Between Heaven and Texas Tapa dura - 2006

Wyman Meinzer, of Benjamin, Texas, has published numerous books of photographs of Texas, including Texas Sky, Texas Hill Country, and Texas Rivers. He has the distinction of having been named Texas State Photographer by the Texas Legislature. Meinzer's work appears in magazines nationwide; he is also a frequent contributor to Texas Highways and Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Sarah Bird, of Austin, is an acclaimed novelist whose books include The Yokota Officers Club, Virgin of the Rodeo, The Mommy Club, The Boyfriend School, and Alamo House. Her sixth novel, The Flamenco Academy, will be published by Knopf in the spring of 2006. She also writes a column for Texas Monthly.

Naomi Shihab Nye, of San Antonio, is an award-winning poet and educator who has served as a visiting writer all over the world. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a National Book Award finalist in 2002.