the 9th annual

Taos Writers Conference

Sponsored by SOMOS, Taos, NM

Friday July 25, 2025 - Sunday, July 27, 2025

Early Bird Registration by end of day 6/28/25:

All workshops (except for the ones designated online via Zoom) are located at SOMOS, 108 Civic Plaza Dr, Taos, NM 87571, unless otherwise specified.

Schedule

Early Bird Registration by end of day 6/28/25:
$499 all three days, including faculty readings, keynote reading and lunch roundtable discussions
$335 for three weekend workshops(three hours each) plus all of the above
$175 Friday Intensive (six hours) only plus all of the above

 

Beginning 6/29/25
$569 for all three days
$385 for all three weekend workshops
$199 for Friday Intensive

All live events are at SOMOS, 108 Civic Plaza Dr., Taos, NM
Registration closes 7/23/25

Key to workshops: P=Poetry; M=Memoir; PR=Prose-fiction/nonfiction; PU=Publishing

INTENSIVES ($175 Early Bird/ $199 Late Registration)

Choose one from the following six, all-day Intensive classes.

Weekend Workshops AND Friday Intensive: $499/$569 

Day 1

FRIDAY
July 25, 2025

10:00 – 4:00

Connie Josefs

 

 

 

 

Sean Murphy

 

 

Nick Flynn

Keynote Reading

5:30PM  at SOMOS, 108 Civic Plaza Dr, Taos, NM 87571.

 

 

WORKSHOPS ($335 Early Bird/ $385 Late Registration)

Choose one workshop from each time slot for Day 2 and Day 3.

Weekend Workshops AND Friday Intensives: $499/$569

Day 2

SATURDAY
July 26, 2025

9​:00 – 12:00

 

Day 2

SATURDAY
July 26, 2025

2:00 – 5:00

Faculty Readings Book signings/sales (live)

7PM – 9PM

 

 

Minrose Gwin

 

Day 3

SUNDAY
July 27, 2025

9:00 – 12:00

Sawnie Morris

Susannah Simpson

Allegra Huston

ROUNDTABLES

The Taos Writers Conference offers lunchtime Roundtables on Saturday, Day 2 only.
These value-added lunch events are informative and free to attend. Bring your brown-bag lunch to the group discussions with local experts on topics of interest in the literary world.

Saturday 12-2 Author Book sales 

Day 2

SATURDAY
July 26, 2025

12:15- 2:00

 

Early Bird Registration ends 6/28/25. All registration closes on 7/23/25.

PLEASE NOTE OUR CANCELLATION POLICY: 100% refund minus a $35 administrative fee for cancellations dated 6/28/25 or earlier; 50% refund minus a $35 administrative fee for cancellations received between 6/29/25 – 7/23/25. No refunds given for cancellations received after 7/23/25.

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  • LANL (Los Alamos National Labs)  • New Mexico Humanities Council • Nusenda Foundation • Witter Bynner Foundation • Amazon Literary Partnership • Literary Emergency Fund