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Request for 2026 Southern New Mexico Book Festival Vendor Applications
We are ready to accept applications from authors, booksellers, and book-related vendors to participate in the 2026 Second Annual Southern New Mexico Book Festival (SNMBF).
The 2026 SNMBF will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the DASR building at the Doña Ana Community College East Mesa campus on 2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
This year, we are expanding beyond the common area into the courtyard, so we will be able to accommodate more vendors. If you choose to be in the courtyard, you have the option of using your own table or renting a half or whole 6-foot table.
Follow the appropriate link to access the online application that applies to your situation.
Link to Author Vendor form – https://forms.gle/W1bgwHkCnq4LGPyi6
Link to Bookseller/Publisher Vendor form – https://forms.gle/AkXL23rnNw95iHUx8
Link to Book-related Vendor form – https://forms.gle/R8qf9LseUqpAQJho6
If you participated in the 2025 Southern New Mexico Book Festival (SNMBF) and you want to use the same headshot and book cover that you submitted last year, email us at snmbookfestival@gmail.com. Put your name as the subject.
DO NOT SUBMIT PAYMENT UNTIL YOUR APPLICATION IS APPROVED. When you are accepted, you will receive instructions about how to pay. There will be an online payment option.
We still need volunteers to help with the 2026 SNMBF. Only children’s book authors will do readings. Author panels by genre will replace adult author readings. We need authors to serve as panelists and moderators; help with planning and conducting workshops; getting sponsors and food vendors; and doing …
June Meeting!
Where
Las Cruces Village (formerly Good Samaritan) in the Creative Arts Room, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Enter through the main administrative building entrance (parking is to the east of the building) and turn left in the first hallway to reach the room.
When
2:30-4:30 pm, Saturday June 13th, 2026
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Welcome New Members
- Membership and Financials
- Member Accomplishments
- Vote on next years LCW Board Members
- Readings by members?? (THIS COULD BE YOU!)
- Discussion: Supporting characters. How do good supporting characters propel a story forward? What makes a good supporting character?
- Writing prompts
- Time & Date of next meeting reminders
- Adjournment
2026 Southern New Mexico Book Festival
April Meeting!
Where
Las Cruces Village (formerly Good Samaritan) in the Creative Arts Room, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Enter through the main administrative building entrance (parking is to the east of the building) and turn left in the first hallway to reach the room.
When
2:30-4:30 pm, Saturday April 11th, 2026
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Welcome New Members
- Membership and Financials
- Member Accomplishments
- Mira! Las Cruces!
- Carol Potenza – Going Wide – Other than Amazon Book Sellers
- Booknanza discussion
- Readings by members?? (THIS COULD BE YOU!)
- POV Discussion (read up on the different POV types and their strengths!)
- Time & Date of next meeting reminders
- Adjournment
Karen Ray Speaks!
Check out Las Cruces Writer and memoirist Karen Ray talk about writing at the virtual Kingdom Writers Conference on March 24th. Extra-nice: it’s free!
December Meeting (NOTE New Meeting Room)
Where
Las Cruces Village (formerly Good Samaritan), 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Our meeting will NOT be taking place in the same room, however. Go down the stairs that are right outside the room we usually meet and there will be a large meeting room almost right at the bottom. We’ve met there several times before.
When
2:30-4:30 pm, Saturday December 13th, 2025
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Welcome New Members
- Membership and Financials
- Member Accomplishments
- Holiday themed writing prompts!
- Readings by members?? (THIS COULD BE YOU!)
- Current advertising techniques (we didn’t get to this last time and I’d really like to discuss)
- Goals for the new year as a writer
- Time & Date of next meeting reminders
- Adjournment
October Meetup!
Where
Good Samaritan Village in the Creative Arts Room, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Enter through the main administrative building entrance (parking is to the east of the building) and turn left in the first hallway to reach the room.
When
2:30-4:30 pm, Saturday October 18th, 2025 (Changed date due to SNMBF!)
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Welcome New Members
- Membership and Financials
- Member Accomplishments
- AI discussion continued (several people had more things to say that we didn’t quite get to last meeting. This won’t take up too much more time).
- Readings by members?? (THIS COULD BE YOU!)
- How to write tension and drama effectively in a scene
- Writing prompts based on the above conversation
- Time & Date of next meeting reminders
- Adjournment
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Amp Up for the Southern New Mexico Book Festival with the Las Cruces Bulletin!
Check out new articles in the Las Cruces Bulletin that cover our two rock-star writers and event organizers, Eva Nevarez-St. John and Charmayne Samuelson. First the two discuss the event, its origins and even a little about literacy in the 21st century. The second article covers Charmayne’s amazing run of awards and success with her Mata Ortiz pottery collaborations and, drum roll please… five new awards from the New Mexico Book Awards, announced Oct. 1st.
For more information on the book festival, check out our events page.
Eva Nevarez-St. John and Charmayne Samuelson Talk SNMBF and More on KTAL 101.5FM!
Catch a stream of Las Cruces Writers Eva Nevarez-St. John and Charmayne Samuelson talking about the upcoming Southern New Mexico Book Festival on KTAL 101.5FM, here. They talk about their writing journeys, the evolution of the SNMBF, and a range of topics in writing and even physicality, channeling, and manifestation of creative inspiration.
Lock in the date and time to join local lights and learn more and refine your skills.…