Rising Writers
New Mexico Writers is committed to supporting aspiring writers in New Mexico through its Rising Writers program. Rising Writers is a chance for aspiring, unpublished writers to spend time in conversation with an established writer in their chosen genre. Rising Writers sessions are held at coffee shops, book stores, and non-profit conference rooms. Both established and rising writers are enthusiastic about the experience and excited to create a supportive writing community. Click the years below to see previous session hosts.
More Rising Writer sessions are being planned for January-March 2025.
For questions or comments about the Rising Writers program, please Email our Rising Writers Committee Chair, Lucy Moore.
The 2024 Rising Writers sessions were hosted by:
- Alexandra Diaz (children, YA)
- Cynthia Sylvester (fiction, hybrid books, poetry)
- Elizabeth Trupin-Pulli (Let’s Talk about Getting Published)
- Joseph Badal (action, mystery, thriller)
- Sandra Blakeslee (Writing about Science & Medicine)
- Sharman Apt Russell (science, nature, personal essay)
The 2023 Rising Writers sessions were hosted by:
- Alexandra Diaz (children, YA)
- Arthur Sze (poetry)
- David Morrell (thriller, mystery, horror)
- Johnny Boggs (western)
- Ron Bloomberg (screen and play writing, directing, producing)