Gary Lucero is an author, poet, and software engineer who has published poems and short stories, as well as a book of photography dedicated to his best friend and constant companion Geordi. Gary’s newest poetry collection is The Unknown Race,
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An Interview with Author Michael Spiller
Author Michael Spiller is a carpenter, a photographer, and a retired home builder. He published three books of photography before releasing William and Jean Herrick, Pioneering New Mexicans (Sunstone Press, 2025), a book about the lives of his great-grandparents on the New Mexico frontier.
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An Interview with Author David F. Menicucci
David Menicucci is a professional researcher retired from Sandia National Laboratories who still volunteers part-time as a research professor for the University of New Mexico. He has published three nonfiction books and is the author of, or contributor to,
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2025 Call for Submissions: SWW Annual Writing Contest
The SouthWest Writers (SWW) annual writing competition is now open for submissions.
All writers, new and experienced, are welcome to enter the contest. Contestants don’t have to be members of SWW or live in the Southwest to participate.
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Author Update: Jack Woodville London
Jack Woodville London is a historian, writing instructor, and speaker who has authored articles and short stories, a non-fiction book on the craft of writing, and five novels including the award-winning French Letters trilogy. Espionage, survival, and the fight for Texas independence come into play in his newest historical fiction release,
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An Interview with Author Lisa C. Taylor
Lisa C. Taylor is an award-winning author of long and short fiction, as well as poetry. She is also a teacher and speaker, an editor and mentor, and co-director of the Mesa Verde Writers Conference and Literary Festival.
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SWW’s 2025 Writing Contest Opens June 1
The annual SouthWest Writers (SWW) writing competition opens for submissions on June 1, 2025.
The contest is open to new and experienced writers. Contestants don’t have to be members of SWW or live in the Southwest to enter. Winners have the opportunity to publish their entries in this year’s contest anthology.
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An Interview with Author Roberta Summers
Award-winning author Roberta Summers is a published novelist, short story writer, and poet. She served as an editor of San Juan College’s Perspective(s) Magazine and is the former co-owner of Silverjack Publishing. Her newest release, Pele’s Children (September 2024),
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