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Utah Humanities We strengthen Utah communities by cultivating connections, deepening understanding, and exploring our complex human experience.

This 1857 political cartoon from Harper’s Weekly, “At the Polls,” depicts a raucous election day. At the time, election ...
10/16/2026

This 1857 political cartoon from Harper’s Weekly, “At the Polls,” depicts a raucous election day. At the time, election days in the US were known for being unruly and sometimes violent.

Candidates gave stump speeches, bands played outside polling places, party organizations served food and often alcohol, and the spectacle frequently ended with bonfires and gunfire at night.

Many arguments against women’s suffrage nationally in this era centered on the seeming impropriety of women entering a space characterized by such unladylike behavior. In Utah’s first general election held with women’s suffrage, on August 1, 1870, some polling places provided a separate entrance for female voters, but this practice did not continue.

More information: https://utahhumanities.org/programs/community-heritage/museum-on-main-street/voices-votes-democracy-in-america

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CONGRATULATIONS to our 2026 Utah Book Award Winners!! We announced these deserving writers on October 3rd at our annual ...
10/15/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2026 Utah Book Award Winners!! We announced these deserving writers on October 3rd at our annual Utah Book Awards event, a heartwarming celebration of Utah talent and hard work.

Fiction: Kristin Koval – Penitence

Speculative Fiction – Brandon Sanderson – Yumi and the Nightmare Painter and Aliya Chen

Memoir/Narrative Nonfiction – Brooke Williams – Encountering Dragonfly

YA/MG – Courtney Millecam – The Never Heir

Romance – Alexandrea Arden – The Witch Queen

Poetry – Matthew Tuckner – The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Illustrated – Janessa Parker and Beverly Black Sheep – I am the Sun

Nonfiction – W. Paul Reeve; Christopher B. Rich Jr.; LaJean Purcell Carruth – The Abominable Slavery
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CONGRATULATIONS to our 2026 Utah Book Award Winners!! We announced these deserving writers on Saturday at our annual Uta...
10/15/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2026 Utah Book Award Winners!! We announced these deserving writers on Saturday at our annual Utah Book Awards event, a heartwarming celebration of Utah talent and hard work.

Fiction: Kristin Koval – Penitence

Speculative Fiction – Brandon Sanderson – Yumi and the Nightmare Painter and Aliya Chen

Memoir/Narrative Nonfiction – Brooke Williams – Encountering Dragonfly

YA/MG – Courtney Millecam – The Never Heir

Romance – Alexandrea Arden – The Witch Queen

Poetry – Matthew Tuckner – The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Illustrated – Janessa Parker and Beverly Black Sheep – I am the Sun

Nonfiction – W. Paul Reeve; Christopher B. Rich Jr.; LaJean Purcell Carruth – The Abominable Slavery
league.of.utah.writers League of Utah Writers

ANOTHER WEEK! We are thrilled to offer a full lineup for our Horror & Romance Day! Please join us for this fun, season-a...
10/14/2026

ANOTHER WEEK! We are thrilled to offer a full lineup for our Horror & Romance Day! Please join us for this fun, season-appropriate event!

We also hope to see you in Logan for terrific events, and the Moab event is detailed in the Special Events section below, where R.E. Burrillo discusses his new book, American Archeology, on October 23rd.

See you there!

Take a look at our website and our digital program for details: www.utahhumanities.org and https://utahhumanities.org/programs/center-for-the-book/book-festival



Oral History Grants Are OPEN! Draft applications are due on the 1st of November, 2026.We are accepting applications for...
10/14/2026

Oral History Grants Are OPEN! Draft applications are due on the 1st of November, 2026.

We are accepting applications for our Oral History Grants! Receive up to $3,000 to support your oral history project.

This collaborative effort between Utah Humanities and the Utah Historical Society provides funding for projects that collect and transcribe oral history interviews and make the content available to Utah communities through live public programming. Recordings and transcripts from these grant-funded projects will be deposited in the Utah Historical Society Collections.

For more information and to apply, visit https://utahhumanities.org/programs/special-projects/grants/oral-history-grants

Utah Historical Society

Research Fellowship Applications Are OPEN! Final applications are due on the 1st of November, 2026.We are accepting app...
10/13/2026

Research Fellowship Applications Are OPEN! Final applications are due on the 1st of November, 2026.

We are accepting applications for our Research Fellowships! Each fellow receives up to $3,500 – a $3,000 stipend, plus up to $500 in program expenses – to support their humanities research over the course of one year.

Fellowships are awarded to individuals located in Utah who are actively involved in humanities teaching, research, or practice. These fellowships are open to researchers, tribal leaders, tradition bearers, and community members working in the humanities (ex: librarians, teachers, writers and poets, museum professionals, etc.). Applicants must demonstrate a solid foundation in at least one humanities discipline or demonstrated expert knowledge in the subject area.

For more information and to apply, visit https://utahhumanities.org/programs/special-projects/grants/research-fellowships

Need to feel inspired, hopeful, and see the power of a humanities course in action? Read our Venture Report!https://utah...
10/12/2026

Need to feel inspired, hopeful, and see the power of a humanities course in action? Read our Venture Report!

https://utahhumanities.org/images/centereducation/Venture_2025-2026_End-of-Year_Report.pdf

The Venture Course is a free, interdisciplinary humanities course offered by Utah Humanities to adults “of modest means who dare to dream.” Made possible through partnerships with Weber State University (WSU) and the Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP).

Venture introduces students to philosophy, art history, literature, American history, and critical writing/thinking.

This accredited course, taught by college faculty, gives students new ways of thinking about their lives and their world, developing their ability to think critically and encouraging them to strive toward success. Using discussion and writing to learn and primary sources as texts, Venture uses the humanities to help liberate the mind.

The University of Utah Weber State University The Clemente Course in the Humanities

In 1950, Utah’s Second Congressional District attracted national attention as the only congressional race in the country...
10/09/2026

In 1950, Utah’s Second Congressional District attracted national attention as the only congressional race in the country that year between two women. 👯‍♀️

Reva Beck Bosone was Utah’s first Congresswoman and the first Utah woman elected as a judge. Her challenger was political organizer Ivy Baker Priest, whose involvement in the Republican Party was inspired by her mother’s political work in the mining towns where she grew up.

Although Bosone won the election, Priest’s candidacy raised her national profile, and she went on to serve as U.S. Treasurer in 1953. 🏦💰

Their campaign materials also reveal different ways women candidates addressed gender. Bosone emphasized her education and political accomplishments, while Priest highlighted her roles as a daughter, mother, worker, and descendant of “pioneer stock.”

More than 70 years later, Utah women continue to shape our political landscape. In early 2025, women comprised nearly 30% of Utah’s state legislature.

From Bosone and Priest to the women serving in Utah today, their campaigns remind us that whose voices are represented in our democracy matters.
More information: https://utahhumanities.org/programs/community-heritage/museum-on-main-street/voices-votes-democracy-in-america

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