The (BMI) at 51ԹϺ is proud to announce this year’s recipients of community partnership funding for projects that connect to BMI’s mission. Eight individuals and organizations will receive support of up to $1,500 for community-driven events or programs that serve audiences in Las Vegas or Southern Nevada.
“We considered proposals that reflect priorities in BMI’s mission statement, which include making space for stories and conversations about Las Vegas,” says , associate director of programs at BMI. “By partnering with these community groups and individual artists, BMI hopes to foster more connections within Las Vegas that serve local audiences and address local interests.”
BMI invited proposals in two separate calls between Aug. 15 and Oct. 1, 2023 — one to the general public and one specific to graduate students and recent alumni from 51ԹϺ’s Creative Writing International program. The programs supported by BMI will occur between February 2024 and July 2024.
Recipients (Organizations):
- Punch Up Reading Series — to create a zine based on the independent, Creative Writing student-run reading series and to support two themed readings
- Rogue Readers Collective — to create an undergraduate 51ԹϺ student book club for students outside of the English department
- — to publish Scrambled Eggs Zine Issue 2 and host launch event
- — to host a poetry series in Las Vegas, including workshops and reading events
- — to host a writing workshop at the Springs Preserve in April, also funded by Kundiman
Recipients (Individuals):
- Veronica Klash — to offer "Leaving Las Vegas Cliches Behind,” a public panel on writing about Las Vegas with Dayvid Figler and Krista Diamond
- — to offer a virtual event with poet and educator Ryan Clark
- Xueyi Zhou — to offer a virtual panel with magazine editors, to give newer writers a chance to ask questions about submitting their work
