Author Archives: womenwritingthewest

Our WWW membership never ceases to amaze. From appearances to events, book signings to awards, our members continue to blaze ahead on their careers and telling stories about the beauty of the west. I’m a Wisconsinite (born and raised and still living here), but I too know the call of the west, and spend asContinueContinue reading “What’s Happening with WWW Members? Fourth Quarter Report”

Hi everyone! With the upcoming harvest and holiday season now approaching, it’s time to highlight our WWW members who have upcoming book signings, promotional events, appearances, and awards! If your book has been selected as a finalist or if you will be doing a reading, or anything in between, please send me, your blog coordinator,ContinueContinue reading “Fall into Fourth Quarter with WWW!”

by Natalie Bright The Western Writers of America held their annual meeting in Billings, Montana in June of this year. Throughout the four-day conference, attendees could choose between discussion panels and field trips covering a wide variety of interesting topics. In this blog post, I’m reviewing the panel which focused on the hit show Longmire, a modernContinueContinue reading “WWA Meeting Recap: Panel Discussion on Longmire”

As many of you know, we have a raffle at the conference to raise funds to support the WILLA Literary Awards. The WILLA Literary Awards honor outstanding literature featuring women’s and girls’ stories, set in the West. Women Writing the West  underwrites and presents the nationally recognized award annually. The award is named in honor of Pulitzer Prize winner WillaContinueContinue reading “WILLA Award Winners & Finalists to be celebrated at this year’s conference.”