Family*
  • The Berkeley Baby Book Project in memory of Miriam Hawley
  • Thomas and Carol Leonard
  • Thomishia Booker (WL)
  • Tina Gabby*
  • Toni Miles (WL)
  • Torrie Vail*
  • TPG Global, LLC*
  • Tracy DeLuca (WL)
  • Unity Barry*
  • Valerie Sopher
  • Vanessa Hua (WL)
  • Vera and John Pardee*
  • Victoria Costello (WL)
  • Victoria Shoemaker and Richard Friedman
  • Vijaya Nagarajan (WL)
  • Vita Wells*(WL)
  • Vivian and Bill Roller* in honor of Dan Ellsberg
  • Julie Billings and Jon Kaplan
  • Wendy Breuer
  • Wendy Cosin (WL)
  • West Side Books
  • William and Linda Schieber*
  • William Walker
  • William Newton
  • Zelda Pusey (WL)
  • Zipporah Collins*

Paperback Writer: Up to $99

  • Aaron Baggs
  • Andree Abecassis
  • Anonymous (5)
  • Anonymous on behalf of Lisa Matlock
  • Aimee McEnerney*
  • Alex & Elizabeth Deans*
  • Alice Truscott
  • Amy Seward*
  • Amy Worth*
  • Andrea Meghrouni-Brown
  • Andree Abecassis
  • Andrew Weiner
  • Angelica Carpenter (WL)
  • Anita Goldstein*
  • Anke Hemmerling
  • Ann R Tissue
  • AEW
  • Ann Whalley
  • Anne McCarten-Gibbs
  • Anne Whitacre
  • April Hopkins
  • Avi Rappoport*
  • Barbara Gemmil-Herran
  • Barbara Harrison*
  • Barbara McEnerney
  • Barbara Ryken
  • Barbara Solomon
  • Barbara Sullivan
  • Barbara Tittle
  • Barry Benioff
  • Becky and Dean Draemel
  • Beth Frankland
  • Bonnie Stinson*
  • Bonnie Weston*
  • Bridget Stringer*
  • Buda Kajer-Crain
  • Burnierose Wilson*
  • C J Singh
  • Candice Rangel*
  • Cara Black*
  • Carla & Peter Dalton
  • Carol Fairweather*
  • Carolyn Roundey
  • Carrie Avery
  • Carrie N. Evans
  • Catharine Bramkamp
  • Ceinwen Carney
  • Charles Catlett
  • Chelsea Kerrington*
  • Cherie Savy*
  • Chris Brown*
  • Chris Naff
  • Christina Dilko*
  • Christine Batterman Jordan in memory of June Batterman
  • Christine Hansen
  • Christine Lindell*
  • Christopher Berg*
  • Christopher McLeod
  • Claire Bobrow
  • Claire Greene
  • Cynthia Gullikson*
  • Cynthia Towle
  • David Cone
  • David Roderick
  • Dennis Mar
  • Diana Dunn
  • Diane Dehler
  • Diane Fraser*
  • Diane Luu*
  • Donna Hiraga-Stephens
  • Donna Mettier*
  • Donna Mickleson*
  • Dorothy Berndt
  • Dorothy Hearst*
  • Ebonye Gussine Wilkins*
  • Ed Dansker*
  • Elaine Elinson*
  • Elena Engle
  • Elisabeth Seng
  • Elizabeth Margarita
  • Elizabeth Rynecki
  • Elyse Walters
  • Elyse Eidman-Aadahl
  • Emily Somberg
  • Erin Byrne*
  • Essie McGowin*
  • Florette Yen
  • Frances Balfour
  • Gail Cooper
  • Gail F. Johnson
  • Gail Levin*
  • Gail Wallace
  • Geneva Toddy*
  • George Mathews*
  • Gill South
  • Gina Salomon
  • Harold Feiger
  • Heidi Rand*
  • Helaine Lasky Schweitzer*
  • Helen Marcus
  • Illanaq Weisman
  • Ira Serkes
  • Irene Fertik
  • Isabel Auerbach
  • J. Ruth Gendler
  • Jacob Mallott
  • Jane Ashland
  • Jane Hudson*
  • Jane Moore*
  • Jane White*
  • Janet Ellman*
  • Janet Thew
  • Jean Weininger*
  • Jeanie Conneran
  • Jenny Kern
  • Jeanne Miller
  • Jeffrey Brick
  • Jennifer Burroughs
  • Jennifer McGaffey*
  • Jennifer Nutt
  • Jessica Abbe
  • Jill Kolongowski*
  • Jim Rosenau
  • Jimmy Owens
  • Jo Liana King
  • Joan Schwartz
  • Joanne M. Landers
  • Jodi Williamschen
  • Joe Fong*
  • John Gourhan
  • John E Z Caner
  • John Hetzel
  • John McCann*
  • John Vias
  • Joleen Ruffin*
  • Judith Blanton*
  • Judith Muller
  • Judy Klein*
  • Julia Christy*
  • Juliana Quinn
  • Julie Gurule*
  • Julie Ries*
  • Julie Steinbach*
  • June Hunt
  • Karen Witham*
  • Karin Evans
  • Kasa Cotugnoto
  • Kathleen Oneill
  • Kathy Williams*
  • Katrina Romanowsky*
  • Kevin Smokler*
  • Kim Lowe
  • Kristen Held*
  • Kristine Baguiao*
  • Larissa Mercado-Lopez*
  • Laura Goldbaum*
  • Laura Murra
  • Lauren Schiffman*
  • Leo Gasteiger
  • Libor Pospisil
  • Lila LaHood*
  • Linda Merrill*
  • Linda Rondinelli*
  • Linnea Wickstrom
  • Lisa Kleinbub
  • Lisa Rosenthal
  • Lisa S. Bach*
  • Lisa Scheffer*
  • Lisa Wichael-Loomis*
  • Lonell Chow
  • Lora Osterloh*
  • Maddie Greene*
  • Mal Singer
  • Mani Feniger*
  • Margaret Leventer
  • Margaret Tavare
  • Margarita Altamirano
  • Maria Hunt*
  • Marian Hopping
  • Marianne Lonsdale
  • Mariko Conner
  • Mark Levin*
  • Mark Nelson*
  • Mark Schapiro* in honor of Erik Schapiro
  • Martha Brigham
  • Martha Benioff*
  • Martha Carlson
  • Matha Conway
  • Martha Hemmila
  • Marti Christoffer
  • Mary Jo Potter
  • Maureen Sullivan
  • Max Barker*
  • Megan McDonald
  • Melanie Lawrence
  • Melissa Jones*
  • Melissa Pitman*
  • Michael Banister*
  • Michael Taeckens*
  • Michelle Tellez
  • Milos Nesic*
  • Molly Michelson
  • Monica Espiritu*
  • Morgan Schmidt-Feng*
  • Nan Hohenstein
  • Nancy Allen
  • Nancy Beckman
  • Nancy Brenner in memory of Miles Meyer
  • Naomi M. Rosenthal*
  • Natasha Huey
  • Natsuko Toyofuku
  • Nnekay FitzClarke*
  • Norma Armon
  • Pam Gleason
  • Pamela Bosteimann
  • Patricia Keenan
  • Patricia Linden
  • Patricia Miles*
  • Patricia St. John
  • Patricia Silver
  • Peggy Simmons
  • Peter Clarke
  • Peter Stern
  • Peter Sussman*
  • Rachel Beth Egenhoefer
  • Rachel Silvers
  • Rafael Sdh*
  • Rebecca Klatch* in honor of Maurice and Marion Klatch
  • Rebecca Massie*
  • Risa Nye*
  • Robert and Winnie Sayre
  • Robert Hofmann*
  • Robin and Joe Harper
  • Robin Howlett
  • Rohini Gupta*
  • Rosalind Sarah
  • Rosemary Howley
  • Ruth Hynds
  • Ruth Rosen (WL)
  • Ryan Christo*
  • Samaire Provost*
  • Sandra Friedman
  • Sara Frankel
  • Sara Nelson*
  • Sara Sterling*
  • Sarah Carlberg*
  • Sarah Fuller
  • Sarah Gill*
  • Sarah Harmuth-Letke*
  • Sarah Nash
  • Sayre Van Young
  • Scott Ullman
  • Seena Hawley
  • Shannon Monroe
  • Sheri Cardo
  • Shoshana Arai
  • Sondra Shair
  • Stela Jelincic*
  • Stephen Coffin
  • Stephen Most
  • Stephanie DiSerio
  • Stuart Burchard*
  • Sue Estey
  • Susan Beauchamp*
  • Susan Bessler*
  • Susan Cohen
  • Susan David
  • Susan Evans
  • Susan Felix in honor of the creators in Berkeley
  • Susan Marchant
  • Susanne Pari*
  • Susanne Tilney (WL)
  • Sydney Yocum*
  • Sylvia Paull
  • Tamara White
  • Tammy Deis
  • Theresa Adams*
  • Thomas Jamison
  • Thomas Landry
  • Tim Campbell
  • Tim DeWolf
  • Toby McLeod
  • Tom Lent
  • Tom Teasley*
  • Tonia Roby*
  • Tracy Thompson
  • Ulla Evans
  • Valerie Figone*
  • Vallery Feldman
  • Victoria deMara
  • Virginia Rich
  • Virginia Thomson
  • Wendy Leyden
  • William Walker*
  • Yang Huang*

* Founding member of the First Edition Club by supporting the inaugural festival.

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