the 10th annual
Taos Writers Conference
Sponsored by SOMOS, Taos, NM
Early Bird Registration by end of day 6/1/26:
All workshops (except for the ones designated online via Zoom) are located at SOMOS, 108 Civic Plaza Dr, Taos, NM 87571, unless otherwise specified.
The Taos Writers Conference was named one of the best in the Southwest by The Writer magazine.
$175 Friday Intensive (six hours) only plus all of the above
Alexandra Fuller, Keynote Speaker & Instructor
Keynote 2026 time and location TBA
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra Fuller is the author of four memoirs, including DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT — a New York Times Notable Book for 2002, the 2002 Booksense Best Non-fiction book, a finalist for the Guardian’s First Book Award, and the winner of the 2002 Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize — and the New York Times bestselling COCKTAIL HOUR UNDER THE TREE OF FORGETFULNESS, two books of nonfiction, and the novel QUIET UNTIL THE THAW. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic, Granta, The New York Times, The Guardian and The Financial Times.
She is also the author of Fi: A Memoir of her Son, who died suddenly in his sleep at the age of twenty-one. After decades of writing memoir, longtime area resident Alexandra Fuller reached a milestone in the genre.
On Monday, 11/17/25, she was announced as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in that category.
Early Bird Registration ends 6/1/26. All registration closes on 7/22/26.
PLEASE NOTE OUR CANCELLATION POLICY: 100% refund minus a $35 administrative fee for cancellations dated 6/1/26 or earlier; 50% refund minus a $35 administrative fee for cancellations received between 6/2/26 – 7/17/26. No refunds given for cancellations received after 7/17/26.
Open Tues-Sat 12pm-4pm 575.758.0081 108 Civic Plaza Drive
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3225, Taos, NM 87571
THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS
SOMOS programs are made possible in part by these organizations: New Mexico Arts, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts • Taos Community Foundation • The McCune Foundation • The National Endowment For The Arts • The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation • Taos County Lodgers Tax • TaosNetLLC for high speed internet service • Lions Club • Milagro Rotary Club • New Mexico Humanities Council • Nusenda Foundation • Witter Bynner Foundation • Amazon Literary Partnership • Literary Emergency Fund
