For 29 years, the Texas Book Festival has delivered on the mission to connect authors and readers.

Thanks to our donors, we have kept the Texas Book Festival free, brought books and authors to 178,000 students in Texas Title I schools, and granted more than $3,500,000 to Texas public libraries!

Your contributions in action:

$50

Puts five books in the hands of children across the state

$100

Virtually connects authors and readers

$250

Keeps Texas Book Festival free and open to ALL

$500

Pays for two Reading Rock Stars authors’ honorariums

$1,000

Brings an acclaimed author to TBF

$2,500

Expands public library collections across the state

$5,000

Presents an intriguing panel at TBF and beyond

Empower Readers with a Gift

Make a Secure Donation

$25,000+
  • Betsy and Hughes Abell/Buena Vista Foundation
  • Carmel and Tom Borders / Tapestry Foundation
  • Laura Bush and President George W. Bush
  • Eleanor Crook
  • Jinelle Lawson and Jason McLellan
  • Herbert Simon Family Foundation
  • Lynne Dobson and Greg Wooldridge
  • Anna and Jason Herd / Springhouse Foundation
  • Donna and Darryl Tocker / Tocker Foundation
  • Marc Winkelman

$15,000+
  • Karen and Ray Brimble / One Skye Foundation
  • Kay and Elliot Cattarulla
  • Elizabeth Crook and Marc Lewis
  • Kyle and Noah Hawley
  • Wendy and Steve Martinez
  • Michele Moore / Michele and Brad Moore Family Foundation
  • Anna and Jason Near
  • UT System
  • Maria and Darren Woody / Jordan Foster Contruction
  • Katherine Wright / Wright Family Foundation
  • Anne Wynne and Fred Ellis / Patti Nommensen and Stephen Saunders

$10,000+
  • Hon. Gigi Edwards Bryant and Sam Bryant
  • Rebecca Nelson Davis
  • Julie Edwards / Carol and Adam Wagner
  • Harry Ransom Center
  • Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC
  • Regan and Billy Gammon / Kathy and David Hughes / Sarah and Thomas Queen
  • Annie and Ryan Jacob
  • Locke Lord LLP
  • Adriana Pacheco / Hablemos, Escritoras
  • Fern Santini
  • Laurel and Dudley Simmons
  • Amy Wilson-Janice
  • Winston & Strawn LLP

$5,000+
  • Austin Community College
  • Susannah and Jase Auby / Nancy and Tom Nesbitt
  • Linda Ball and Forrest Preece
  • Martha and Greg Clay
  • Sarah Coleman and Nick Barnard
  • Carlos Y. Benavides IV / Carlos Benavides III
  • Doyle Seelbach
  • Caroline and Brian Haley / Colleen and Frank Trabold
  • Randy House
  • Ann and Brad Jerome
  • Jeanne and Mickey Klein
  • Chris Mattsson
  • Lana McGilvray and DJ Stout
  • Michener Center for Writers
  • Vicki and Jim Rado
  • Maria and Scott Raper
  • Jennifer and Kirk Schell
  • Raj Singh and Renata Anderson
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley