Need an antidote to discouragement about getting your writing noticed? Enter SouthWest Writers annual writing contest. Past winners all agree that having a winning entry—regardless of first, second or third place—gave them the boost they needed to push ahead and get their work published.
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It’s here! Broadcast March 31, the interview with Peggy Herrington and Jonathan Miller by Sherri Burr’s PUBLIC ARTS TALK TV show is now available online.
Watch as Jonathan and Peggy discuss the inspiration and motivation behind The Storyteller’s Anthology.
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Who: SWW is organizing FREE booth space at the Moriarty Literary Event on Saturday, April 19. Sponsored by the Moriarty Community Library. All SWW members are welcome.
What: Join this book event and get FREE booth space with other SWW members.
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UNM Continuing Education’s 10th Annual Writers Conference takes place on Saturday, April 12, in the Student Union Building (SUB), located north of Popejoy Hall on the University of New Mexico’s main campus. The conference focus, “From Start to Sales,” features an impressive lineup of NYC speakers including authors and agents.
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Phong Nguyen, a 2013 SWW Contest Judge (fiction), will be giving a reading from his newly released book Pages from the Textbook of Alternate History in Albuquerque on March 15th, 2014. If interested, here is an event page with all the details.
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IMPORTANT: The SouthWest Writers e-lert system is migrating over to a MailChimp account, so we can better keep you informed of SWW activities. It’s insanely easy to do. Simply visit this short link and enter your information: http://eepurl.com/NyUSr
You’ll only get a few more emails through the current (less than ideal) system,
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We are proud to get a fresh look! We hope you will find the new southwestwriters.com easier to use and navigate. We are certainly looking forward to a site that’s easier to maintain and update (hopefully!)
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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the:
2013 Third Bimonthly Writing Contest
Flash Fiction or Short is Good
1st Place: Martha Lea Bryant, Tahlequah, OK “Epiphany at Walmart”
2nd Place: Jeanne Shannon,
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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2013 SouthWest Writers Annual Writing Competition
2013 Storyteller Award Goes To
Laura Keller
Making Sense of Us
Laura Keller won the $1500 grand prize Storyteller Award, as well as first place in the Juvenile/Young Adult Novel category for her entry.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the:
2012 Sixth Bi-Monthly Writing Contest
Holiday Anecdote
1st Place: Lori Coffin, Saratoga Springs, NY “Dear Oh Deer!”
2nd Place: Susan Dietrich Schneider,
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