Since 2006, Torch Literary Arts has supported Black women writers and amplified their voices. In honor of Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day in 1865 that slaves were told they had been freed in Texas, Torch gathers four superstars of the literary world for an evening to celebrate the achievements and future of the African American community: author & UT-Austin prof Jennifer Wilks, 2024 Texas poet laureate Amanda Johnston, Michener fellow Alicia Harmon, and writer and podcast host Bri Nunn. Music, poetry, and speakers will feed the soul; Mashae’s Catering brings dinner. – Kat McNevins