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The Sowell Family Collection in Literature Community & Nature
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The Sowell Collection holds the papers of some of the country's most prominent writers on the natural world. Endowment Donation: www.give.ttu.edu/sowell-2023 Blog: https://thesowellcollection.wordpress.com
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November is Native American Heritage Month and this Friday is Native American Heritage Day! Let's celebrate Indigenous history and culture!

#sowellcollection #nativeamericanheritagemonth #nativeamericanheritageday #literature #community #nature #archives
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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November is also National Novel Writing Month! Why don't you check out some of these Sowell Collection novels for inspiration?
#sowellcollection #nationalnovelwritingmonth #nanowrimo #bookrecommendations #literature #community #nature #archive #novels
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Thank you for all the submissions! Keep an eye on our social media for the finalists and winner announcements.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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TOMORROW is the last day to submit your manuscripts! @terrainorg.bsky.social
Submit here: terrainorg.submittable.com/submit
#sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #cfm #manuscripts #literature #community #nature #writers #archives
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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November is Memoir Writing Month! Here are some of the wonderful memoirs written by our authors.
#sowellcollection #memoirwritingmonth #memoir #literature #community #nature #archives
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This is the last week to submit your nonfiction manuscripts!
@terrainorg.bsky.social

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#sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #cfm #manuscripts #literature #community #nature #writers #archives
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Thank you to everyone that attended our Virtual Reading Series! We had a great time with some wonderful authors and strengthening our community. Keep an eye out Spring 2026 for our next Reading Series!
#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #literature #community #nature #archives
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The deadline for submissions is NEXT WEEK! Get your nonfiction manuscripts in by Nov 15th. @terrainorg.bsky.social
#sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #cfm #manuscripts #literature #community
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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TOMORROW @ 6PM!
Register Here: texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #writers #poetry #literature #community #nature
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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This Thursday! Join us for a reading from Clara Bush Vadala @ 6pm.
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#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #poetry #writers #literature #community #nature
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Happy Halloween Everyone! It's time for some spooky book recs. We got monsters, ghosts, and some creeping nature!

#sowellcollection #halloween #bookrecommendations #horror #literature #community #nature #archive
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Our final reading of Fall 2025 Virtual Reading Series is approching! Join us for Clara Bush Vadala Nov 6 @ 6pm.
texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #writers #poetry #literature #community #nature
October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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There is still time to submit your nonfiction manuscripts for the 2026 Sowell Emerging Writers Prize. @terrainorg.bsky.social terrainorg.submittable.com/submit

#sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #cfm #manuscripts #literature #community #nature #writers #archives
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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It's National Day on Writing. Literary archives like us, keep the writing of writers. Here are some examples of the various forms of writing that we hold.
#sowellcollection #archives #literature #writing #nationaldayonwriting #community #nature
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Black Poetry Day is to celebrate the contributions of Black poets and writers throughout history. Check out J. Drew Lanham's work for poetry and his collections in our archive.
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#sowellcollection #blackpoetryday #poetry #literature #community #nature #archives
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Don't Forget! Clara Bush Vadala on Nov 6 @ 6pm.
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#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #poetry #reading #writers #literature #community #nature
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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It's National Mushroom Day! If you like fungi, try these books formerly owned by our authors and check out their research in these collections!

#sowellcollection #nationalmushroomday #mushrooms #literature #community #nature #archive
October 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Submissions are still open for the Sowell Emerging Writers Prize. If you have a nonfiction manuscript, send it in! @terrainorg.bsky.social
terrainorg.submittable.com/submit
#sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #manuscripts #literature #community #nature #writers #archives
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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It's Indigenous Peoples Day! Let's celebrate and honor Indigenous American peoples and commemorate their histories and cultures.

#sowellcollection #indigenouspeoplesday #archives #literature #community #nature
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Now its time to get ready for Clara Bush Vadala's reading Nov 6 @ 6PM!
Register Here: texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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We had an terror-ific reading with @stephengrahamjones on Tuesday and the last day of @texastechlib Great Book Reads discussion is tonight!

#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #writers #literature #community #nature
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Join us TONIGHT @5:30pm! @texastechlib.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social

Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #writers #literature #community #nature #horrorwriting
October 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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TOMORROW! Join us @5:30 with @texastechlib.bsky.social Great Book Reads to hear @stephengrahamjones.bsky.social talk about The Buffalo Hunter Hunter!

Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #literature #community #nature #horrorwriting #horror
October 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Next Week! Join us and @texastechlib.bsky.social for @stephengrahamjones.bsky.social on Oct 7 @5:30!

Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #writers #literature #community #nature #horror #thebuffalohunterhunter
October 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM