Each year, Western Writers of America holds its annual convention somewhere in the American West. Members, agents, publishers, editors, and more gather to talk shop, learn, teach, make connections, renew friendships, and enjoy music performed by our members. Join us June 18-21, 2025 for the WWA Convention in Amarillo, Texas at the Embassy Suites Downtown!
Western Writers of America Inc. (WWA) was founded in 1953 to promote the literature of the American West and to recognize the best in Western writing with the prestigious Spur Award and the Western Writers Hall of Fame. Like the Western landscape itself, WWA and the books, songs, and stories produced by its members have evolved immensely.
WWA boasts historians, nonfiction authors, young adult, romance writers, songwriters, poets, and screenwriters for film and television. We all have one thing in common—our work in every medium is set in the ever-changing American West.
Today we have more than 700 members nationwide and around the world. Our members include C.J. Box, Anne Hillerman, Craig Johnson, Tom Clavin, Nancy Plain, Mark Hall-Patton, Thomas Cobb, Candy Moulton, Kat Martin, Kirk Ellis, Lucia St. Clair Robson, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Loren D. Estleman, Johnny D. Boggs, Paul Andrew Hutton, and Kathleen O’Neal Gear.
We are proud of our longstanding tradition of helping to support and promote each other’s work, no matter where we find ourselves in our professional lives. We are all on the same mission: to create Literature of the West for the World. ®
Among the many panels and presentations, you can find Blue Cottage Agency represented at the Friday (1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.) panel of agents, editors and industry professionals. Moderator: E. Joe Brown.
AND! Don’t miss this one!
Your Story, Your Voice: Elevate Your Brand with Podcasts, moderator: Jake Stetler, Panelists, Bobbi Jean Bell, Jim Bell, Krista Rolfzen Soukup. This session will be taped and podcast at a date to be determined. This primer for writers looking to expand their reach and impact, which also could be called “Podcast Promotion for Writers” or ” The Writer’s Guide to Podcast promotion,” covers practical tips, necessary technology and effective strategies to connect with a wider audience.
