Albuquerque, New Mexico, is known for the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, chile [red or green is the state question], Native Americans living in close proximity, Breaking Bad, and its extraordinary Spanish culture. New Mexico is known officially as the “Land of Enchantment,” but locals refer to the state as the “Land of Entrapment” – many who come to visit stay. Here are some links to what to do while in Albuquerque.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60933-Activities-Albuquerque_New_Mexico.html
https://www.visitalbuquerque.org/things-to-do/
https://www.thecrazytourist.com/top-25-things-to-do-in-albuquerque-nm/
MWSA is a nation-wide association of some 279 authors, poets, and artists, drawn together by the common bond of military service. Most of its members are active duty military, retirees, or military veterans. A few are lifelong civilians who have chosen to honor our military through their writings or their art. Others have only a tangential relationship to the military. MWSA will take the lead on teaching a free day-long writing class at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque on Thursday, September 12th, 2019.
SWW brings a wealth of expertise to the conference. This would include memoir, southwest setting, mystery/thriller, poetry, short stories, romance, sci-fi, westerns, non-fiction, fantasy, action, history, humor, etc. SWW is devoted to helping both published and unpublished writers improve their craft and further their careers. SWW serves its 329 members and all writers of all skill levels in every fiction and nonfiction genre.
SWW knows a bit about MWSA. Last year, nine SWW members were finalists in the annual published book contest and were then awarded medals in Charleston, SC. In the past, the MWSA director of education, Jack Woodville London, spoke and taught classes at SWW. Similarly, members of SWW have spoken and taught classes at MWSA conferences. Jim Tritten, Larry Greenly, Jack London, Joe Badal, Brinn Colenda, Pat Walkow, and Tom Neiman are all members of both organizations and have volunteered their services to develop a program that is sure to inspire everyone.
This year’s joint conference in Albuquerque will also include an awards ceremony where both organizations will recognize highly talented authors who have published a book.
Anyone with specific recommendations for the program are welcome to contact the Conference Coordinator, Jim Tritten, at jimtritten@comcast.net. Of course, Jim welcomes hearing from anyone interested in helping at any level.
Things to do in Albuquerque
Looking for more to do while in Albuquerque? Try this website: https://www.newmexico.org/
Larry Greenly has provided a short list of further suggested activities while you’re in the city of Albuquerque. Click here to read Larry’s suggestions (PDF).
Book Sales
Registered attendees for the joint SWW/MWSA writing conference can sell their books during the conference via a routine process for SWW – a table on which the authors put their books with a price marked, and someone manages the sale of those books – in this case SWW will manage the sales at tables that will be provided. For those who want SWW to manage all sales, there will be a 10% cost to defray credit card charges to SWW for the transaction. There will also be a separate table where authors can simply display their books. If another attendee wishes to buy a book from that table, the author is free to work out the sale with the purchaser.
NOTE: SWW is a pass through entity, therefore we will not collect nor pay any tax on the sale of the books. We are a service which will sell the book for the amount the author wants us to sell it for. We will collect 10% to cover our expenses only. Knowing this, the author must decide how much they want SWW to sell the book for. The author should handle any sales tax according to the laws of the state they live in as they would for any sale.
top
