Until Next Year

What a year! We have to thank you all for making the 16th annual Taos Summer Writers' Conference so incredible. It was such an honor to spend another beautiful week in Taos with all of you.

Among the highlights, of which there were many, was the launch of Rananim. If you still haven't watched this video, which was directed by Conference Assistant Director, Eva Lipton-Ormand, please do, and see what Sharon and Eva have been working on for the past few months. And for those of you who want to continue that momentum from the Conference, consider taking one of the classes.

Debra Monroe said during the week that each time she comes to the Conference it just gets better and better. We agree! And it is all because of you. We can't wait until next July!

Join Us at the Inaugural Southwest Book Fiesta!

Come join us for the first ever Southwest Book Fiesta right here in Albuquerque! The weekend of May 10 - 12 we'll be at Table 30 with all sorts of goodies and special events including Book Signings by TSWC faculty members: Dan Mueller, Amy Beeder, Valerie Martinez, and Hilda Raz!

Dan Mueller will be teaching a weekend workshop, Image and Flash Fiction, at this year's conference.
Amy Beeder will be teaching a weekend workshop, Exercises in the Art of Poetry, at this year's conference.
Valerie Martinez will be teaching a weekend workshop, Why Write: Living the Writing Life Regardless of Publication, Recognition, Money and Fame, at this year's conference.
Hilda Raz will be co-teaching an Ekphrastic Poetry weekend workshop with the 15th annual TSWC featured artist, Ouida Touchón.

We will also be sharing the table with UNM's creative writing graduate run literary magazine Blue Mesa Review. It is going to be a fun weekend and we hope to see you there! 

Faculty Feature: Amy Beeder

Amy Beeder is the author of Burn the Field (Carnegie Mellon UP, 2006) and Now Make An Altar (2012.) Her poems have appeared in Poetry, Ploughshares, The Kenyon Review, AGNI, The Nation and many other journals. She has taught poetry at the University of New Mexico and The Taos Summer Writers' Conference. Check out this recent review of Now Make An Altar by Cerise Press.

At the 15th annual Taos Summer Writers' Conference, Amy will be teaching a weekend poetry workshop called Exercises in the Art of Poetry. "Amy has a wonderful and relaxed demeanor coupled with being astute, knowledgeable, insightful and enthusiastic." - 2012 Workshop Attendee