Nebraska Literary Heritage Association (NLHA)
Nebraska Literary Heritage Association (NLHA) -supports the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors with an endowment fund that is maintained through many volunteer projects. NLHA's efforts ensure that work toward preserving and promoting the work of Nebraska writers continues. These volunteer activities help Nebraska's literary tradition continue and grow:
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The Nebraska Literary Heritage Association's 26th Annual Adult Spelling Bee will be held Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Brewsky's in the Haymarket in Lincoln. Spelling begins at 7 pm. For More Information please print off the entry form below.
Past contestants are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible. The Bee is limited to 20 contestants. It features local celebrities as judges and (and sometimes as contestants). Cheering is encouraged!
Contestants and members of the audience are eligible for prizes. Proceeds are generated primarily from entry fees ($30 per contestant) and admission ($5 at the door).
Organizations, businesses, and individuals are encouraged to sponsor one or more contestants. Support Nebraska's rich literary heritage by joining the fun!
Past Spelling Bee Winners and Winning Words
Daily Nebraskan (4/12/06) "Adult Spelling Bee Offers Competitive Fun At P.O. Pears"
Photographs of Past Spelling Bees
In June of each year, the Mayor's Arts Awards Banquet is held to recognize artistic achievements and the contributions of Lincoln citizens who have made exceptional efforts to nurture and advance the arts in Lincoln. NLHA sponsors the Literary Heritage Award as part of the Mayor’s Arts Awards, in cooperation with the Lincoln Arts Council.
This monthly, brown-bag lecture provides a forum for discussing the work of contemporary Nebraska authors and other special guests.
Schedule of upcoming programs
In May of each year, NLHA members come together to review the progress of the past year, to celebrate projects and activities, and to elect officers for the coming year. A short program is presented by a local literary researcher or writer.
This program provides an opportunity for Lincoln citizens to read books by Nebraska authors to Nebraska children. In addition, since 1998 NLHA has annually cooperated with the Lincoln Public Schools to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday (Read across America Day) by reading to school children.
These writing groups meet monthly and are conducted by a Nebraska writer who provides writing tips and advice. These groups are for adult writers in all stages of development.
Once a year, fifty eighth grade students from the Lincoln Public Schools meet with Nebraska State Poet Bill Kloefkorn and four well-known Nebraska authors, each successful in their own field of writing. These students, selected by their teachers, participate in a morning of discussion, free-writing, and sharing in small groups with an author. They also share in the large group at the conclusion of the workshop. The event is held in February of each year.
