Jan. 14, 2025
FUNDING ISSUES PUT PAUSE ON DEEP VALLEY BOOK FESTIVAL

MANKATO—Due to granting organizations’ rules and deadlines, the Deep Valley Book
Festival is left with a gap in funding and will pause the book festival this year.
The majority of the festival’s budget comes from generous support from the Minnesota State
Arts Board and Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. The support helps cover facility rental,
speaker fees, young writers and artist awards, printing, publicity, and website maintenance. The
festival is always free and open to the public.

The organizing committee is already planning the 2026 festival, which will be the 10th edition.
The festival is slated for Saturday, October 3, at the Marriott Event Center in Mankato. (see details below)
The committee welcomes volunteers to help the day of the event or people willing to help plan and
organize the festival.

The Deep Valley Book Festival is the largest literary festival of its kind in southern Minnesota.
View the lineup of last year’s authors on the Authors Directory Page.

Frequent updates will be posted throughout the year on the festival’s
Facebook page and Instagram account.