Join the Silver City Public Library, Bayard Public Library, and Grant County Poet Laureate Heather Frankland for a winter poetry challenge. Pick up a poetry bingo card, attend free workshops, and enter prize drawings while exploring poetry inspired by art, love, and friendship.
Current Workshops
Author and poet Heather Frankland will present the next workshop in The Write Stuff writing series, a 2-hour talk and generative workshop: Of Love and Heartbreak: Using Poetry as a Tool to Navigate the Many Roads of the Heart. It will be offered on Saturday, February 17th, from 10 am to noon, at the Unitarian […]
Author Catalina Claussen will lead the upcoming session in The Write Stuff writing series, a 2-hour discussion titled “The Fabric of Our Lives: Strategies in Weaving Story from Oral History, Archival Research, and Creative Expression.” This event is scheduled for Saturday, November 18, from 10 am to noon, and will be held at the Unitarian […]
On Friday, October 27, from 3:30-4:30 pm MDT, authors Steven F. Havill & Lif Strand will provide tips to avoid the fundamental mistakes that beginning writers make. They will also discuss the potential perils of self-publishing. Venue: Bear Mountain Lodge. 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road, Silver City, NM 88062. Havill is the author of 32 […]
Although we previously publicized the Young Adult novels panel, featuring Catalina Claussen and Nicholas Varner, unfortunately, Nick had to drop out. Given the demand for more writing instruction, we have revamped this presentation into a workshop addressing the writing of young adult novels. Join us on Sunday, October 29, from 10-11 am MDT, Session C, for this […]
Past Workshops
Collaboration with the Gila River Festival
The Southwest Festival of the Written word is sponsoring a session at […]
POSTPONED: Deepening Metaphors with Eve West Bessier
The Southwest Festival of the Written Word is sponsoring a free writing […]
New Year Writing Workshops
The Southwest Festival of the Written Word is sponsoring two writing workshops to […]
Creative Writing Group in Silver City 2018
The Southwest Festival of the Written Word and WNMU are happy to […]
Cancellation of “Publishing Advice for Authors”
Because of a family emergency the “Publishing Advice for Authors” workshop with […]
The Art, the Act, the Publishing of the Written Word-Sessions at the 2015 Festival
Readers need writers. Writers need readers. And, the Southwest Festival of the […]
