Don't miss Torch at the Texas Book Festival this weekend! www.torchliteraryarts.org/news/torch-l...

Tonight! Don't miss this reading by Tiana Clark and Donika Kelly at 7PM at Black Pearl Books! Free RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitart/event/tianaclarkanddonikakelly/

Announcing Torch Magazine's November 2025 Feature, Myriam J. A. Chancy! Visit Torch Magazine to read an excerpt from Village Weavers: A Novel, along with an interview: torchliteraryarts.org/post/november-2025-feature-myriam-j-a-chancy 🔥🔥🔥

Congrats to our founder/ED, on the launch of Praisesong for the People!

Registration is open for the workshop - From the Lion’s Mouth: The Writer as Historical Witness with Sandra Jackson-Opoku! Details: torchliteraryarts.org/event-details/workshop-from-the-lions-mouth-the-writer-as-historical-witness-with-sandra-jackson-opoku

Don't miss the Torch Showcase at the Texas Book Festival Lit Crawl! 11/8 7:45 PM Cheer Up Charlies Featuring: C. Prudence Arceneaux Ebony LaDelle Carrie R. Moore Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo Fabienne Josaphat 🎉Details: torchliteraryarts.org/event-details/torch-tbf-lit-crawl-showcase

It's Friday! Check out "Higher Power" by Torch Magazine Friday Feature, Grace Morse, online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-grace-morse #torchliteraryarts #TorchMagazine #CNF

Margo Jefferson is Pulitzer Prize-winning critic, and a 2022 recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction. She has published three books: Constructing a Nervous System: a memoir (2022); Negroland: a Memoir (2015;) and On Michael Jackson (2005). #wednesdaywisdom✨ #torchliteraryarts

Torch Literary Arts welcomes new board member, Rachel E. Winston, and extends immense gratitude to retiring board secretary, Stephanie L. Lang. Learn more: torchliteraryarts.org/news/torch-literary-arts-announces-transitions-to-2025-board-of-directors 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Join us on Nov. 3rd at 6:30 p.m. CT at BookPeople to welcome Ashley D. Farmer and Dr. Ashanté Reese to celebrate Queen Mother! RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople-and-torch-literary-arts-present-ashley-d-farmer-queen-mother-tickets-1462311205179?aff=bp

Join us for An Evening with Tiana Clark and Donika Kelly at Black Pearl Books! Thursday, Nov. 6th 7:00 P.M. Black Pearl Books 7112 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757 RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitart/event/tianaclarkanddonikakelly/

It's Friday! Check out "Alice Walker's Mary Agnes Speaks" in Torch Magazine online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-cheryl-r-hopson #TorchLiteraryArts #TorchMagazine #Poetry

Save the Date! November 6 at 7pm Black Pearl Books Join us for a special evening at Black Pearl Books featuring Tiana Clark, author of Scortch Earth, and Donika Kelly, author of The Natural Order of Things! RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitar...

Celebrate National Day on Writing today with Torch Literary Arts! 🎉 Let's have some fun! ✍ Write a six word story in the comments. Read Torch Magazine online at TorchLiteraryArts.org and get inspired!

Torch Magazine is open to submissions from Black women writers. Selected submissions will receive $150 and be showcased in our Friday Feature. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis year-round—no deadline! Submit your original work: www.torchliteraryarts.org/torchmagazine

Today is National Black Poetry Day! Visit TorchLiteraryArts.org to read poems by Black women from across the diaspora. 🔥🌟🔥🌟🔥🌟🔥

Save the Date! Join us on 11/3 at 6:30 p.m. CT at BookPeople to welcome Ashley D. Farmer and Dr. Ashanté Reese (moderator) to celebrate Queen Mother! 🔥RSVP: torchliteraryarts.org/event-details/wildfire-reading-series-featuring-ashley-d-farmer

Join us for our next Welcome Table Talk - Thinking About Love and the Divine with DaMaris Hill and Ajanaé Dawkins, moderated by Amanda Johnston. October 21, 2025, at 6pm CT / 7pm ET Zoom Webinar RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Don't miss Ebony Stewart at the Torch Wildfire Reading Series! Oct. 23 at 7pm at Bookwoman Details and RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitart/event/2025wildfirereadingebonystewart/

Announcing Torch Magazine's nominations for the O. Henry Prize! Congratulations to the nominees. “Nosey” by Jennifer Coley torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-jennifer-coley “Call More Dead” by Jessica Araújo torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-jessica-ara%C3%BAjo

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2022 and an excerpt from "Mothering" by Anastacia-Reneé. If you would like to read more, check out Torch Magazine and the archive online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/june-2022-feature-anastacia-rene%C3%A9

The time is now. Sustain Torch! Join the many individual donors who've pledged to support Torch as a Community Impact Member with a monthly or annual donation. Visit TorchLiteraryArts.org/donate Become a CIM with as little as $10 per month or $100 annually and receive special benefits.

Today is the day!!! Shop at BookPeople (in store and online) and 10% of your purchase will go to Torch Literary Arts. Visit BookPeople.com 10:30 a.m. - Children's Storytime 2:00 p.m. - Torch Reading Buy any book, gift, toy, anything, and 10% will help Torch amplify Black women writers! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Torch Day at BookPeople will be Saturday, October 11th! When you shop at BookPeople in person and online, Torch receives 10%. Torch Day at BookPeople includes: Storytime with Amanda Johnston The ABCs of Women's History, Mama's Home, and I Am Loved. @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social @bookpeople.com

Torch Day at BookPeople will be Saturday, October 11th! Shop at BookPeople in person and online Torch receives 10%. Plus Poetry Reading with @amandajohnston.bsky.social, Camari Carter Hawkins, C. Prudence Arceneaux, and Ehigbor Okosun @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social @bookpeople.com

Congratulations to Torch Features Patricia Smith and Tiana Clark, and all of the finalists longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry! See Tiana Clark and Donika Kelly at the Torch events at the Texas Book Festival in November! Details at TorchLiteraryArts.org

Announcing Torch Magazine's October 2025 Feature, Patricia Spears Jones! Read new poems and an excerpt from her play "Mother" along with an interview online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/october-2025-feature-patricia-spears-jones #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #feature #poetry #play

Torch Literary Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting Black women writers by: 💛 Publishing creative works by Black women in Torch Magazine 🌟 Providing creative resources and opportunities to support their growth in the literary arts Learn more at TorchLiteraryArts.org

Celebrate Torch Day at BookPeople! @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social is dedicated to amplifying creative writing by Black women. We are excited to host them on October 11th for a kids' storytime in the morning and a poetry reading in the afternoon. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

It's Friday! Check out "She/Not Her" by Torch Magazine's Friday Feature, Marchaé Grair, online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-marcha%C3%A9-grair #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #CNF #nonfiction

Throwback to the Torch Oakland Mixer! We loved gathering with old and new friends in the Bay. Where should we visit next?

10/11/25, is Torch Day at Book People! 10% of all sales in store AND online will go to Torch and help support Black women writers. Details: torchliteraryarts.org/event-details/torch-day-at-bookpeople-2

Join us for the next installment of Torch's Wildfire Reading Series featuring Ebony Stewart! October 23rd at 7pm Bookwoman, 5501 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751 🔥Reading, Q&A, Book Signing! 🔥RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitart/event/2025wildfirereadingebonystewart/ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Join us for our next Welcome Table Talk - Thinking About Love and the Divine with DaMaris Hill and Ajanaé Dawkins, moderated by Amanda Johnston. October 21, 2025, at 6pm CT / 7pm ET Zoom Webinar 📖RSVP: torchliteraryarts.org/event-details/welcome-table-talk-thinking-about-love-and-the-divine

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2024 and an excerpt from "Excise" by Mon Misir. If you would like to read more, check out Torch Magazine and the archive on our website! Read: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-mon-misir

We could not do the important work at Torch Literary Arts without our amazing team! Thank you, Brittany Heckard and Jae Nichelle, for all you do to elevate Torch and amplify Black women writers! 🔥🔥🎉🎉🔥🔥

It's Friday! Check out "Bottle" by Torch Friday Feature, Alana Benoit, in Torch Magazine online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-alana-benoit #torchliteraryarts #fridayfeature #fiction

Throwback to the 2025 Torch Retreat!

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2022 and an excerpt from "Tenderheaded" by Desiree S. Evans. If you would like to read more, check out Torch Magazine and the archive at TorchLiteraryArts.org!

It's Friday! Check out "Doll" by Torch Friday Feature, Shia Shabazz Smith, in Torch Magazine online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-shia-shabazz-smith #torchliteraryarts #fridayfeature #script

Tananarive Due is an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. A leading voice in Black speculative fiction for more than 20 years, Due has won an American Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a British Fantasy Award. #wednesdaywisdom✨ #torchliteraryarts

Announcing Torch Magazine's nominations for Best of the Net! Congratulations to all of the nominees. Revisit their work online: torchliteraryarts.org/news/torch-announces-the-nominations-for-the-best-of-the-net- 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2016 and an excerpt from "you are a remarkable woman (now hurry up and die)" by t’ai freedom ford. Read more! Check out Torch Magazine and the archive on our website at TorchLiteraryArts.org

Torch Magazine is open to submissions from Black women writers. Whether you’re into Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, or Scripts (plays or screenplays), we’d love to read your work! Selected submissions will receive $150! 🔥 torchliteraryarts.org/torchmagazine

It's Friday! Check out "Africa Hollers Back to Me" by Torch Friday Feature, Jennifer Maritza McCauley, in Torch Magazine online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-jennifer-maritza-mccauley #torchliteraryarts #fridayfeature #poetry

Throwback to 2023 and The Turn Up: Black Women in the Writers' Room with Jonterri Gadson (HBO, NETFLIX), Vannessa Jackson (NBC, HBO), and Chinaka Hodge (NETFLIX, DISNEY+). Photos by Larry Choyce

samantha irby is an American comedian, essayist, blogger, and television writer. Her books We Are Never Meeting in Real Life and Wow, No Thank You. were both New York Times best-sellers. She is a recipient of the Lambda Literary Award for bisexual nonfiction. #wednesdaywisdom✨ #torchliteraryarts

Torch is one of the most impressive literary orgs I've come across. Founder Amanda Johnston started it up in the middle of the pandemic, and it's still going strong, filling a void in the Austin (and Texas) literary scene. 💛 www.torchliteraryarts.org #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2011 and an excerpt from "Custom" by Chanda Feldman. If you would like to read more, check out Torch Magazine and the archive on our website! Visit: torchliteraryarts.org/archive

September 6th is National Read a Book Day! 📚💫❤️ Tell us what you're reading in the comments. Shop Torch's Bookshop page for books by our current and past features. Shop Now: bookshop.org/shop/torchliteraryarts Happy reading! 🎉😍