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Award-winning "Kicked Out" features foreword by Casper's Judy Shepard

Casper’s Judy Shepard wrote the foreword to the new anthology edited by Sassafras Lowrey, “Kicked Out.” Last night, the book received a major literary award. Here’s info from Lowrey’s web site:
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National Museum of the American Indian features webcast of Native American writers Feb. 5

The annual conference for The Association of Writers and Writing Programs in Washington, D.C., features some interesting off-site events that will be simulcast on the web. Here’s one that showcases
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Solnit to guide map-making course at UW

Author Rebecca Solnit will be at the University of Wyoming for a month long teaching residency. The MFA in Creative Writing program hosted a luncheon/talk with Rebecca today. Jeff Lockwood
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Winners announced for Blanchan/Doubleday awards

The Wyoming Arts Council is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Blanchan/Doubleday writing awards. Recipient of the Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award for nature writing is Patricia Frolander
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Call for entries: Warren Adler Short Story Contest

Warren AdlerShort Story ContestDeadline: January 15, 2011Entry Fee: $15Web site: www.warrenadler.com/writing-contest.shtmlA prize of $1,000 and publication on the Warren Adler Web site is given annually for a short story. Warren
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2nd part of EO Wilson’s interview with Jeff Lockwood

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2nd part of EO Wilson's interview with Jeff Lockwood

If the box/screen doesn’t appear, just click on the play icon at bottom left and the video will start.

UW Eminent Writer in Residence will work with students on Laramie Atlas Project

From a University of Wyoming press release: Rebecca Solnit, an acclaimed author of numerous celebrated works of nonfiction, is the latest Eminent Writer in Residence in the University of Wyoming’s
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Wyoming State Museum looking for readers with "True Grit"

Registration is underway for the Wyoming State Museum book discussion series, “Exploring the Western Novel.” Beginning on February 16, members of the discussion group will meet to discuss a series
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Wyoming State Museum looking for readers with "True Grit"

Registration is underway for the Wyoming State Museum book discussion series, “Exploring the Western Novel.” Beginning on February 16, members of the discussion group will meet to discuss a series
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