Sat, Aug 29
|Torch Literary Arts - Torch Center
Black Bookstore Day
Shop for your new favorite book at the Torch Center and support Torch Literary Arts!
Time & Location
Aug 29, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
Torch Literary Arts - Torch Center, 6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd Suite 1807, Austin, TX 78752, USA
About the event
Celebrate Black Bookstore Day at the Torch Center! Shop for your new favorite book and support Torch Literary Arts.
Special Holiday Hours
Saturday, August 29
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Torch Literary Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established to publish and promote creative writing by Black women. We publish contemporary writing by experienced and emerging writers alike. Torch has featured work by Colleen J. McElroy, Tayari Jones, Sharon Bridgforth, Crystal Wilkinson, Patricia Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Elizabeth Alexander, and others. Programs include the Wildfire Reading Series, writing workshops, and retreats.
The Torch Center is made possible with support from the City of Austin, the Burdine Johnson Foundation, Austin Community Foundation, the Poetry Foundation, Art Power, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.