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Collaboration & Community

Partners

The San Miguel Literary Institute is made richer by the extraordinary organizations that share our passion for literature, education, and cultural exchange. We are proud to collaborate with literary societies, publishers, festivals, and universities across the globe.

Literary & Cultural Partners

PEN International

London, UK

A global network of writers working to protect free expression. PEN International co-presents our annual Freedom to Write lecture series and supports international faculty exchanges.

Hay Festival Foundation

Hay-on-Wye, Wales

The world-renowned literary festival collaborates with us on cross-Atlantic programming, shared faculty invitations, and co-curated conversations on the global literary landscape.

Poets & Writers

New York, USA

The leading literary organization for creative writers in the United States provides grant resources, publicity support, and co-promotes our workshops and residencies to their national membership.

Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Mexico

Latin America's largest book fair is a natural partner. We coordinate faculty appearances, share programming ideas, and connect our communities through joint events and artist exchanges.

The Rumpus

Online / USA

This beloved literary magazine provides media coverage of our conference, features faculty interviews, and helps publicize scholarship opportunities to emerging writers nationwide.

Catapult

New York, USA

The innovative publisher and writing education platform offers discounted online course bundles to our registered attendees and partners with us on craft essay programming.

Educational Institutions

Universidad de Guanajuato

Guanajuato, Mexico

One of Mexico's most prestigious universities sends graduate students in literature and creative writing as conference observers and research assistants, fostering connections between academic and literary communities.

The Bread Loaf School of English

Ripton, Vermont, USA

A long-standing partnership that facilitates faculty exchanges and co-presents educational programming focused on the craft of teaching creative writing.

Instituto Allende

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

This storied fine arts institution provides studio and classroom space for our visual narrative workshops and hosts the opening reception in their magnificent colonial courtyard.

Warren Wilson MFA Program

Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA

The innovative low-residency MFA program partners with us to offer continuing education credits to alumni attending the conference and to co-present faculty-led seminars.

Centro de Lengua y Cultura

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

This local language and culture school provides Spanish-language programming, translation support, and cultural orientation sessions for international conference attendees.

Become a Partner

We welcome partnership inquiries from literary organizations, festivals, academic institutions, cultural centers, and nonprofits that share our values of creative community, artistic excellence, and cross-cultural exchange. Partnerships can take many forms — from programming collaboration to faculty sharing to co-marketing — and we are always open to creative conversations.

Please reach out to our director at [email protected] with a brief description of your organization and the kind of partnership you envision.

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