Hunger Mountain

Actually, we'd really much prefer that you purchase an issue of the magazine, or maybe even subscribe. Great material like you find on this website, and more is inside each issue.

HUNGER MOUNTAIN would like to thank the following businesses for their generous support:

Vermont Magazine , Patron
Cabot Creamery , Sponsor

Partners, Patrons, and Sponsors are acknowledged or featured in a number of different ways depending on the level of support. For more information please read our Sponsorship Form .

Contributions may be designated to support specific projects, such as:

Endowment : To ensure the longevity and stability of Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters, a thus-unnamed endowment fund has been established. Contributions to the endowment fund will supplement sales revenues to cover office expenses, production costs, author and artist payments, and staff resources.

Technology Resources : In order to ensure the continued high-quality design and production of Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters, it is important for our computer equipment, software and other technology to remain current with the industry. Donations to benefit technology resources will increase our publishing capabilities and help to provide the best publication possible.

Circulation Campaign : Increasing the number of issues sold is the single most important way we can fulfill the primary goals of Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters: bringing literature, interviews and art to as many readers as possible in order to culturally enrich their lives. To this end, funding is required for implementing both direct mail campaigns and advertising, within the community, nationally and internationally. Funding is also needed to participate in conferences, book fairs, and literary events that further promote Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters.

Special Editions : Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters intends to publish issues with a particular focus and specialized guest editors on a regular basis. The first will be an all-Vermont issue of writers, artists and photographers to be published in 2004. Other special editions may include a young adult fiction issue, a creative nonfiction issue, or an entire issue of visual artwork. These editions could be in addition to our regular publication schedule if sufficient funding allows such. Through donations dedicated to special editions, Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters, can begin a tradition of bringing even more fine writing, artwork, and photography to our readers.

Poetry and Fiction Prize : We are proud to announce that the first annual Hunger Mountain Poetry Prize will be awarded in 2004. The winner of the award will receive a cash prize of $500 and publication in the Fall 2004 Issue of Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters. This prize will be awarded every other fall on even years. We are also pleased to announce that the first annual Hunger Mountain Fiction Prize will be awarded in 2005. The winner of the award will receive a cash prize of $500 and publication in the Fall 2005 Issue of Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters. This prize will be awarded every other fall on odd years The naming of these prizes will be announced in the Fall 2003 Issue. Donations contributing to the Hunger Mountain Prizes will allow for further promotion of the prizes and their winners, payment of prize awards, and production costs.

Email hungermtn@tui.edu or call Caroline Mercurio, Managing Editor, at 802-828-8633 to learn more about sponsorship benefits that cater to your particular interests. Hunger Mountain is a publication of Vermont College of Union Institute & University, a non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law and can be anonymous if preferred.