Conversations with Psyche: A Dreamer’s Guide to Soul-Stirring Creativity
Seekers from diverse backgrounds can unlock internal reservoirs of imagination and insight by exploring their dreams. This book showcases a diverse range of introspective writing and art-making practices designed to coax Psyche out of hiding with unconventional methods for decoding symbols and metaphors. Discover how to decipher the mysterious messages of the night and access the immense creative wisdom that dreams possess.

Victoria Rabinowe is an American artist, author, international educator and director of the DreamingArts Studio in Santa Fe. She has led dream groups, workshops, seminars and retreats at her DreamingArts Studio in Santa Fe, on Zoom and abroad for conferences, universities, museums, writing schools and art academies. She has taught thousands of psychotherapists, spiritual guidance counselors, educators and creatives worldwide to understand the language of dreams through poetry, prose, creative conversations and book arts. She is educated at Harvard, Boston Museum School, Emerson and Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her artwork has been exhibited across the globe. Victoria Rabinowe presents a creative approach to dreamwork that is compatible with the wild and willful nature of dreams. In her books, she demonstrates how to coax Psyche out of hiding in an atmosphere of wonderment and curiosity with surprising discoveries and insights. Discover more at victoriadreams.com

Early Discount Registration $60 ends December 10th, 2024.

Register now for $60 and deliver your materials by December 10th. All registrations $75 after December 10th.

The Eric Hoffer Book Award is a leading international independent book award for academic, small, micro, and self-published presses. There's a category for every printed and digital book. The 2025 registration desk is still open.
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Mary L. Grow participated in a radio interview on WRITER TO WRITER, hosted by Rebecca Evans and Kenneth Rogers, on November 3, 2024. The interview includes a discussion of her recent novel, NIGHT TRAIN TO ODESSA, and the differences and similarities between writing fieldwork ethnography and literary fiction. To listen please click:


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​Hi, everyone. I’m Elvira Carrizal-Dukes, Ph.D., M.F.A. My husband and co-creator Ronnie Dukes and I were in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, recently where we received a brilliant Silver Medal for our sci-fi graphic novel “Daizee & the Dukes of Chuco: Chuco-Juárez World Rally.” You can get a copy directly from our website DUKEScomics.com. I wrote the story and Ronnie illustrated the sequential art. I go by Dr. E.C.-Dukes as my author name for my graphic novels. I use my full legal name when I publish academic scholarship. We received the International Latino Book Award – Award Winning Author recognition. Earlier this year in 2024, we were awarded the Outstanding Emerging BIPOC Creator Award presented by Latinx Pop Lab, Ad Astra Media, and UT English for Comics, Animation, Education, and Outreach. This year we were awarded a grant from the Doña Ana Arts Council and the Devasthali Family Foundation, which made it possible for us to teach a Comics Career Art Path to over 400 middle school students in Chaparral, New Mexico. We are also currently mentoring a fourteen-year-old who will be publishing his first comic book by the end of this year.

Our "Meet the Authors" collaboration with Garcia Street Books will now take place nearly year-round, moving indoors when the weather is inhospitable.  There will be tables in November and December;  we’ll take a break in January;  then the tables will resume in February.

The November 2 table has been filled from the waiting list, but we still have space on the December 7 table.  So we're putting out a call for authors who would like to participate on that date.  Authors are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis, and anyone who applies after we've filled the December table will go on the waiting list for February and later.

Note that “Meet the Authors” is for authors new to Garcia Street Books.  If you participated at an earlier date, or already have a book consigned to the store, you’re unfortunately not eligible.

Email us at [email protected], put "Meet the Authors" in the subject line, and please include the following:

1.  Titles of the book(s) you plan to show

2.  A brief author biography (300 words, more or less)

3.  An author photograph

Thank you for your interest in "Meet the Authors"!

Paula Lozar, NMBA Book Show Chair

The NM Book Association is planning to attend the Tucson Festival of Books on March 15-16, 2025.  The Festival draws over 100,000 attendees, so it’s a good opportunity to market your book directly to potential readers.  There are also author talks, workshops, and exhibitors ranging from health providers to model train fans, so it’s a fun event to attend.

We know from past experience that authors who appear in person have better sales, so we’d like to gauge our members’ interest in volunteering in our booth at the show.  Would you like to join us in Tucson?  (We unfortunately can’t offer any financial support, but consult your tax professional – your travel and lodging may be deductible as business expenses.)

If you’re interested in volunteering in Tucson, email us at [email protected] by October 31.  This isn’t a commitment, but it will help us plan for the event.  Registration for our booth will open in January, and we’ll ask volunteers to sign up then.
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Thank you,

Paula Lozar, NMBA Book Show Chair

Hi! I’m Khadijah and my debut, Contemporary young adult novel, Fatima Tate Takes The Cake, was released in June 2023 by Holiday House. The main character, Fatima, is a seventeen-year-old high school senior who wants to become a pastry chef after graduation. When Fatima’s parents arrange a marriage to her secret crush, her dream is threatened. She must develop then summon enough inner strength to fight for her future, without losing everything in the process.

This coming-of-age story addresses familiar themes: navigating parental as well as community expectations and taking the chance to go after your dreams. It also contains the underlying theme of dealing with the privilege of wealth. The baking competition within this story will feed your sweet tooth in the best way—without a single calorie.

Since FATIMA TATE is set in Albuquerque, it’s extra special to me that it’s received first place in the 2024 National Federation of Press Women’s Communications contest for Young Adult fiction. The inclusion of my debut novel in the national contest was a result of it winning the NM Press Women’s contest in its genre. Thank you to all the judges and readers who have positively supported my story. 
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I hope its continued success encourages others, especially NM teens, to tell their own stories.

Khadijah VanBrakle, author

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