Houston Text Fest: Celebrate Lit in All Forms

Houston Text Fest 2026 We took the traditional book festival and updated it to profoundly serve our community. Celebrate lit, storytelling in all forms, in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. Based on Nuestra Palabra's 28 years of experience, we designed sessions based on three pillars: Fine Arts, as you will find in all literary festivals. Cool Day Jobs, because it should not be a secret that writers use their skills to make good livings in fields that overlap art forms. Art and Culture, because our community fuses both. Here are just some of the great sessions you can enjoy: Save TBH History: The Past and Future of a National Latino Art and Culture Site. 10:30am-12:00pm@ 503 More MAS: Defying AZ's Ban of Mexican American Studies Then And New TX Tactics: Dr. Nolan Cabrera, Texas Sate Representative Christina Morales, and the Librotraficantes. 10:30am-12:00pm @ 501 The Making of Chicano Squad: The Power of The Pen. 12:00pm-1:30pm@ 502 Protecting Your Story: What Every Writer Should Know About Rights, Publishing & Hollywood. 1:30pm-3:00pm @ 502 And more, always MAS! Presented by Nuestra Palabra: Latinos Having Their Say, this inaugural festival will bring together writers, readers, poets, educators, publishers, artists, vendors, and cultural organizations for a day of readings, panels, workshops, open mics, community conversations, and a curated literary marketplace. Interested in sponsoring, vending, or partnering with Houston Text Fest?Contact us at [email protected] Houston Text Fest will help: Unite Houston’s literary community Create visibility for local writers and organizations Build a Houston Literary Directory Expand programming through livestreams and NP Broadcasts Lay the foundation for a future large-scale Houston book festival Nuestra Palabra was named a 2024 Houston Cultural Treasure by the BIPOC Arts Network & Fund and is part of the BANF Cultural Treasures Cohort. Houston Text Fest is sponsored in part through funding from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. RSVP now to be part of the inaugural edition. Full line up: www.NuestraPalabra.org rsvp your seats: https://houstontextfest2026.sched.com/grid [email protected]