Dear Festival Friends,

Join us tomorrow for a champagne reception and early announcement of the complete 2026 lineup, co-hosted with Jill Heppenheimer at TOKo Santa Fe.

Wednesday, October 15, 4:30 p.m. at TOKo, 101 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe.

Upcoming Events

Sunday, October 19, 11:00 a.m.
See Festival co-founder Carmella Padilla in conversation with writer and filmmaker Jaima Chevalier at La Fonda on the Plaza. RSVP by today, Tuesday, October 14, to attend.

Saturday, November 1, 10:00 a.m.
See some of your favorite local authors and support a great cause at A Day with Santa Fe Authors, featuring SFILF alums Jamie Figueroa and Katie Arnold, among others.

February 11–15, 2026
We’re proud to be official partners of the San Miguel Writers’ Conference and Literary Festival, taking place in beautiful San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. We hope to see you there!

Of Note

2024 Festival author Tommy Orange has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow.

Listen to Julian Brave NoiseCat talk about his new book, We Survived the Night, with NPR’s Michel Martin.

Caste, by 2026 Festival author Isabel Wilkerson, is the last great book Annie Lennox read.

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