UT Press Recognized 8 Times at 2019 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
The University of Texas Press had seven books chosen in eight categories at the 2019 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show.
Lone Star Lit Out & About in McAllen
The 83rd annual Texas Institute of Letters awards weekend was held in McAllen April 26-28.
Texan Tim Tingle wins the West
When a Ghost Talks, Listen: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story (Roadrunner Press) by Tim Tingle wins middle-grade category in 2018 Reading the West Awards.
Vote in Reading the West Book Awards
Vote for your favorites on the 2018 Reading the West shortlist.
2018 Bloggers’ Choice Awards
Congratulations to the 2018 BCA award winners!
Two Texas writers win Whiting Awards
The Whiting Awards jury has announced this year’s ten winners in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. Two winners picking up the $50,000 prize are from Texas.
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.