At the 2025 WWW Virtual Conference, take the opportunity to Chat With an Author.
National award-winning author Jane Little Botkin melds personal narratives of American families, often with compelling stories of western women. Her books have won numerous awards in biography, western historical nonfiction, and women’s studies, including two Spur Awards in Biography, two Caroline Bancroft History Prizes (Denver Public Library), the Barbara Sudler Award for best book about the American West by a woman (History Colorado). Finalist awards include Women Writing the West’s Willa Literary Award, Colorado Book Award, Oklahoma Book Award, High Plains Book Award, Foreword Reviews Indies Biography Book Award, the Sarton Book Award in Women’s Studies, and Forewords Reviews Indies Award Honorable Mention in Pop Culture. Her newest book, The Breath of a Buffalo, A Biography of Mary Ann Goodnight, will release fall 2026 from the University of Oklahoma Press.
A member of Western Writers of America since 2017 and past vice-president of its board of directors, Jane judges entries for the WWA’s prestigious Spur Award, reviews new releases, and writes articles for Roundup. A late-bloomer, Jane served as a public-school teacher for thirty years before turning to historical investigation and writing. In 2008 the Texas State Legislature honored her career in education and publication of historical journals by formal resolution. Now Jane blissfully escapes into her literary world in the remote White Mountain Wilderness near Nogal, New Mexico.
Website: https://janelittlebotkin.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaneLittleBotkin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janebotkin/
Registration for the 2025 WWW Virtual Conference is open.
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