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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Announcing Torch's Fall 2025 Season! Join us for inspiring readings, conversations, workshops, and more! Details: torchliteraryarts.org/news/torch-literary-arts-releases-2025-fall-season Amplify Black Women Writers ✨️🌻🙌🏽💛💐📚

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Today is National Nonprofit Day! Torch Literary Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and amplifying Black women writers. Discover how you can get involved and support our mission at TorchLiteraryArts.org #torchliteraryarts #nationalnonprofitday

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It's Friday! Check out "The Museum of Fiction" by Friday Feature, Yolanda Kwadey, in Torch Magazine at TorchLiteraryArts.org. Read: torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-yolanda-kwadey #torchliteraryarts #torchmagazine #fiction #fridayfeature

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Harriet Jacobs was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an American classic. #wednesdaywisdom✨ #torchliteraryarts

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2023 and an excerpt from "the women (in this house)" by Ariana Brown. Check out Torch Magazine and the archive on our website! Read more: Torchliteraryarts.org/post/november-2023-feature-ariana-brown

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Monday's Mission = Sustain Torch! This August, we're celebrating 19 years of supporting and amplifying Black women writers across the diaspora. Become a Community Impact Member today with as little as $10 per month or $100 annually and receive CIM benefits. Join Us: torchliteraryarts.org/donate

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Kathy Collins was an activist with SNCC during the Civil Rights Movement and a playwright and filmmaker known for the film Losing Ground, and two plays, In the Midnight Hour, and The Brothers. A collection of short fiction, Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?, was published in 2016.

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2022 and an excerpt from the poem "DARK STAR" by Ebony Stewart. If you would like to read more, check out the Archive on our website, TorchLiteraryArts.org!

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Gwendolyn Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

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GESSwrites @gesswrites.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Angela Jackson Q&A with Jae Nichelle from @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social Your work—across poetry, fiction, and drama—often centers Black womanhood, myth, and spiritual inheritance... www.torchliteraryarts.org/post/july-20...

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July 2025 Feature: Angela Jackson

Angela Jackson is an award-winning poet, novelist, and playwright who has published three chapbooks, four volumes of poetry, and served as the fifth Poet Laureate of Illinois. Born in Greenville, Miss...

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Welcome to Torch Tuesdays, where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2024 and an excerpt from "The Harlem Trilogy" by Sapphire. If you would like to read more, check out Torch Magazine and the Archive on our website! Read More: www.torchliteraryarts.org/post/january...

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Ava DuVernay is an award-winning American director, producer, and writer. DuVernay is known for films like Selma and A Wrinkle in Time, and was the first Black woman to receive a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director and have a film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. #wednesdaywisdom

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Announcing Torch Magazine's August 2025 Feature, Kendra Allen! Read "Baby Powder" along with an interview online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/august-2025-feature-kendra-allen #torchliteraryarts #monthlyfeature #fiction

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Meet 2025 Torch Fellow, .CHISARAOKWU.! Don't miss the Torch Fellows Reading on 7/24, at 7p.m. at the Carver Museum to hear a reading of this major work-in-progress! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitart/event/2025torchfellowsreading/ #torchliteraryarts #2025TorchRetreat

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Do you know that the City of Austin offers funding for Central Texas independent artists and arts organizations—and that the future of these grants currently needs your feedback? Join MoHA, Torch, and Future Front Texas to learn more. RSVP: withfriends.co/event/238173...

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Who will share our truth? Who will tell our stories? Who will have the resources and access to be heard? Support Torch Literary Arts by becoming a monthly donor and fuel the next generation of Black women writers. Visit torchliteraryarts.org/donate and invest in tomorrow's storytellers today!

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Join us for the 2025 Torch Fellows Reading on 7/24 at the Carver Museum! Doors: 6:30 PM. Reading: 7:00 PM. Light refreshments provided. Fellows will read from their major works-in-progress across poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and script. RSVP: secure.qgiv.com/for/torlitar...

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Announcing Torch Magazine's July 2025 Feature, Angela Jackson! Read "For Our People" along with an interview online: torchliteraryarts.org/post/july-2025-feature-angela-jackson Angela Jackson is the author of three chapbooks, four volumes of poetry, and the fifth Poet Laureate of Illinois.

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J Brooke @jbrookewrites.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Proud to work for a pub with a true track record of amplifying worthy voices! This #book, this #author, this #review #writer … @therumpus.net

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Watching! So good! Go, King Molasses!

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Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton @ltgovstratton.illinois.gov · 25/06/2025

Tamir Rice would have turned 23 today. He should be here, celebrating with his family. Instead, we honor his memory and recommit to ending the violence that takes too many, too soon.

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Happy Juneteenth! —a celebration of Black freedom, resilience, and culture. As we reflect on history and look toward liberation, we uplift the voices, stories, and creativity that keep the flame burning. 🔥 #Juneteenth

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Happy Juneteenth! Onward until freedom for all!

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

At least once a week, I think about what Nikki Minaj said about pickle juice.

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

June events not to miss! Visit @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social / TorchLiteraryArts.org/events for details.

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Is there a bottle of liquor in those cocktails???

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I'm always on a mic, but it's not easy, and other Black women writers rely on Torch for support and to amplify their voices. Become a Community Impact Member for $10 a month and help sustain our vital work. Join: www.torchliteraryarts.org/donate

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Great things are happening at Torch! Join us: www.torchliteraryarts.org/events

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Nalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican-born Canadian writer who's best known for her novels Brown Girl in the Ring and The Salt Roads. Her work draws on Caribbean history and language, and questions the historical impact of slavery on the Caribbean and Caribbean diaspora, while imagining possible futures.

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Torch Tuesday - Torch 2006📚🔥 Welcome to Torch Tuesdays where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2006, and an excerpt from the poem "the blonde on his arm" by Teri Ellen Cross Davis. Read more at our archive: www.torchliteraryarts.org/archive

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Host Publications @hostpublications.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Submissions close this Sunday (06.15.25) at 11:59pm CDT! Host Publications is looking for full-length poetry manuscripts written by historically marginalized writers! hostpublications.submittable.com/submit

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

June is a Black, queer, Caribbean, and music-filled month for Torch. Writers from all over the diaspora are recognized for the experience that produced the unique storytelling we all value. See how you can celebrate with Torch here: www.torchliteraryarts.org/news/celebra...

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Today at Prizer Arts and Letters in Smithville, TX.

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 06/06/2025

“The Alliance for Texas History was created from our own messy reality of history at a time when war appears to have been declared on our profession. We have already faced a difficult truth and started something new in the world, so that we will not repeat the past.”

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Amid New McCarthyism, the Alliance for Texas History Embraces Diverse Scholarship

“It’s particularly important at a moment when our state leaders have demonstrated that they don't want students to have a really full, inclusive accounting of our state or national past.”

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Join us virtually this Monday to make space for your writing and connect with a supportive community at our Torch Writing Circle — an inviting space for adult BIPOC womxn writers to grow, share, and create together. 📚RSVP here: www.torchliteraryarts.org/event-detail...

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Torch Literary Arts @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Torch Tuesday - Torch 2007📚🔥 Welcome to Torch Tuesdays where we take a trip down memory lane! Today, we revisit Torch 2007, and an excerpt from the poem "Scar" by Jane Alberdeston Coralin. Read more at our archive: www.torchliteraryarts.org/archive

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GESSwrites @gesswrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Help Shape the Future of Arts, Culture, Music & Entertainment(ACME) in #Austin Visit www.austintexas.gov/acme/creativ... to Take the Public Survey Visite www.austintexas.gov/acme/creativ... y Tome la Encuesta en Español

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Amanda Johnston @amandajohnston.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Take the survey. Join a focus group. Support Literary Arts in Austin! www.austintexas.gov/acme/creativ...

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