June 2009

JUST ANNOUNCED: The August-September start-up season for The Helena Institute (Helena, Montana) offers more than thirty participatory learning courses from the area's multidimensional artists in everything from growing an organic garden, fly fishing, scuba diving, to woodworking. Writers are involved, too, with published authors Ellen Baumler, Kae Cheatham and Mike Logan< offering their skill in different workshops. Information about registration is available at the site.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Butler on her new title Honeysuckle. On Saturday, 13 June 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Butler will be at The Sly Fox Bookstore in Virden, Illinois signing her newest book which is set in Southern, Illinois in 1929. She will also have her six other titles which include Calico, and JD's Rustler.

Mark Mellon, author of the action western The Pirooters has a short story online. The contemporary Western yarn, "Down To The Frenchman's Place," can be found at Rope and Wire, a Western ezine.

May 2009

May 1st has been declared Buy Indie Day. The idea: buy one book—paperback, hardcover, audiobook, whatever you want!—at an independent bookstore near you. It's important to all writers that our independently-owned booksellers stay in business. Help them out! Learn more at Indie Bound, including a store-finder map.

Western author Cornell Cole will be talking about his book, Balan: The Moral Assassin. at several New Mexico locations. Visit with Cole at Hastings Entertainment centers in Los Lunas, New Mexico on May 6, Rio Rancho, New Mexico on May 7, and on May 8 at the Albuquerque, New Mexico store on Lomas Av. The book is available at his Web site.

April 2009

Jim Griffin will be covering a lot of territory in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado in April, beginning the tour in Centerville, Texas.
Check for schedule updates at his official Website.

March 2009

On 11 March, author/historian Linda Aksomitis begins a dynamic Virtual Tour for her young reader book Longhorns and Outlaws. She will be cyber-visiting several elementary school classes in Texas, as well as taking part in blog interviews.

For the week of March 16 - 20, Linda will be a Guest Speaker Chatting at the Institute of Children's Literature. To get her complete schedule, visit Linda's Web blog History Books 4 Kids

On Saturday, 14 March (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.), Kae Cheatham, author of eleven published titles, will hold a writer's workshop for Powell County Adult Ed. The workshop will take place in the Grant Kohrs Library, Deer Lodge, Montana and registration can be made there. (tel. 406 846-2622).

It's the first ever Tucson Festival of Books March 14 - 15. Tucson, Ariz. Sponsored by the Arizona Daily Star in association with the University of Arizona. Visit the Web site for more a list af activities.

March 19 - 22 are the dates for the 19th annual Festival of the West in Westworld, Scottsdale, Arizona. Many activities, including author signings at the Barnes & Noble/Western Writers of America booth.

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