With Special Thanks

Kathy Foster
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Johnathon
Mr. & Mrs. David Semaya
Hiromi Yoshida

In-Kind Gifts, Service & Support

Alphapointe Association for the Blind - supplier of the official writing instrument for the Kansas City Literary Festival.

Andrews McMeel – Kirsty Melville, Mickey Stewart
Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City – Joan Israelite

Bloomsday Books -- Tom Shawver
Brush Creek Community Partners – Carol Grimaldi< br/> Bernstein Rein – Phyllis Stevens

Cinemark Theaters – Doug Shepherd
Commenco
Commerce - David Duffield
Community Christian Church – Rev. Robert Lee Hill, Rev. Kelly Driscoll

Doolittle Distributing – Lloyd Doolittle

Entercom – Danny Boresow

Johnson County Public Library – Cindy Guyler, Jennifer Mahnken, Kasey Riley, Carolyn Weeks, Erin Howerton

Kansas City Public Library - Dorothy Elliot, Henry Fortunato, Joel Jones, Crosby Kemper
KCPT - Gary Brock, Dee Rusconi

Kansas City Star - Tracy Hazen

New Letters Staff - Betsy Beasley, Angela Elam, Amy Lucas

Radio Disney – Bob Martin< br /> Rainy Day Books – Steve Shapiro

Sav-Art - Mike & Cami Savage

Stage emcees – Don Bender, Wendy Garrett, Mike O'Brien