In her latest blog, For Your Holiday Table: “Cowboy in a Sack”, Women Writing the West member, Lynn Downey, shares some interesting tidbits she uncovered while doing research for her next book (March 2022). Read more about her findings and maybe add an old-fashioned culinary dish to your holiday festivities. Let us know how itContinueContinue reading “Lynn Downey”
Category Archives: Guest Blogs
Romance and Women’s Fiction
Writing romance or writing women’s fiction, is there a difference? Laura Drake enlightens us with her experiences about the topic. What are your thoughts on the difference between the two genres?
2021 WILLA Literary Award Winners and Finalists
Women Writing the West® (WWW) is proud to announce the 2021 WILLA Literary Award competition Winners and Finalists, representing the best of 2020 published literature for women’s or girls’ stories set in the North American West. WWW, a nonprofit association of writers and other writing professionals writing and promoting the Women’s West, is the underwriter andContinueContinue reading “2021 WILLA Literary Award Winners and Finalists”
2021 Summer Workshop Round-Up
Julie Zander and I thought we had prepared for everything that might rear its ugly head and come between us and success. We had a workshop leader that was proven to know her stuff when it came to pitches, Julie had 16 agents agree to review the pitches, and we had 28 WWW members whoContinueContinue reading “2021 Summer Workshop Round-Up”
Bringing Portland to You
Water Kathy Sechrist – 2021 Conference Chair Portland, Oregon—water, water, everywhere. The city sits in a valley between two of earth’s natural treasures and lifelines. Their waters carved the land and affected both man and earth’s history. Travel east, and you pass through the gorge cleaved by the mighty Columbia River. The Gorge began forming as farContinueContinue reading “Bringing Portland to You”
2021 DOWNING Journalism Award Finalists
Exciting News! The finalists for the 2021 DOWNING Journalism Award are as follows in alphabetical order: Wild Women of the West: Jenny Murphy by Chris Enss, Ripple Effect: Will the West Figure Out How to Share Water? by Sophia Jeremias Living Space by Susan Tweit. Congratulations to all! The winner will be announced at theContinueContinue reading “2021 DOWNING Journalism Award Finalists”
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