New Mexico Authors

Pen name of Santa Fe author Charlotte Berney.

Santa Fe. Educational consultant. Author/photographer on several works including Indian Basketmakers of California and the Great Basin : the living art and fine tradition and Indian Basketmakers of the Southwest : the living art and fine tradition.

Santa Fe. Author of the metaphysical mystery The Shamrock and The Feather.

Professor Emerita of English Medieval Language and Literature at UNM, founder of the Institute of Medieval Studies there. Recipient of the New Mexico Humanities Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities. Author of Beowulf and the Grendel-kin: Politics and Poetry in Eleventh-Century England, co-editor of New Readings on Women in Old English Literature.

Santa Fe. Teacher, writer and poet. Involved in the “Rio Grande/Rio Bravo” documentary project. Has acted as a consultant to a number of New Mexico oral history projects. Articles in numerous publications across New Mexico.

Albuquerque. Author of numerous works on genealogy and history, including Genealogical resources in New Mexico and Native American genealogical resources for New Mexico.

Albuquerque. Founder of The New Nobility Project. Author of The Pursuit of Nobility: Living a Life that Matters.

(1915-1999) Born in Grants to one of the first families settling there. Taught school in Corona and Grants. Served as Mayor of Grants for two terms. Author of Boom to Bust: Remembrances of the Grants, New Mexico Uranium Boom.

Colorado resident. Attended the College of Santa Fe. Climber/hiker and bicyclist, often visits northern New Mexico. Author of Santa Fe-Taos hiking guide and Mountain biking northern New Mexico : a guide to northern New Mexico's greatest off-road bicycle rides.

Native of Albuquerque. Master of Fine Arts from UNM. Author of the magical realist novel Archaeopteryx, the first book in a planned trilogy set in Albuquerque.

Albuquerque, then Silver City. Degree in Creative Writing. Author of a memoir trilogy starting with Double Doll.

(1919-2020) Santa Fe. Master's degree in literature, and a law degree. Author of several novels including the legal thriller Love is a Legal Affair set in "San Carlos New Mexico".

Albuquerque. Works in environmental consulting. Author of the thriller Mother Nature's Son.

Native of Albuquerque. Masters's degree from New York University. Curator of Southwest Collections at the New Mexico History Museum and Palace of the Governors. Collector of oral histories. Co-editor, with Jack Loeffler, of Voices of Counterculture in the Southwest. Contributor to La Fonda Then & Now.

Curator Emeritus of Latin American and Iberian Collections at the University of New Mexico Library. Author of works on Latin American history and librarianship.

Bosque Farms. Attended the Institute of American Indian Arts. Copywriter, photographer for a variety of markets including New Mexico magazine.

Albuquerque. Member of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma; co-founder of Native Christian Way (NCW) in Albuquerque. Author of Creator's Gift and Black Journey.

Author of several books on Biblical and Christian subjects including A Sampler of Bible Beauty and Naomi's Joy and From a Grain of Mustard Seed.

Born in Hobbs. Masters in Communication from Eastern New Mexico University. Author of the Trinity The Troublemaker series of books for children.

(1984- ) Born in Santa Fe. Online host and video game creator. Writer of articles on computer gaming. Author of several works including the novel The Holder's Dominion.

Formerly of Michigan, now of Albuquerque. Freelance writer for various area publications. Author of several books on rural buildings including Barns from the Land of Enchantment and Tales of the Road: Essays on a Half Century of Travel and Master of None: A Love/Hate Affair with Home Remodeling.

Santa Fe. Poet, fiction writer, essayist, screenwriter. Long-term instructor at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Author of several chapbooks and collections including An Amiable Reception for the Acrobat and Above the Jeweled City. Poet Laureate of Santa Fe 2012-2014.

Splits time between Kansas and Santa Fe. Author of Confessions of an Uppity Woman, collected from her column carried in several newspapers.

Corrales. Chairperson of the Corrales Historical Society’s Archival Committee; previously did historic preservation work throughout the state including a 15 year stint as the preservation planner for the City of Albuquerque. Co-author, with Kathryn Sargeant, of Shining River, Precious Land : an oral history of Albuquerque's North Valley. Author of Corrales for the Images of America series, and Hometown Corrales: A Family Album.

Albuquerque. Former president of UNM. Author of Miracle on the Mesa : a history of the University of New Mexico, 1889-2004.

(1820-1910) William Watts Hart Davis. Civil War Brigadier General. Served as a journalist. Lived in New Mexico 1853-57, serving variously as US district attorney, attorney general, acting governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, and superintendent of public buildings. Author of El Gringo, or, New Mexico and Her People (1854) and Spanish Conquest of New Mexico (1867).

Assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at UNM. Author of Joinings: Compound Words in Old English Literature.

Author and playwright. Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Author of several novels set in New Mexico, including the mystery series about Santa Fe museum director Ginevra Prettifield.

Taos. Her writings have appeared in numerous publications including The Huffington Post. Has toured with Poets for Peace. Author of several collections of poetry including The Edge Of Waking.

Valerie Day-Sanchez. Degrees from New Mexico State University. Author of Young Adult and adult science fiction and fantasy books including Threshold and Harlow Whittaker & The Soothsayers.

Albuquerque. Speech-language pathologist often working in the public schools. Sponsor of poetry slam teams for young people. Numerous appearances as a guest poet/author at schools, libraries, poetry events, and teacher conferences. Author of several books for young people including Take Me There and Forget Me Not.

Pen name of author Melody Groves.

Santa Fe; longtime editor of The New Mexican newspaper. Article featured in All Trails Lead to Santa Fe : an anthology commemorating the 400th anniversary of the founding of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1610.

Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. Journalist and associate professor of English, and a long-time hospice volunteer. Writer of articles for local newspapers. Author of What Does It Feel Like to Die?: Inspiring New Insights .

Las Vegas-born artist, santero, and storyteller. Books include The Legend of La Llorona and Hidden History of Spanish New Mexico and Enchanted Legends and Lore of New Mexico and New Mexico in the Mexican-American War.

Born in Santa Fe. Actor, playwright. Author of the science fiction novel This Wild Earth.

Formerly of Santa Fe, now of Texas. Graduate of UNM. Artist and art critic, longtime writer on Southwestern art, formerly with the Santa Fe Reporter. Contributor of artist profiles to several books including Western traditions : contemporary artists of the American West and Santa Fe Design and Landscapes of New Mexico : paintings of the Land of Enchantment.

Native New Mexican. Blogger, humanities teacher. Author of several books including Everyday Enchantments: Musings on Ordinary Magic & Daily Conjurings and the Practically Pagan books.

Albuquerque, native New Mexican. Depth psychologist. Author of several novels including Goddess of the Wild Thing and The Unholy.

Teacher at the College of Santa Fe. Works include Enchantment and Exploitation : the life and hard times of a New Mexico mountain range and River of traps : a village life which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Santa Fe. Has taught Spanish, New Mexico Heritage, and Intercultural Relations to adult groups in many venues. Served as a volunteer at the Pecos National Historical Park. Author of several works including Pecos Pueblo People Through the Ages and The Great Pecos Mission.

San Cristobal. Nontraditional psychotherapist and teacher. President of Blessingway Books Cooperative. Author / co-author of several works including Awaken and Healing Grief: a mother's story.

(1830-1901) Served as secretary to Archbishop Lamy. Noted for the 1887 work Historical Sketch of the Catholic Church in New Mexico. Also wrote The Martyrs of New Mexico: a brief account of the lives and deaths of the earliest missionaries in the territory.

Professor emeritus of biology at UNM and curator emeritus at the Museum of Southwestern Biology. Co-author, with Charles W. Painter, of Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico.

Writer of articles for Altered Reality magazine. Author of several books including The Ruined Man series.

Private pilot and commercial aviation historian. Author of Albuquerque International Sunport.

(1896?-1983) Santa Fe. Painter and art instructor credited with teaching many Native American students and influencing the Southwest Movement of Native American painting. Playwright. Involved with Santa Fe Indian Tours, lecturing at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe. Writer of articles for periodicals; regular contributor to El Palacio, the magazine of the Museum of New Mexico. Collected folk tales. Author of books for children, some set in New Mexico, including TayTay's Children and Blue-Wings-Flying. Author of Say the Bells of Old Missions: Legends of Old New Mexico Churches.

Santa Fe. Co-author of Fodor's New Mexico.

Northern New Mexico. Independent writer and editor. Author of several works including Aspen Art in the New Mexico Highlands and The Survival Greenhouse and The Hydroponic Hot House: Low-Cost, High-Yield Greenhouse Gardening.

Albuquerque. Board member of the New Mexico State Poetry Society. Poet with works in numerous publications.

Albuquerque. Author of the poetry collection Sell Me Insanity.

Ph.D. in American History from UNM. Assistant professor of history at Northern Michigan University. Author / editor of several works about New Mexico, including The Immigrant Experience in Albuquerque, 1880-1920 and Essays in twentieth-century New Mexico history.

Served as curator at the New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts for the Depression Era. Co-author (with Suzan Campbell) of Visions & visionaries : the art & artists of the Santa Fe Railway; contributor to several works including Spirit and vision : images of Ranchos de Taos Church and Independent spirits : women painters of the American West, 1890-1945.

First Diné/Navajo to earn a PhD in history; associate professor of American studies at the University of New Mexico. Author of Reclaiming Diné history : the legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita.

Longtime staffer with the Albuquerque Public Library. Technical writer, copy editor, poet. Writer of articles for local publications including the Albuquerque Tribune and the Weekly Alibi. Writer of numerous reference resources for the Library system.

Santa Fe. Travel writer, with articles in many national publications. Author (with wife, photographer Lisl Dennis) of several books about Santa Fe including Santa Fe and Taos : under a coyote moon and Behind adobe walls : the hidden homes and gardens of Santa Fe and Taos.

Santa Fe. Author/photographer on travel and decorative arts. Former travel editor for Outdoor Photographer. Travel tour guide. Works published in many national publications. Photographer/author, with husband Landt Dennis, of several books about Santa Fe including Behind adobe walls : the hidden homes and gardens of Santa Fe and Taos.

Santa Fe. Former restaurant reviewer. Author of The Feast of Santa Fe : Cooking of the American Southwest.

Investigative reporter, historian, documentarian. Served as a reporter for the Rio Grande Sun. Adjunct professor at UNM and College of Santa Fe. Winner of numerous awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a New Mexico AP award for investigative reporting. Author of many works including Faith and Betrayal: A Pioneer Woman's Passage in the American West and The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right.

(1926-2018) Scholar in Residence at Western New Mexico University. Ph.D in English from UNM. Founding Director of the Chicano Studies Program at University of Texas at El Paso. Professor of English, Bilingual Education, Social/Behavioral Studies, and Communication at numerous universities. Author / co-author of several works including the Encyclopedia of Latino Issues Today.

Crystal New Mexico, Crownpoint. Degrees in business and education from Fort Lewis College, UNM, and New Mexico State University. Educator for three decades at various schools including serving as the first Diné woman provost at Navajo Technical University. Served as the first Native editor of the Tribal College Journal. 2008 recipient of the Governor's Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women. Poet with works in many publications.

Professor of Law at UNM, served as Dean of the Law School. Has worked on many legislative projects for the New Mexico state legislative and Governor’s office. Co-author of Nonprofit Organizations Law and Policy; author of Planning Tax-Exempt Organizations.

Albuquerque. Expert on addictive nutrition; more than thirty years' experience working in public health, nutrition, and childhood health. Author of several books including the bestselling Potatoes Not Prozac.

Studied teaching at UNM, taught 5th grade in Santa Fe. Author of historical romance novels and series, some of them set in 19th century Colorado and New Mexico. New York Times bestseller, with more than 3 dozen of her titles on the bestseller list and more than 50 million of her books in print worldwide. Her first book, The Enchanted Land, is set in New Mexico.

Santa Fe. Writer, illustrator. Author of three autobiographical novels reflecting her upbringing in New Mexico, and numerous books about natural science, mostly for young people. Works include: Stories on stone : rock art, images from the ancient ones and Paisano, the Roadrunner and Zozobra: The Story of Old Man Gloom which includes her experiences as a "Gloomie".

Albuquerque. Freelance creative writer. Founder of the Women's Thriller Writers Association. Articles in numerous periodicals including Aviation magazine and New Mexico Entertainment Magazine. Writes adventure, science fiction, fantasy, occult horror. Author of the supernatural thriller Idol Makers series. Author of The 5-Minute Author: How to Write a Novel.

Albuquerque event organizer, author of The Whole Chile Pepper Book (with Nancy Gerlach); The chile pepper encyclopedia : everything you'll ever need to know about hot peppers with more than 100 recipes; The Pepper Garden (with Paul M. Bosland); and other books on cooking with chile.

(1906-1990) Taos. Came to New Mexico in 1929 to visit with family friend Mabel Dodge Luhan. The summer visit led to a residence where she spent twelve years. Author of Taos: A Memory about her interactions with Luhan's circle including Georgia O'Keeffe and Leopold Stokowski.

Northern New Mexico. Screenwriter, filmmaker. Numerous awards for screenwriting. Author of the magical realism novel The Fifth Life of the Catwoman.

Santa Fe. Author of novels for young people including Of All the Stupid Things and The Crossroads and The Only Road.

Grew up in southern New Mexico, graduate of New Mexico State University. Author of Hispanic Heritage, My Journey From New Mexico to the Mountains of Central America.

Tewa from Santa Clara Pueblo; lives in Santa Fe. Poet and author; work published in numerous periodicals including New Mexico magazine and The Santa Fean. Featured in Neon pow-wow : new Native American voices of the Southwest.

(1914-2000) Clovis. Degree in English from UNM; worked for the New Mexico Federal Art Project and served as director of the Roswell Museum of Arts and Culture. Director of the University of New Mexico Press 1956-66. President of the Historical Society of New Mexico and the Albuquerque Historical Society. Best known for New Mexico Village Arts (1949).

Los Alamos. Former editor of Outside magazine. Author of On the Burning Edge : a fateful fire and the men who fought it.

Emeritus professor of biology at New Mexico State University. Writes extensively on the natural vegetation of arid and riparian environments. Author of New Mexico Vegetation: Past, Present, and Future.

Albuquerque. Extensive experience in air transport, air traffic safety, and human factors engineering; former investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for Silent Knights: Blowing the Whistle on Military Accidents and Their Coverups. Author of Air Safety Investigators: Using Science to Save Lives—One Crash at a Time. Author of several thriller novels including Kidnap Marilyn: The Daring Scheme to Save Her.

Central New Mexico. Lifelong educator and school administrator. Author of the "Flapper" mystery series, including The Flapper, the Scientists, and the Saboteur.

(1952-1994) Santa Fe; degree from UNM. Master potter, noted as a pioneer of the "deconstructive" method where he would make "perfect" pots, deliberately break them, then reconstruct them into a new form. Author/co-author of several works about pottery in New Mexico; best known for Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery, later expanded and reissued as Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery.

Albuquerque. M.A. from UNM. Teacher at UNM and University of Georgia. Poems have appeared in numerous publications including Rio Grande Writers Quarterly.

Albuquerque. Attended Highland High School and UNM. Worked at KGGM-TV and as a reporter for KOB Radio. Served as an anchor for NPR's All Things Considered, then later as an investigative journalist for Hard Copy. Syndicated columnist with numerous publications. Author / co-author of several works including Thinking Outside the Crime and Justice Box and Be Careful Who You Love: Inside the Michael Jackson Case and Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World's Most Savage Murderers.

Albuquerque. Website administrator. Reporter and columnist for several publications including The Albuquerque Journal and Hispanic magazine. Contributor to New Mexico magazine.

Formerly of Santa Fe, now living in Mexico. Story editor for filmmaking; Founding Chair of the Moving Image Arts program at the College of Santa Fe. Author of several works including The way of the traveler : making every trip a journey of self-discovery and the novel The House of Alarcon; co-author (with Louise Turner) of Will Shuster: a Santa Fe legend.

Northern New Mexico. Investment manager and entrepreneur. Project Director for the National Institute for Change. Publisher who established Pennywhistle Press. One of the founders of PEN New Mexico and of the New Mexico Book Association. Co-editor, with Jeanie Williams, of Saludos! : poemas de Nuevo Mexico. Author of several books of poetry including Tesuque Poems.

Albuquerque. Author of several books including Blood Worthy.

Santa Fe. Co-editor, with Rick Hendricks and John L. Kessell, of The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas.

Former writer with the Weekly Alibi in Albuquerque. Author of City Smart Guidebook - Albuquerque.

Deming. Author of Hunter's guide to the javelina of New Mexico.

Albuquerque author, best known for the Thomas Covenant series. Also writes the Mick Axbrewder mystery series. New York Times bestselling author.

(1925-1970) Served as President of New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas. Noted for construction and renovation of school buildings; in 1958 received a distinguished service award from the Albuquerque Junior Chamber of Commerce for contributions to improvement of education in New Mexico. The Thomas C. Donnelly Library at NMHU is named in his honor. Author/co-author of several books about New Mexico history including The Government of New Mexico and New Mexico History and Civics. Autobiography: I Came Down from the Hills.

(1904-1995) Noted Albuquerque gardening enthusiast. Author of Southwest Gardening. Subject of the biography Albuquerque's flower lady : Rosalie Doolittle by Betty Huning Hinton. The Rosalie Doolittle Memorial Fountain at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden is named in her honor.

Albuquerque. Cultural resources interpreter specializing in new media. On the staff of the New Mexico Humanities Council as a scholar on grant projects and the Centennial Online Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps. Author of Wicked Taos and Forgotten Tales of New Mexico.

(1939-2012) Split his time between Los Alamos and Taos. Best known for his mystery series about Ute Tribal Policeman Charlie Moon.

Silver City. Freelance writer, contributor to New Mexico magazine.

Santa Fe. Internal medicine physician. Author of numerous books on the role of consciousness and spirituality in health, including Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine and Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing and The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things: Fourteen Natural Steps to Health and Happiness.

Photographer on several works including Fine Indian Jewelry of the Southwest: The Millicent Rogers Museum Collection and Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions.

(1895-1971) Ralph Waddell Douglass. Moved to Albuquerque in 1929; taught at UNM from 1929-1961. Nationally recognized painter, graphic artist, cartoonist, calligrapher, illustrator and designer; noted for distinctive paintings of New Mexico. Illustrated the Mesaland series co-authored with Loyd Tireman. Author of Calligraphic lettering with wide pen and brush.

Santa Fe. Longtime worker with crystals in healing. Author of Crystal Journey: Travel Guide for the New Shaman and the related card set.

Santa Fe. Psychologist, anxiety expert and coach. Author of Fear-Less: The Art of Using Your Anxiety to Your Advantage.

Ph.D. in Horticulture. Wrote a semi-weekly column on gardening in the Albuquerque Journal. Author of several books including High Desert Yards and Gardens.

Santa Fe. Journalist, book reviewer, narrator of "The Reading Sampler" on public radio. Author of the novel Journey Through Jess.

(1916-1971) Edward Pasqual Dozier, born Eduardo de Pascua Dozier in Santa Clara Pueblo, Tewa. Noted anthropologist and linguist who studied Native Americans and the peoples of northern Luzon in the Philippines. Masters in Anthropology from UNM, Ph.D from University of California-Los Angeles. Best known works: The Hopi-Tewa of Arizona and The Pueblo Indians of North America. New Mexico State Historian page on Edward Dozier

Santa Fe. Has worked at the Santa Fe New Mexican as a feature writer, reporter, and editor. Editor and writer at Santa Fe Community College. Longtime editor-in-chief at New Mexico magazine. Writer of articles for numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times. Winner of several awards including Communicator of Achievement from New Mexico Press Women. Author / co-author / editor of several books including Artists at Home: inspired ideas from the homes of New Mexico artists

Albuquerque. New York Times bestselling author of Young Adult novels including the Library Jumpers series and the Fated series.

Grant County. Poet with works in numerous publications including Illumen Magazine.

Santa Fe. Geologist / hydrogeologist. Has provided expert testimony for numerous groundwater legal cases. Contributor to From Mountaintop to Valley Bottom : understanding past land use in the northern Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico.

Las Cruces. Artist and "colorist". Author of Nicholas & Helena Roerich : the spiritual journey of two great artists and peacemakers.

Santa Fe. Founding rabbi of HaMakom: The Place for Passionate and Progressive Judaism, in Santa Fe. Author of numerous books including Frida Kahlo and Portraits of Jewish American Heroes.

Socorro. M.A. in English; has taught at UNM, New Mexico Tech, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Writer of book reviews for local periodical. Author of several collections of poetry and articles including Living Well is the Best Revenge and Love of Language: I've Got It Badly and That Ain't Well. Author of Socorro: The Heart of New Mexico.

Santa Fe. Santa Fe. MA in Cultural Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Author of Work That Matters.

Willis Duff. Tijeras. Author of several science fiction novels including A Reluctant God and LUCAS 2.0: Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again.

Geologist. Co-author, with Dennis Slifer, of Kokopelli : fluteplayer images in rock art.

Born in New Mexico. Journalist with the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. Winner of numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. Author of several books including the bestselling The Power of Habit : Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.

Served as professor emeritus at the UNM School of Law. Specializes in water and environmental law. Contributor to One Hundred Years of Water Wars in New Mexico, 1912-2012 and Pueblo Indian Water Rights: Struggle for a Precious Resource.

Professor emeritus of creative writing at UNM. Documentarian with several works distributed on National Public Radio. Author of Huxley in Hollywood and Aldous Huxley Recollected and How Can I Keep From Singing?, a biography of Pete Seeger. Editor of A Route 66 Companion.

Roswell. Under that name, writes historical romances and mysteries including Pecos Valley Revival. Writes romance novels under Emma Craig, historical fiction and love stories as Rachel Wilson, and westerns as Jon Sharpe.

Also writes as Lois Kerry. Albuquerque. Degree from UNM, and taught journalism there. Author of many best-selling books for young people, some of which have been made into films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer and Hotel for Dogs. Also author of the true-crime book about the murder of her daughter, Who Killed My Daughter?.

Award-winning author of twenty-five books. His published work covers fiction, non-fiction, satire, short stories and poetry. His wife Penny Duncklee is an artist who illustrates some of his books. Titles include Forced Journey and Double Vengeance.

Albuquerque attorney. Author, with daughter Mary Kay Stein, of A Life in the Law : a woman lawyer's life in post-World War II Albuquerque New Mexico.

AKA: Bill Dunmire. Placitas. Photographer. Served as a naturalist for the National Park Service. Field biologist with The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico. Author of several works on natural history including New Mexico's Spanish livestock heritage : four centuries of animals, land, and people and New Mexico's living landscapes : a roadside view; co-author (with Gail D. Tierney) of Wild plants and native peoples of the Four Corners.

Co-author (with Napoleon Garcia) of The Genizaro & the Artist: Stories From New Mexico Villages about Garcia's life in Abiquiu and long association working for Georgia O'Keeffe.

Affiliated with the Artesia Historical Museum & Art Center. Co-author, with Naomi Florez, of Artesia for the Images of America series.

(1878-1962) Santa Fe; journalist known for a regular column, "Village Gossip", in the Santa Fe New Mexican. Distinctive and eccentric, he would do surprise interviews of guests at the La Fonda Hotel. Author of Cured! The 70 Adventures of a Dyspeptic and With Gissing in Italy: The Memoirs of Brian Boru Dunne.

Santa Fe. Journalist. Co-author of The Tibetan Wheel of Existence: An Introduction and Celebrating Guadalupe. Author of several works including Guadalupe: Our Lady of New Mexico.

Professor Emerita in English & Philosophy at New Mexico Tech. Former president of the Emerson Society. Work involves diversity issues in science and engineering; co-founded the New Mexico Tech Women’s Resource Center. Author of Emerson and Environmental Ethics.

Albuquerque. Former teacher; teacher of writing; speaker and workshop presenter. Author of many science books for children, including Sniffles, Sneezes, Hiccups, and Coughs and Prize-Winning Science Fair Projects; and the Young Adult novel When Heroes Die.

Central New Mexico. Author of fantasy, romance, and mystery novels including A Feral Darkness.

Longtime art dealer and gallery owner in Santa Fe. Founder and director of Santa Fe's Wonder Institute. Author of the memoir Still Moving.

Bertha Pauline Dutton. Anthropologist who studied archaeology with Edgar Lee Hewett. Served as Curator of Ethnology at UNM and as Director of what is now the Wheelwright Museum; on the board of the Fred Harvey Fine Arts Foundation. Author of numerous works on Native America including American Indians of the Southwest and Navahos and Apaches : the Athabascan peoples.

Santa Fe. Author of Paid in Sunsets : a park ranger's story.

Continental Divide NM. Fiction writer and poet, published in several national publications. Educator in the English Communications Department of UNM.

Taos. Holistic farm and garden consultant and Permaculture designer. Author, with editor Helen Rynaski, of Holistic Indoor Gardening: A Panoptic View Through the Lens of Earthship Greenhouse Management.

Albuquerque. MFA in nonfiction writing, BA in journalism from UNM. Freelance writer and editor; has worked with Museum of New Mexico Press and the City of Albuquerque. Writer of articles for periodicals including InStyle and New Mexico magazine.