20 Torch community members were named Living Legacy Honorees

Over two days, Torch will host poet, essayist, and novelist Morgan Parker and Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson, and embark on a literary book crawl showcasing the works of the organization’s previous features.

Thanks to capacity-building funding, Torch adds a Creative Content Associate and Administrative Fellow to the Team.

This October, Torch is celebrating National Book Month with Torch Day, an inaugural international program, and much more!

Nine Torch Features were nominated for their works in creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and visual art in Torch Magazine.

The National Book Foundation awarded Torch funding from the Capacity-Building Grant Program.

Two Torch Features, Felicia A. Rivers and Lydia Mathis, are nominated for their respective short fiction stories.

Torch’s 2024 Fall Season includes international poets, a screenwriting panel, workshops on character building and memoirs, the Wildfire Reading Series, and more!

Our wish this August is to gain 18 new monthly recurring Torch supporters & more! Find out how to celebrate our birthday with events, well wishes, and donations.

Erin was welcomed to the board in June, bringing her extensive background in development communications.

Torch Literary Arts (Torch), a nonprofit organization dedicated to amplifying Black women writers, will receive funding from the Poetry Foundation. This is the nonprofit’s second year receiving funding from the foundation.

This is Torch's third year receiving the grant that serves Central Texas arts, education, historical preservation, and environmental sustainability causes.

At Torch, we recognize the many impactful contributions that queer Black women writers have given us and wish a Happy Pride to all those celebrating!

For the second year in a row, a Torch Feature has received a Pushcart Prize for their amazing work published in Torch Magazine.

This is Torch's second year receiving funding from National Endowment for the Arts. Funding will go towards artist honorariums for retreats, workshops, panels, and readings.

Eight fellows were selected to attend the second annual retreat for Black women writers at the Colton House in Austin, Texas from July 21-28, 2024.

Dana Weekes was welcomed to the board in March, bringing her extensive background in law and policy, and commitment to creation as self-care.

Every April, Torch is elated to celebrate the Black women who put words to feelings by celebrating National Poetry Month

Torch Literary Arts updates website to include transparency documents including IRS Form 990s, Annual Reports, and the 2024-2026 Strategic Plan.

Torch Literary Arts acknowledges and celebrates the many literary contributions of women to history and the wonderful Black women writers across the diaspora.