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WILLA Literary Award

  • Posted on January 4, 2017
  • by Multi Mania

WILLA Literary Award honors outstanding literature featuring women’s stories, set in the Western United States, published each year. Women Writing the West (WWW), a non-profit association of writers and other…

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WILLA Literary Award honors outstanding literature featuring women’s stories, set in the Western United States, published each year. Women Writing the West (WWW), a non-profit association of writers and other professionals writing and promoting the Women’s West, underwrites and presents the nationally recognized award annually. The award is named in... Read more →

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