Sandra McGee Joins Western Writers of America

Sandra McGee has been accepted for membership in Western Writers of America, an organization whose 600+ members derive their livelihood, in whole or in part, from writing about the land and the peoples of the American West, past and present. The membership includes novelists, historians, essayists, journalists, poets, screenwriters, editors, agents, and others.

Sandra is the co-author of THE DIVORCE SEEKERS: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler.

WWA was founded in 1953 to promote and recognize Western literature. Since 1953, prestigious panels of judges have presented WWA’s annual Spur Awards to honor each year’s best western literature. Previous winners include Jane Smiley, Larry McMurtry, Dorothy M. Johnson, Stephen E. Ambrose, Tony Hillerman, Red Shuttleworth and Elmer Kelton.

Interview with Bill McGee, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (Video)

Oklahoma City, OK, June 19, 2009 — Former Nevada divorce ranch wrangler and author Bill McGee talks about his book, THE DIVORCE SEEKERS: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler and his time from 1947 to 1950 working on the Flying M E, an exclusive divorce ranch 20 miles south of Reno that catered to wealthy Easterners, socialites, and Hollywood celebrities.

Interviewed at the Western Writers of America Mega-Book Signing
June 19, 2009
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, OK

Interview with Sandra McGee, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (Video)

Sandra McGee, co-author of The Divorce Seekers: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler, shares her perspective on the Reno divorce era.

Western Writers of America Mega-Booksigning

June 19, 2009

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Oklahoma City, OK

Western Writers of America Mega-Book Signing, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Bill McGee and Sandra McGee will be signing THE DIVORCE SEEKERS at WWA Mega-Book Signing.

Oklahoma City, OK, June 19, 2009 – The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City showcased members of the Western Writers of America with a Mega-Book Signing event on Friday, June 19, 2009. More than 70 Western authors participated. The event took place inside the magnificent Sam Noble Special Events Center.

Bill McGee and Sandra McGee were interviewed for local TV. View their interviews on this blog.

The Museum is pleased to be joining WWA in providing this occasion for the public to meet the authors who keep the history and spirit of the West alive in many different styles of writing. –Don Reeves, the Museum’s McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture.   

Sandra McGee with Emmy-winning screenwriter Kirk Ellis (“John Adams”)

 

“PENDLETON ROUND-UP AT 100″ by Ann Terry Hill

Western Writers of America authors Bill McGee and Ann Terry Hill

Portland, Oregon, May 15, 2009–Western Writers of America authors Bill McGee and Ann Terry Hill discuss marketing plans for their books.  Ann Terry Hill’s new book, PENDLETON ROUND-UP at 100: Oregon’s Legendary Rodeo, will be released in July 2009 and already is a top seller on Amazon.  A native of Pendleton, Oregon and a former Round-Up princess and queen, there’s no one better-suited than Ann Terry Hill to write this authoritative history.  I got to preview Miss Hill’s book and it is a beautifully-designed coffee table book with more than 900 photos (many never before published). Every Western aficionado will want a copy for their collection. We wish Ann Terry Hill many happy trails ahead! 

–Sandra McGee, Divorce Nevada Style