Taos, New Mexico was recently named by USA Today as both their #1 “Novel Retirement Destination” in the United States.
One of the original art colonies in the U.S., Taos grabbed the top spot in an exclusive list of only four U.S. locations which Where to Retire Magazine, in partnership with USA Today, deemed a “literary locale to love” – towns where Baby Boomers with interests in literature or the arts might want to consider for retirement.
Aspiring writers come from all over the world to attend the annual Taos Summer Writer’s Conference in Taos, which will be held in its 16th year from July 13–July 20.
“The sky is really blue, the edges of things are really clear and delineated, and that’s one reason artists like it,” said Sharon Oard Warner, a professor at the University of New Mexico and founding director of the Taos Summer Writers’ Conference.
The Taos Summer Writer’s Conference – named as one of the “top 10 writer’s conferences in the U.S.” by USA Today – is a weekend full of workshops taught by published writers, keynote readings, roundtable discussions along with weeklong Master Classes. Registration is now open. Visit unm.edu/~taosconf/Workshops/Workshops.htm for more information.
Other towns in the USA Today article include: Hannibal, MO.; Oxford, Miss.; and Nashville, Tenn. The article, by Alexis Loyd of Where to Retire Magazine, can be read in its entirety at usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/01/20/retire-destinations-literary-lovers-best-cities/4374963/.
