Join us for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of Torch Literary Arts' new home, the Torch Center! We'll have special guests and treats for all at this housewarming celebration to open our doors and kick off Torch's 20th year of amplifying Black women writers.
Date: January 14, 2026
Time: 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. CT
Location: Torch Center at The LINC, 6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1807, Austin, TX 78752
This event is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
Torch Literary Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established to publish and promote creative writing by Black women. We publish contemporary writing by experienced and emerging writers alike. Torch has featured work by Colleen J. McElroy, Tayari Jones, Sharon Bridgforth, Crystal Wilkinson, Patricia Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Elizabeth Alexander, and others. Programs include the Wildfire Reading Series, writing workshops, retreats, and special events.
The Torch Center is made possible with support from the City of Austin, the Burdine Johnson Foundation, the Poetry Foundation, the Austin Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and Art Power.
Won't you celebrate with us?
Please consider donating to support Torch and help fuel our flame for generations to come.
Celebrate Herstory
$25.00 - Celebrate the vast contributions of Black women writers throughout history.
$75.00 - Torch Magazine has featured emerging and established writers, including LaToya Watkins, Lisa B. Thompson, Debora DEEP Mouton, Ebony Stewart, Sapphire, and Andrea Vocab Sanderson.
Trailblazer
$100.00 - Honor how Torch helps to light a path for Black women writers to have their voices, stories, and perspectives heard and held here in the U.S. and abroad. Torch Magazine has been recognized by the Pushcart Prize Best of the Small Presses.
Sustainer
$250 - Invest in a sustainable future for Torch Literary Arts and the Torch Center so Black women writers and all lovers of excellent literature have a place where they know they belong.
About This Event
Join us for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of Torch Literary Arts' new home, the Torch Center! We'll have special guests and treats for all at this housewarming celebration to open our doors and kick off Torch's 20th year of amplifying Black women writers.
Date: January 14, 2026
Time: 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. CT
Location: Torch Center at The LINC, 6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1807, Austin, TX 78752
This event is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
Torch Literary Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established to publish and promote creative writing by Black women. We publish contemporary writing by experienced and emerging writers alike. Torch has featured work by Colleen J. McElroy, Tayari Jones, Sharon Bridgforth, Crystal Wilkinson, Patricia Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Elizabeth Alexander, and others. Programs include the Wildfire Reading Series, writing workshops, retreats, and special events.
The Torch Center is made possible with support from the City of Austin, the Burdine Johnson Foundation, the Poetry Foundation, the Austin Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and Art Power.
Won't you celebrate with us?
Please consider donating to support Torch and help fuel our flame for generations to come.
Celebrate Herstory
$25.00 - Celebrate the vast contributions of Black women writers throughout history.
$75.00 - Torch Magazine has featured emerging and established writers, including LaToya Watkins, Lisa B. Thompson, Debora DEEP Mouton, Ebony Stewart, Sapphire, and Andrea Vocab Sanderson.
Trailblazer
$100.00 - Honor how Torch helps to light a path for Black women writers to have their voices, stories, and perspectives heard and held here in the U.S. and abroad. Torch Magazine has been recognized by the Pushcart Prize Best of the Small Presses.
Sustainer
$250 - Invest in a sustainable future for Torch Literary Arts and the Torch Center so Black women writers and all lovers of excellent literature have a place where they know they belong.
Getting There
Torch Center at The LINC
6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1807
Austin, Texas 78752
United States
