1960 25th Anniversary Year, March 4, Houston(This is the first time since 1941 that the TIL meets in a city other than Dallas.) Officers President: Frank WardlawVice President: Frank VandiverSecretary-Treasuer: Wiliam M. Hudson Councilors Unknown 1961 Feb. 25, Driskill Hotel, Austin Officers President: Frank VandiverVice President: Allen MaxwellSecretary: William H….
1950 November 18, Downtown Club, Dallas Officers President: Lon TinkleVice-President: Loula Grace ErdmanSecretary-Treasurer: William H. Vann Councilors Unknown. 1951 November 16. Downtown Club, Dallas Officers President: Lon Tinkle, DallasVice-President: Arthur Sampley, DentonSecretary-Treasurer: William H. Vann Councilor Unknown. 1952 November 14 – 15 Dallas. Cokesbury Book Store for the Afternoon Session;…
2020 (The meeting was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.) 2021 April 17. The event was live on Zoom, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 April 23, Ardovino’s Desert Crossing and Hilton Doubletree, El Paso 2023 April 28-29 in Corpus Christi 2024 May 3-4, The Woodlands 2025 April 25-26, Brownsville
2010 April 30 – May 1 Radisson Hotel Downtown, Austin There were no winners of the following awards for 2010: 2011 April 29-30, Radisson Central, Dallas * This award is funded for five years by Wanda Baker Bush of Sherman in honor of her late husband, Robert (Bob) Bush, a…
1940 Oct. 18-19 – Denton, Texas State College for Women Officers President: Rebecca Smith, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth Vice-President: Arthur Sampley, North Texas State University, Denton Secretary-Treasurer: William H. Vann, Belton Councilors Whitney Montgomery, Dallas Lexie Dean Robertson, Rising Star John Q. Beaty, Dallas. 1941 Oct. 24-25 – Fort…
1936 On November 9, the first officers were chosen at a meeting in Hall of State, Fair Park, Dallas, during Texas Centennial Exposition Officers President: Patrick D. Moreland, Austin; author; secretary to Gov. James V. Allred. Vice-President: Stanley E. Babb, literary editor, Galveston News, Galveston Secretary-Treasurer: William H. Vann, Mary…
2000 April 15 – San Antonio, Menger Hotel *First year awarded 2001 March 31 – Dallas, Doubletree Hotel *Award increased from $250 2002 March 23 – Austin, Radisson Hotel *New award; previous award for poetry is now for Best First Book of Poetry **New awards for best book for children…
1980 March 29 – Austin, Driskill Hotel * Prize increased to $1,000 this year. Blank award amounts unknown. 1981 April 11-12 – Austin Friday Mountain, former ranch of Walter Prescott Webb, near Austin 1982 April 3-4 – near Austin Friday Mountain, former ranch of Walter Prescott Webb, V * Award…
1990 April 28 – Austin, Four Seasons Hotel 1991 April 13 – Bandera, Mayan Guest Ranch *First year given. 1992 April 11 – Fort Worth, Worthington Hotel 1993 March 20 – Melrose Hotel, Dallas 1994 April 16-Melrose Hotel, Dallas * First Year Given 1995 April 8-San Antonio, St. Anthony Hotel…
Below you’ll find the official press release announcing the twelve award-winners and twenty-six honor-winners for this year’s literary award categories.
