The annual TIL weekend has so much content that it couldn’t possibly fit in a single evening. As a result, for several years, we have divvied up award presentations and new member readings—along with other lovely outings and tours—over the course of two days. Friday and Saturday in El Paso…
Leading up to to our annual meeting and banquet, members of the Texas Institute of Letters presented at several branches of the the El Paso Public Library. Wednesday, April 20 4:30-5:30 PM, Shelley Armitage and Steven L. Davis, Dorris Van Doren Branch Library 4:30-5:30 PM, Alessandra Narváez Varela and Sylvia…
On Saturday, April 23, TILers headed from El Paso to nearby Las Cruces for our annual reception, dinner, and ceremony. Here are some highlights. 6:00-7:00 PM: Reception at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, Sunset Hall. David Romo and Los Liminalsentertained us with jazz before dinner. 7:15-8:00 PM: Dinner 8:00-10 PM: Annual Banquet…
2000-2001 President: Carolyn Osborn, Austin** Vice-President: Mark Busby, WimberleySecretary: Paula Marks, BudaTreasurer: James Hoggard, Wichita FallsRecording Secretary: Robert Compton, Garland Councilors:Elizabeth Crook, AustinTerry DalrympleR.S. Gwynn*** Olive HersheyJoe Holley, San AntonioTom Pilkington, Stephenville**** Mary Willis Walker, Austin ** Tom Zigal resigned as vice-president in January, 2001, and Mark Busby was appointed…
1960 Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Nonfiction ($1,000): Aristotle and the American Indian (Henry Regnery, 1959) by Lewis Hanke. Jesse H. Jones Award (Houston Endowment) for Best Book of Fiction ($1,000): The Poison Tree (Houghton Mifflin, 1959), by Walter Clemons. McMurray Bookshop Award for Best Texas First…
Years indicate when annual TIL meetings took place. Until 1955, eligible books were published betweenAugust 1 of the meeting year and the previous August 1. No awards were given in 1954, and beginning in 1955, eligible entries had to be published in the calendar year preceding the annual meeting. 1950 …
The list of TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS MEMBERS from 1936 to 1966 was compiled from lists included in William Vann’s History of the Texas Institute of Letters: 1936 to 1966. However, Betty Wiesepape found that Vann’s list of inactive members in 1966 was probably not a complete listing. The list…
2020-2021 Officers President—Sergio Troncoso, El PasoVice President—Diana López, Corpus ChristiSecretary—William Jack Sibley, San AntonioTreasurer—W.K. (Kip) Stratton, Round RockRecording Secretary—Kurt Heinzelman, Austin Councilor Members David Bowles, Rio Grande ValleyCary Clack, San AntonioMarcia Hatfield Daudistel, El PasoBen Fountain, DallasCliff Hudder, The WoodlandsKathryn Jones, Walnut Springs Mary Beth Rogers, DallasCeleste Bedford Walker, Houston…
