Acclaimed author Nick Flynn will serve as the keynote speaker and lead a workshop at the 2025 Taos Writers Conference.
Flynn, a writer, playwright, and poet, is the author of 12 books, including the hybrid memoir “This Is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire” (2020) and “Stay: threads, collaborations, and conversations” (2020), a collection of his work with artists and filmmakers. His poetry collections include “I Will Destroy You” (2019), and his 2004 memoir “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City,” which was adapted into a film starring Robert De Niro.
He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Library of Congress and teaches creative writing at the University of Houston.