of his early work on the Sac Prairie Saga, Derleth was awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship; his sponsors were Helen C. White, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sinclair Lewis and poet Edgar Lee Masters of Spoon River Anthology fame. In the mid-1930s, Derleth organized a Ranger's Club for young people, served as clerk and president of the local school board, served as a parole officer, organized a local men's club and a parent-teacher association. He also lectured in American regional literature at the University of Wisconsin and was a contributing editor of Outdoors Magazine. With longtime friend Donald Wandrei, Derleth founded Arkham House in 1939. Its initial objective was to publish the works of H. P. Lovecraft, with whom Derleth had corresponded since his teenage years. At the same time, he began teaching a course in American Regional Literature at the University of Wisconsin. In 1941, he became literary editor of The Capital Times newspaper in Madison, a post he held until his resignation in 1960. His hobbies included fencing, swimming, chess, philately and comic-strips (Derleth reportedly used the funding from his Guggenheim Fellowship to bind his comic book collection, most recently valued in the millions of dollars, rather than to travel abroad as the award intended.). Derleth's true avocation, however, was hiking the terrain of his native Wisconsin lands, and observing and recording nature with an expert eye. Derleth once wrote of his writing methods, "I write very swiftly, from 750,000 to a million words yearly, very little of it pulp material." In 1948, he was elected president of the Associated Fantasy Publishers at the 6th World Science Fiction Convention in Toronto. He was married April 6, 1953, to Sandra Evelyn Winters. They divorced six years later. Derleth retained custody of the couple's two children, April Rose and Walden William. April earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1977. She became majority stockholder, President, and CEO of Arkham House in 1994. She remained in that capacity until her death. She was known in the community as a naturalist and humanitarian. April died on March 21, 2011. In 1960, Derleth began editing and publishing a magazine called Hawk and Whippoorwill, dedicated to poems of man and nature. Derleth died of a heart attack on July 4, 1971, and is buried in St. Aloysius Cemetery in Sauk City. The U.S. 12 bridge over the Wisconsin River
{
        'QUESTION: What did August Derleth win the Guggenheim Fellowship for?': 'ANSWER: August Derleth won the Guggenheim Fellowship for his early work on the Sac Prairie Saga.',
        'QUESTION: Who sponsored August Derleth for the Guggenheim Fellowship?': 'ANSWER: August Derleth\'s sponsors for the Guggenheim Fellowship were Helen C. White, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sinclair Lewis, and poet Edgar Lee Masters.',
        'QUESTION: When did August Derleth found Arkham House?': 'ANSWER: August Derleth founded Arkham House in 1939.',
        'QUESTION: What was one of August Derleth\'s roles at the University of Wisconsin?': 'ANSWER: One of August Derleth\'s roles at the University of Wisconsin was teaching a course in American Regional Literature.',
        'QUESTION: What publication did August Derleth edit and publish after leaving The Capital Times?': 'ANSWER: After leaving The Capital Times, August Derleth edited and published a magazine called Hawk and Whippoorwill, which was dedicated to poems of man and nature.',
        'QUESTION: How many children did August Derleth have with his wife Sandra Evelyn Winters?': 'ANSWER: August Derleth had two children with his wife Sandra Evelyn Winters.',
        'QUESTION: What happened to April Rose Derleth?': 'ANSWER: April Rose Derleth passed away on March 21, 2011.',
        'QUESTION: What position did August Derleth hold within the Associated Fantasy Publishers?': 'ANSWER: August Derleth held the position of president within the Associated Fantasy Publishers.',
        'QUESTION: Where is August Derleth buried?': 'ANSWER: August Derleth is buried in St. Aloysius Cemetery in Sauk City.',
        'QUESTION: What organization did August Derleth organize for young people in the mid-1930s?': 'ANSWER: In the mid-1930s, August Derleth organized a Ranger\'s Club for young people.'
    }