Cost: $65 per person

In partnership with the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, join us for the second annual Writing on the Rails on the evening of Thursday, May 14. Last year’s event was a sold-out hit, and this year promises to be just as amazing. This year’s mini writing retreat will be co-hosted by Albuquerque’s inaugural poet laureate, Hakim Bellamy, and Logan Phillips, a poet and cultural worker based in Tucson, Arizona, fresh off the release of his new book, Reckon.

Riders will experience the gift of dedicated time and space to write, discuss, and share prose and poetry, led by Hakim’s and Logan’s writing prompts and inspired by breathtaking scenery as the train travels through a high-desert sunset. This is your chance to meet fellow writers and contribute your own literary voice to the conversations happening throughout the Literary Festival community.

Passengers should pack their favorite writing gear, whether analog paper and pens or electronic devices. However, please keep in mind that this train is a classic model with no electrical outlets or Wi-Fi (all the better to keep you in the writing zone).

The train departs and returns to the Santa Fe Depot. Each ticket includes a seat in an enclosed train car and a complimentary champagne welcome as the literary adventure begins. Additional snacks and drinks can be purchased.