Fountain, Pérez named next Poets Laureate of Texas
The Texas State Legislature, in partnership with the Texas Commission on the Arts, will make appointments on Monday, March 25, 2019 to the positions of state poet laureate, state musician, state two-dimensional artist, and state three-dimensional artist.
Texas Institute of Letters Announces 2019 Literary Awards
The Texas Institute of Letters has announced the selection of thirteen recipients of their Annual TIL Literary Awards based on the careful review of exemplary, recently published works. More than $21,000 in award monies will be given to the recipients at the annual TIL Awards Banquet, which this year is scheduled to take place April 27th in McAllen, Texas.
Six inducted into Texas Literary Hall of Fame
Lone Star Literary Life attended the Friends of the Fort Worth Library’s 8th biennial induction ceremony for the Texas Literary Hall of Fame Friday, March 15, 2019.
NALAC announces 43 grants to Latinx artists & organizations
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) announced 43 NALAC Fund for the Arts grants today. Totaling $267,000, the awards provide funding to 26 Latinx artists and collectives and 17 Latinx arts organizations in 13 states and Puerto Rico.
BRLA 2018 Southwest Book Awards
The Border Regional Library Association (BRLA) presented the 2018 Southwest Book Awards at their annual banquet on Saturday, February 23 in El Paso.
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR 2018 AWARDS
New York, NY (March 14, 2019)—Tonight, at the New School in New York, the National Book Critics Circle announced the recipients of its book awards for publishing year 2018. The […]
Writespace Houston names first fellows
Beginning in 2019, as part of Writespace’s commitment to encourage and support new voices, every year they will award Emerging Writer Fellowships to two exceptionally talented writers selected from the Houston community.
2019 Texas Bluebonnet Award winner announced
The votes are in and Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero by Patricia McCormick, illustrated by Iacopo Bruno (Balzer & Bray, an imprint of […]
UNT names $10,000 Rilke Poetry Prize-Winner
David Keplinger’s Another City (Milkweed Editions) has won the 2019 UNT Rilke Prize. The Rilke Prize is an annual award of $10,000 recognizing a book that demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision written […]
New Texas Literary Hall of Fame members announced
The Friends of the Fort Worth Public Library Texas Literary Hall of Fame will celebrate Texas’ literary heritage at a gala event Friday, March 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the […]
