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Welcome to the Women Writing the West Speaker's Bureau. This list contains current members who are available for presentations, with basic information about background and speech topics. Specific information can be found through links to member websites, and by contacting the individuals privately. Current WWW members are welcome to join the list, which is updated annually.
For more information, contact the WWW Administrator at WWW1@lohseworks.com.
Archer, Jane
TX OK
www.janearcher.com
· Native American myths/legends/history
· Native American Women & Society
· Texas & Oklahoma history
Bair, Julene
CO WY KS NE High Plns
www.julenebair.com
· Memoir
· Creative Nonfiction
· Environmental Writing
Brotherton, Velda
AR MO OK KS
www.authorsden.com, veldabrotherton.com
· Writing Craft
· POV
· Characterization
Brown, Corinne Joy
CO
www.corinnebrown.com
· Scots In The West
· Western Pop Culture
· Western Apparel, music, art, video
Buyer, Laurie Wagner
CO WY MT NM TX
www.lauriewagnerbuyer.com
· Creative Inspiration
· The Natural World
· Poetic Techniques
Clark, LaVerne Harrell
SW States, TX AZ NM
www.artisticnetwork.net/artist/349
· Turning Folklore Into Fiction
· The Short Story
· The Novel
Cleary, Rita
NY CO
· American Revolution
· Lewis & Clark
· Why Write
Copeland, Kathy
NM TX OK AR LA CO TN
www.anniesbook.com
· Writing About Native Americans
· The Cherokee Indians
· The Trail of Tears
Cornell, Virginia
CO AZ
www.manifestpub.com
· specialty: older audiences
· about books
· humor and aging
Coyle, Stacy Gillett
CO, Douglas/Denver Cos.
· Environmental Writing
· Poetry
· Water & The West
Douglas, MD, Deborah
TX, Central & South
www.the3-daybook.com
· Humor
· Working Women
· Breast Cancer Awareness
Druchunas, Donna
Anywhere
www.sheeptoshawl.com
· Internet marketing for writers
· Lithuanian knitting and history
· Lace knitting with qiviut (musk ox down)
Duckworth, Liz
CO, Western States
www.lizduckworth.com
· Inner Strength In Difficult Times
· Abundant Living
· Creative Igniters for Writers
Elliott, Diane
NW States
· Organic Gardening: From Soil To Plate
· Historical Fiction
· High Altitude Gardening
Farmer, W. Michael
SE States, Rio Grande Corridr
www.wmichaelfarmer.com
· Southern NM History, Fountain Murders
· Sierra Madre Apaches
· Late 19th Century Weapons
Godfrey, Peggy
CO, No. NM
· Cattle & sheep ranching
· Women & ranching
· Rural living, nature
Goeres-Gardner, Diane L.
OR
www.necktieparties.com
· History of Legal Executions ...
· ... in Oregon 1851-1905
Hagen, Mary
CO, Larimer Co.
· Hiking & skiing
· History about women in Colorado
· Place name history
Harper, Jo
TX, SW
· Teachers' groups
· Schools
Hasselstrom, Linda M.
Great Plains, will travel
www.windbreakhouse.com
· Writing poetry
· Nonfiction
Holt, Ph.D., A.H.
SW, Midwest, SE
www.ahholt.com
· write, publish & promote
· Writing to Read
· Become a Writer
Howard, Lynna Prue
ID UT, Western MT
www.myweb.cableone.net/prueheart
· Art Meets Adventure TM
· Adventure Travel
· Poetry workshops
Jenner, Gail L.
No. CA & So. OR
www.gailjenner.com
· College presentations
· No. CA Writing Poject
· CA League of Middle Schools
Johnson, Sarah
will travel anywhere
www.readingthepast.blogspot.com
· Historical Fiction: Overview
· Subgenres
· Appeal
Kirkpatrick, Jane
NW States, will travel w/exp
www.jkbooks.com
· Hardiness & Hope, values of early pioneers
· Women In History
· Importance of Stones in our Love
Ladd, Louise
CT NJ, New England
www.louiseladd.net
· How To Write For Children
· The Joy Of Writing ...
· ... for schools, grade 3 & up
Lindberg, Kelley J.P.
UT, travel by arrangement
· Conducting Meaty Interviews
· Great Openings, Food Allergies
· Query Letters Workshop
Lohse, Joyce B.
CO Western US
www.lohseworks.com
· Colorado History: Truth & Mystery
· Writing, Biography, Genealogy
· Old West research, Yellowstone
Magee, Sharon S.
AZ SW
www.sharonmagee.com
· American Indians
· AZ History
· Writing workshops
Messersmith, Lyn J.
NE ND SD WY
www.leadersandlegends.com
· The Heart's Compass-pioneer women
· Leaders & Legends
· Well Behaved Women/History
Monahan, Sherry
Anywhwere
www.sherrymonahan.com
· Life In The West: gambling, drinking, food
· Victorian Era, Wild West
· Hollywood & Western Movies
Moore, Lucy
SW States
www.lucymoore@nets.com
· Cross-cultural Dynamics
· Being an "Outsider"
· Dispute Resolution
Morton, Jane
AZ CO
· The West in Poetry
· poetry readings
· poetry workshops
Moulton, Candy
West of Mississsippi
www.candymoulton.com
· Overland Migration
· Wyoming History
Niethammer, Carolyn
AZ
www.cniethammer.com
· Native American Women:
· The Ordinary & Extraordinary
· Prickly Pear Cooking
Oswald, Nancy
CO
· History of Jewish Colony ...
· ... of Cotopaxi 1882-1884
Parker, Ann
No. CA, CO
www.annparker.net
· Historical fiction
Pate, J'Nell L.
TX, Fort Worth Metroplex
· Western history, Stockyards, Cattle
· 19th Cent. Military, Mil Ft. Worth
· Cattle Drive Personalities, Ft Worth
Platt, Randall
OR WA
www.plattbooks.com
· Business of Writing
· Research
· Teen Writers' Workshop
Propst, Nell Brown
CO
· Colorado histories
Rickman, Sarah Byrn
OH MI IN KY TN GA CO TX DC
· Women In Aviation WWII
· WASP Womns Aux Ferrying Sq
· WASP Women Airforce Servc Pilots
Riehl, Janet Grace
CA IL
www.riehlife.com
· Family stories
· Memory
· Home
Romero-Anderson, J. Emerita
CO NM
· Teachers As Writers, Writers Workshops
· Lectures, Book Talks,
· Six Traits Writing Process
Sandell, Cindy
TX
www.texasvis.com
· Texas History
Schroeder, Anne
CA
· Women of the West
· California
· Social Development of West
Sikes, Shirley
AZ KS
· Ranching history
· Kansas history
· Banking
Squires, Janet
Western US, will travel
www.janetsquires.com
· Writing & Editing Process
· How A Book Is Made
· Life of An Author
Wadsworth, Ginger
CA, anywhere in West
www.gingerwadsworth.com
· Writing For Kids
· Writing
· Early Childhood Science
Waterston, Ellen
NW, all over U.S.
www.writingranch.com, ellenwaterston.com
· The "Writing Life"
· Writing Personal Memoir
· Dealing with Addiction
Weinberg, Florence
TX, NM, El Paso, San Ant
www.florenceweinberg.com
· 18th Cent history of SW & NM
· 16th Cent. French Renaissance
· Mission History in SW
Werkley, Vicki Hessel
CA, West States, AZ CO
www.starwerks.net
· writing from outside a culture
· writing, editing
· Native American topics, historical
Wilde, Jeanne
CO (Denver metro) NM
· Christmas
· Humor
· My book, Lavinia
Wink, Dawn
U.S.
www.dawnwink.com
· memoir
· nonfiction
· fiction
Witmer-Gow, Karyn
MO Apr-Sept, CA Oct-Mar
www.elizabethgrayson.com
· Writing
· Fiction subjects
· Writing as craft