2025 Santa Fe International Literary Festival
Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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SESSION TYPES
- Main Stage - 75-minute asynchronous author talk.
- Concurrent Stage - 60-minute author talk. Two or more sessions run concurrently.
- Morning Meditation and Author Talk - 60-minute session to awaken your creativity.
- Walk & Talk, Spirits Tasting, Taste & Talk - 60-minute off-site sessions within walking distance to the Convention Center.
- NEW! Community Poetry - 60-minute session. Free. Registration required.
COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS
The Santa Fe International Literary Festival has made 1,500 complimentary tickets available for NM students, teachers, librarians, and book lovers in need of financial assistance. Please fill out this form for one complimentary ticket: Free Ticket Request Form
National Book Award winner, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of bitingly funny novels, including James, Erasure, The Trees, and I Am Not Sidney Poitier
Buddhist teacher and social and environmental activist
Beloved author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, including The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, and The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Terry Tempest Williams, Colum McCann, Julian Brave NoiseCat, and others pay tribute to the legendary Pulitzer Prize–winning poet, author, artist, and scholar who called Santa Fe home
Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer and bestselling award winners including A Man of Two Faces, The Committed, and The Refugees
Award-winning author of LatinoLand, American Chica, and other books about the Hispanic experience
Bestselling author of the novel Colored Television and other wry, insightful books about the absurdities and challenges of being a mixed-race American
Filmmaker and author of the celebrated debut novel Shutter and its sequel, Exposure
Walk to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, where the museum librarian will share insights into O’Keeffe’s many and varied literary interests and take a self-guided tour of the collection.
Walk to nearby Sazón restaurant and join chef Fernando Olea for an adventure into the spirits of Mexico with a flight of five mezcals, two sangrítas, and Olea’s famous moles.
Filmmaker, actor, multimedia artist, and author of the provocative New York Times bestseller All Fours
Acclaimed photographer and filmmaker known for his work documenting endangered cultures around the world
Explore Willa Cather’s Santa Fe and the inspiration behind her book Death Comes for the Archbishop with author, tour guide, and historian Garrett Peck.
Kakawa Chocolate House owner Bonnie Bennett will share Colonial American and Mexican chocolate history and recipes while you sample some of the many offerings.
Master of thought-provoking bestsellers, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind
Zen master, poet, and award-winning author of the memoir One Blade of Grass
Pulitzer Prize–winning author of exquisitely crafted novels, including The Hours, Day, and A Home at the End of the World
Pulitzer Prize–winning author of biographies about Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, and Lou Gehrig
National Book Award finalist and author of the acclaimed coming-of-age memoir Whiskey Tender
Novelist, screenwriter, and author of the breakout hit Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
National Book Award–winning author of Let the Great World Spin, TransAtlantic, and Apeirogon
Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the novels The Iliac Crest and The Taiga Syndrome and the memoir Liliana’s Invincible Summer
Wander through Santa Fe’s storied cityscape with Barbara Groth of the Nomadic School of Wonder and experience the art of sensory noticing—using the natural world as a creative muse.
Explore Willa Cather’s Santa Fe and the inspiration behind her book Death Comes for the Archbishop with author, tour guide, and historian Garrett Peck.
Renowned naturalist, activist, and award-winning author of the environmental classics Refuge and An Unspoken Hunger
Raise a glass of botanical spirits with landscape designer and garden author Judith Phillips at Los Poblanos Farm Shop Norte. Enjoy specialty gin tastings and small bites.
Renowned historian and author of Democracy Awakening and the smash-hit Substack newsletter Letters from an American
Ticket prices are subject to change.
You agree, as part of your use of this ticketing platform, to release Santa Fe International Literary Festival (SFILF) from any and all damages that may arise from use, including, without limitation, incidental or consequential damages. SFILF is not responsible and shall not be liable for the listings contained within the ticketing platform, including technical inaccuracies or typographical errors notwithstanding our efforts to eliminate them. In the unfortunate event that an author is unable to attend their event due to unforeseen circumstances or illness, SFILF will endeavor to replace that author with another author and tickets will be honored for that event.
Ticket Delivery:
Tickets will be sent to you electronically and you can show your ticket(s) at the event or present a printed copy. If you lose your ticket, please contact us and we will reissue your tickets.
Ticketing Fees:
There is a 6.75% processing fee charged for each purchase ($45 cap), a 3.2% credit card transaction fee.
New Mexico Resident Discounts:
Discounted tickets are available for New Mexico residents. When purchasing your ticket, proof of residency (such as a driver's license) may be required in the ticketing process, and may be requested prior to entering a session.
Anti-Harassment Policy:
The Santa Fe International Literary Festival strives to create an environment in which people are treated with dignity, decency, and respect. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination or harassment of any kind. We will seek to prevent, correct, and discipline behavior that violates this policy.
Activities that are prohibited include: offensive verbal comments, physical assault, intimidation, harassment, non-consensual photography or recording, any disruption of the Festival sessions, inappropriate physical contact or unwanted attention to any other Festival guest, author, staff member, or volunteer. These include but are not limited to: actions in relation to race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, body size, disability, appearance, nationality, religion, and pregnancy.
All of the people working at the Festival, whether in paid or volunteer roles, authors, moderators, attendees, press, security, vendors and anyone else present at the Festival are included in this policy and expected to comply with it and to take appropriate measures to ensure that prohibited conduct does not occur.
Anyone who engages in harassing behavior will be subject to prompt action by SFILF staff, including expulsion from the Festival.
We encourage anyone who has been the subject of harassment or witnessed it to report it to SFILF staff. You may visit the welcome desk in the Convention Center lobby and ask to speak to the appropriate staff member. If necessary, we will contact the Santa Fe Police Department and will work to provide a safe place for anyone experiencing harassment for the remainder of the Festival.
Please do not unnecessarily touch anyone at the Festival and always ask before taking anyone’s photo. We thank you for your help in making SFILF a safe place for everyone involved.
All purchases are non-refundable.
In the event that the Santa Fe Community Convention Center is closed and the event must be canceled, we will accept your tickets as a contribution or issue you a voucher for a future festival. We recommend the purchase of travel insurance, including cancellation insurance for Covid, medical reasons, etc. One option for refund protection is available for purchase upon checkout. This is provided by a third-party group and is not administered or regulated by SFILF.
In the unfortunate event that you are unable to attend and you have purchased a Day Bundle or Weekend Bundle, you may transfer your ticket to another individual. Please provide notice in writing to tickets@
General admittance is for individuals age 18 and up. Children age 12 and over are allowed at SFILF when accompanied by an adult. Children under 12 are welcome to designated age-specific activities, when available.
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The use of cameras, recording devices, and cell phones (e.g. calling, texting, apps) is prohibited during sessions. Please turn off or silence all mobile phones.
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Latecomers and those who exit during a session will be seated at the discretion of SFILF staff and volunteers.
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The Santa Fe Community Convention Center is ADA accessible on all levels. Please contact us in advance to let us know your needs.
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Talking during sessions is strongly discouraged out of respect for the authors, moderators, and other audience members.
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Smoking is not permitted inside the Santa Fe Community Convention Center.
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The Santa Fe Community Convention Center is home to the Santa Fe International Literary Festival and SFILF observes and obeys all SFCCC rules and regulations, including but not limited to the prohibition of all weapons, illegal drugs, outside alcohol brought onto the premises and enforcement of crowd control as dictated by the Fire Marshal. Those in violation of these rules will forfeit their tickets for the remainder of the Festival and be escorted off the premises.
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In consideration of the health and safety of your pet, animals (with the exception of service dogs) are not permitted in the Convention Center and may not be left outside the premises.
201 W Marcy Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
