RICHARD PECK SCHOLARSHIP

Longtime Festival supporter Richard Peck made a generous donation in 2016 that now provides an annual stipend to offset the cost of attending the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival.

Email your completed application to Karlie.Herndon@usm.edu.

2026 Richard Peck Application

Application deadline: December 15, 2025.

The 2026 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival is April 8-10.

ABOUT RICHARD PECK

Photograph of eight people standing next to one another, in a row, in a room with wooden walls and floors.

Pictured from left, Ellen Ruffin, former curator of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection; Dr. John Eye, dean of University Libraries; Dr. Steve Moser, former University Provost; President Emeritus Dr. Aubrey K. Lucas; Peck; Dr. Rodney D. Bennett, former University President; Dr. Ann Blackwell, former dean of the College of Education and Psychology; and Karen Rowell, former coordinator of the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival.