Over the years, the SouthWest Sage newsletter has been more than just a calendar of events and clearinghouse for publishing opportunities. The SouthWest Sage has shared advice,
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2024 New Releases for SWW Authors #2
J.R. Seeger, RJ Mirabal, Melody Groves, Linda Davis-Kyle, and Rosie Kern are just a few members of SouthWest Writers (SWW) who published books in 2024. Their new releases couldn’t fit in this year’s interview schedule, but look for 2025 interviews or updates for some of these authors.
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Casa Camino Real Bookstore: “Leer es Vivir/To Read Is to Live”
Two steps into the old adobe home my eyes spun in every direction while my head wanted to explode with delight by the number of shelves and tables adorned by libros. Walls held art that invited the senses to escape into cultural realms.
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An Interview with Poet Mark Fleisher
Mark Fleisher is an Air Force veteran and former journalist with experience as a combat news reporter as well as a newspaper reporter and editor. Now a published poet, after the release of his first book of poetry in 2014,
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Cornelia Gamlem wins 2024 Parris Award
The Parris Award was established by SouthWest Writers to honor a published writer, screenwriter, or editor who has given outstandingly of time and talent to other writers. Previous recipients of the Parris Award include Tony Hillerman and the Pulitzer nominee Norman Zollinger.
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An Interview with Author William (Will) Murray
Author William (Will) Murray accumulated a lifetime of adventures as a rancher raising cattle, horses, and dogs and as an outfitter guiding hundreds of people through private land and national forest. He has so many stories that it takes three memoirs to share them all.
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An Interview with Author Cornelia Allen
Cornelia Allen was raised in rural New Mexico and became a woman of many talents and adventures from time spent in various occupations including farm fieldworker, national park ranger, biology teacher, medical practitioner, and eventually the Dean of Education at two colleges.
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Author Update 2024: Michael Backus
Author and creative writing instructor Michael Backus is an essayist, novelist, short story writer and screenwriter as well as a memoirist. His latest release, The Heart Is Meat: An 80s Memoir (Oil on Water Press,
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