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Writing the West

groves_photo_smallA New Mexico native, Melody Groves writes about the West with real authority. A freelance writer, she is also a New Mexico Gunfighter who re-enacts Old West "shoot-outs" in Albuquerque's Old Town. She authors this blog on behalf of the Western Writers of America. The more than 500 members of the WWA write everything from mainstream fiction to local history. Groves handles communications for the group. For more information about the WWA visit the Web site at http://www.westernwriters.org 

Writing the West

‘Roundup!,’ Latest Collection of Western Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry from the Western Writers of America, Now Available

‘Roundup!,’ Latest Collection of Western Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry from the Western Writers of America, Now AvailableRoundup!, the latest collection of Western fiction and nonfiction short stories and poetry presented by the Western Writers of America and written by some of today's top Western writers, is now available in bookstores and online at Amazon.com.

Roundup! (ISBN: 978-0-9785634-7-9) is published by La Frontera Publishing (
www.lafronterapublishing.com) and distributed through the University of New Mexico Press (www.unmpress.com) .
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Sandra Day O’Connor Wins 2010 Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Her Children’s Book, ‘Finding Suzie’

Sandra Day O’Connor Wins 2010 Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Her Children’s Book, ‘Finding Suzie’ Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has won a 2010 Spur Award from Western Writers of America for "Finding Susie," her somewhat autobiographical children's book about growing up on a desert ranch.

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Breaking News! Louis L’Amour Was Not the Last Western Writer

Breaking News! Louis L’Amour Was Not the Last Western Writer I can't tell you how often this happens: I'm at a table signing one of my latest Westerns-historical fiction-when a potential buyer tells me, "Too bad Louis L'Amour's gone. Nobody writes Westerns any more."

Glad they can't see me bristle inside. I pol...
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Tony Hillerman, a True Western Writer

Tony Hillerman, a True Western Writer One of the things I remember most about Tony Hillerman was his ability to laugh at himself. For all the fame and fortune that came with his incredible story-telling ability, none of it was spent on self-aggrandizement. He truly was a "good ol' boy" f...
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