Santa Fe Writers Conference New Mexico

Sessions

This year we have a flexible format. There will be talks, given by a varied faculty, and a chance for individual sessions, and one-on-one with the faculty for an additional fee. There will be readings and panels, but every attendee will have an opportunity to hear every speaker. To sign up for an intensive with any of the faculty please submit ten pages of a manuscript at least two weeks before the conference so it can be sent on to your particular mentor. All of the faculty are accomplished writers and teachers, and are prepared to assist participants ranging in experience from beginning to advanced writers, on an individual basis.

This year's dates take advantage of the July 25-26, and ends during Spanish Market. Spanish Market is one of Santa Fe's many festival markets, where local and regional artists, tinsmiths, and weavers display their best work. Many of the items seen at Spanish Market today could have been seen in the Spanish Colonial period of the 1600's. There is also a Contemporary Spanish Market section, showcasing wonderful pieces with new trends and materials.

"I consider myself a performance writer. I feel, as a Chicana writer, that I am capturing the voice of so many who have been voiceless for years. My work is rooted in the Southwest, in heat and dust, and reflects a world where love is as real as the land. In this seemingly harsh and empty world there is much beauty to be found. That hope of the heart is what feeds me…"
- Denise Chávez

The Santa Fe Writers Conference is presented by the Southwest Literary Center, a division of Recursos de Santa Fe, a private not-for-profit organization which presents nationally-recognized seminars & conferences in the arts, sciences, letters, & humanities. Funders include the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and the 1% Lodgers Tax.