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Join us Nov 7th
A day for indie authors to sell their books in Rio Rancho, NM. Apply for a table.
Mission
To celebrate, elevate, and build career infrastructure for New Mexico writers, authors, poets, and small press publishers.
Santa Fe 2027
More to come!
Sage & Ink Writers Festival
Vision: A New Mexico where statewide literary and writing talent has the same visibility, support, and career pathways as authors and writers from elsewhere, anchored by a permanent festival and, eventually, a year-round literary hub.
The Opportunity for Writers
Sage & Ink Writers Festival asks the question: what about writers in New Mexico?
The Santa Fe International Literary Festival does something important: it brings world-renowned authors to New Mexico.
Sage & Ink does the opposite.
The festival exists to elevate the state’s indie authors, writers, screenwriters, poets, and small press publishers, and help bring their work to the world.
Sage & Ink isn’t looking for polish or prestige. It’s building energy and a creative scene before everyone knows about it: raw, artistic, a little defiant, and the kind of event people want to be part of from the start.
Inaugural Event: The Block, Rio Rancho
A free, public marketplace day at The Block in Rio Rancho, co-hosted with indie bookstore Enchanted Books.
- Authors, publishers, and book groups table and sell directly to readers
- One or two panel discussions that actually say something
- Poetry from the stage, raw and live
- Shipping containers, food vendors, desert grit. Not a hotel ballroom.
This is the proof of concept: building community, bringing in our first cohort of New Mexico writers and publishers, and creating a track record for funders heading into 2027.
Phase 2: Santa Fe – Spring/Fall 2027 — Advice and Support for Writers
A two-day festival to help writers and authors further their career and to celebrate literary talent in the Land of Enchantment.
Program* includes:
- Informative panels: how to indie publish, books to screen, book marketing, etc
- Indie author awards
- Pitch competition
- Cover design critique
- One-on-one mentoring sessions
- Networking and relationship-building opportunities
This is career infrastructure for creatives serious about writing, not just a celebration. More details to come after November 7th.
*Subject to change.
Become A Sponsor
We’re currently reaching out to aligned businesses, organizations, funders, and individuals to develop collaborations and partnerships to help boost New Mexico writers.
If you’d like to join us, please check out our sponsor deck and get in touch!
About
Diane Hatz is CEO Founder of Whole Healthy Group LLC, a consulting, special events and publishing company working to maximize health of mind, body, and spirit.
She is also the founder of the Sage & Ink Writers Festival.
She is the creator of A Writer’s Life with Diane Hatz, a Substack and YouTube podcast on indie writing, creativity, and life in the second half.
She is an award-winning author and has published four fictional books, Rock Gods & Messy Monsters, Fallen Spirits, The Light of Wounds, and The Journey Home. Her debut novel, Rock Gods & Messy Monsters, has earned numerous honors, including First Runner-up, 2024 Eric Hoffer Award and Grand Prize Shortlist Finalist.
Diane was also Founder/Organizer of TEDxManhattan, Founder/Executive Director of nonprofit Change Food, Impact Producer at film production company Participant, mentor to artists at Creative Capital Foundation as well as entrepreneurs in food startups, plus much more.
