Join us! eventbrite.com/e/home-lineage-local-remedies-a-poetry-panel-community-gathering-tickets-1986838599736?aff=oddtdtcreator Home, Lineage, & (local) Remedies: A Poetry Panel & Community Gathering A celebratory day featuring readings & a panel by Chiagoziem Jideofor and Bianca Alyssa Pérez.

Torch supports Black women writers by: 💛 Publishing creative works by Black women in our Torch Magazine 📖 Preserving their literary legacy in our Torch archive 🌟 Providing creative resources and opportunities to support their growth in the literary arts Learn more at TorchLiteraryArts.org!

It's Friday! Check out "The Infomercial" by Torch Magazine Friday Feature, JUSTICE, online at TorchLiteraryArts.org. Read Now: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-justice #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #screenplay

Torch Literary Arts is thrilled to welcome Dalia Azim to the Board of Directors. 🎉🔥🎉 Read the news post online: torchliteraryarts.org/news/torch-literary-arts-announces-new-addition-to-2026-board-of-directors

Torch is elated to celebrate National Poetry Month and the Black women poets in our community. Read online: torchliteraryarts.org/news/celebrating-20-years-of-highlighting-black-women-in-poetry

Announcing Torch Magazine's April 2026 Feature, Malika Booker! Visit TorchLiteraryArts.org to read "Jonah at the Border" along with an interview. Read Now: torchliteraryarts.org/post/april-2026-feature-malika-booker #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #poetry

Join us for the next Welcome Table Talk - I Know a Place: Black Women Artists Imagine Sanctuary with Ashunda Norris and Desiree Cooper. Moderated by Opal Moore. Tuesday, March 31st 6 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. ET On Zoom Free RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7QXkFbomRCeoo7cnCP_Fxg#/registration

It's Friday! Check out "A Hundred, Brilliant Suns" by Torch Friday Feature, Testimony Odey, in Torch Magazine, online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-testimony-odey #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #fiction

Registration opens Monday, March 16th! 🔥 Inaugural Torch Awards Gala 🔥 Literary Conference 🔥 Community Brunch & Open Mic September 25-27, 2026, in Austin, TX. Details: torchliteraryarts.org/agatheringofflames2026 🔥 Amplify Black Women Writers! 🔥

It's Friday! Check out "when you claim to be from nowhere in particular" by Friday Feature, Chiagoziem Jideofor, in Torch Magazine, online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-chiagoziem-jideofor #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #poetry

Join us for the next Welcome Table Talk - I Know a Place: Black Women Artists Imagine Sanctuary. 3/31, 6pm CT / 7pm ET On Zoom RSVP: torchliteraryarts.org/event-details/welcome-table-talk-i-know-a-place-black-women-artists-imagine-sanctuary

Host Publications is open for submissions through June 1st! Click through to learn what we’re looking for & our guidelines! ❤️ hostpublications.submittable.com/submit

Meet the team! These babies are doing big things at Torch Literary Arts! Visit TorchLiteraryArts.org

💥🔥📢 Public Announcement! >>> Save the Date <<< A Gathering of Flames: Celebrating 20 Years of Torch Literary Arts, September 25-27, 2026, Austin, TX 🔥Public Registration Opens Monday, March 16th! Learn More: torchliteraryarts.org/agatheringofflames2026 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Announcing Torch Magazine's March 2026 Feature, Bettina Judd! Visit TorchLiteraryArts.org to read an excerpt from Feelin: Creative Practice, Pleasure, and Black Feminist Thought along with an interview. #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #CNF

It's Friday! Check out "Valleys" in Torch Magazine by Friday Feature, Jasmine Harris, online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-jasmine-harris #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #CNF

Torch Literary Arts is thrilled to welcome our newest team member, Administrative Associate Sierra Lewis! Drop a heart and help us welcome Sierra to the Torch community! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️ 🔥🎉 About Sierra: torchliteraryarts.org/team/sierra-lewis

Torch Literary Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting Black women writers by: 💛 Publishing Torch Magazine 📖 Preserving works in our archive 🌟 Providing creative resources and opportunities Learn more at TorchLiteraryArts.org!

It's Friday! Check out "The Reality Show of My Dreams" in Torch Magazine by Friday Feature, Cynthia Manick, online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-cynthia-manick #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #poetry

Don't miss Dr. Malika Booker in Austin! FREE RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitar... Dr. Malika Booker is a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her poem "Libation," published in Poetry Review won The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem.

It's Friday! Check out "Imitation is the Highest Flattery" by Friday Feature, Rakaya Fetuga, in Torch Magazine: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-rakaya-fetuga #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #fiction

🔥 It's. That. Time! 🔥 Amplify Torch Literary Arts during Amplify Austin for a chance to win PRIZES! Details: amplifyatx.org/organizations/torch-literary-arts Add #lovetitos in your donation comments, and Tito's Handmade Vodka will add $25 to support Torch! #amplifyaustin @ilivehereigivehere

Throwback to 2024 and Writers Across the Diaspora featuring Nithy Kasa and FELISPEAKS. Join us for Writers Across the Diaspora 2026 featuring Dr. Malika Booker, Feb. 19th, 7 p.m. at the Carver Museum! RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitar...

Registration is open for this in-person community workshop with Dr. Malika Booker! Date: Friday, Feb. 20 Time: 6 pm Location: ACC Highland, Austin, TX Details: torchliteraryarts.org/event-details/workshop-mapping-for-memories-with-dr-malika-booker 🔥🔥🔥

It's Friday! Check out "candy’s cameo [new york, 1975]" by Friday Feature, Samantha Lamont Adams, in Torch Magazine: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-samantha-lamont-adams #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #poetry

Join us for the Writers Across the Diaspora Reading in Austin featuring Dr. Malika Booker! Date: February 19 Time: Doors 6:30 pm / Reading 7 pm Location: George Washington Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702 RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitart/event/wadmalikabooker/

Throwback to 2025 and the Torch Turn Up Open Mic at @dawaheals!

Announcing Torch Magazine's February 2026 Feature, Unoma Azuah! Read new poems along with an interview: torchliteraryarts.org/post/february-feature-unoma-azuah

Announcing the 2026 Writers Across the Diaspora feature, Dr. Malika Booker! This multi-event program is presented in partnership with Torch Literary Arts, Texas State University English Department, The Wittliff Collections, and the Carver Museum. Visit torchliteraryarts.org/events for details.

Over 500 writers from around the world are registered for the Torch Writing Circle! The Torch Writing Circle is a virtual space for adult BIPOC womxn to come together twice a month, write alongside each other, and build a creative community. Learn more and register at TorchLiteraryArts.org/events

It's Friday! Check out "Poetry by Dead Men" an excerpt from a screenplay by Friday Feature, Allie Morgan, in Torch Magazine online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-allie-morgan #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #screenplay

Announcing Torch Literary Arts' Spring 2026 Season! Save the dates and join us for readings, workshops, and more with Black women writers from across the diaspora in celebration of Torch's 20th anniversary year! ✨️🎉🙌🏽🌈🖤📚💐✨️ Details: torchliteraryarts.org/events

Torch is excited to announce transitions within the board and extend our immense gratitude to retiring board treasurer, Candace Lopez. Changing roles within our board are directors Dana Weekes - Treasurer, and Rachel E. Winston - Secretary. Learn more at TorchLiteraryArts.org/news

Throwback to 2024 and the Wildfire Reading Series at Resistencia featuring Icess Fernández Rojas, author of The Opposite of Breathing is Cement. #torchliteraryarts #throwbackthursday

It's Friday! Check out "GIRLHOOD IN AN AGE OF SUPERWOMEN" by Friday Feature, Chennelle Channer, in Torch Magazine online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-chennelle-channer #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #poetry

Throwback to Torch and BookPeople present the launch of "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore" by historian Dr. Ashley D. Farmer, moderated by Dr. Ashanté Reese. 11/3/25, BookPeople, ATX. Watch the full video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsDi...

Anna Julia Cooper was an author, educator, and activist. Born into slavery, Cooper earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1884 and a master's degree in mathematics in 1887. Her book, "A Voice from the South by a Black Woman of the South" was published in 1892.

It's Friday! Check out "But That's a Long, Long Time Ago" by Torch Magazine Friday Feature, Idza Luhumyo, online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-idza-luhumyo #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #CNF

It's Friday! Check out "Numerical" by Friday Feature, Nina Oteria, online in Torch Magazine at TorchLiteraryArts.org. Read Now: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-nina-oteria #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #poetry

Announcing Torch Magazine's January 2026 Feature, Fabienne Josaphat! Visit TorchLiteraryArts.org to read an excerpt from her novel Kingdom of No Tomorrow along with an interview. Read Now: lnkd.in/gcDCX7wn #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #fiction

In 2026, Torch Literary Arts celebrates 20 years of supporting and amplifying Black women writers across the diaspora. Join us for a yearlong celebration in word and fellowship! Follow @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social and subscribe to our newsletter at TorchLiteraryArts.org

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2025 and an excerpt from "Happy Land" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Read More: torchliteraryarts.org/post/may-2025-feature-dolen-perkins-valdez

We can't do this work alone. Before we wrap up 2025, we want to send a BIG THANK YOU to our 2025 Community Partners! Our events were brighter, bolder, and made a bigger impact for Black women writers and all lovers of literature because of your support. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

🔥 Join the Torch Team! 🔥 Info at: torchliteraryarts.org/employment

Dear Torch Community, In 2025, we launched our Community Impact Member program. To show our appreciation, all founding CIMs will have their names proudly displayed at the Torch Center! It's not too late to add your name to Torch Center! Become a CIM: torchliteraryarts.org/donate

Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season and a bright new year! 💫

It's Friday! Check out "Victoria Island Blues" by Friday Feature, Mofiyinfoluwa O. in Torch Magazine: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-mofiyinfoluwa-o #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #nonfiction

Throwback to Kelly Harris-DeBerry speaking on the importance of Torch's archive during Tending the Flame: 19 Years of Torch Literary Arts, recorded August 2025. Watch the full video on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=j8kfCKRovl4&t=1749s

Announcing Torch Magazine's 2025 Visual Artist, Nitashia Johnson! Visit Torch Magazine online to view the gallery, watch Johnson's video "Conflict," and read an interview with the artist: torchliteraryarts.org/post/2025-torch-visual-artist-nitashia-johnson #torchliteraryarts #visualart

It's Friday! Check out "saint handyman" by Torch Magazine Friday Feature, a. adenike phillips, online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-a-adenike-phillips