New Mexico Writers Grant Program

The New Mexico Writers annual grant program is intended to support New Mexico authors in a variety of literary endeavors. The program features a competition for funding new works or works in progress by writers from all populations and geographic areas of New Mexico, as well as members from the greater Navajo Nation.

New Mexico Writers will begin welcoming applications for its 2026 grant program in January.

Applications are accepted in one of any of the following genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, playwriting, and screenwriting. Grants are typically between $500 and $2,000 and are intended to support a variety of writer’s needs, including attendance at a writing-related workshop, conference, or mentorship program; research-related travel costs; time away from work to focus on a writing project; and more.

Grants are awarded at the New Mexico Writers annual dinner, where grantees are honored as special guests. The next annual dinner will be held on April 23, 2026, at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe.