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Want to hear Linda discuss her books and give a reading from her work? Want to meet Linda and have her autograph your favorite book? Want to know how to have Linda give a talk or workshop for your group? Or are you just curious about what types of events a writer gets herself involved in?

How to Invite Linda to Speak to Your Group


How to Contact Linda

Linda prefers written inquiries about her availability for talks, readings, and workshops. Please send her an e-mail or a letter through the US Post Office, though you may also leave a voice-mail message.

Linda M. Hasselstrom
PO Box 169
Hermosa, SD 57744

e-mail: info@​windbreakhouse.com

voice mail: (605) 255-4064

Linda's assistant, Tamara Rogers, may call or write for additional details.


What Linda Needs to Know from You

Please let us know as much information as you can about your job proposal:

-- The name of your group and perhaps a brief description.
-- What type of appearance you are requesting (do you want Linda to give a reading, a workshop, a question-and-answer session, a book signing?)
-- The date of the appearance.
-- The approximate length of time (Do you want Linda for an all-day workshop or a one-hour reading?)
-- The location of the appearance.
-- Whether you are able to pay compensation to Linda, and if so, how much.


What Linda Can Give to Your Group

Linda offers three types of presentations:

(1) Readings.
Linda reads excerpts from her work, and perhaps that of other Great Plains writers, combined with comments and discussion on your selected theme. A reading by Linda is a very enjoyable performance.

(2) Talks.
Linda can discuss a variety of themes from her writing interests, and she often includes handouts and examples from her own writing. All Linda's performances are entertaining, but a talk, like a classroom lecture, usually provides factual information on the topic of the day as well.

(3) Workshops.
Linda's workshops generally cover how to write non-fiction or poetry. To do justice to the topic, Linda prefers a workshop be arranged for a bare minimum of one day; a week is even better. If time permits, Linda can include writing practice and she can read students' work and give comments on it. Linda frequently gives out handouts which contain exercises for writing after the workshop.

Linda is able to tailor her presentations to fit a variety of audiences and age groups, whether your group consists of students, teachers, writers, or the general public.


How Much Does Linda Charge?

Linda's honorarium is $2000 per day. In addition, hosts are asked to pay mileage based on the current cost of fuel prices for Linda to drive, or supply airline tickets. Costs of lodging and meals are negotiable.

At times Linda is willing to negotiate on the amount of her fee, especially if it is for a Black Hills regional event (which includes less travel time) or if Linda is able to combine a number of jobs in one area.

Remember, Linda's fee helps compensate her not only for the time she spends speaking or teaching, but the time she spends in preparation and travel from her home in western South Dakota.

Linda also appreciates having her books offered for sale at your event, if possible, through a local bookstore. Linda can bring books if she is driving, but she needs assistance selling them, because it is nearly impossible to chat and autograph a book while counting change. Directly after her appearance is the best time for book sales.


What about Book Signings and Interviews?

At a traditional book signing an author is available-- usually at a book store-- to meet the public and autograph copies of her book. Sometimes an author will also give some type of presentation at a scheduled time, in order to entertain and attract customers.

When Linda has a new book published she works hard to promote it, and is certainly willing to participate in book signing events and give interviews for publicity purposes. In this economy, however, book publishers have little money to help with book tour travel expenses, so Linda has to foot the bill.

When Linda travels she makes it a point to stop in at book stores, introduce herself, drop off a book list, and offer to autograph copies of books on hand.

If you would like Linda to conduct a book signing at your store, or if you would like to interview Linda about her work, please contact us as above.


What's New from Linda?

Land Circle the 15th Anniversary Edition, Fulcrum Publishing, came out in the fall of 2008. Click here for more information.

No Place Like Home was published by the University of Nevada Press in September, 2009. Click here for more information.


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Events in 2010

Scroll down to read a brief rundown of where Linda has been and will be during 2010. More information will be added as the details of these events get settled.


Senior Citizens Writing Group
Rapid City, South Dakota. January 5, 2010
Linda gave an informal talk and participated in discussion about writing with this local group.

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Green Literary Event at the Dahl Art Center
Rapid City, South Dakota. Sunday, January 17, 2010
A Green Literary Event was held at the Dahl Art Center on Sunday, January 17, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm with Gerard Baker, Superintendent of Mt. Rushmore Memorial, as featured speaker. Six area authors (including our Linda) were on hand to sell and autograph their books and visit with members of the audience.

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South Dakota Magazine
Linda's essay "Let There Be Less Light" appeared in the March/​April 2010 issue of South Dakota Magazine, illustrated with gorgeous night-time photos by SD photographer Greg Latza.

For more information:
South Dakota Magazine website
Greg Latza Photography website
International Dark-Sky Association website

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Journey Museum
Grasslands discussion with Dan O'Brien and Dick Kettlewell
Rapid City, South Dakota. Sunday, March 28, 2010
Approximately 55 people attended this reading and question & answer session with authors and ranchers Linda Hasselstrom and Dan O’Brien at the Journey Museum auditorium. This session took place in conjunction with Dick Kettlewell's wildlife photography exhibit titled “In Praise of the Prince: A Visual Tribute to the North American Pronghorn” which opened in the Stanford Adelstein Community Gallery on February 28th.

For more information:
The Journey Museum
222 New York Street, Rapid City SD 57701
(605) 394-6923
www.journeymuseum.org

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Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa. April 11 through 17, 2010.
Linda made her annual visit to the ISU campus to sit in on theses defenses and meet with writing students as part of her visiting faculty position with the MFA Program in Creative Writing and the Environment.

For more information:
http:/​/​engl.iastate.edu/​programs/​creative_writing/​mfa/​

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Sturgis Library Book Discussion and Earth Day Talk
Sturgis, South Dakota. Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Sturgis Area Arts Council selected Feels Like Far for its winter reading program.

On Earth Day, Thursday, April 22nd, at 7pm, Linda spoke about the book, read some passages from it, and answered questions.

This free event was sponsored by the South Dakota Humanities Council.

For more information:
Sturgis Public Library
1040 2nd Street Suite 101
Sturgis, SD 57785
(605) 347-2624
http:sturgispubliclibrary.blogspot.com

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Rapid City Central High School Reunion
Rapid City -- September 9-10, 2010
(Not a public appearance)
Linda will join friends at some of the scheduled events at her 50th High School Class Reunion in Rapid City this fall. This is not a public appearance by Linda, but if you were a member of the class, please come and reintroduce yourself and renew your friendship. Or at least satisfy your curiosity about how that rancher-girl from Hermosa turned out.

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SD Women in Agriculture Conference
Journaling Workshop
Spearfish Canyon Lodge, South Dakota. Friday, October 1, 2010
The South Dakota Women in Agriculture is an annual event for women in the region that are involved in agriculture either through a farm or ranch operation or through agribusiness. The women's conference is a time for the members to share, learn, network and rejuvenate themselves. The conference covers topics including production agriculture, family life and personal development.

Linda will conduct a journaling workshop at 1pm on Friday, October 1st.

"Eighty Percent of Success is Showing Up: How your journal can organize your life"

Linda will discuss using several types of journals to organize your life. She'll discuss how to concentrate on what you want in your life rather than becoming stressed by reacting to outside events. She'll show you examples of her journals for specific purposes, including her personal journals, her Handbook to Everything, her New Poems journal, her Toyota journal, her photograph album journal, her Death Journal, and possibly others.

Linda has kept journals for more than 50 years. "My journals," she says, "help me organize my writing life, but they also have allowed me to keep track of my finances and do efficient estate planning. My journal is the best writing tool I own."

For more information:
SD Women in Ag Facebook page

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2009 Past Events

Black Hills FACES Magazine
Linda was the cover story of the Winter 2009 issue of this fascinating Black Hills regional magazine that features various local folks and their unique stories and talents.

The article, written by Bill Schulz -- a writer, retired teacher, and long-time friend of Linda's -- gave an overview of Linda's life, told about her recent return to the ranch and her writing retreats, and included many snippets of Linda's work.

As always, in this glorious magazine, there were many full-color photos, including the cover photo of Linda at the ranch, taken under that wonderful grey winter sky.

For more information and to subscribe:

Black Hills Faces Magazine
www.blackhillsfaces.com


Western Folklife Center National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Elko, Nevada. January 28 through January 31, 2009
Linda was scheduled to give a number of performances, including one show that was sold out weeks in advance. But for the first time in her many years of aprticipating at the CPG, Linda was unable to make the drive due to snow and ice and closed highways.

Second Annual FACES LIVE! Variety Show at the Elks Theatre Main Stage
Rapid City, South Dakota. Thursday, February 26, 2009
Linda had 8 minutes of fame during the show to do her thing, which was a well-received reading, NOT singing and dancing.

Iowa State University at Ames, Iowa in April, 2009
Linda made her annual visit to the ISU campus to sit in on theses defenses as part of her visiting faculty position with the MFA Program in Creative Writing and the Environment.

For more information:
http:/​/​engl.iastate.edu/​programs/​creative_writing/​mfa/​

Wild Burro Bookstore "Write Now!" Writing Workshops
Hot Springs, South Dakota. April 24-25, 2009
Linda conducted a 3 hour workshop on non-fiction writing and, with regional author Kent Meyers, participated in a reading, discussion, and book signing at The Wild Burro Bookstore.

“Lunch and Learn” at the Rapid City Public Library
Rapid City, South Dakota. May 20, 2009
"Lunch and Learn" is a program sponsored by Friends of the Library.
Linda gave a noon talk at the library entitled "Cow Love: Why I Love Cows and You Should Too" followed by a question and answer session.

Custer County Fair local author booksigning
Hermosa, South Dakota. August 15, 2009
Linda and a few other local authors were available for discussion and autographs at the Custer County Fair on the east edge of Hermosa. The event was sponsored by the Hermosa branch of the Custer County Library.

"Dakota Midday: Food for Thought" radio interview
South Dakota Public Radio. September 3, 2009
Linda was interviewed by Julia Monczunski who came to the ranch and talked to Linda about her writing and her writing retreats.

Western Literature Association Conference
Spearfish, South Dakota. September 30 - October 3, 2009
Linda served on a panel discussion along with Dan O'Brien, Ann Daum and Kent Meyers. And she participated on another panel discussion about "The State(s) of Environmental Writing" with Gary Ferguson, Andrea Peacock, Doug Peacock, Jim Stiles, and M. John Fayhee.

Dr. Kathleen Danker from SDSU introduced Linda using Danker's 2009 essay entitled "Fighting Words from a West River Woman: The Straight Talk of Linda M. Hasselstrom" after which Linda read some straight talk from her own writing.


SD Festival of the Book, sponsored by the SD Humanities Council
Deadwood, South Dakota. October 2-4, 2009
During the "Literary Feast: Rapture and Ruin" Linda and several other authors gave their thoughts on themes presented in Dan O'Brien's book "Buffalo for the Broken Heart" (which was South Dakota's "One Book" selection for 2009) while the audience dined on roast bison.

The following day, Linda participated in a discussion of poetry ("Dakota Poetry" with Linda, David Allan Evans, and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn); a discussion of the grasslands ("Land Use and Prairie Restoration" with Linda, Dan O'Brien, Pamela Todd and Jerry Wilson); gave a reading from her newest book ("No Place Like Home, Selected Readings"); and chatted with Book Fest attendees while she autographed books at the pavilion with many other authors.

Thresholds: 23rd Annual Literary Conference
ARTCORE and Casper College, Wyoming. October 8-10, 2009
Linda gave a talk titled "Mulch: How I Became a Writer" and taught a two-day workshop ("Writing to See, Seeing to Write") which featured in-class writing exercises and discussions of writing. Linda also analyzed an essay to show how a well-known writer achieves her effects.

Wind City Books booksigning
Casper, Wyoming. October 10, 2009
Linda was on hand to talk and autograph books at this fine local bookstore.

The Quivira Coalition’s 8th Annual Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 4-6, 2009
The Quivira Coalition's conference in 2009 was a celebration of Aldo Leopold entitled "Living Leopold: the land ethic and a new agrarianism."

The evening kickoff event featured ranchers, conservationists, scientists, land managers and others reading their favorite passages from the writings of Aldo Leopold. Participants included: Linda Hasselstrom, Gary Nabhan, Bill deBuys, and Clare Kazanski. Three students from the Aldo Leopold Writing Contest will read their winning letters to Aldo Leopold telling him how or why his writings are still important today.

Linda had a free day to sample and enjoy the many conference seminars and meet with various people. And then she presented a program for the Conference Session that had the theme of Beauty. Linda gave a talk entitled "The Goose Who Trades His Feathers."

South Dakota State University Classroom visits
Brookings, South Dakota. November 18, 2009
Linda visited K. Danker's Literature of the American West and composition (journal-writing) classes during the day.

Empty Bowls Talk at the United Church of Christ
Brookings, South Dakota. November 18, 2009
Linda read her poem "Those Thanksgiving Pie Makers" and gave a talk by the same name for the Empty Bowls fundraising dinner at the United Church of Christ in Brookings.

A copy of Linda's newest book No Place Like Home was auctioned off before the dinner begins. Whoever bid highest for the book hosted Linda at their table during the Empty Bowls dinner.

As in past years, all ticketholders at the Empty Bowls event selected a beautiful pottery bowl handcrafted by Dave Huebner of Dakota Stoneware, Bushnell, then enjoyed a simple but delicious meal of homemade soup, bread and dessert. Approximately 180 people attended. All proceeds benefited Heifer International.

Zandbroz Variety Store booksigning
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 19, 2009
Linda visited and signed books for about 40 people who showed up at this well-loved store. When the store ran out of copies of No Place Like Home Linda brought a case of books from her car so that no one had to leave empty-handed.


P3: Poets and Painters at the Pavilion: An Art and Poetry Exhibit
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. December 4, 2009 - February 28, 2010
Linda (as poet) and Rebecca Mulvaney (as artist) collaborated on a poetry/​painting exhibit for the Washington Pavilion of Arts.

Approximately 24 pairs of regional poets and visual artists participated in the exhibit this year. An exhibition catalogue, with photos of the paintings, accompanied with the peotry, is available from the Pavilion.

Though Linda was not able to attend the opening reception on December 4 or the additional poetry reading in January, 2010, her poem "Waiting for the Storm" allowed her to be there in spirit.

For more information:

Rebecca Mulvaney - Visual Artist. Paintings - oil, watercolor, pastel
www.RebeccaMulvaney.info

Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
301 S. Main Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
www.WashingtonPavilion.org


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2008 Past Events


Yes, Linda did much more in 2008 than appears here at the moment. Check back . . .


Book Club Discussion and Reading
Hill City, SD. Saturday, June 14, 2008
Linda met with the monthly reader's group, that meets at the Hill City Community Library, for an afternoon talk and question and answer session about Linda’s books and her return to the Black Hills community.

After a dinner with the group-- great food and conversation-- Linda returned to the Hill City Library and gave a reading of her work to the public, followed by more discussion, much of it directed towards the poem “Bitter Creek Junction” parts one, two and three.

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2007 Past Events


Writers on the Plains
April 19-21, 2007
Fort Collins and Sterling, Colorado

Thursday, April 19 -- 7:30pm
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Talk and reading

Friday, April 20 -- 7:30pm
Library in Sterling, Colorado
Talk and reading

Saturday, April 21 -- 11am to noon
Library in Sterling, Colorado
Discussion group


Colorado Author's League
Annual Awards Banquet
May 12, 2007
Denver, Colorado

Linda was the keynote speaker at the CAL annual awards banquet.

Linda's talk was entitled: WRITERS HAVE TO BE FOOLS IN PUBLIC.

That title is taken from this quotation:

"No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks."

Erica Jong, in Janet Sternburg, ed., The Writer on Her Work, vol. 1 (1980)

Linda spoke, read and speculated about this business of being a writer, reflecting on writing to find out what she thinks, what it means, and why we go on writing our fears and joys.

For more information about the Colorado Author's League:

www.coloradoauthors.org

Wyoming Festival of the Book
September 14-15, 2007
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Badger Clark Memorial Society
Poetry and Prose Writing Workshop
September 20-22, 2007
Custer, South Dakota


In 2007 Linda was also an Advisor for the "Voice in the American West Series," for Texas Tech University Press.

And Linda was an Honorary Member, South Dakota Humanities Foundation Board, in 2007.


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2006 Past Events

EQUALITY STATE BOOK FESTIVAL
October 19 through 21 -- Casper, Wyoming

Linda will be the keynote speaker at the "Gala Banquet" on Friday, October 20th at 6pm at the Parkway Plaza Hotel. Reservations required.

Linda has titled her talk "The Commonplace I sing," recalling Walt Whitman's lines

"The commonplace I sing. . .
The open air I sing, freedom, toleration. . .
The common day and night-- the common earth and waters."


Linda will also participate in the ongoing book readings by authors on Saturday at the First United Methodist Church.

The readings are free and open to the public. Nina McConigley will emcee all of the readings.

Here are some of the Wind Books related time slots:

9:30 -- Linda M. Hasselstrom
10:15 -- B.J. Buckley
10:30 -- Charlotte Babcock
11:45 -- Bearlodge Writers
12:00 -- Pat Frolander
1:00 -- Kayne Pyatt
2:30 -- "Leaning Into the Wind" and "Woven in the Wind" Anthologies
2:45 -- "Crazy Woman Creek" Anthology

Don't be late! Because so many authors have signed up to read, each one gets only their allotted 15 minutes of fame.


And Linda will be part of the panel discussion entitled "Cowboy Myths/​Cowboy Realities" which has been rescheduled to run from 2:15pm to 3:45pm at the Nicolaysen Art Museum. (Apparently due to an emergency wedding at the Methodist Church, some events had to be moved to other locations.)

Panelists include poet, rancher, essayist and Book Festival keynote speaker Linda M. Hasselstrom; Eastern Wyoming College English and Spanish teacher John Nesbitt, author of six short story collections, two contemporary western novels, and more than a dozen traditional western novels; memoirist and professional rodeo rider Abe Morris; and Annie Proulx, author of two volumes of short stories about Wyoming, Close Range and Bad Dirt, and several novels including The Shipping News, which won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. Close Range included the short story "Brokeback Mountain," which last year was made into an Oscar-winning film. (Check the Book Fest schedule for free showings of this movie.)

The panelists will discuss what hold "the cowboy way" has on our imaginations, our mores, our politics and our future. Wyoming Poet Laureate David Romtvedt will moderate the panel. The authors' books will be for sale at the event. The panel is free and open to the public.


For more information on the schedule of Book Festival events, and which require reservations or tickets:

www.EqualityStateBookFest.com






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WESTERN PROSE AND POETRY WORKSHOP
Thursday, September 28th through Saturday, September 30th, 2006 – Custer, South Dakota
with other related events running September 28th through October 2nd

Linda will be conducting a western prose and poetry workshop in Custer, South Dakota, sponsored by the Badger Clark Memorial Society the last weekend of September.

A number of other events will be offered that same long weekend in the City of Custer and in nearby Custer State Park, including a behind-the-scenes tour of The Badger Hole (poet Badger Clark’s home), the auction of the life-sized painted buffalo sculptures in Custer, and an Arts Festival and the annual Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park.

Below is the official news release from the Badger Clark Memorial Society about the upcoming workshop:


BADGER CLARK SOCIETY TO SPONSOR WRITERS’ WORKSHOP

In conjunction with the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, members of the Badger Clark Memorial Society finalized plans for a western prose and poetry writers’ workshop. It will be held September 28, 29 and 30 at the Custer County Courthouse annex on Crook and Fifth Street in Custer. Noted professional author and workshop conductor Linda M. Hasselstrom of Hermosa will conduct the event.

Linda M. Hasselstrom is the author of eleven published books and editor of numerous others. She writes, ranches, and conducts writing retreats for women on her South Dakota ranch. She previously owned the Lame Johnny Press from 1971 to 1985 when she received a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts that allowed her to pursue writing about the land on which she grew to womanhood. Her books include “Feels Like Far”, “Bison, Monarch of the Plains”, “Roadside History of South Dakota”, “Land Circle”, and “Going over East”. She has appeared on the programs of many writing workshops and on other programs as the main speaker. The retreats she holds for women writers take place at Windbreak House near Hermosa. She spends the winters in Wyoming but her South Dakota experiences remain the core of her writings.

Participants in the Badger Clark workshop in Custer can immerse themselves in western lore during the weekend. The Custer State Park Fall Festival on September 29 and October 1, the Badger Clark Hometown Poetry Gathering in Hot Springs on September 29 and 30, the artists’ reception and auction of the Custer Stampede painted bison on September 28 and 29, and the annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup on October 2 are some events the writers’ workshop participants may wish to attend.

Registered workshop participants who tour the Badger Hole in Custer State Park Thursday afternoon, September 28, at 1:00 p.m. will receive a free Badger Clark T-shirt and a pamphlet about his home. The tour will start from the parking lot behind the courthouse annex.

Friday and Saturday, September 29 and 30, the workshops begin at 8:30 a.m. and will be conducted each day until 4:30 p.m. Friday evening the participants will attend a meal and open microphone at the Songbird Café at 5:30 p.m. in Custer. Dr. George Russell of Boulder, Colorado will recite cowboy poetry. It is also an opportunity for workshop attendants to recite their poetry if they wish.

Participants will receive group and individual instruction, an analysis of their writings, the opportunity to share their efforts with others, comments on Badger Clark’s poetry, and a certificate of participation. Attendees should bring their own writing materials and may bring examples of their work if they wish. They do not need to be a member of the Badger Clark Memorial Society to participate.

The registration fee for two days of instruction, lunches and coffer breaks at the Courthouse annex is $100 per person. Attendance will be limited; registrants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The non-refundable registration fee must be received by September 7. For an application or further information, write The Badger Clark Memorial Society, Box 351, Custer, SD 57730, or phone 605-673-4377 or contact www.badgerclark.org. The Society is a non-profit South Dakota corporation organized to promote the works of Badger Clark and western literature.

It is recommended that those planning to stay overnight in Custer make their reservations immediately.

For more information contact Jessie Y. Sundstrom at
BADGER CLARK MEMORIAL SOCIETY
Box 351
Custer, SD 57730-0351
Phone 605-673-4377




The Fifth Annual Stewart Bellman Writer’s Workshop
April 1, 2006 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Matthews Opera House, Spearfish, SD

The workshop will have three sessions this year -- one in the morning and two in the afternoon. Participants will attend all sessions. Nobody misses a thing!

Session One: Writing Non-Fiction with Linda M. Hasselstrom
Session Two: Writing Fiction with Jamie Lee
Session Three: Critique Demo with Bearlodge Writers

Sponsored by Spearfish Writers Group and Spearfish Arts Center

For More Information Call (605) 722-0338 or email maureenab@​yahoo.com




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2005 Past Events

COWBOY POETRY GATHERING -- Elko, Nevada
January 26 through 29, 2005

Linda M. Hasselstrom and co-editor Nancy Curtis were at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada from Wednesday, January 26 through Saturday, January 29 for a variety of events, most of which had to do with the changing western community, including a panel about the newest western women’s anthology Crazy Woman Creek. Below is a schedule of events where you may have found Linda.

Check out the Western Folklife website www.westernfolklife.org for information about future Cowboy Poetry Festivals in Elko.

Up Crazy Woman Creek Without a Paddle: Saving Our Sanity through Communities
Linda M. Hasselstrom and Nancy Curtis, with Gail Rappa, Susan Church, Beverly deGero
Wednesday, January 26, 9am – Noon in the Elko Convention Center – Turquoise Room
Women were invited to this roundtable to discuss their roles in changing Western communities and to share information about problems and solutions in a non-intimidating environment. Participants drew topics from true personal accounts by western women in the book Crazy Woman Creek, looking at how communities succeed or fail. By building communities, women and others can find the support they need to survive, to make the West a better place, and to enhance their lives.

The Rural-Urban Divide: Building Bridges in the New West
Patricka Limerick, Charles Scoggin, Tamar Scoggin, Daniel Kemmis, Ed Marston, Teresa Jordan, Linda M. Hasselstrom, Rick Knight
Wednesday, January 26, 1pm – 5pm in the Elko Convention Center – Turquoise Room
The American West is divided along a rural-urban rift. Importantly, this divide crosses a variety of conservation and environmental issues. This was a half-day workshop that, using humor and wit, contributed to the emerging efforts across our region that emphasize cooperation rather than conflict. The people on the panel are some of the West’s most articulate and gifted participants in a new West.

Western Folklife Center Members Show
Thursday, January 27, 3pm – 4:30pm in the Elko Convention Center – Auditorium
Wally McRae (political poetry), Linda M. Hasselstrom (community poetry and writing), The Bill Hearne Trio (music).

Prose Readings
Friday, January 28, 3:15pm – 4:30pm in the Elko Convention Center -- Turquoise Room
Host: Carol Edison; with participants Wally McRae, Linda M. Hasselstrom, Vess Quinlan who read from their work.

Up Crazy Woman Creek
Saturday, January 30, 11am – 12:15pm in the Elko Convention Center -- Silver Room
Hosts: Linda M. Hasselstrom and Nancy Curtis; with Gwen Petersen, Katie McCall-Owen, Deanna McCall, Jane Morton and others.
Linda and Nancy directed a reading and used gathering participants to perform work from the anthology Crazy Woman Creek. This was a fun event!

Autograph Session
12:30 – 1:30pm in the Convention Center
Linda M. Hasselstrom, Nancy Curtis, Jane Morton and others were available to autograph their books.


For More Information (Prepare to attend in 2006!):
Contact the Western Folklife Center
888-880-5885 (toll-free, ticket orders only)
775-738-7508 (in Elko or outside the U.S.)

Mailing address:
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Western Folklife Center
501 Railroad St.
Elko, NV 89801

E-mail: tbaer@​westernfolklife.org
Website: www.westernfolklife.org


WRITER'S WORKSHOP -- Matthews Opera House, Spearfish, South Dakota
Saturday, April 2, 2005 -- 8am to 4pm

The Fourth Annual Stewart Bellman Writer’s Workshop was sponsored by the Spearfish Writers Group and the Spearfish Center for the Arts.

Whether new writer or an old hand with the pen, all were invited to come and be in the good company of other writers for learning and fun. Following the opening introductions, all participants broke into one of the following hands-on sessions: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Journal/​Memoir or Writing for Children.

The workshop also included a panel presentation by the faculty members. During lunch, faculty read from their works.

This year’s faculty included: Journal/​Memoir – Linda M. Hasselstrom, Fiction – Ken Rand, Nonfiction – Mark St. Pierre, Poetry – Ginny Odenbach, and Writing for Children – Eugene Gagliano.

To request a brochure with information about future workshops, contact: Carol at (605) 722-8438 or send an email to jamie@​manykites.com


SPLIT ROCK SUMMER WORKSHOP -- The Cloquet Forestry Center, northern Minnesota
Sunday, July 10 through Saturday, July 16, 2005

The 2005 Split Rock Arts Program Summer Workshops feature 46 workshops that serve artists of all interests, backgrounds, and skill levels, so participants may select workshops that are most appropriate to their needs and interests. The faculty are renowned practicing artists and writers, and all workshops allow for significant one-to-one contact between participant and instructor.

Linda, our very own renowned writer, will be conducting a workshop titled “Between Grass and Sky: A Nonfiction Writing Retreat.”

Limited to 16 participants – as of mid-March there were still some openings
Non-college-credit workshop total $575
To gain two semester credits: add $45 for undergraduate credit OR add $138 for graduate credit

Linda writes this about the workshop:
“A writer should be able to do at least two contradictory things at once: concentrate on one topic, and let the mind wander through others, encountering images that may prove relevant. This workshops is designed to encourage writers to pay attention as a writer must. Participants need not be experienced or want to publish, only be interested in thinking more deeply by writing.”

Linda is assigning some reading and writing to be completed before the workshop begins, so if you are interested in attending, sign up as soon as possible to give yourself time to prepare.

To read more about what the workshop encompasses, see the website link, below.

The Cloquet Forestry Center, the University of Minnesota's “hidden treasure,” is a nationally recognized research and teaching center tucked in the forests southwest of Duluth. According to the Split Rock website: with 18 miles of hiking trails, parts of which pass through a spectacular 44-acre stand of centuries-old virgin red and white pine, the Center couples the peaceful seclusion of the forest with the convenience of a retreat facility. The rugged land formations of nearby Jay Cooke State Park, the many species of wildlife (173 species of birds alone!), and the sometimes raging, sometimes gentle St. Louis River, all help to make for a genuine northern Minnesota retreat experience.

Not a bad place to be in July while a drought sits hot and heavy on the High Plains of the west.

The Split Rock Arts Program is part of the University of Minnesota’s College of Continuing Education (CCE) which helps fulfill the University of Minnesota's outreach mission to offer outstanding education for a diverse community of adult learners within Minnesota and beyond. The CCE’s primary audience is working adults who seek education on a part-time basis for career enhancement or personal enrichment.

For more information about Split Rock Summer Workshops in general or how to apply to attend Linda’s specific workshop, contact Split Rock this way:

E-mail: srap@​cce.umn.edu
Phone: (612) 625-8100 or Fax: 612-624-6210
Mail:
Split Rock Arts Program
University of Minnesota
360 Coffey Hall
1420 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6084

Or click here to visit their website at:http:/​/​www.cce.umn.edu/​splitrockarts/​about/​

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THIRD ANNUAL SOUTH DAKOTA FESTIVAL OF BOOKS -- Deadwood, South Dakota
September 23 through 25, 2005

Linda will no doubt be participating again this year in some fashion. More information will be posted here soon.

MARSHALL FESTIVAL 5 -- Marshall, Minnesota
October 23-29, 2005

Friday, October 28, 2005

12 noon -- Bag Lunch Conversation
“Land and Gender”
Linda M. Hasselstrom will be joined by Barnes, Hurd, Crozier, Mazza and Freya Manfred for lunch and conversation. More information on the participants, the format and the place will be forthcoming.

5pm
Linda M. Hasselstrom will speak in a place yet to be announced on a topic yet to be determined. Check back later this spring for full details.

Linda will read from her work on a hayride if the folks at the Marshall Festival can arrange it as they hope. They are also trying to set up brief meetings where participating authors will go over short writing samples and give their feedback to aspiring writers. Check with the Festival coordinators if this sounds like something you'd like to join.


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2004 Past Events


UU Church Guest Speaker
Sunday Service on October 10, 2004 Cheyenne, Wyoming

Linda will read her poem "Late March Blizzard" after the Call to Worship and the Opening Words of the service.

Then, after some hymns, prayer and meditation and the offering, Linda will give a talk entitled "The Beauty of Taking Responsibility."


Reading and Booksigning
7 pm, Friday September 24
HAHA Museum, Hermosa, South Dakota

The Hermosa Arts and History Association (HAHA) is sponsoring Hermosa Author’s Night on Friday, September 24th at the Hermosa Arts and History Center. The public is invited to attend and visit with noted Hermosa-area authors Linda M. Hasselstrom and Rick W. Mills.

Rick W. Mills is the author of 5 books, and co-author of 5 others dealing with Black Hills and regional railroading, and will be discussing his new book 125 Years of Black Hills Railroading. This look at area railroading combines not only the nuts and bolts of the railroads and operations from the first locomotive in the area (1879) to current-day, but it also gives a perspective on how the Hills and the railroads evolved together.

“I wish I could explain why I have had a lifelong interest in trains, but I do know that it has always been a part of me, said Mills. “The influences of the railroad on the Black Hills, the Northern Plains, and the American experience cannot be overstated. The railroads were the catalyst for westward expansion, and for the development of the cities, the transportation routes, and other forms of commerce in the country that we know today. Good or bad, depending on a person's own heritage and experiences, the railroads and their employees have played a pivotal role in this region and the country.”

Hasselstrom will speak at 7 PM and Mills will follow at about 8 PM. Both authors will be available to answer questions and sign books following the presentations. The newly opened Museum will also be open for guests to view following the event. The History Center is located at 200 Main Street in downtown Hermosa. The public is invited to share in this evening of fun, retrospective, and refreshments. There is no admission charge.


Second Annual South Dakota Festival of Books
August 27-29, 2004 -- Sioux Falls, SD

The South Dakota Center for the Book, a program of the SD Humanities Council, presents the Second Annual Festival of Books in downtown Sioux Falls.

The Festival features events for all ages that celebrate the literary arts. Meet over 75 national, regional and local authors. Enjoy author presentations, panel discussions and workshops. Visit the exhibitors' hall. See book appraisals and cooking demonstrations. Mingle with favorite storybook characters.

And don't miss what will no doubt be the highlight of the Festival -- two appearances by Linda!

"Women of Poetry" Panel
Saturday, Aug. 28
from 2 to 2:45
Multicultural Center (5th & Main)

Linda M. Hasselstrom will participate in the Book Festival poetry track on a panel entitled "Women of Poetry" with Lydia Whirlwind Soldier. Stop in to hear some great poetry read by the author and ask some questions to get a good discussion going.

"Crazy Woman Creek: Community in the Changing West" Readings and Panel Discussion
Sunday, Aug. 29
10 am to 10:45 am with booksigning to follow
Starlight Room in the Holiday Inn (8th & Main)

Co-editors Linda M. Hasselstrom, Nancy Curtis and Gaydell Collier will be hosting a panel discussion entitled "Community in the Changing West" featuring contributors to the newest western women's anthology, Crazy Woman Creek.

Once the panel discussion is over, editors and contributors will be on hand for another hour or so, for more personal conversations and to autograph books.

Bring any of your books by Linda to either event and she will autograph them for you. Her books should also be available to purchase at the Festival bookstore in the Holiday Inn.




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Booksigning and Reading
Thursday, August 26, 2004
4-6 p.m.
Prince and Pauper Village
902 Mount Rushmore Road
Rapid City, South Dakota
(605) 342-7964

All readers, fans, friends and contributors to Leaning into the Wind, Woven on the Wind, and Crazy Woman Creek are invited to join the editors, Gaydell Collier, Nancy Curtis, and Linda Hasselstrom at a signing of all three Wind Books at the Prince and Pauper Bookstore in Rapid City.

Individual e-mail invitations will be sent to local-area contributors, but if we somehow miss you, please consider yourself invited.

Hope to see you there!


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Second Annual High Plains BookFest
July 9-11, 2004 – Billings, Montana

The High Plains Bookfest is a celebration of the literature from this region. The festival will feature more than 90 seasoned and emerging writers from Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Canada and the numerous Indian Tribes therein.

Some BookFest events include credit and non-credit classes offered through Montana State University-Billings; workshops and panels on the craft of writing, historical research, editing, and publishing; readings; a book market and used book sale; activities at the Western Heritage Center, MSU-Billings Downtown, Parmly Billings Library, Yellowstone Art Museum, Moss Mansion, the Mansfield Health Education Center and numerous other venues within walking distance of downtown hotels, restaurants, and shops.

The BookFest will feature readings and panels by writers such as Linda M. Hasselstrom, Rick Bass, Mary Clearman Blew, Mark Spragg, Gwen Peterson and Gary Ferguson.

The High Plains BookFest is supported by grants from the C.M. Bair Family Trust, Billings Gazette, Susan and Jack Heyneman, Travel Montana, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Montana Committee for the Humanities. Reception sponsored by Mildred “Mac” Oliver.

Friday, July 9, 2004

10:00 a.m.
Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 North 27th
HOME ON THE RANGE-RANCH LIFE
Moderator– Annette Chaudet
Linda Hasselstrom, Ruth McLaughlin, Gwen Peterson

1:00 p.m.
Western Heritage Center, 2822 Montana Ave.
HIGH PLAINS BUFFALO
Moderator–Lynda Moss
David Fitzgerald, Linda Hasselstrom, Ruth Rudner

Saturday, July 10

1:00 p.m.
Moss Mansion, 914 Division
CRAZY WOMAN CREEK
Moderators- Linda Hasselstrom,
Participating contributors to the anthology include Wanda Roseland, Mary Lode, Cheryl Wright, Geraldine Connolly, Chris Valentine, Bette-B Bauer

8:00 p.m.
Alberta Bair Theater, Broadway & 3rd Ave. North
EVENING READING
Emcee–Gary Ferguson
Linda Hasselstrom, Rick Bass, Mary Clearman Blew


For a complete schedule of events, writers' biographies, and related activities visit the High Plains BookFest website at www.downtownbillings.org.


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Crazy Woman Creek Writers Autograph Party:

May 8, 2004 -- City News, Cheyenne, WY
Noon to 4 pm

Crazy Woman Creek, a new collection of nonfiction and poems by western women, will be available at an autograph party for contributors from noon-4 pm. on Saturday, May 8 at City News and Pipe Shop, 1722 Carey Avenue in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The collection is subtitled "Women Rewrite the American West," and is published by Houghton Mifflin. It has been selected as a "Book Sense" title by independent booksellers. Official publication date is May 18; this will be one of the first autograph parties in the nation.

Cheyenne contributors to Crazy Woman Creek include Linda M. Hasselstrom, A.J. Harnish, Pat Ogle, and Bess Armstrong. Cheyenne contributors to all three anthologies edited by Linda Hasselstrom, Gaydell Collier, and Nancy Curtis, have been invited to attend and autograph their writing. These writers include Susan Vittitow, Donna Harvey, Donna Williams Dereemer, and Rhae Foster.

For More Information: e-mail Linda using the link on this website's menu bar.


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QUIVIRA COALITION THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE

January 15 - 17, 2004 -- Albuquerque, NM


Linda M. Hasselstrom will open the Third Annual Quivira Coalition Conference on Thursday, January 15, 2004. The Conference, entitled “Ranching In Nature’s Image,” will be held Thursday-Saturday, January 15-17, 2004, at the Hilton Hotel in Albuquerque.

The Conference will feature presentations by Linda Hasselstrom, Dana Jackson, Jo Robinson, Bill deBuys, Gregg Simonds, Wayne Elmore, Jim Howell, and many others. There are 36 speakers scheduled, including New Mexico State Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons. Highlights include the First Annual meeting of the Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance, and music by South by Southwest. As always, the Conference will conclude Saturday night with the Clarence Burch Awards Banquet. The Burch Award speaker this year will be Ed Marston, former publisher of High Country News.

Aldo Leopold once wrote “Healthy land is the only permanently profitable land.” This conference will explore the latest scientific understanding of “nature’s model” and how people are benefitting economically and socially by putting this new knowledge to work.

The mission of The Quivira Coalition is to foster ecological, economic and social health on western landscapes through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive public and private land stewardship.

Calling their approach "The New Ranch," the Quivira Coalition pursues their mission through a regular newsletter, workshops, conferences, lectures, site tours, a Web page, seminars, outdoor classrooms, publications, videos, collaborative management demonstration projects, monitoring, and scientific research.

The three-day conference costs $75 for non-members, which includes several meals.
For more information, call the Quivira office at 505-820-2544
or see their website: www.quiviracoalition.org


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2003 Past Events

LINDA'S TRAVELS IN 2003

”DEEP WEST” BOOKSIGNING

Saturday, December 20 – Blue Heron Books, Casper WY
3 to 5 pm

Linda will join fellow contributors Charles Levendosky, Vicki Lindner and Tom Rea for a book signing and meet the authors get-together on Saturday, December 20th from 3 to 5 pm at the Blue Heron Books & Espresso store in Casper, WY. “Deep West: A Literary Tour of Wyoming” was published June 2003 by Pronghorn Press. Edited by Mike Shay, Linn Rounds and David Romtvedt, the collection of works by contemporary Wyoming authors is a product of the Wyoming Center for the Book. Mike Shay, who also wrote the introduction for the book, will emcee the booksigning.

Blue Heron Books & Espresso is located at 201 East Second Street in Casper.
For more information call the bookstore at (307) 265-3774 or (800) 585-3774
or e-mail to wbilek@​aol.com or bheronbook@​aol.com


REPORT ON USD COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Linda M. Hasselstrom, Class of 1963, was commencement speaker for Winter commencement at her alma mater, The University of South Dakota on December 13th, and made it back to her home in Cheyenne just minutes ahead of the latest snowstorm. Linda's talk was entitled, "Getting a Life," and included an excerpt from her newest book, Between Grass and Sky, published by University of Nevada Press. Linda autographed books at the University bookstore following the commencement exercises; the best sellers were "Leaning into the Wind" and "Woven on the Wind."


RADIO INTERVIEW ABOUT UPCOMING COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS CANCELLED

The radio interview with Linda that was to be heard on KSOO Radio (1140AM, “The Talk of Sioux Falls”) during the afternoon talk show called "ViewPoint University" on Tuesday, December 9th, about Linda's upcoming commencement speech in Vermillion was cancelled due to coverage of the Bill Janklow manslaughter verdict. You'll just have to go to the commencement ceremony if you want to hear Linda.


LINDA TO GIVE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Saturday, December 13 – University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD
10 am at the DakotaDome

Linda will give the commencement address for the winter Commencement Exercises at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, on Saturday, December 13th at 10 am. Over 300 students are candidates for degrees. The USD website press release generously predicts that Linda’s speech, entitled Getting a Life, will be “the highlight of the ceremonies.”

The DakotaDome is located at the northwest corner of campus at SD Hwy 60 and North Dakota Street near the W.H. Over Museum.


BISMARCK ND -- April 7th, 2003

Bismarck State College
1500 Edwards Ave, Bismarck ND 58506
for more information: (701) 224-5400 or (800) 445-5073
http:/​/​www.bismarckstate.edu/​news/​today.htm

Monday, April 7th at 7:30 pm
Student Union, Missouri Room
Linda will be presenting a reading of her original works to be followed with a booksigning. This event is free and open to the public. Linda will also be visiting classes during the day as part of the Visiting Writers Series.


SIOUX FALLS SD -- April 12-14, 2003

Zandbroz Variety Store
209 South Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls SD 57104
for more information: (605) 331-5137 or (800) 352-6697

Saturday, April 12th from 7 to 8 pm
Stop in for coffee and conversation with Linda at Zandbroz Variety Store. She will be available to autograph books and discuss her latest projects.


Augustana College
2001 South Summit Avenue, Sioux Falls SD 57197
for more information: (605) 274-5430 or (800) 727-2844

Monday, April 14th at 7 pm
Chapel of Reconciliation
Linda will be reading from her books, followed by a booksigning. This event is free and open to the public. Linda will also be conducting a writing workshop for Augie students on Sunday and visiting classrooms on Monday.


GRANITE FALLS MN -- April 17, 2003

Minnesota West Community & Technical College
1593 11th Avenue, Granite Falls MN 56241
for more information: (320) 564-4511 or (800) 657-3247

Thursday, April 17th from 2 to 3 pm
campus cafeteria
Linda will present the Keynote Address "Women and the Environment: Between Grass and Sky" for the Arts and Humanities Series' 2nd Annual Women's Issues Forum on Women and the Environment. This event is free and open to the public.

A panel discussion will follow from 3:00 to 4:30. campus cafeteria
Panelists will be:
Audrey Arner, Land Stewardship Project Program Director, farmer
Terri Dinesen, Upper Sioux Agency State Park Manager
Dawn Hegland, Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Council
Lynn Lokken, Executive Director for Clean Up the River Environment (CURE)
Debra Peterson, Moderator, MNWC&TC (Dean, Canby campus)
This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 17th from 7:30 to 8:30 pm
campus cafeteria
Linda will read from her work with a Q&A session and booksigning to follow. This is free and open to the public. Books will be available to buy. Refreshments will be served.


DICKINSON ND -- April 23-24, 2003

Dickinson State University
Campus Drive, Dickinson ND 58601
for more information: (701) 483-2316 or (800) 279-4295

Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30pm
Beck Auditorium, Klinefelter Hall
Linda will participate in a panel discussion and small reunion of local contributors to the western women's anthologies LEANING INTO THE WIND and WOVEN ON THE WIND. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 pm
Beck Auditorium, Klinefelter Hall
Linda will read from her books with an autograph session to follow. This is free and open to the public. Linda will also be visiting classrooms at the University both Wednesday and Thursday.


McCOOK, NE -- May 30-31, 2003

Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival
PO Box 337, McCook NE 69001
(800) 657-2179 or (308) 345-3200
www.buffalocommons.org or dmandue@​ocsmccook.com

Friday, May 30 -- 8:30am through 3:30pm
"Storytelling Through Poetic Voice"
McCook Community College course
Linda will be teaching a workshop designed for teachers, librarians, home-schoolers and those interested in raising their communications skills to a higher level.
For information about location, registration, cost and obtaining college credit for attending, contact Carol Schneider at (308) 345-6303 ext. 235 or e-mail her at schneider@​mpcca.cc.ne.us

Contact Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival for a full list of the day's events at the High Plains Museum and at Norris Park on Saturday, May 31st.

Saturday, May 31 -- 6:30pm
Grand Reception at the High Plains Museum ($15 admission)
6:30pm Food
7:30pm Program: Linda will join with Deb Carpenter (singer, cowboy poet), Barbara McBride-Smith (storyteller), and The Toasted Ponies (acoustic/​bluegrass musicians) for conversation, music and stories.

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2002 Past Events

THE JOHN G. NEIHARDT SPRING CONFERENCE -- BANCROFT, NEBRASKA

Saturday, April 27th

This year the John G. Neihardt Spring Conference, a scholarly examination of the subjects and themes of Neihardt, is entitled "The Year of Mona: Women in Literature and the Arts." The conference will run from 8:30am through 4:30pm. Linda will participate in two events.

9:45am -- "Neglected by Critics and Scholars: Western and Great Plains Women Writers"
A 45 minute presentation by Linda.

3:30pm -- Panel Discussion on women in the arts

Some of the other participants will be Lakota poet Lydia Whirlwind Soldier and Nebraska short-story author Lisa Sandlin. Coralie Hughes, granddaughter of Mona and John G. Neihardt, will speak about her grandmother, sculptor and musician Mona Martinsen Neihardt. A collection of Mona Martinsen Neihardt's art work and personal family items will be on display.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
The John G. Neihardt Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 344, Bancroft NE 68004
(402) 648-3388 or (800) 777-4667


WOVEN ON THE WIND MONTANA TOUR
Saturday May 4th through Tuesday May 7th
Editors Linda M. Hasselstrom, Nancy Curtis and Gaydell Collier will be conducting readings and discussions of the western women's anthology "Woven on the Wind" which is now available in paperback. Contributors to both anthologies ("Leaning into the Wind" and "Woven") are invited to attend and read from their work.

May 4 (Saturday) -- 7:30pm
Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture
on the campus of the MSU Southern Ag Research Center, three miles east of Huntley MT on Highway 312
Potluck supper followed by a book reading.


May 5 (Sunday) -- 3pm
Public Auction Yards, inside the sale ring
17th Street and Minnesoata Ave, Billings MT
Public reading.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MAY 4 & 5 CONTACT:
The Writer's Voice of the Billings Family YMCA
402 North 32nd St, Billings MT 59101
(406) 248-1685


May 6 (Monday) -- 12 noon to 1pm
Miles Community College Library
2715 Dickinson St., Miles City MT
Reading for students, faculty and the public. Lunch to follow.


May 6 (Monday) -- 7pm
Custer County Art Center
1/​2 mile west of downtown Miles City on Main St, turn north on Waterplant Road
Reading free and open to the public, free-will donations accepted.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MAY 6 CONTACT:
Beth Wiedeman at Miles Community College, e-mail at: wiedemanb@​po.mcc.cc.mt.us
Or Mark Browning at Custer County Art Center, e-mail at: ccartc@​midrivers.com


May 7 (Tuesday) -- 4pm
Powder River County Library
101 South Lincoln, Broadus MT
Reading, open to the public, potluck reception to follow.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MAY 7 CONTACT:
Julie Riley at work: (406) 436-2424 or home: (406) 554-3526 or e-mail at powder@​rangeweb.net
Or Powder River County Library at (406) 436-2812


Linda's Previous 2002 Engagements:

COWBOY POETRY GATHERING -- ELKO, NEVADA

Survival Strategies for Women Ranchers:
From Sudden Inheritance to Financial Management to Day-to-Day Coping Skills
Wednesday, January 30 -- 9am-5pm

This workshop will comprise two panel discussions. The first will deal with issues encountered by women ranchers. Many women find themselves unexpectedly in charge of the ranch - after divorce or the death or disability of a husband or father. The challenges they face are often compounded by their having been sheltered from the real goings-on of the ranch. Panelists will include Linda Hasselstrom, who expected to inherit the family ranch but instead had to buy it from her mother after being disinherited by her father; Nancy Curtis, president of Johnson Ranches, Inc, .in Wyoming; Curtis's daughter, Wendy Curtis Palen, a lawyer; Gaydell Collier, who took over the running of the ranch when her husband became an invalid; and others. Narrvel Hall, a Utah lawyer who specializes in taxes and estates, will also be a panelist. The panelists will discuss, from their own experiences, how a woman ranch boss can maintain the health of both the ranch and the family, and they will review advice they were given and the advice they themselves would now give on financial management, including estate planning; on mineral rights; on development; and on loans. They will also discuss legal issues, including how they have dealt with lawyers, new neighbors, rights-of-way, and eminent domain. Narrvel Hall will answer specific questions and clarify legal aspects of the discussion.

The second panel will feature stories from panelists illustrating practical knowledge of ranch work, including tips on accomplishing difficult physical tasks and managing personnel, along with veterinary and mechanical suggestions. Audience members will be asked to bring a note card with one or two practical tips to help women ranchers, to be shared and discussed. The same panelists from the morning session will appear and will be joined by other working women ranchers.

"Woven on the Wind" reading and panel discussion
Thursday, January 31 -- 3:30pm-4:30pm

The three editors (Linda M. Hasselstrom, Nancy Curtis and Gaydell Collier) and six contributors to this second western rural women's anthology in the "Wind" series will read excepts from the book and conduct a panel discussion of the issues raised. A book-signing will follow immediately after.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Western Folklife Center
website: www.westernfolklife.org
phone: (775) 738-7508 or toll-free (888) 880-5885

TO ORDER TICKETS FOR NEXT YEAR'S GATHERING:
call (888) 880-5885 or (775) 738-2000
e-mail tbaer@​westernfolklife.org
or write to Cowboy Poetry Gathering Tickets
Western Folklife Center, 501 Railroad Street, Elko NV 89801
And do it soon! Motel rooms in Elko are often reserved a year in advance for this event.


MARI SANDOZ DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES -- CHADRON, NEBRASKA

Thursday, April 18 -- 7:30pm
Student Center Ballroom

Linda will present a talk entitled "Love Song to the Plains" at the Mari Sandoz Center in Chadron, Nebraska, as part of the Distinguished Lecture series.

Friday, April 19 -- 11:45 through 1pm

Linda will read from her work in conjunction with a luncheon.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Don Green, Dean of Liberal Arts
Chadron State College, 100 Main Street, Chadron NE 69337
(308) 432-6276


WOVEN ON THE WIND BOOK DISCUSSION -- BLACK HILLS AREA, SOUTH DAKOTA

Sunday, April 21st and Monday, April 22nd

Linda M. Hasselstrom (Humanities Scholar) and Gaydell Collier, both co-editors of LEANING INTO THE WIND and WOVEN ON THE WIND, will host book readings by local area contributors and conduct book discussions at the following public libraries. These events are offered in association with the SD Humanities Council programs that run through the months of March and April and are open to the public and free of charge. Dr. Judy Sneller, Humanities Scholar, will be monitoring the programs.

Sunday, April 21st -- Rapid City -- 2:00 to 3:30pm
Rapid City Public Library, 610 Quincy Street

Monday, April 22nd -- Hill City -- 1:00 to 2:30pm
Hill City Public Library, 324 Main Street

Monday, April 22nd -- Wall -- 7:00 to 8:30pm
First Western Bank, 418 Main Street
Hospitality Room -- use the back entrance

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terri Davis, Public Services Manager, Rapid City Public Library
(605) 394-6139, ext 223 or davis@​sdln.net



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2001 Past Events

COWBOY POETRY GATHERING IN ELKO, NEVADA

JANUARY 28, 2001
“Sun & Sage” – 7 pm – G3 Bar
This evening show in the intimate, in-the-round theater was the first live show of the 17th Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Linda and poet Paul Zarzyski of Montana recited poetry between songs by Tom Perlman.

JANUARY 29 through 31, 2001
“Slingin’ Ink and English” – 8 am until noon – Convention Center
Linda conducted a workshop in writing prose. Her advice to prospective students in this workshop (who do not have to be cowboy – or girl – poets), “Bring ideas or drafts of essays and writing tools. Also bring a thesaurus, a dictionary, and, if your grammar ain’t perfect, “The Elements of Style” by Strunk and White. A printer or typewriter would be useful but is not required. Mornings will be spent in discussion and revision, students will write in the afternoons. Each writer should graduate with a solid draft of an essay and take home considerable information to study later.” To supplement in-class discussion, Linda used handouts on such subjects as what constitutes good writing, examples, how to write a memoir, prose rules, reading for writers, resources for writers, how to revise, how to comment usefully on someone else’s work, and related topics.

FEBRUARY 2, 2001
“Twilight Trail” – 7 pm and 9 pm – Convention Center Auditorium
Linda and cowboy poet Leon Flick performed their poems between musical performances by songwriter and singer Glenn Ohrlin, and the Sons of the San Joaquin, a rocking bunch of cowboys indeed.

Between shows at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, attendees could visit the bookstore in the Convention Center, where they found Linda’s books and her book on tape, the complete “Bitter Creek Junction” read by Linda – along with hundreds of tapes, books and other merchandise from other cowboy poets.

TO ORDER TICKETS FOR NEXT YEAR'S GATHERING:
call (888) 880-5885 or (775) 738-2000
e-mail tbaer@​westernfolklife.org
or write to Cowboy Poetry Gathering Tickets
Western Folklife Center, 501 Railroad Street, Elko NV 89801
And do it soon! Motel rooms in Elko are often reserved a year in advance for this event.


ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOOK FESTIVAL IN DENVER, COLORADO

MARCH 3 THROUGH 4, 2001 – Denver Merchandise Mart
Linda assisted Nancy Curtis at the High Plains Press booth at the festival, and was available to sign books or discuss publishing opportunities or retreats. Linda and her co-editors, Gaydell Collier and Nancy Curtis, conducted a panel discussion entitled "Western Women and Friendship," in association with their new anthology “Woven on the Wind: Women Write about Friendship in the Sagebrush West,” a collection of writings by 148 women from sixteen High Plains states and two Canadian provinces.

THE WRITER'S VOICE PROGRAMS IN BILLINGS, MONTANA, AND MILES CITY, MONTANA

APRIL 9, 2001 – 7 pm – Billings, Montana
Linda will meet with a book club to discuss her book “Feels Like Far.”

APRIL 10, 2001 – THROUGHOUT THE DAY – Billings, Montana
Linda will participate in newspaper, radio and television interviews all day, possibly including a call-in show discussion such issues as community in the western High Plains, the creative process, Western identity, environmental issues, freedom, and sustainability.

APRIL 10, 2001 – 7:30 pm – Billings, Montana
Linda will present a public reading of her work at the Western Heritage Center.

APRIL 11, 2001 – NOON – Miles City, Montana
Linda will talk with students and faculty at the Miles City Community College.

APRIL 11, 2001 – 7:30 pm – Miles City, Montana
Linda will present a public reading of her work at the Custer County Art Center.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
call (406) 248-1685
or contact Corby Skinner or Laila Nelson
The Writer’s Voice, Billings Family YMCA, 402 North 32nd Street, Billings MT 59101


NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

APRIL 21, 2001 - Sam Noble Special Events Center
Linda will receive the coveted Wrangler bronze award in literature for her book of poetry, "Bitter Creek Junction" (High Plains Press, 2000) at this black-tie affair. Winners in 15 categories in literature, film, television and music, plus inductees into the Hall of Great Westerners and the Hall of Great Western Performers also will be recognized.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
website www.nationalcowboymuseum.org
call (405) 478-2250 or FAX 405-478-4714
e-mail lyndahaller@​nationalcowboymuseum.org
or contact Lynda Haller, Director of Public Relations
1700 Northeast 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111


KICKOFF CELEBRATION FOR "WOVEN ON THE WIND" IN DENVER, COLORADO
May 5, 2001 - 1 pm through 2:45 pm - Tattered Cover Book Store

WYOMING WRITERS ANNUAL CONVENTION IN CASPER, WYOMING

June 1 through 3, 2001
“Let it Begin with the Land: Editing Anthologies by Western Women” with Gaydell Collier and Nancy Curtis “Eighty percent of Success: Using a Journal to Benefit Your Writing” “You Can’t Divorce a Book: Autobiographical Writing”

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
contact Dan Kirkbride at (307) 422-3377
or write to Wyoming Writers, Inc. PO Box 37, Chugwater WY 82210
or contact Susan Vittitow, WWI president, at (307)772-0733 or e-mail at suvittit@​wyoming.com

PLEASE NOTE: Wyoming Writers, Inc., has moved its June 1-3 conference from Riverton to the Casper Holiday Inn after a fire destroyed a substantial part of the Riverton Holiday Inn Convention Center. All scheduled conference events, workshops and pricing will remain the same. Additional charges for late registration after May 15 have been waived. Conference accommodations are available at the Casper Holiday Inn, (877) 576-8636. Anyone who has already made reservations at the Riverton Holiday Inn should cancel them at (877) 857-4834.

WOVEN ON THE WIND BOOKSIGNING TOUR

July 30 -- Monday
Evening reading & book signing (6 to 9 pm)
Copperfield Books, Monument Mall, suite 8, 2302 Frontage Road, Scottsbluff NE 69361
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Gary Adams at (800) 658-4249 or (308) 632-3000 or e-mail at books@​scottsbluff.net

July 31 -- Tuesday
Evening reading & booksigning (5 to 7 pm)
Plains Trading Company, 269 N. Main Street, Valentine NE 69201
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Duane Gudgel and Darlene Meyer at (800) 439-8640 or (402) 376-1424 or e-mail at ptcbooks@​inetnebr.com

August 1 -- Wednesday
Evening reading & booksigning (7:30 pm)
Zandbroz Variety, 209 S. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls SD 57104
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Danz at (800) 352-6697 or (605) 331-5137 or e-mail at zandbroz@​dtgnet.com

August 2 -- Thursday
Afternoon booksigning ( 2 to 4 pm)
Codington Co Heritage Museum, 27 1st Avenue SE (across from the Courthouse), Watertown SD 57201
Evening program: reading & discussion (7 pm)
Past Times Coffee House & Deli, 16 W. Kemp Ave., Watertown SD 57201
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Tim Hoheisel at (605) 886-7335 or e-mail at cchs@​dailypost.com
Or Past Times Coffee House at (605) 882-5813

August 3 -- Friday
Evening reading & booksigning (7 pm)
Zandbroz Variety, 420 Broadway, Fargo ND 58102
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Greg Danz at (800) 808-4833 or (701) 239-4729 or e-mail at gdanz@​corpcomm.net

August 4 -- Saturday
Afternoon reading & discussion & booksigning (1 to 3 pm)
Barnes & Noble, 565 S. 7th Street, Bismarck ND 58504
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Tessa Seibel at (701) 224-1300


PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOKSELLERS ANNUAL CONVENTION
OREGON CONVENTION CENTER, PORTLAND, OREGON

Saturday, Sept 15th -- 3:15pm - 3:45pm
Linda is scheduled to sign copies of "Woven on the Wind" on the floor of the exhibit hall.

Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Portland, Oregon
PLEASE NOTE: The Convention Center is just off of I-5 at Exit 302A. Unfortunately, the Oregon Dept of Transportation is planning to close that part of the freeway on Friday night, Sept 14 at 10pm for repairs. If you are arriving Saturday, you may want to take an alternate route. From I-84 into Portland, take the Lloyd Blvd exit, which takes you directly to the Center.


ANTHOLOGY READING, BOOK SIGNING AND ANNOUNCEMENT
CHICKERING BOOKSTORE, LARAMIE, WYOMING

September 21st -- 3 to 5 pm
"Woven on the Wind" co-editors Linda Hasselstrom, Gaydell Collier, and Nancy Curtis will be joined by local contributors for a reading/​signing at Chickering Bookstore in downtown Laramie. The celebration of women's friendship will include readings from "Woven on the Wind" and "Leaning into the Wind," discussion of the issues raised by the books, a book signing, and refreshments. The co-editors will also be making an announcement about the next book in the "Wind" series and distributing a call for manuscripts.

FOR MORE INFORMATION call (307) 742-8609


THE WILLA AWARDS AT THE BROWN PALACE HOTEL, DENVER

October 19 through 21

Winners of the Willa Literary Awards will be announced at the annual Women Writing the West Conference in Denver at the Brown Palace Hotel, Oct. 19-21. Semifinalists for the Willas include Linda Hasselstrom in poetry, and Julene Bair and Carolina Marwitz in memoir/​essay. Following registration on Friday, conference attendees get together at the Brown Palace featuring a "Gala of Poets." The festivities then move to Denver's Tattered Cover Bookstore where celebrities read from selected Willa finalist books. A wine and cheese reception with signings by attending authors will follow the readings. Saturday's agenda features panels and discussions on: "Why We Keep Writing," "Non-Fiction Books from Start to Finish," and "Pros and Cons of Starting Your Own Publishing Company." Winners of the Willa Literary Awards will be announced at the Saturday evening banquet.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
contact Sybil Downing at sybilsd@​aol.com


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