OnWord, the American Writers Museum's annual benefit, raises funds to support the educational and cultural programming of the American Writers Museum. OnWord 2021 will take place both in-person and online on the evening of Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Honoring
Malcolm O’Hagan, AWM Founder, Cultural and Civic Leader Honoree
Winners of the AWM’s Student Writing Contest
Award-winning author Jenny Xie presents the Inspiration Award
Event Co-Chairs
John W. Estey and Jane Irwin
2021 Host and Master of Ceremonies
Rebecca Makkai
Special Appearances by Writers:
Scott Turow, Alice McDermott, Billy Collins, Dana Gioia, Tayari Jones, Peter Sagal, Marie Arana and more!
Special recognition during the virtual program offered to Sponsor level and up.
If possible, kindly consider check or wire transfer payment for gifts of $5,000+.
Please send payments to:
American Writers Museum ONWORD 2021
c/o PJH & Associates, Inc.
205 West Wacker Drive
Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60606
Event Contact: Molly McDonald
About American Writers Museum
The American Writers Museum's mission is to engage the public in celebrating American writers and exploring their influence on our history, our identity, our culture and our daily lives.
American writing is distinctive, diverse, and comes in many forms from across the nation. As the only museum devoted to American writers and their works, AWM connects visitors with their favorite authors and writings from more than five centuries, while inspiring the discovery of new works of every type – poetry, lyrics, speeches, drama, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and more.