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The Texas Institute of Letters is an organization devoted to the promotion of literature and literacy in Texas. Founded in 1936, the TIL offers awards to outstanding books written by Texas authors, or dealing with Texas subjects. The TIL also co-administrates the Dobie Paisano Fellowship, which awards residencies at the ranch of former TIL President J. Frank Dobie.〔(Institute of Letters, )'' by John Edward Weems, ''The Handbook of Texas (online)'', Texas State Historical Commission〕 Prizes awarded annually include (with 2015 dollar amounts) the Jesse H. Jones Fiction Award ($6000), the Carr P. Collins Award for nonfiction ($5000), the Ramirez Scholarly Book Award ($2500), the Steven Turner Award for first published fiction, the Helen C. Smith Award for poetry, the Bob Bush Award for first book of poetry, the Edwin "Bud" Shrake Award for short nonfiction, the Kay Cattarulla Short Story Award, the Fred Whitehead Award for design of a trade book, the H-E-B/Jean Flynn Children's Book Award, the H-E-B Young Adult Book Award, and the Denton Record-Chronicle Best Children's Picture Book award.〔Charles Ealy, "Elizabeth Crook takes top prize in state literary competition", Austin American-Statesman (April 12, 2015), p. B7〕 Prominent members include: Larry McMurtry, Robert Caro, Dagoberto Gilb, Sandra Cisneros, Debra Monroe, James Hynes, and Chitra Divakaruni.〔(Texas Institute of Letters website )〕 == The Lon Tinkle Award == The Lon Tinkle Award is a life-achievement award bestowed annually to distinguished writers from, or in some way associated with, Texas. The honorees are chosen by the TIL Council from nominations made by the membership. Winners : 1981: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Texas Institute of Letters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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