The WILLA Literary Award submissions are now being accepted.
Visit the Women Writing the West website for more information.
The WILLA LITERARY AWARD
Submissions for the The WILLA Literary Award will open on November 1, 2025.
Visit the Women Writing the West website for more information.
Collecting Words
Women Writing the West has gathered a collection of words to slip into your writing and add to your vocabulary arsenal.
Creative Mind
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2025 WWW Conference Workshop News
At the 2025 WWW Virtual Conference, Eilene Lyon will lead a workshop on the topic of Using Zotero to Organize Research and Create Citations.
The author of two books of historical nonfiction, Eilene Lyon has spent decades researching families (hers and others’) to piece together narrative stories about the past. Fortune’s Frenzy: A California Gold Rush Odyssey, revealing previously unknown aspects of the gold rush, is a Spur Awards finalist and winner of a Will Rogers Bronze medallion. What Lies Beneath Colorado Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards explores the hidden personal trials and triumphs discovered in Colorado’s oldest cemeteries. She writes regularly on her blog, Myricopia (Meer-uh-COPE-ee-uh), and has published articles in local and regional genealogy and history magazines. She shares her passion for family history by giving presentations on research, writing, and genealogy to local, regional, and national audiences, helping others to know their ancestors with greater compassion and historical context.
Registration for the 2025 WWW Virtual Conference is open.
Collecting Words
Women Writing the West has gathered a collection of words to slip into your writing and add to your vocabulary arsenal.
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