Author Archives: Women Writing the West

New Release ~ Norske Fields by Anne Schroeder

“Write what should not be forgotten.” —Isabel Allende Norske Fields  A Novel Based on Southern California’s Norwegian Colony  As a young woman I saw a photograph of my grandfather, Oscar Olsen, watching county workers exhume the coffins of his six young sisters and brother from an old family cemetery at the corner of Moorpark andContinueContinue reading “New Release ~ Norske Fields by Anne Schroeder”

Team Winning Writer

It seems like only a breath ago that we were at the 2020 WWW Conference, attending sessions, visiting in chat rooms, and congratulating the finalist and winners of the WILLA Literary Award, the LAURA Short Fiction Award, and DOWNING Journalism Award.  And now, through the Women Writing the West Blog, we look forward to showcasingContinueContinue reading “Team Winning Writer”

Goodbyes Were Few

Setting Sun by Ann Edall-Robson When the sun was setting on the 2020 Women Writing the West Conference, the music played, and the accolades for this historic event started to roll in. Goodbyes were few, the memories are many, and “See you next time” reverberated from rooms across the land.  Whether you are a first-timeContinueContinue reading “Goodbyes Were Few”

Memory Road

It’s Women Writing the West (WWW) conference month, and we would like to take a drive down the memory road.   Have you attended a WWW conference in years gone by? Sharing your memories might be just the thing to open up the memory vault for others. Anecdotes captured in the words you have writtenContinueContinue reading “Memory Road”

Sara Dahmen is Hitting the Trail

In August 2017, Women Writing the West member, award-winning novelist, and coppersmith Sara Dahmen, accepted the invitation to volunteer as the WWW Blog Coordinator. During her tenure, she switched the hosting platform from Blogger to WordPress, which offers more customization features. However, for members who contributed to the Blogger platform, and for anyone who wantsContinueContinue reading “Sara Dahmen is Hitting the Trail”