Sat, Jun 20
|Torch Center
Carrying the Torch
The 4th Annual Juneteenth Remembrance and Reading for the Future
Time & Location
Jun 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Torch Center, 6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd suite 1807, Austin, TX 78752, USA
About the event
Join Torch Literary Arts for the 4th Annual Carrying the Torch: A Reading and Remembrance for the Future. This special event acknowledges the historical significance of Juneteenth and celebrates the accomplishments of the African American community. Poets, writers, and guest speakers will share original work to acknowledge the federal holiday and celebrate the future of African Americans in Texas.
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.
This event is made possible with support from the City of Austin, the Burdine Johnson Foundation, the Poetry Foundation, the Austin Community Foundation, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.