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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 2d

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

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BookPeople @bookpeople.com · 5d

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...

BookPeople Events Presents Amanda Johnston (editor of PRAISESONG FOR HTE PEOPLE), Camari Carter Hawkins (author of DEATH BY COMB) and C. Prudence Arceneaux (author of PROPRIOCEPTION). on Saturday October 11th at 2PM

BookPeople Events Presents Torch Storytime featuring readings from torch features on Saturday October 11th at 10:30AM

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 5d

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

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 6d

Throwback to the Torch Oakland Mixer! We loved gathering with old and new friends in the Bay.

Where should we visit next?

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 7d

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

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 7d

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/

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 8d

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

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 8d

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

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 12d

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!

🔥🔥🎉🎉🔥🔥

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 12d

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

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 13d

Throwback to the 2025 Torch Retreat!

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 15d

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!

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 19d

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

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 21d

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

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 22d

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-

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 22d

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 Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 23d

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

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 26d

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

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 27d

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

Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 28d

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

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you!!!

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Daniela Quirke @danielaquirke.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 29d

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

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