A little bit of news… but not too much. “Love the book you’re writing because you’ll read it a hundred times.” – Posted in the Santa Barbara Writers Conference Facebook Group Shameless Promotion In this year of the 75th Anniversary of Operation Crossroads, the first postwar atomic bomb tests at Bikini in 1946, the series…
Don your Western wear and watch a classic Western movie Owen Wister is said to have created the first romantic cowboy in 1902 with his best-selling novel The Virginian. The hero, known as “the Virginian”, was brave and honorable, tough but soft-spoken. The Virginian was portrayed on the big screen in 1929 by Gary Cooper,…
New Release! Western Writers of America Cookbook With Bill McGee’s Award-Winning Chili and Sandra McGee’s Southwest Slaw This cookbook celebrates the Western tradition with more than 150 recipes, anecdotes, and stories from some of America’s most popular Western writers and personalities. There are recipes for drinks, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and fun…
Dateline: Las Vegas, Nevada, June 25-29, 2013 – Hundreds of the country’s top Western writers gathered at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the Western Writers of America 60th Annual Convention. Western novelists, historians, screenwriters, songwriters, and the agents and editors who represent them, enjoyed five days of Western camaraderie and networking.…
Tales from Reno’s Divorce Ranches on KNPR Bill McGee was interviewed by Dave Becker for “State of Nevada” on KNPR, Nevada Public Radio, March 1, 2011. He was a member of a panel of people who were part of the divorce ranch experience. PROGRAM NOTES: Back in the 1930s and 40s, Nevada was one…
Dateline: Oklahoma City, OK, June 19, 2009 – The Western Writers of America took center stage at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City for a Mega-Book Signing on Friday, June 19, 2009. More than 70 Western authors participated in the event set up in the magnificent Sam Noble Special Events Center.…