New Mexico Authors

Santa Fe. Art historian and independent curator who has written, taught, and lectured widely on nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European art. Author of / contributor to several works on Southwestern art, including O'Keeffe and Texas and Contested Terrain : myth and meanings in Southwest art.

(1920-2010) Santa Fe. Four terms as congressman from Arizona; served as Secretary of the Interior for eight years. Has lectured widely on natural resources, ecology, and history. Author of several books about the Southwest, including Majestic Journey : Coronado's inland empire and The Forgotten Founders : rethinking the history of the Old West.

Former Senator for New Mexico, son of Stewart Udall. U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Noted conservationist with wilderness protection measures including the establishment of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Contributor to First & Wildest : The Gila Wilderness at 100.

AKA: Lydia Vaughan. Born in Silver City. Degree from New Mexico State University. Author of a Christian Fantasy novel, As I Battle Your Demons, set in Mesilla Park.

(1919-2003) Educator and author; began teaching at the University of New Mexico in 1949 after earning degrees there. Founded the University of New Mexico Andean Center in Ecuador in 1968. Among many awards: Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts (1987), UNM Regents Meritorious Service Medal (1988). Bilingual poet. Best known for short stories and Mi Abuela Fumaba Puros (My Grandmother Smoked Cigars).

Albuquerque. MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Colorado-Boulder and a degree in English from UNM. Writes science fiction & fantasy. Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press. Short stories in numerous periodicals and anthologies including Lightspeed and Weirdbook.

Poet and professor. Divides her time between southern New Mexico and the Taos area. Longtime teacher at University of Texas-El Paso where she developed the creative writing program. Author of several collections of poetry including Progress on the Subject of Immensity and Slow Work Through Sand. Recipient of several awards including two National Endowments for the Arts Fellowships. Poetry in literary journals and magazines including The New Yorker and Blue Mesa Review. Featured in New American Poets of the '90s.

Author of the Taos Festival mystery series and books on understanding contracts including Sign here? : everything you need to know about contracts.

Las Cruces. Professional engineer, president of his own engineering consulting firm. Author of A Movement and a Rest, a discussion of social issues in engineering terms.

Chemist at Los Alamos Labs. Climbing enthusiast. Author of Guide to the New Mexico Mountains.

Santa Fe native. Photographer, filmmaker; self-avowed foodie and interested in "food and its cultural, economic and historic importance". Author of New Mexico Chiles: history, legend, and lore.

Albuquerque. Racecar driver, multiple Indianapolis 500 winner. Author of Winners are Driven : a champion's guide to success in business & life and The Bobby Unser Story.

Embudo native. Teacher, writer. Photographer; author of several books, including Sabino's Map : life in Chimayo's old plaza and New Mexico Route 66 on Tour : legendary architecture from Glenrio to Gallup.

Japanese-American author who lives part of the time in Albuquerque. Author of the novel Go.