Contributors

For over a century, El Palacio has been a forum for voices exploring New Mexico’s art, archaeology, history, and landscape. Explore the writers, photographers, historians, and scientists whose perspectives have defined the magazine’s pages—past and present.

Arthur Sze

Arthur Sze is the current U.S. Poet Laureate. Sze is a poet, translator, and editor. He is the author of twelve books, including Into the Hush, Sight Lines, and others. Sze’s poems have been translated into fifteen languages, and he is the recipient of the National Book Award among many other honors. He lives in Santa Fe.

Deborah Jackson Taffa

Deborah Jackson Taffa is a citizen of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo. Her memoir Whiskey Tender was a 2024 National Book Award Finalist and was longlisted for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Taffa serves as the director of the MFA in creative writing program at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

Cara Romero

Cara Romero is an award-winning contemporary fine art photographer. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero’s expansive oeuvre has been informed by formal training in film, digital, fine art, and commercial photography. She maintains a studio in Santa Fe, regularly participates in Native American art fairs, and was featured in PBS’ Craft in America (2019).

Gregorio Gonzales (Comanche, Genízaro)

Gregorio Gonzales (Comanche, Genízaro) is an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor with the Latin American & Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico. His work in Tribal engagement and outreach has spanned the private and public sectors, with continued interest in exploring Tribal economic development, cultural empowerment, and peoplehood initiatives. He is a formal Tribal Liason for the Historic Preservation Division housed within the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Dr. Gonzales earned his doctorate in sociocultural anthropology in 2017 from The University of Texas at Austin, his master’s degree in Latin American studies from The University of New Mexico in 2012, and his bachelor’s degree in 2010 from New Mexico State University.