The Wyoming Arts Council sponsors a reading that features the winners of the creative writing fellowships in fiction and the Blanchan/Doubleday writing awards. Reading with the winners will be fellowship judge Meg Pokrass and Blanchan/Doubleday judge Ken Waldman. This fast-paced presentation will feature flash fiction, memoir, novel excerpts, short stories and music.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2014, there were 11,451 jobs devoted to our state’s creative sector, which is 30% above the national average and second only to New York.
The Arts contributed $763.6 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015, 4.2 percent of GDP and counted 4.9 million workers, who earned $372 billion in total compensation.
The Wyoming Arts Council believes that experiencing the arts should be accessible for all, including people with mental and/or physical disabilities, older adults, military/veterans, people living in institutions and those who lack access to the arts due to geographic isolation, cultural difference and economic hardship.