The Texas Book Festival has announced that its executive director, Heidi Marquez Smith, plans to retire from her position at the end of March 2012. Smith is only the third executive director to lead the non-profit since its founding in 1995. A search committee of Texas Book Festival board members already is considering candidates for Smith’s replacement. Interested parties can submit their inquiries regarding the position to jobs@texasbookfestival.org.

In addition to producing one of the most respected and engaging book festivals in the country that is entirely free to the public (the Festival takes place Oct. 27-28 this year), the Texas Book Festival is a year-round organization that has given more than $2.3 million in grants to Texas public libraries and has reached more than 35,000 students in low-income schools by introducing them to some of the nation's best kid's writers. Consider becoming a member of the Festival to get first access to our series of year-round events and help us continue to produce an excellent book festival ... More >>