Blog – Page 51 – The Women Writing the West organization supports and promotes the work of writers and other professionals in the evolving publishing field whose work is set in the North American West.

2023 WWW LAURA Short Fiction Award

Submit applications for the 2023 LAURA Short Story Contest from March 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023 Read More

Building Better Learning

Women Writing the West are proud to announce the formation of an Education Committee. Read More

Congratulations Will Rogers Medallion Winners

The Will Rogers Medallion Award ceremony was held at the Fort Worth Stockyards on October 29, 2022. Thank you to Alice Trego for compiling the list of the Women Writing the West members who received medallions in various categories. will-rogers-medallion-awards-2022-www-winnersDownload

Do You Annoy Your Readers?

When you write, do you ever think that your work might annoy people? John W. Howell says the inspiration for this post was a series of tweets that people found annoying in books they have read. Hello SEers, It’s John again. Happy Hump Day. Today I want to talk about things that annoy readers. InContinue reading "Do You Annoy Your Readers?"

It’s National Author’s Day

Congratulations to all of the writers around the world on your accomplishments. Share with us what you are currently working on.

WILLA Literary Award

Entries for the 25th Annual WILLA Literary Award is now being accepted. Submit from November 1, 2022 to February 1, 2023. Visit the Women Writing the West website under for more information.