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Albert, Susan Wittig |
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Archer, Jane |
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| Baker, Doris |
Filter Press is an award-winning publisher of western United States history,Colorado history, Native American studies, and children's historical fiction by Mary Peace Finley |
| Bauer, Betty |
Betty Bauer writes children’s stories about raising sheep, traveling through National Parks and on the Lewis and Clark Trail. In 2006 she published her first children’s book Bison and Burro in honor of Mesa Verde National Park’s 100th anniversary. Betty often accompanies study tours for the National
Trust for Historic Preservation. She carried her preservation activities
with her from Maryland/DC to Colorado and now Kansas. She helped restore
an adobe barn and sheepherder’s wagon at the Ritter Ranch at LaVeta,
Colorado, and she worked on the Sacajawea Ranch along the Lewis and
Clark Trail at Salmon, Idaho. For six years, Betty has tutored on
Navajo and Hopi Reservations in Arizona and Utah. Bison and Burro tells of a wild jeep ride through Kansas and Colorado, with the animals counting by fives to reach 100 at Mesa Verde National Park. |
| Bittner, Rosanne |
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| Bloomfield, Susanne George |
http://faculty.unk.edu/b/bloomfields Susanne George Bloomfield is the author of Impertinences:
Selected She has published eight other books, including Kate M. Cleary: A Literary Biography with Selected Works, which was a winner of the Susan Koppleman Award and a Society of Midland Authors’ biography finalist, the monograph “Absolutely No Manners”: On Having the Audacity to Write Biography, and The Adventures of The Woman Homesteader: The Life and Letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart. Her tenth work, co-edited with Eric Melvin Reed, will be coming out in fall 2007, again with the University of Nebraska Press. It is entitled Adventures in the West: Stories for the Whole Family, and is an illustrated collection of turn-of-the-century stories from The Youth’s Companion and St. Nicholas. Each story is prefaced with historical and cultural contexts and included information about the author. Susanne is currently working on a memoir/history of her family farm. |
| Boeve, Eunice |
Raised in Montana and Idaho under the influence of a cowboy father and a mother who was an avid reader, I have always loved books about the west. I have lived most of my adult life in a small town in Kansas where my husband and I raised four children, two of which have blessed us with five grandchildren. Middle-grade historical fiction, magazine articles, children’s short stories. Trapped! - The story of twelve-year-old Virginia Reed of the Donner Party stranded in the Sierra mountains the winter of 1846-47. The Summer of the Crow - Brady Foster learns the true meaning of family in this Kansas Depression area novel. A Window to the World - Set in pre-civil war era of western Virginia, Annie mourns the loss of her father, detests the man who seeks to take his place, and helps a runaway slave. Maggie Rose and Sass - Set in an all black town in Kansas in 1888, two girls, one white and one black deal with preconceived notions of race. |
| Brew, Jo |
www.Jo-Brew.com Preserving Cleo - the story of a young wife and mother adjusting to farm life. Cleo's Slow Dance - Cleo loses her husband and must save the family farm and her children's heritage. Finding Clarice - A young woman struggles with the choice between a big career and a future family. What Next, Ms. Elliott? - A widow, Ruth
Elliott searches for a way to make her life fulfilling after retirement.
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| Brotherton, Velda |
www.authorsden.com/veldabrotherton Born in Arkansas and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Velda has been writing for twenty years. Her six western historical romances were published in the 1990s. She is now working on a creative non-fiction project with the University of New Mexico Press about family settlement in New Mexico after WW I,. Other projects in various genres are underway. Western, mystery/suspense, non-fiction historical, horror Wandering In The Shadows of Time: An Ozarks Odyssey - The reader follows as the writer tours her home state and interviews long time residents. Springdale: The Courage of Shiloh - The history of the Arkansas town that birthed Tysons and Jones Truck Lines. Short stories in the following Anthologies: Mysteries of the Ozarks Vol I & II - Mysteries either based on Ozark history or set in the contemporary Ozarks. Writing On Walls - A collection of Ozark writers short stories. Echoes Of The Ozarks - A collection of writing about the Ozarks written by members of Ozark Writers League based in Branson. |
| Brown, Corinne J |
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| Brown, Irene Bennett |
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Buchanan, |
A PhD in English, I’ve published numerous nonfiction articles on horsemanship, horticulture, water conservation, horticultural experiments on the Space Station Freedom, and waste treatment in local and national newspapers and magazines. A short story, “Comes a Stranger,” based on my grandmother’s encounter with the Sundance Kid, will be published online in the summer issue of New-Works Review. I’ve also published three books on horticulture and
horticultural history: Wordsworth’s Gardens (2002, Texas
Tech University Press); Brother Crow, Sister Corn: Traditional
American Indian Gardening My historical novel God’s Thunderbolt: the Vigilantes of Montana, will be out this summer and available on Amazon - In 1863, Daniel Stark, New York lawyer and radical abolitionist, comes to Alder Gulch to find gold and redeem his family from disgrace after his father’s suicide revealed that he had gambled away his clients’ assets. But when a friend is murdered, Dan joins a Vigilante group that unites Union and Confederate sympathizers in establishing the law where ruffians rule and murder is tolerated. |
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Bundrant-Taylor, Lynda K. |
Born and raised in the beautiful northwest (Washington
State), it was natural for her to have a kinship or love if you call
it for the "Old West" and Native American cultures. Even
in junior high Lynda writes for several magazines including Cascade Horseman, The Chronicle of the Horse, The Wrangler, The Horse Source plus more. She also writes for "Old West" theme magazines like True West. In addition, she has two book projects in the works. Lynda moved to Wyoming in 2006 and married her best friend, Ryan W. Taylor. She also enjoys raising and promoting her foundation Appaloosas, writes full time and avidly researches on the American West, Native American cultures, horse related topics and capture the spirit of the West thru photography. American West ~~ non-fiction and fiction, magazine
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| Buhler, Danalee |
Danalee Buhler is a writer, enthusiastic hiker, fanatical traveler, and not a bad juggler. She and her husband live in San Diego, California. Running From Coyote: A White Family among the Navajo - Prankster coyote plays one mean trick after another on a young white girl living on the Navajo Indian Reservation. "RUNNING FROM COYOTE" is a remarkable book, a brilliant example of how a writer can use memories of her own childhood to introduce the world to another culture. Not only does Ms. Buhler provide a clear view of the Navajo people, my own favorite Native American culture, she also tells a wonderful story of a white girl growing up between the Sacred Mountains. If I were still teaching my University of New Mexico classes, it would have it on my required reading list. --Tony Hillerman |
| Buyer, Laurie Wagner |
The recipient of a Colorado Council on the Arts Literature Artist Fellowship, Laurie Wagner Buyer has worked with CCA as an artist in residence, with the Young Audiences Program, the Aesthetic Education Institute of Colorado, the Online Poetry Project and Writers on the Net. Laurie has an MFA in Writing from Goddard College. poetry, fiction, non-fiction Spring’s Edge - Winner of the Beryl Markham
Prize for Creative Non-Fiction from Story Line Press. |
Chrismer, Melanie |
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Chukran, Bobbi Ann |
Bobbi was born in Ft. Worth and is a fourth-generation Texan. She grew up in Grapevine, graduated from UT Austin, and now lives in the Texas Hill Country with her husband Rudy. She's been writing since 1981 when her first article was published. She's since gone on to write numerous articles and 13 of her books have been published for both adults and children. Her time is spent with her garden, her herd of cats and writing. Historical mystery fiction, personal non-fiction essays, plays and monologues Lone Star State of Death - A historical mystery novel set in 1880s Texas that features a young, spunky sleuth newspaper editor. Soddies - An early reader (non-fiction) for children about sod houses and their history. Catch me if you Can: Roadrunners - An early reader (non-fiction) for children about roadrunners, their habits, range and more. Prairie Dogs - An early reader (non-fiction) for children about prairie dogs. The Herb Companion Wishbook & Resource Guide - a sourcebook for everything herbal. Colors from Nature - a how-to craft book about natural dyes, traditional and contemporary uses for plants as dyes on fabrics, yarns, etc. |
| Clark, LaVerne Harrell |
www.artistsregister.com/artists/TX3 |
| Cleary, Rita |
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| Collins, V. June Blevins |
Born in Oregon. Ochoco’s Ranch raised, nurtured in Siskiyou’s of CA. Twenty six years bred, raised, trained, & shown Buckskin horses. Designed Logo of American Buckskin Registry Association, She’s ridden horseback 1500 miles from Wallowa, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, to within 30 miles of Canadian border, In Tennessee, Kentucky, Arizona, 1000 miles. Is an artist of mixed Media; Photographer; Hunter, Genealogist, having much study in Geology, and lapidary work. Published “COWBOY POETRY & BARN SOUR VERSE,” designed Cover. She is also published nationally, and locally. Poetry and nonfiction A Keeper - a book of COWBOY POETRY Barn Sour Verse - in large print with over 80 photos, from collection of stories, and different happenings that came to pass during my life, all covering a span of years which allows you to see, and feel history in the making, as you walk in my foot steps along a journey you too, can experience, for it also offers communion to all ages — (7 to 100). |
| Cornell, Virginia |
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| Cosel, Pamela |
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Crew, Linda |
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| Culp, Judy and Ronald |
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| Curtis, Nancy |
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| Dallas, Sandra |
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| Downing, Sybil |
Sybil Downing is co-founder of WWW and the award-winning author of 4 historical novels, a biography and 13 Young Adult and children's books A reviewer for the Denver Post, she and her husband live in Boulder, Colorado. Historical fiction Tom Patterson: Colorado Crusader - reviews the life of a dynamic and controversial man who served as a Colorado Territorial representative to Congress, the state's first congressman, and, later, a U.S. Senator. Fire in the Hole - the story of a young widow, practicing in her father's prestigious Denver firm who attempts to rescue a young miner caught in the midst of the horrendous strike known to history as the Great Coalfield War. Ladies of the Goldfield Stock Exchange - The story of three women from very different backgrounds who decide to start a stock exchange during the great Nevada gold strike in 1905. The Binding Oath - the story of a woman reporter who joins with Denver's district attorney to reveal the Ku Klux Klan's schemes to take over the state. The Vote - Set in Washington and Colorado, the novel is the story of the last crucial months in 1918 to pass the woman suffrage amendment as seen through the eyes and hearts of three women from very different backgrounds. |
| Druchunas, Donna |
Donna Druchunas learned to knit before she could read. After working for 12 years as a technical writer, she decided to combine her interest in knitting with her skill at writing easy-to-follow instructions. Her designs and articles have been featured in Family Circle Easy Knitting, Interweave Knits, Piecework, and Creative Knitting magazines. Nonfiction, knitting, how-to, history Arctic Lace: Knitting Projects and Stories Inspired by Alaska's Native Knitters - This book presents instructional worskhops on knitting and designing lace, a sequence of projects suited to new as well as experienced lace knitters, a list of yarn sources, and comprehensive historical background of the Oomingmak Muskox Development Co-operative, owned and operated by 250 Yup'ik and Inupiat Eskimo Women in rural Alaska villages. The Knitted Rug: 21 Fantastic Designs - These 21 stylish rug projects are so eye-catching that it's hard to believe that even novice knitters can create them -- but they can, thanks to a thorough section on knitting basics, sumptuously illustrated with more than 60 how-to photographs; advice on embellishments, including embroidery, fringes, and tassels; and instruction on finishing touches, such as weaving ends, sewing seams, blocking, backing, and lining. |
| Empie, Sunnie |
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| Ernst, Kathleen |
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| Fielding, Peggy |
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| Finley, Mary Peace |
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| Foard, Sheila Wood |
www.institutechildrenslit.com
Diego Rivera (Chelsea House) - A biography
for teens about the Mexican artist, whose murals celebrate the history
and culture of his beloved people. |
Goeres-Gardner, Diane L. |
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| Gott, Patricia Probert |
Patricia Gott's life has taken her from growing up in a small rural town in Maine, to graduating from college in Massachusetts and from working for the CIA in Washington, D.C., to owning and operating a roller skating rink for twenty-four years in Western Maine. She has traveled to forty-seven states in the U.S., horse-trekked in nine states and in eight countries. She is an avid equestrienne who owns and trains her own Arabian horses. Ms Gott is now retired, lives in Western Maine, and has written five books. Cowgirl Days - The adventures continue in this cowgirl sequel, from being a lady horse-wrangler training mustangs in Montana to wrangling horse-pack trips outside Cody, Wyoming into the Shoshone- Teton National Forests. So You Wanna be a Cowgirl- A fun, adventurous
memoir about a divorced, forty(ish) business woman from Maine fulfilling
her dream by working as a horse wrangler and trail guide at a dude
ranch in Metamorphosis, My Journey of Growth and Change is Ms Gott's personal biography and contains many photos of her travels and experiences. Volunteer to Empower tells of her experiences while volunteering for a non-profit organization in Tanzania, Africa, and Ancient Egypt & the Nile relates her adventures in Egypt from racing Arabian horses in the Sahara Desert, to hot-air ballooning over the West Bank of the Nile. Gott has also written a historic western short story "Cowgirl Up", set around Cody, Wyoming in 1903, that is contracted to be published in the forthcoming magazine Great Western Fiction. |
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| Hasselstrom, Linda |
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| Hill, Laurel Anne |
Laurel’s short fiction and creative nonfiction have won prizes and been published in NthZine (online exclusives), Lynx Eye, the San Jose Mercury News, Space and Time, and a variety of small-circulation magazines. KQED-FM (NPR, San Francisco) broadcast her perspective in 2004 about the plight of homeless families. Historical and Futuristic "Western" * Magical Realism/Literary Fantasy * Creative Nonfiction/Personal Essay Unpublished Novels: A Light from the Mountain, being represented by Helen McGrath & Associates, is set in rural 23rd Century California. The writing of Plague of Flies, a young adult novel set 19th Century Mexican California, is in progress. |
| Hingerm, Charlotte |
Charlotte Hinger, a native Kansan, writes historical novels and non-fiction articles about contemporary and historical issues in the rural west. She holds a MA in history from Fort Hays State University. She received the Western Writers of America’s Medicine Pipe Bearer’s Award. Her novel, Come Spring, was a finalist for a Spur Award. Hinger has published a number of mystery short stories and newspaper columns. She is working on a non-fiction book for a university press. Historical fiction, mystery short stories, non-fiction historical articles and books. Come Spring, a novel, published by Simon and Schuster, Warner Books, Books in Motion, Readers Digest Condensed Books, Piatkus Publishers, and Bladkompaniet A.S. Sheridan County: A History of Faith and Labor, a two-volume non-fiction county and family history published by the Sheridan County Historical Society. “Any Old Mother,” included in the Mystery Writer’s of America anthology, Blood on Their Hands. “The Family Rose,” included in two anthologies: Death on the Verandah and Murder to Music. |
| Howard, Lynna a.k.a. "PrueHeart the Wanderer" |
http://myweb.cableone.net/prueheart Lynna Howard was born in New Mexico, lived in Idaho for several years, migrated to Alaska as a teenager, and settled in Idaho in 1995. She focuses on technical writing in the winter, and adventure travel writing in the summer. "Other guidebooks leave the impression that every mountain range in the West is nostril-flaring gorgeous from stem to stern. Not true. You have to search for the spots that stir your particular soul. You have to be an explorer." Lynna is also a founding member of Great Rift Writers, which hosts poetry workshops and open mic nights for poetry readings. Lynna sneaks samples of her poetry into her published guidebooks and is a regular contributor to IDAHO magazine. Creative Non-Fiction (Adventure Travel Writing, and Adventure Guides), Memoir, Poetry, Journalism Utah's Wilderness Areas: The Complete Guide
- Along Montana and Idaho's Continental Divide
Trail - Text by Lynna Howard, Photography by Leland Howard. Montana and Idaho's Continental Divide Trail - A guidebook filled with practical trail detail and stunning photos. Backcountry Roads, Idaho - Scheduled for publication in 2007. Once again, Lynna Howard teams with her photographer brother, Leland Howard, to bring us outdoor adventure, this time with an emphasis on backcountry driving. |
Jacobs, Linda |
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| Jenner, Gail L. |
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| Johnson, Sarah |
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| Jones, Teddy |
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| Kirkpatrick, Jane |
An Oregonian, Jane holds an advanced degree in clinical social work. She writes full time from her ranch along the John Day River. Named Distinguished Northwest Writer for 2005 by Willamette Writers. Jane is the current WWW President. Jane writes historical novels based on the lives of real people, primarily women (12 novels) and two non-fiction titles including a book for people dealing with grief and a memoir. Most recent books: Backlist: Love to Water My Soul - a young girl raised by Indians seeks the meaning of family, based on Jane's husband's family story. A Gathering of Finches - a wealthy 1890s woman in Washington and Oregon finds a way to life with the consequences of her choices. Mystic Sweet Communion - set in Florida, this story is about the first teacher in south Florida and how she came to help negotiate a federal Indian treaty. Kinship and Courage Series No Eye Can See - Early Shasta City sees the women arrive in the mining town where they discover what truly matters is friendship and finding the hearth of their hearts. What Once We Loved - Branching out, the women must heal broken friendships while they build new lives in the Southern Oregon country. A Simple Gift of Comfort - non-fiction: Healing words for difficult days. Tender Ties Historical Fiction Series Every Fixed Star - Marie finds a way to raise her family alone in the newly emerging Oregon Territory. Based on a true story. Hold Tight the Thread - The final installment honors family, change and commitment as Marie launches her family into the world of wars. A Land of Sheltered Promise - Three women, three eras, one landscape in the west. Based on a true story of loss, communal corruption and the redemption of land through a camp for kids. Spur Award Finalist for Best Novel of the West. Homestead: Modern Pioneers Pursing the Edge of Possibility. A memoir of Jane's journey from suburbia to rattlesnake and rock ranch and how her life was changed. She lives there still with her husband and two dogs. |
| Ladd, Louise |
Louise Ladd's Double Diamond Dude Ranch series is for horse-loving kids 8-12, featuring Chris, a girl lucky enough to grow up living on a dude ranch and owning her own horse. Chris takes on problems with feisty good nature and a great love of animals. Visit Ladd's web site to learn more and see her other books. Ladd writes novels for children but have also published adult non-fiction. She also works as a free-lance editor. Many kids love horses and dream of living on a ranch
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| Lohse, Joyce B. |
Denver journalist, genealogist, and author Joyce B. Lohse writes biographies for “Now You Know Bios” from Filter Press. Justina Ford: Medical Pioneer, was finalist for the CIPA EVVY Award and the WILLA Award. First Governor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt of Colorado, previously won Best Biography from CIPA (Colorado Independent Publishers Association). Joyce is administrator for Women Writing the West. Non-fiction, Colorado Regional History, Biography, Children's Nonfiction, fictionalized memoir Unsinkable Mrs. J. J. Brown: The Molly Brown Story - "A Now You Know Bio" - child-friendly - due for fall publication, Filter Press, 2006. Emily Griffith: Opportunity's Teacher - "A Now You Know Bio" - child-friendly briography, Filter Press, 2005. Justina Ford: Medical Pioneer - "A Now You Know Bio" - award-winning child-friendly bioggraphy, Filter Press, 2004. First Governor, First Lady: John and Eliza Routt of Colorado - award-winning biography, Filter Press, 2002. A Yellowstone Savage: Life In Nature's Wonderland - fictionalized memoir, J.D. Charles Publishing, 1988. |
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| Lyon, Suzanne |
Suzanne Lyon was raised in the Midwest and moved to Colorado to attend college at the foot of Pike's Peak. Law school followed and a stint at the Department of Interior in Washington, D.C. Lured by the landscapes and legends of the West, Suzanne returned to Colorado and turned her talents to writing historical fiction. Lyon is a former officer of Women Writing the West. A frequent presenter at conferences and literary events, she can be reached at info@suzannelyon.com. Historical Fiction A Heart for Any Fate - Based on the true story of Hannah Cole, Missouri's "Pioneer Mother", who endured marauding Indians, starvation, natural disasters, and personal tragedy as she struggled to raise a family on the untamed banks of the Missouri River. Bandit Invincible: Butch Cassidy - Robert Leroy Parker rode away from his father's Utah farm to find his way in the world, and rode into the folklore of the frontier as the most dangerous--yet beloved--outlaw of the Old West, Butch Cassidy. El Desconocido: Butch Cassidy - Following a series of daring robberies, Cassidy and his loyal henchman, the Sundance Kid, disappear. Did they die, as some believe, in a shoot-out in South America, or did Cassidy survive and return to the United States--a stranger to his death? Lady Buckaroo - Based on the true stories of several real-life female rodeo stars, "Lady Buckaroo" tells the tale of 1920's barnstorming cowgirl Lael Buckley who follows her dream and overcomes many obstacles to become a rodeo professional. |
| Magee, Sharon S. |
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| Maine, Priscilla |
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| Massey, Cynthia Leal |
Award-winning author Cynthia Leal Massey is Editor-At-Large for SCENE IN SA MONTHLY, a general interest magazine, in San Antonio, Texas. Her career has included stints as a science writer, journalist and college English instructor. She writes historical fiction and nonfiction, literary and children's fiction. In her award-winning first novel, Fire Lilies, two sisters and their family are torn by political turmoil and divided loyalties as they struggle to survive the Mexican Revolution of 1910. In The Caballeros of Ruby, Texas, a 2003 WILLA Award Finalist for Best Original Softcover, three daughters tell the story of their father, Don Miguel Caballero, a successful labor contractor in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and later, in California’s Salinas Valley, as all he has worked for begins to unravel. |
McGraw, Doris |
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| Miller, Susan Cummins |
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| Monahan, Sherry
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Sherry Monahan is an award-winning author who has
appeared on the History Channel, and is a contributing editor for
True West magazine. Her fourth book, Tombstone’s Treasure,
will be published by University of New Mexico Press. She is working
on a non-fiction book about Victorian Virtues in the Wild West. She
also deals the old western banking game of Faro in her Victorian dress. Pikes Peak: Adventurers, Communities and Lifestyles - Captured here in about 200 vintage images are the lives, trials, adventures, and recreations of some of the Peak's early pioneers and visitors, covering a span of almost 60 years each photo includes a historical caption. The Wicked West: Boozers, Cruisers, and More - contains racy stories, instructions to popular late 1800s saloon games, recipes for popular drinks of the day, and poems written by “soiled doves” for a sporting magazine of the time. |
| Moulton, Candy |
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Newman, Sharan |
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| Niethammer, Carolyn |
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| Parker, Ann |
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| Parker, Monique |
An active writer of fiction and creative nonfiction, Monique received an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University after earning a living as a copywriter in Silicon Valley for over fifteen years. She is the editor of Chokecherries, the annual anthology of the Society of the Muse of the Southwest. Monique created The Yoga of Writing consultations, retreats, and workshops to helps writers reconnect with their authentic voice. She advocates the practice of yoga and writing together to recharge one’s creative faculties. Creative nonfiction (memoir, personal development, articles), Fiction Monique has been the editor of Chokecherries, the annual anthology of the Society of the Muse of the Southwest (S.O.M.O.S.) for the past three years. S.O.M.O.S. is a non-profit writers organization based in Taos, NM, working to support the literary arts in Northern New Mexico. Works in Progress: |
| Peek, Pat Cary |
Pat Cary Peek grew up in Oregon. She holds a BS and MS degree from the University of Oregon. She has lived near Moscow, Idaho, since 1980. She taught school for over twenty years. Upon retirement she began her writing career and is the author of two volumes. Non-fiction and biography One Winter in the Wilderness - The author's
personal story of life in the Idaho wilderness. |
| Platt, Randall |
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| Ramsey, Gwyn (also writing as A. G. Rains) |
Gwyn Ramsey moved from Missouri to southwest Florida
with her husband for an easier life. Author and genealogist, she enjoys
writing and telling stories from the heart. Gwyn is the membership
chairwoman for the Women Writing the West. |
| Raney, Pat |
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| Rickman, Sarah |
Former journalist Sarah Byrn Rickman grew up in Denver and reluctantly left the West when she was 19. She writes nonfiction and fiction about the WASP, the women who flew airplanes for the Army in World War II, and does oral histories for the WASP Archives at Texas Woman’s University. Books The Originals: The Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron of World War II - the history of the first 28 WASP, founded in 1942 by Nancy Harkness Love. Flight From Fear - an adventure-romance based on the WASP story and a Finalist in the 2003 WILLA Literary Competition, Original Softcover category. Both from Disc-Us Books, Inc. |
| Riehl, Janet Grace |
Janet is an award-winning author, artist, and speaker
registered in Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction |
| Rochlin, Harriet |
Harriet Rochlin, a native of Los Angeles, has been researching, writing, and lecturing on Jewish roots in the Spanish, Mexican and American West for more than three decades. Her landmark illustrated social history, Pioneer
Jews: A New Life in the Far West, is now in its eleventh printing.
She turned to fiction to probe the inner lives of these pioneers as
they progressed from newcomers to westerners. The Desert Dwellers
Trilogy consists of The Reformer’s Apprentice: A Novel of
Old San Francisco, The First Lady of Dos Cacahuates, and On
Her Way Home. Available individually or as packaged set, these
acclaimed novels tracks twelve years — 1875 to 1887 — in the eventful
life of progress-minded Frieda Levie as she seeks her place, first
in class-conscious San Francisco, then in an outpost on the Arizona-Sonora
The Harriet Rochlin Collection of Western Jewish
History and the Harriet Rochlin Collection of Western Jewish Photographs
are housed at the University of California, Special Collections. Contact
information is on www.rochlin-roots-west.com/collections. |
| Sandell, Irene (Cindy) |
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| Sandifer, Linda |
Linda Sandifer is the award-winning author of twelve
novels that have been translated into numerous languages throughout
the world. Born and raised in Historical fiction, western romances, and contemporary mainstream fiction Raveled Ends of Sky (Forge Books) - a historical saga about a woman's journey across the wild American frontier to find freedom and individuality in 1843 California. "[An] epic adventure." Abilene Reporter News The Daughters of Luke McCall (Five Star) - in a fast-paced, humorous western adventure, Luke McCall and his four daughters must outrun and outsmart a crooked sheriff who wants to see them hang for crimes they didn't commit. "A grand read." Affaire de Coeur Magazine |
| Sayres, Meghan Nuttall |
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| Squires, JD |
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| Sundell, Joanne |
Joanne Sundell, BSN, a long-time fan of women's fiction and romance, enjoys writing historical westerns about heroic women of strong purpose. Retired from nursing, she lives in the Colorado Rockies with her husband and entourage' of felines and huskies. Writing Memberships: RWA/WWW Historical, western romance Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Jan/2006 release)
- a tale of mis-matched love, dramatizes the hardships faced by a
young Jewish immigrant in the Colorado Territory of 1867. |
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| Thompson, Renee |
Renée Thompson has lived in eleven states and one foreign country, and currently resides in Northern California. Her non-fiction has appeared in national and regional magazines, and her short stories have placed in various writing contests. She recently completed her first novel, The Bridge at Valentine, which her agent is now pitching. She is at work on her second novel, which she hopes
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| Trimble, Mary E. |
Trimble's coming-of-age novels, Rosemount and McClellan's Bluff (Atlantic Bridge Publishing) have been met with enthusiastic acclaim. McClellan's Bluff is the recipient of the EPPIE Young Adult Winner Award. She is a member of Women Writing the West, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, The Authors Guild, Electronically Published Internet Connection and Pacific Northwest Writers Association. Young Adult Rosemount - Leslie Cahill, sixteen, learns one of life's hard lessons in this coming-of-age contemporary western set in Washington and Oregon ranch country. McClellan's Bluff - A sequel to ROSEMOUNT, Leslie Cahill, seventeen, falls in love with twenty-eight year old cowboy, much to the distress of her ranching family. |
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Award-winning author, commentator and garden designer Susan J. Tweit began her career as a biologist studying wildfires and grizzly-bear habitat. She has written ten books and hundreds of articles and essays for magazines from AUDUBON to POPULAR MECHANICS and the Los Angeles Times. Recent books include: The San Luis Valley: Sand Dunes adn Sandhill Creanes. "An extraordinary spring journey" and "a joy to read." --High Country News Colorado Less Travelled (photographs by Jim Steinberg). "A stunning and lyrical look at the "other" Colorado." --Rocky Mountain News Barren, Wild, and Worthless: Living in the Chihuahan Desert. "One of the greatest titles ever … about the Southwest." Southwest Book Views |
| Wade, Mary D. |
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| Wadsworth, Ginger |
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| Waterston, Ellen |
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| Werkley, Vicki Hessel |
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| Wilde, Jeanne Wilkins |
Coloradan Jeanne Wilde earned BA and MA degrees from Colorado University. She taught school, including elementary literature on television, and is currently involved with assorted charitable organizations and works on the Convention Center Concierge staff. Historical Fiction Lavinia's life from Virginia to Iowa to New Mexico to Colorado to California in the 1800's. |
| Wink, Dawn |
Dawn Wink grew up on a cattle ranch in the Sonoran desert of southeastern Arizona, an experience that now infuses her writing. She has been published in numerous journals and magazines and teaches workshops on writing throughout the United States. She currently teaches Creative Writing at the College of Santa Fe and the Institute for American Indian Arts. She divides her time between Santa Fe, NM and the family ranch on the prairies of western South Dakota. Memoir/Creative Non-Fiction and Fiction Teaching Passionately: What's Love Got To Do
With It? explores social foundations from theoretical, collaborative,
and political perspectives responding to the question: What is the
place of love and passion in learning?" |
Witmer-Gow, Karyn |