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The Texas Institute of Letters
July/August 2007 NewsletterJudges announced
for literary awards
The Texas Institute of Letters has issued its call
for entries for the best works published in 2007 in twelve
categories.
Prizes totaling $22,000 will be awarded by the or-
ganization at its 2008 annual meeting.
Entries must be sent directly to the judges at the
addresses listed below
Entries must be accompanied by a statement of
the entrant's eligibility: birth in Texas or two years con-
secutive residence in the state at some time. A work
whose subject matter substantially concerns Texas is
also eligible.
Categories and judges are as follows:
Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Non-
fiction ($5,000):
Felix Almaraz, chair, 323 Inspiration Dr., San An-
tonio, TX 78228
Kerry Grombacker, 812 N. Carrollton Ave., New
Orleans, LA 70119
Robert Weddle, 1181 County Road 1535, Bonham,
TX 75418.
Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fic-
tion ($6,000) and Steven Turner Award for Best
Work of First Fiction ($1,000):
Robert Flynn, chair, 101 Cliffside Dr., San Anto-
nio, TX 78231
David Searcy, 5606 Boca Raton Dr., Dallas, TX
75230
Cindy Bonner, 1802 N. Vine St., Victoria, TX
78746.
TIL Award for Most Significant Scholarly
Book ($2,500):
Andres Tijerina, chair, Austin Community College,
Pinnacle Campus, 7748 Hwy. 290 W., Austin, TX
78736-3202
Ron Tyler, 5536 Collinwood Ave., Fort Worth, TX
76107.
Pete Gunter, 225 Jagoe, Denton, TX 76201Copyright 2007 byTexas Institute of Letters
They're old friends, reunited atTIL'sApril reception atthe Hall of State
in Dallas. Carolyn Osborne, former TIL president, and Kent Biffle,
2007 inductee, were high school pals back at Gatesville, Texas, who
lived less than a block apart. Carolyn was a popular cheerleader;
Kent played linebackeron the football team and clarinet in the band.
Helen C. Smith Memorial Award for Best Book
of Poetry ($1,000):
Wendy Barker, chair, 302 Fawn Dr., San Antonio,
TX 78231-1519
Willard Spigelman, English Dept., Southern Meth-
odist University, Dallas, TX 75275
Chris Ellery, 2661 YaleAve, SanAngelo, TX 76904.
Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Trans-
lation of a Book ($1,000): This award will not be
given until 2009 for books published in 2007 and 2008.
Kay Cattarulla Award for Best Short Story
($750):
Neal Barret Jr., 2102 Toulouse Dr., Austin, TX
78748
Kate Lehrer, 3556 Macomb NW, Washington,
D.C. 20016
Charles (Chip) Dameron, 4853 Lakeway Dr.,
Brownsville, TX 78520.
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Darwin Payne, Secretary, TIL
9021 Gunnison Dr., Dallas, TX 75231
dpayne@smu.edu
TIL website: http://texasinstituteofletters.org/
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