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Reading and Discussion

Oct.24.2011
Reading and Discussion

Editor Russell Rowland and contributor John Clayton (author of "Cowboy Girl") will read from and discuss WEST OF 98: LIVING AND WRITING THE NEW AMERICAN WEST, the recently published anthology featuring sixty-seven writers from every state west of the Mississippi, discussing what it means to be a Westerner in today's society.

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Aug.29.2011 - 8:28 am
WEST OF 98: LIVING AND WRITING THE NEW AMERICAN WEST
I'm happy to report the release of a new anthology, WEST OF 98: LIVING AND WRITING THE NEW AMERICAN WEST, featuring essays and poetry from sixty-six writers from every state West...
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Apr.20.2011 - 4:25 am
Seeking Fiction Submissions
I have recently been named the fiction editor for New West, an online publication that has just added fiction to its format. We're looking for fiction that primarily focuses on...
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Feb.15.2011 - 9:15 am
New West Fiction
New West magazine is accepting fiction submissions for the first time. You can find out more details here:  www.newwest.net
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Aug.20.2009 - 6:21 pm
Issue Three of Stone's Throw Magazine
Summer Revelations, by Jean Albus
Please check out our third issue of Stone's Throw Magazine. This issue features wonderful photography by Jean Albus, poetry, non-fiction and fiction from all over the world,...
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Comments from Russell

Mar.29.2010 - 7:22 am
In response to: Inside the Writers Studio - a look inside the secret life of writers
hilarious
hilarious
Aug.11.2009 - 6:53 am
In response to: How to Get Heat Without Fire: My Obsession, My Art
Thanks back, Marilyn. I was
Thanks back, Marilyn. I was also pleased to see that you sent a wonderful poem to our new issue of Stone's Throw....
Aug.11.2009 - 4:55 am
In response to: How to Get Heat Without Fire: My Obsession, My Art
I love this line, Marilyn:
I love this line, Marilyn: We get bolder and braver and more sure-handed if we survive our obsessions and use them...
Aug.10.2009 - 10:58 am
In response to: The Surprising Intimacy of the Cyberspace Classroom
It really is amazing how
It really is amazing how peoples' personalities emerge, pretty quickly, in these workshops. That's been my experience...
May.27.2008 - 11:01 am
In response to: How chasing Mr. Wrong led to Mr. Write
hey
Wendy...this is hilarious. I'm so thrilled to see that you're getting published! Please contact me so I can...

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Feb.21.2012
WEST OF 98: LIVING AND WRITING THE NEW AMERICAN WEST
Published by High Country News
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About Russell

Russell Rowland's first novel, In Open Spaces (Harpercollins 2002), made the San Francisco Chronicle's bestseller list and was named one of the Best of the West by the Salt Lake City Tribune. Both In Open Spaces and The Watershed Years (Riverbend 2007) are...
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