Steve Bennett is a retired educator who also worked as a journalist for three New Mexico newspapers. In 1964, a shocking multi-murder occurred in San Diego, California in the seemingly idyllic suburb of Chula Vista where Steve was raised.
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An Interview with Author Kendra J. Loring
Kendra J. Loring is passionate about working with rescue horses in her therapeutic riding business. Her debut graphic novel, The Saga of Henri Standing Bear: A Rescue Story (Enchanted Equine Adventures Book 1, April 2024),
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Meet Our Members!
Many of the members of SouthWest Writers have established their credentials in the wider writing community through publication of their work. Whether they write for magazines, newsletters, TV, movies, or books, they can opt to have their own page on the SWW website if they choose.
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An Interview with Author Tim Amsden
Tim Amsden is a retired attorney whose poetry can be found in national and international publications, as well as several anthologies. His first memoir, Love Letter to Ramah: Living Beside New Mexico’s Trail of the Ancients (University of New Mexico Press,
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The Writing Life: Inspired
by Sherri L. Burr
Inspiration can come from numerous sources. I started listening to an audiobook obtained from the library that inspired me to purchase the physical book. Between the two, I devoured the work’s 17 listening hours and 565 pages in three days.
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Author Update: Paula Paul
Paula Paul is the award-winning author of over thirty novels including historical fiction, contemporary women’s fiction, and the Alexandra Gladstone mystery series. Her latest fiction release, The Last of the Baileys (March 2023), was inspired by her mother’s colorful family and the boarding house they ran.
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An Interview with Authors Robert Churchill & Steven Lisberger
SouthWest Writers’ member Robert Churchill and writer/director Steven Lisberger (well-known for Tron, 1982) relied on a forty-year friendship and a shared love of story in their collaborative effort to create a novel based on one of Steven’s screenplays.
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Author Update 2024: Larada Horner-Miller
Retired teacher Larada Horner-Miller writes historical fiction, memoir and biography, and poetry. Her newest release, Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir (September 2023), is an uplifting collection of poetry and prose centered around family.
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An Interview with Author Stephen McIlwain
Stephen McIlwain is a practicing attorney who discovered writing fiction is good for his soul. Decades of experience in criminal defense lends insight and authenticity to his debut legal thriller, A Snitch in Time (August 2023),
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An Interview with Author Jeff Otis
Jeff Otis is an award-winning author and humorist whose short stories have been published in several anthologies. He branched into novel-length work with a science fiction debut, Raptor Lands: The Story of the Harrowing Return of the Dinosaurs (March 2024),
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