The Southwest Word Fiesta is coming to Southwestern New Mexico — and everyone on Zoom — from Friday, October 22 – Sunday, October 24!

If you love the written word, this event is for you.

You’ll find virtual sessions with advice to newer writers, authors such as Kirstin Valdez Quade, Brandon Hobson, Rick Bass, Sharman Apt Russell, Naomi Shihab Nye, and so many others. We’ll cover poetry, fiction, journalism, the environment and how climate change is affecting it, and other many other timely topics.

I’ll be on the Advice for Novelists panel on Friday, October 22, 3:30-4:30 pm, and the Mystery Novels panel, on Saturday, October 23, from 2:30-3:30.

All sessions are free and open to the public.

To register to attend, click this link and follow instructions:
https://wnmu.zoom.us/meeting/register....

Then you can go to the events page, and click to enter any panel room: https://swwordfiesta.org/2021-festival/

As a member of the SWF’s steering committee, I'm looking forward to sharing our festival with you!