Little did Addie Wright realize what she would face when she came west from Ontario in 1910 to marry her fiancé, Abraham Hanna. Based on entries in Abraham’s diaries, Our Bull’s Loose In Town! tells the story of the author’s grandparents as they built their farm and raised a family in the Meyronne district of southwesternContinue reading “New Release: OUR BULL’S LOOSE IN TOWN! by WWW member Margaret G Hanna”
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New Release: GIRLS FROM CENTRO by Juni Fisher
WWW member Juni Fisher released her debut novel, Girls from Centro, on November 12, 2018, a coming-of-age, contemporary tale with a strong Hispanic backbone that tackles the question of immigration, poverty, family, and sacrifice. Teresa sells souveniers to tourists and feeds her father’s fighting roosters. Ana, a young single mother, cooks at a convent andContinue reading “New Release: GIRLS FROM CENTRO by Juni Fisher”
WWW Member Kayann Short’s Essays Reflect Nature
Kayann Short’s latest essay, “Bones Beneath Bark: The Ecological Kinship of Trees and Humans,” has appeared in Hawk & Handsaw: The Journal of Creative Sustainability. Paired with Joyce Tennyson’s luminous photography of trees and nature, the essay considers how trees benefit human health and the reciprocity required for both species’ survival. To read the essay, visit: https://hawkandhandsaw.unity.edu/tenneson_short_trees/Continue reading “WWW Member Kayann Short’s Essays Reflect Nature”
Celebrating 2018
WWW is filled with writers of all walks, writing all genres, but with two things in common: we are women, and we write the west. In 2018, many of us have won awards, sat on finalist lists, released and re-released books, promoted and marketed. We have networked and worked hard. We’ve supported one another andContinue reading “Celebrating 2018”
Field Trip: Chief Plenty Coups State Park
This week’s blog is courtesy of WWW member Natalie Bright, who shares with us her experience at Chief Plenty Coups State Park, a field trip taken by the WWA organization. Natalie’s insights are a great read for anyone who has an interest in history and the west, and she generously shares these photographs and momentsContinue reading “Field Trip: Chief Plenty Coups State Park”
2018 Conference Experience — Fort Walla Walla Museum: A Journey into the Past
by WWW member Mary Trimble Part of the Women Writing the West conference in Walla Walla, Washington, was a tour of the 17-acre Fort Walla Walla Museum, an impressive collection of fascinating relics of the area’s history. Beginning our tour in the main building, the Entrance Hall, bronzes by Walla Walla native, David Manual areContinue reading “2018 Conference Experience — Fort Walla Walla Museum: A Journey into the Past”
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