WHEN
May 16-18, 2025
(FRIDAY–SUNDAY)
WHERE
Santa Fe Community Convention Center
For centuries, this maverick city at the edge of the Southern Rockies has been a cultural crossroads, from Native and Hispano peoples whose oral traditions root them in the landscape to a long line of writers whose work imagines and illuminates the American West and the wider world. What better place to bring together influential authors, thinkers, and passionate readers for an event as unique and inspiring as the city itself?
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Santa Fe International Literary Festival
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Santa Fe Community Convention Center
The Santa Fe Community Convention Center is a LEED-certified green building in the heart of the capital’s historic downtown and home to the Festival.
The Tewa Pueblo people who occupied the site beginning in the thirteenth century called these homelands the “Dancing Ground of the Sun.” Later, Spanish and Mexican inhabitants and American soldiers established seats of government and military operations in the area, including the 1610 Palace of the Governors. While in residence there, Territorial Governor Lew Wallace completed his famous 1880 novel Ben-Hur, one of the most popular novels in history.
Stories to lift us out of the ordinary.
Santa Fe, a city rich in cultural diversity, creativity, and dazzling light, is home to a four-day event that celebrates our shared love of language and ideas. We’ll explore issues at a time of extraordinary change—in politics, race, immigration, the environment, and more—as well as simply escape into great stories. The Santa Fe International Literary Festival will feed our minds and hearts and send us back into the world inspired.
2025 FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE
On Stage
Bestselling, prizewinning authors headline the Festival, discussing their work with readings and book signings that set the stage for further inspired conversations.
In Conversation and Author Talks
Authors and other notable figures engage in one-on-one conversations and thought-provoking discussions. An opportunity to find out what inspires some of today’s most important writers.
Walk & Talk
Small groups of festivalgoers along with featured authors stretch their legs and their minds during morning meditations, walking tours, and other literary-themed activities.