New Mexico Literacy Project

The New Mexico Literary Atlas

Where New Mexico's writers lived and wrote — the Hispano and Pueblo traditions, the Taos and Santa Fe colonies, and the bookshops that shaped the state's reading life. 56 places, each linked to the full story behind it.

Writers Bookshops Colonies & Landmarks

The Full Index

Every place on the map links to an in-depth guide. Writers are grouped by the traditions that define New Mexico's literary geography.

Hispano & Chicano New Mexico (9)

Pueblo & Native Literature (7)

The Taos & Santa Fe Colonies (11)

Southwest Regionalists & Storytellers (11)

Historians, Naturalists & Poets (10)

Mystery & Crime (3)

Legendary Bookshops (13)

Colonies & Landmarks (1)

For Press, Librarians & Researchers

The New Mexico Literary Atlas is, to our knowledge, the first interactive map to bring together the state's writers, its Hispano and Pueblo literary traditions, the Taos and Santa Fe colonies, and its historic bookshops in one place. It is compiled from the New Mexico Literacy Project's library of author collecting guides and bookstore histories, and is free to cite, quote, and link.

Journalists and educators are welcome to use it. For a high-resolution screenshot, a specific author's source guide, or commentary on New Mexico's literary geography, reach the project at 702-496-4214.

Cite this atlas. The New Mexico Literary Atlas, New Mexico Literacy Project, https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/new-mexico-literary-atlas. Compiled from our author collecting guides and Albuquerque, Santa Fe & Taos bookstore histories. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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