SWW Storyteller

Writers Helping Writers

SouthWest Writers is a nonprofit organization devoted to helping both published and unpublished writers improve their craft and further their careers. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, SWW serves writers of all ages world-wide in every fiction and non-fiction genre.

Saturday, February 4, 10:00 a.m. to noon

SEARCHING FOR MILLICENT ROGERS -- Cherie Burns
Author Cherie Burns discusses the process of reporting and researching the first comprehensive biography of Millicent Rogers, Searching for Beauty (St. Martin's Press, 2011). Burns will discuss the particular challenges of writing about a legend from a journalistic point of reference.

Tuesday, February 23, 7 to 9 p.m.

WRITING FOR RESILIENCE -- Dr. Gail Carr Feldman

  • Learn what resilience is and why we need it today more than ever!
  • How writing relates to resilience
  • The emotional dynamic that blocks creative expression or leads us through crisis to creative flow
  • How to put the positive in positive psychology
  • Six methods to support and enhance your writing

Saturday February 25

SCREEN & SCRIPT 2012: One-Day Screen-Writing Conference -- Doug Eboch & Miles Swartout