Saint Paul Almanac Publisher, Kimberly Nightingale
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The Saint Paul Almanac builds community through providing forums—in print, online, and at events around the city throughout the year—to share our individual stories.
We reach deep into the community to promote writing and reading, embracing all generations and the myriad of cultures that make St. Paul a truly international city. Saint Paul's democratic spirit is found right between every page of our Almanac, now in its fourth edition. Some writers even hail from Minneapolis and as far away as London!
2009 Almanac readings and events were extremely well attended!
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We believe:
The sharing of stories is both an act of giving and receiving and it works to connect our diverse communities and honor our perspectives and history.Our role is to be inclusive of all who have stories to share and a desire to learn more about the lives of the people of Saint Paul. We intentionally invite diverse perspectives reflective of authentic experiences.
That the history of Saint Paul and its many neighborhoods, families and individuals has immeasurable value and is critical to preserve.
The infusion of art into lives and life into art is a catalyst for change.
The sharing of personal stories changes lives by having an impact on both the giver and the receiver.
Every year, every 11th Grader in St. Paul's high schools receives a free copy of the Almanac. Your donation of $25 will help pay a poet, essayist, or short story writer, or make an almanac available to two Saint Paul Public School students.
We invite you to send in your own Saint Paul stories and hope, in the many years to come, that your grandchildren and great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren will send in their own stories too!
Sincerely,
Kimberly Nightingale
Publisher
P.S. If $25 is too much at this time, please consider donating $15 or $10. Your support goes a long way toward building a thriving local writing and reading community right here in Saint Paul.
(Your donation is tax deductible. The Saint Paul Almanac is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. )
What people are saying about the Saint Paul Almanac:
"The Almanac project is such a gift to Saint Paul."
The 2010 Saint Paul Almanac "Celebration Through Stories" readings were held at over 10 coffee bars around the city!
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"The Saint Paul Almanac has a special magic..."
"[The Almanac] has given me such a sense of self confidence as a writer... as and artist and a citizen."
"Thank you so much for letting me be a part of this process of creating the Almanac. I hope that I can be a part this group again. THANK YOU!"
"I really am honored to be a part of this amazing publication!"
"Having something that I have written published has made me want to write more. It also lets me know that I truly have a gift. Thanks for helping me see that for myself."
"I have spent much of my working life in an academic setting, it remains very important to me that poetry - and literature in general - reach an audience beyond academia. I am especially honored that my own work might reach that larger audience."
"A client was sitting in our office reading your book and told her husband that she was going to go buy one because it has ABSOLUTELY everything in it and it was fun to read."
"Every city should have such respect and fondness for itself." —Dallas Morning News
