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Dear Festival Friends,

There’s a lot going on in the Festival universe right now. And unlike elsewhere, all of it is good news! As we head toward Thanksgiving, we’re calling everyone to the table to dig in:

Big congrats to Booker Prize winner and 2026 Festival author George Saunders, who will be receiving a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Foundation tomorrow. His new book, Vigil, comes out in January.

The God of the Woods, the hit thriller by 2026 Festival author Liz Moore, is now out in paperback.

We’re eagerly awaiting the February release of Brawler, the new story collection by National Book Award finalist and 2026 Festival author Lauren Groff. Head over to The New Yorker for a sneak peek.

National Book Award finalist and 2026 Festival author Brandon Hobson talks about his new novel, The Devil is a Southpaw, with NPR’s Scott Simon.

Fresh off her stint as U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón will talk about her work and her new poetry collection, Startlement, in a Zoom event on November 20. She’ll join us in person in May.

2026 Festival author Rebecca Solnit celebrates the new era of American political resistance.

2026 Festival author Priyanka Kumar hits the Berkeley public radio airwaves to discuss her acclaimed new book, The Light Between Apple Trees.

 

The new memoir We Survived the Night, by 2025 Festival author and Oscar nominee Julian Brave NoiseCat, is one of The New Yorker’s best books of the year.

Need a movie suggestion for Thanksgiving weekend? Our pick is the National Geographic documentary Love + War, about Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario, who joined us at the Festival in 2024.

We know you love to read. How about doing it in Mexico in February? SFILF is a partner of the 2026 San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival, and we think you should join us.

As federal support for the arts disappears, we’re heartened by the launch of the Literary Arts Fund.

 

THANK YOU!

Margaret Atwood, who joined us in 2022, once wrote, “A word after a word after a word is power.” That power is in full force each May, when writers and readers gather in Santa Fe to exchange ideas that move us, challenge us, and remind us of our shared humanity. Your generosity makes that possible!

As we look toward the 2026 Santa Fe International Literary Festival, our hearts are full of gratitude for the community that has brought us to this place. Whether you’ve attended the Festival as an author, volunteered your time, partnered alongside us, sponsored an event, or simply cheered us on—thank you! You are the reason this Festival continues to grow and shine.

Your support means that more voices find a stage, more students experience the magic of meeting authors, and more conversations ripple through our community long after the final event ends.

Thank you for believing in the power of stories—and in the community that gathers to tell them. We can’t wait to welcome you back next year as we keep turning the pages together.

With gratitude,

Megan Mulry
Executive Director

Board of Directors
Edward Gale, Chair

Janet Bailey | Jenny Kimball

James McGrath Morris | Carmella Padilla

Jenna Scanlan | Mary Sloane

Maria Gale, Ex Officio

Founders
Clare Hertel | Carmella Padilla | Mark Bryant

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