UNM Law Professor Featured at the First New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival

The Museum of New Mexico Foundation presents its first "New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival,” Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Milner Plaza on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. The event showcases authors as part of the Museum's "New Mexico Creates" program, which provides marketing and promotion opportunities to support artists, artisans, and other creative entrepreneurs statewide.

Photo: UNM Law Professor Sherri Burr

This year's festival hosts 75 New Mexico women authors including former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, novelist Ana Castillo and UNM Professor of Law Sherri Burr. Burr will participate in the "Home and Family" pavilion and lecture on "Why Women Need Wills,” from 2:40 to 3:10 p.m. She will sign the third edition of her book, "Wills and Trusts in a Nutshell,” from 4 - 5 p.m. Burr said she is thrilled to be chosen to participate in this event celebrating the work of New Mexico women authors.

Admission is free and includes free admission to the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Also featured will be special activities and educational games for children and their parents.

Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu