The Big Give SA 2025

Join us Sep 17–18 in raising $20,000 to support writers.

Help Us Reach Our Big Give Goal!

Learn about the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund in the video above!

Double Your Impact for Emerging Writers!

Every gift to the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund during The Big Give helps bring writing to life—for 160 San Antonians.

This year, all donations from The Big Give are in support of the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund. Gemini Ink established this fund for emerging writers in honor of esteemed journalist Cary Clack, a beloved member of the Gemini Ink board. Born and raised in San Antonio, Cary Clack became the first Black journalist on the metro desk at the San Antonio Express-News, where he has covered local and national news and social issues for three decades. He is the author of Clowns and Rats Scare Me and More Finish Lines to Cross and was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters in 2017.

All donations support the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund—honoring San Antonio journalist Cary Clack by granting free writing classes to new storytellers. Your gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by generous donors, doubling its power.

“A lot of people don’t see themselves as writers and just need the encouragement to do it.” –Cary Clack

• Your gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by our generous donors Dr. Karen A. Waldron and Patricia Pratchett, doubling its power.
• Help us honor San Antonio journalist Cary Clack by granting free writing classes to new storytellers through our popular Cary Clack Scholarship Fund.” 

Gemini Ink’s mission is to teach the craft of writing to people of all skill levels. We believe everyone has a story, and writing that story is powerful. By 2026, our strategic vision is to teach 15,000 people how to bring their stories to life.

Anyone can apply to the Cary Clack Scholarship Fund. Learn more about our scholarships.