Foreword Collective membership entitles you to the following benefits:

  • Inclusion by level on the virtual donor wall
  • Quarterly insiders newsletter with advance notice on event dates, known as “Footnotes”
  • 10% off of Gala tickets
  • TBF swag available only to Foreword Collective Contributors for pick up at the Festival
  • Unique members opportunity at the 2024 Texas Book Festival


Contributors to the Foreword Collective are part of a community committed to the mission of Texas Book Festival to inspire Texans to love reading. This community gives a recurring, non-event-related contribution of $1,000 or more.

Contributors of TBF’s Foreword Collective Believe:

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Books have the transformative power to bring us together.

Two girls sit on grass reading books outdoors with the Texas Capitol building in the background. One is reading "The World Belonged to Us" by Jacqueline Woodson and Leo Espinosa.

Reading can reveal profound insights about ourselves and the world around us.

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Improved literacy is a catalyst for positive change and contributes to a better world.


Make Your Impact Today


2024 Foreword Collective Members

  • Alex Albright and Clint Parsley
  • Susannah and Jase Auby
  • Casey Blass and Lee Manford
  • Karen and Ray Brimble
  • Gigi Edwards Bryant and Sam Bryant
  • Kay and Elliot Cattarulla
  • Sue Clugage
  • KC and William Coats
  • Marianne DeLeón
  • Julie Edwards
  • Beth Falcone
  • Anna and Reg Hargrove
  • Mary and Tim Herman
  • Gene and Jerry Jones
  • Peniel Joseph
  • Suzon and William Kemp
  • Peaches and Shrub Kempner
  • Lois Kim
  • Catherine and Bill Miller
  • Amanda Moore
  • Anna and Jason Near
  • Katie Russell Newland
  • Carolyn and Joe Osborn
  • Melinda Peterson-Lynch
  • Jarrett Pumphrey
  • Sarah and Thomas Queen
  • Terry and Graham Quinn
  • Shalini Ramanathan and Chris Tomlinson
  • Reid Shafran
  • Nana G.H. Smith and J.B. Milliken
  • Archana and Ravi Vemulapalli
  • Helen and Sandy Watkins
  • Jessica and Greg Weaver
  • Maria and Darren Woody
  • Dalton and Victor Young