“The stars we are given. The constellations we make.”
—Rebecca Solnit, 2026 featured Festival author

Dear Festival Friend,

Your donation today can help raise $50,000 to bring a constellation of literary stars to the 2026 Festival!

An anonymous champion of the Santa Fe International Literary Festival has created a year-end matching gift challenge. Donate before midnight on December 31 and every dollar you give will be matched 1:1—up to $25,000!

Your gift helps bring Judy Blume, Isabel Wilkerson, Rebecca Solnit, Colm Tóibín, and Ocean Vuong to our Festival stage next May. It also keeps session prices accessible and provides free tickets to New Mexico educators and students, as well as residents facing financial challenges.

If you have already made your gift, we thank you! If you’ve been waiting for the right time to donate, it has arrived!

Make your gift today and double its impact.

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