Texas Center for the Book

Applications for 2017 Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award Are Open

  The Texas Center for the Book is seeking non-profit organizations that have made outstanding contributions to increasing literacy in Texas, qualifying organizations must be nominated by September 1, 2017. The winning organization will receive a $1,000 cash award to assist in its future work promoting reading and combating illiteracy. This year, a honorable mention recipient will receive a $500 cash award. These awards provide public recognition to 501(c)(3) organizations committed to addressing the continuing […]

2017 Letters About Literature Reading/Writing Program Winners Announced

  Nine students have won the Texas round of the 2017 Letters About Literature Competition, sponsored in part by the Texas Center for the Book. This national reading and writing program, initiated by the Library of Congress, gives 4th-12th graders a chance to write to an author (living or deceased) about how his or her book has affected their lives. Nationally, close to 40,000 students wrote letters and since 1997 more than a million students […]