Please help me spread the word. At the Texas Institute of Letters, I have permanently endowed the Sergio Troncoso Award for Best Work
of First Fiction ($1,000).
The
Troncoso Award will be given to a first novel or short-story collection
by an author from Texas or writing about Texas. The publication date of
the work must be in 2017. The deadline for submission is January 2, 2018.
Here are the
basic rules for all TIL awards: Each year the Texas Institute of Letters
awards more than $20,000 to recognize outstanding literary works in
several categories. Eligibility for the awards requires that the author
be born in Texas or have lived in Texas for at least two consecutive
years at some time. A work whose subject matter substantially concerns
Texas is also eligible.
Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction
Sergio Troncoso Award for Best Work of First Fiction
Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Non-Fiction
Ramirez Award for Most Significant Scholarly Book
Helen C. Smith Memorial Award for Best Book of Poetry
John A. Robertson Award for First Book Of Poetry
Edwin “Bud” Shrake Award for Short Nonfiction
Kay Cattarulla Award for Best Short Story
H-E-B/Jean Flynn Best Children’s Book
H-E-B Best Young Adults Book
Denton Record-Chronicle Best Children’s Picture Book
Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Translation of a Book
Fred Whitehead Award for Best Design of a Trade Book
Texas Institute of Letters:
Thank you.
Sergio Troncoso
