Old West New West Magazine – Your Travel & History Guide for Western Adventures. Enjoy Travel Tips, Discounts, Specials, Restaurant Reviews, National Park Information and Much More… http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:17:17 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-us http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20100625407/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/roundup-latest-collection-of-western-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry-from-the-western-writers-of-america-now-available.html http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20100625407/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/roundup-latest-collection-of-western-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry-from-the-western-writers-of-america-now-available.html Roundup!, 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) .
]]> Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) Writing the West Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20100328360/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/sandra-day-oconnor-wins-2010-spur-award-from-western-writers-of-america-for-her-childrens-book-finding-suzie.html http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20100328360/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/sandra-day-oconnor-wins-2010-spur-award-from-western-writers-of-america-for-her-childrens-book-finding-suzie.html 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.

Western Writers of America (www.westernwriters.org) announced the winners and finalists of its annual literary contest Saturday, March 20, during the National Festival of the West. O'Connor and illustrator Tom Pohrt won the Storyteller Spur for best illustrated children's book. "Finding Susie" was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers, a division of Random House.
]]> Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) Writing the West Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20081230173/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/breaking-news-louis-lamour-was-not-the-last-western-writer.html http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20081230173/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/breaking-news-louis-lamour-was-not-the-last-western-writer.html 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 politely tell them, remind them, educate them, that indeed while it's too bad L'Amour's no longer around writing, there are writers penning Westerns and they are very much alive. Right now. Today. And darn good writers at that.
]]> Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) Writing the West Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:04:20 +0000 http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20081108145/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/tony-hillerman-a-true-western-writer.html http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/20081108145/people-lifestyle/writing-the-west/tony-hillerman-a-true-western-writer.html 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" from Oklahoma.

As a published writer myself, I was lucky enough to be in a First Friday group with him. This loosely-organized pool of published writers extends from Best Selling authors to one-book bottom-list writers. It didn't matter to Tony. He treated everyone the same.
]]> Mikeharris@oldwestnewwest.com (Mike Harris) Writing the West Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:44:35 +0000