AWARDS
Texas authors are earning high praise—and we’re here to celebrate every win. Our Awards page highlights the honors, accolades, and big moments achieved by Texas-connected writers, from national recognitions to local distinctions. Updated bimonthly, these articles shine a spotlight on literary excellence across genres and generations. Explore the achievements of authors putting Texas talent on the map.
El Paso’s Books Are GEMS wins award
El Paso’s Books are GEMS wins Texas literacy award
Two Texas booksellers headed to 2020 Winter Institute
Two Texas booksellers win scholarships to the ABA’s Winter Institute 2020
Patterson Partnership grant teachers named
Texas teachers awarded James Patterson Partnership grants for classroom libraries
Vote for your fave Houston author
Vote in the Houston Literary Awards
$10K grants for Texas Young Masters
Application period is open for Texas Young Master arts education grants
WLT announces 2018 book award winners
Writers’ League of Texas announces their 2018 book award winners
UH launches US Latino Digital Humanities Program
University of Houston wins $750,000 Mellon Foundation grant for Latino digital humanities program
Texas lit mag wins major award
Austin’s American Short Fiction wins Whiting Literary Magazine Prize
Dallas’s Kay Cattarulla to receive May Dickson Exall Award
A preview of the annual Friends of the Dallas Public Library awards and gala
Four Texas Cities Awarded NEA Big Read Grants
The NEA has chosen four Texas libraries for Big Read grants.
Texas and the 2018 INDIES Book of the Year Awards
A roundup of awards earned by Texas authors and publishers in the 2018 INDIES Book of the Year Awards.
I Love My Librarian Award Nominations Open
Nominations are now open for the national I Love My Librarian Award.
