Author Archives: Women Writing the West

Wintering with WWW: Carmen Peone

By Carmen Peone Storytelling Out Loud Getting words on the page can be a tough gig for any writer. Especially when life is already packed with to-do lists, day jobs, and family. I fought dictating my books for years. Then I listened to several of my writer friends rave about how fast they could writeContinueContinue reading “Wintering with WWW: Carmen Peone”

New Release: “Lost and Broken Things” by Linda Sandifer

Set amid the wild beauty of Idaho’s backcountry, a young shepherdess and her “brother” desperately try to fight the odds when their future collides with the past. 1929. Fourteen-year-old Lily Statton and eleven-year-old Davy think it’s going to be just another summer herding the family’s sheep in the mountains. But things take an unexpected turnContinueContinue reading “New Release: “Lost and Broken Things” by Linda Sandifer”

New Release: “Lasting Promise” by Susanna Lane

“Lasting Promise” is an emotionally charged and rich frontier romance that relates a story of love, trust, and resilience. Gus Quaid and Tori Barrett, had faced hardships in different ways and now, against the harsh landscape of the American plains, they must learn to trust each other. Beyond storytelling, it is a literary journey thatContinueContinue reading “New Release: “Lasting Promise” by Susanna Lane”

DOWNING Journalism Award Celebrates 10 Years

By Linda Wommack, DOWNING Journalism Award Chair As we get ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Women Writing the West DOWNING Journalism Award, let’s reflect on the past, the present and the future of the award. In 2016 Women Writing the West had two awards, the WILLA for literature and the LAURA forContinueContinue reading “DOWNING Journalism Award Celebrates 10 Years”