Thank You, Donors!

The Great Plains Literacy Festival does not exist without the financial support of our amazing donors. Thank you for your generous gifts!

2026 Festival Donors

Jim & Lana Daws
Julie & John Owens
Jones Bank
Hughes Brothers Inc.
Humanities Nebraska
Ron & Annette Wallman
Junto LLC
Legacy Fund for Seward County
Cattle Bank
Beverly Owens
Harvey & Cheryl Wood
Seward Kiwanis Club
Connie Heckman
William Henry School of Arts, LLC
Carla & JB Ketner
Kellen & Michelle Meyer
Jeffrey & Kristen Nelson
Edward Jones - Crete
The Seward Crossmakers
GBE CPA
Glenn & Patricia Ohlmann
Seward Bowl & Sparetime Lounge
Blue Valley Contracting
Seward Appliance Repair
Charles & Rebekah Blanco
Jessica Kolterman
Don & Sue Sylwester
Ben & Kim Ford
Marjorie Becker


A special thanks to Chapters Books & Gifts in Seward, Nebraska, for their generous partnership in facilitating author book sales; and Bottle Rocket Brewing, LLC and What’s The Scoop? for hosting our 2026 community events.

2025 Inaugural Festival Donors

Legacy Fund for Seward County
Jim & Lana Daws
John & Julie Owens
Jones Bank
Hughes Brothers
Annette & Ron Wallman
Junto, LLC
Cattle Bank & Trust
John & Jana Hughes
Kiwanis Club of Seward
Harvey & Cheryl Wood
Connie Heckman
JB & Carla Ketner
Kristen & Jeff Nelson
William Henry School of the Arts, LLC
Ben & Kim Ford
Fullfield Ag, LLC
Doug & Vikki Gremel
Seward Cross Makers
Blue River Electric, LLC
Aaron & Emily Nix
Seward Junior Women's Club
Jennifer Flemings & Tom Buell
Charles & Rebekah Blanco
H&H Recreation, Inc
Hartmann Construction, LLC
Jessica Kolterman
State Farm Insurance – Brenda Henning
Sue & Don Sylwester
Seward County Visitors Bureau
Rotary Club of Seward
What’s the Scoop?
Bottle Rocket Brewing, LLC

A special thanks to Chapters Books & Gifts in Seward, Nebraska, for their generous partnership in facilitating author book sales; Bottle Rocket Brewing, LLC and What’s The Scoop? for hosting our 2025 community events.