Texas Institute of Letters to meet in El Paso for first time

“The Texas Institute of Letters, one of the more prestigious literary
groups in the state, will have its annual meeting in El Paso next April
for the first time in its 82-year history.

’It’s not simply that El Paso is one of the most interesting and
important cities in Texas, it’s that El Paso has arguably the richest
literary heritage of any city in Texas,’ Steve Davis, president of the
Institute, said in an email….

Troncoso said in an email that he encouraged the group to come to El Paso after Davis initiated the idea.


‘This is long overdue, of course. So it’s a day to rejoice, and a day to
celebrate El Paso’s literary contribution to Texas,’ Troncoso said. ‘Without writers from El Paso, or writers who lived in El Paso for a
time, Texas letters would be unrecognizable. I think the TIL is also
making a concerted effort to change and to focus on the future and to
recognize the quality of literature that has been produced by writers
with an El Paso connection.’“

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