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HAPPENIN' NEXT

Rendezvous With A Writer
It's All About Women Writing The West
Saturday, February 25
The fun begins at 9:00 a.m. on the Radio
Continues at 1:00 p.m. at OutWest
Join us!

On "Around the Barn," 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Tune into "Around the Barn" on from 9:00-10:00a.m. on

KHTS 1220 AM or streaming live online at {>}www.hometownstation.com for an hour of lively chat with authors Margaret Brownley and Heidi M. Thomas. Later, meet them at OutWest!

At OutWest 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Meet authors Margaret Brownley, Heidi M. Thomas, and Tanya Hanson. We'll be chatting about women in the west and the authors that capture their stories. Are you a writer? Come join us! Are you a reader? Come join us! It's all about Women Writing The West.

The Buckaroo Book Shop Returns
Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
April 20 - 22

Friday, April 20, 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Meet author Peter Ford at OutWest for a book signing directly following his 3:00 PM talk at the Repertory East Playhouse. Mingle with many of the weekend's The Buckaroo Book Shop participants.

Saturday, April 21, 10AM to 6 PM.
See us at Melody Ranch Film Studio
Sunday, April 22, 10 AM to 6 PM.
See us at Melody Ranch Film Studio

Stay tuned for details on authors appearances, panel discussions, Buckaroo Story Time and more!

For more information and tickets for the 2012 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival www.cowboyfestival.org
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HAPPENED 2011

Western Fiction Today
We hosted four Western fiction authors, anthology contributors and/or editors - Laurie Powers, Troy Andrew Smith, C. Courtney Joyner, and Jim Christina. They shared their insights on the state of Western fiction today and read from their most recent publications.

Laurie Powers: Riding the Pulp Trail
Troy Andrew Smith: Cactus Country Anthology Volume I and From Across the Campfire
C. Courtney Joyner: Law of the Gun, The Westerners, The Traditional West, Fistful of Legends
Jim Christina: Contraband Cowboys

2011 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
Friday 4/29, Saturday 4/30, Sunday 5/1
Buckaroo Book Shop and Buckaroo Story Time

OUTWEST was the organizer of the Buckaroo Book Shop. Cowboy Festival visitors were able to meet and mingle with authors and storytellers at Melody Ranch.

Three afternoon panel discussions covered topics about Western Film (True Grit), Cowboy Ethics and Code, and the state of Western fiction today.

Children's authors Janet Squires and JR Sanders read their books aloud during Buckaroo Story Time in the Festival's Living History area.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
SANTA CLARITA COWBOY FESTIVAL
BUCKAROO BOOK SHOP

Western Fiction: Breaking into Print
(Both "E" and Paper!)
Presented by Author and Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner
Saturday, April 30
Sunday, May 1
1:00 p.m.

Presented at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival/Buckaroo Book Shop
Free with Festival Admission

Do you have a western novel, story, screenplay or poetry just waiting to be published? No idea how to get started, where to go, or who to talk to? Get the "scoop" on getting published at this talk organized by OutWest and featuring author and screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner.

Mr. Joyner's talk will cover a number of topics, from his own experience of breaking into the world of western fiction and getting a novel contract. He will discuss series westerns (and the reality of getting these gigs), agents, editor relationships and the importance of networking via The Western Writers of America and other groups. He will also discuss the changes at Leisure Books, what "shelf place" means to paperback writers, Kindle and Nook, university presses, the new avenue of personal e-book publishing, blogging, and private Amazon contracts for authors.

Additional topics include writing contests and exploring over-seas publishers, such as Robert Hale (Black Horse Westerns). You will not walk out empty-handed as he will supply lists of websites, agent outlets and publisher contacts.

About the Presenter:
C. Courtney Joyner is a screenwriter with more than 20 produced films to his credit. He has

contributed chapters to a number of books on film history and his articles have appeared in Wildest Westerns, Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Filmland. Author of {>} The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers, he was a participant in the 2010 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival's Buckaroo Book Shop and at the "Making of the Shootist" ticketed event.

Mr. Joyner, a great friend of OutWest, will again be a featured author at the Buckaroo Book Shop during this year's Cowboy Festival, Saturday 4/30 and Sunday 5/1.

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Rendezvous With A Writer
First Thursday Art Walk, April 7
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Michelle Sathe
Pit Stops: Crossing the Country with Loren the Rescue Bully

Podcast of radio interview!
Tune into KHTS 1220 AM or Hometown Station.com, Around the Barn with Heads Up, for an hour of lively conversation with author Michelle Sathe, March 26, 2011. {>}Click here for podcast link.

Meet local author {>}Michelle Sathe during Old Town Newhall's First Thursday Art Walk event which includes Gourmet Food Trucks, Farmers Market, Artist Receptions and Live Music throughout Main Street on April 7. Michelle Sathe will be at OutWest from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

About the Author
Michelle is a features writer with the Santa Clarita Valley Signal in Southern California, specializing in dog issues. As a journalist, Sathe has covered hard-hitting news stories on local shelters and profiled many animal welfare organizations and highly-regarded members of the Los Angeles rescue community. Sathe is a board member of The Brittany Foundation, a no-kill dog rescue, and Bow-Wows & Meows, Inc., a non-profit organization that adopts out Los Angeles County Shelter animals through an annual pet fair. She is also the dog mom of Sam and Buster, two rescued bully mixes.

"A journey of love through 29 states in 50 days...All dog lovers will enjoy reading about their great adventure..."
~ Debbie Eades, author & rescuer

When journalist and animal welfare advocate Michelle Sathe turns 40, she bypasses a midlife crisis for a great American road trip. But this isn’t just any road trip…along for the ride is Loren, a young female pit bull whom Sathe fell in love with while volunteering at The Brittany Foundation dog rescue in Southern California.

Sathe and Loren set out to explore 29 states in 50 days, for a whirlwind sampling of regional cuisine, historic landmarks, and just plain fun. They get to see places most Americans dream of: the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, New York City, and Savannah’s scenic waterfront.

The duo also come face to face with the nightmare of pit bull prejudice and the sad reality facing beleaguered “bully” breeds in America’s shelters. In places like Virginia, where Michael Vick tortured and killed pit bulls in a gruesome dog-fighting ring, and Pittsburgh, a dangerous underworld where bullies are routinely kept as enforcement, “Pit Stops” exposes the brutal tragedies man has inflicted on these most loyal creatures.

“Pit Stops” also shines a light on the incredible humane workers, volunteers and advocates from coast to coast working tirelessly to give bullies a second chance.

Mile by mile, whether they’re avoiding Ohio due to breed specific legislation or making the unlikeliest of friends in the Deep South, Sathe and Loren forge a bond that only 24/7 togetherness can create. Their exploits take readers along on an unforgettable journey filled with laughter, sadness, insight, and ultimately, hope.

$1 from every copy of {>} "Pit Stops" will benefit The Brittany Foundation. Buy a special, limited edition Loren bookmark with "Pit Stops" and Michelle will donate $5 to the rescue of your choice.

MARCH
Rendezvous With A Writer
Saturday, March 12, live radio interview on KHTS 1220 AM and streamed live at

www.hometownstation.com from 9-10am PST. Click {>}Around the Barn with Heads Up radio co-host Bobbi Jean Bell and Producer Mike Dowler for an hour of sparkling conversation with our two guests: C. Courtney Joyner and Troy Andrew Smith to hear this interview. Both men are published authors and screenwriters. We chat about the state of the Western, published and film. Troy entertains with a song and a poem. What fun!

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Happened 2010
Stay tuned for images from 2010 Rendezvous With a Writer in-store events, The Buckaroo Book Shop at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, Buckaroo Story Time and more!

Happened Oct. 21!
Rendezvous With A Writer
Author Laurie Powers
OutWest Book Signing
October 21, 5:00-7:00 pm

Meet Author Laurie Powers!

Pulp Writer: Twenty Years in the American Grub Street, Paul S. Powers
OutWest was honored to host Ms. Powers, whose blog {>}Laurie's Wild West, is always a good read! We had a fun evening!

Joining us for this special night were the Driftwood Singers. These engaging musicians,

Pearl Charles and Kris Huston, are an old-time, close-harmony duo in the style of groups like the Carter Family and the Louvin Brothers. Alternating instruments like guitar, autoharp, mandolin, banjo and fiddle, the two dis a mix of their own original songs as well as classic folk standards.

Did you miss this event? No problem! Order this title and we'll have Ms. Powers sign it for you and ship the next day! Want it personalized? Call us toll free at 1.877. 340.9378 with your personal request. Gift wrapping is always complimentary!

{>}Click Here to read Laurie Powers' blog about this special event.

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