We would like to extend a special THANK YOU to those who donated to Howling Bird Press for Give to the Max this year. The students and professors are all thrilled by your show of support. We greatly appreciate your gifts and what it means for our continued work, which includes publishing the winner of the 2021 Poetry Contest.

Last week was a historic Give to the Max for Augsburg. We raised the largest amount we’ve ever raised during Give to the Max from the most donors we’ve ever had. Here are the highlights:

• $465,381 raised across 41 projects – a new record!
• 1,683 total donors – the most we’ve ever seen!
• Gifts came from 41 states!
• 56% of our 41 projects (including Howling Bird Press and the MFA program’s inaugural scholarship) were fully funded and many others were very close to fully funded.
• One couple gave to 17 different projects.

This day continues to energize our students, faculty, and staff every year and we can’t wait to see what we can accomplish next year!