By Cynthia Leal Massey A WWW member posted a question on our listserv concerning her novel about an organization purchasing thousands of acres to create a wildlife preserve and a group of ranchers opposed to this activity. Although it was fictionalized, she feared someone from the actual organization might not like that it was castContinueContinue reading “When and Why to Steer Away from the Real Story in Fiction”
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Riding the Line Between Fact and Fiction
By Manuela Schneider Most stories do not come out of nowhere. They begin with something we have heard, read, witnessed, or carried with us for years. In my case the idea might develop during the walk from the PC to my beloved coffee machine. It might be a newspaper clipping, an old photograph or aContinueContinue reading “Riding the Line Between Fact and Fiction”
Conference 2026: Agents and Editors
Roundtable Advance Critique with Editor/Agent Thursday, October 15, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Sign up now for the Roundtable Critique at the WWW Annual Conference. You will get feedback critique from one of the participating Agents and Editors on the first ten pages of your manuscript. How it works. Submit your first ten manuscriptContinueContinue reading “Conference 2026: Agents and Editors”
DOWNING Journalism Award Celebrates 10 Years
By Linda Wommack, DOWNING Journalism Award Chair As we get ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Women Writing the West DOWNING Journalism Award, let’s reflect on the past, the present and the future of the award. In 2016 Women Writing the West had two awards, the WILLA for literature and the LAURA forContinueContinue reading “DOWNING Journalism Award Celebrates 10 Years”
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