2026 State Conference
The State Conference will be held on April 25, 2026.
Register at Eventbrite.
Pay the Early Bird price of $60 by paying directly through Zelle or by check. Use Zelle through your bank and send funds to Arizona Press Women DBA Arizona Professional Writers via arizonaprofessionalwriters@gmail.com. Mail checks to RuthAnn Hogue APW, 39968 W Jenna Ln, Maricopa, AZ 85138.
Location
Western Spirit – Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, 3839 N Marshall St., Scottsdale, AZ
Conference Schedule
9-3
Speakers
Nick Russell – New York Times bestselling author Nick Russell published daily and weekly newspapers in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona before becoming a fulltime RVer. Then he and his wife Terry spent almost 18 years living a nomadic lifestyle exploring America’s back roads and writing about them in their popular Gypsy Journal RV travel newspaper and presenting travel seminars at RV rallies across the country. They now live in the White Mountains of Arizona, a place that special to their hearts and the setting for Nick’s Big Lake mystery series.
Nick is the author of Highway History and Back Road Mystery, Highway History and Back Road Mystery II, Meandering Down The Highway – A Year On The Road With Fulltime RVers, Work Your Way Across The USA – You Can Earn A Living And Travel Too!, The Frugal RVer, Overlooked Florida, Overlooked Arizona, Dog’s Run, Return To Dog’s Run, Black Friday, the Tinder Street Family Saga, the John Lee Quarrels mystery/thriller series, and the bestselling Big Lake mystery series.
You can follow Nick on his Facebook Author’s Page -” Nick Russell’s Writing Life” or at NickRussellBooks.com
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Nancy Hicks Marshall – Nancy was born on Long Island and educated in the East. She moved to Arizona in 1975. You might say she began “Blazing New Trails” immediately, since she became the first female Executive Director of the Arizona Civil Liberties Union, where she worked until 1980 when parenthood took precedence.
She wonders when one “is” or “becomes” a writer. She wrote various serious papers through college and law school. As a mom of a toddler, she wrote a series of letters from the perspective of her son to his grandparents. So, perspective became a tool in her writing kit, and a matter worth considering, in all her more recent endeavors.
Nancy is the author of A Rattler’s Tale, Una Serpiente de Cascabel, A Dry Hate, and Six Who Stopped the Steal.
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Maria Crimi Speth – Maria practices in the areas of intellectual property, internet law, and commercial litigation, representing clients throughout the United States. She focuses her practice on assisting businesses in protecting their trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, information technology, and other intellectual property through preventative measures to avoid disputes and through litigation when disputes arise.
An accomplished author, she has recently published Protect Your Photographs: A Legal Guide for Photographers, and Protect Your Writings: A Legal Guide for Authors. She has numerous articles and dozens of published court cases. Maria frequently speaks at seminars and workshops on intellectual property and internet law topics. She is a guest lecturer at Arizona State University and has appeared on radio and television providing legal commentary on intellectual property issues.
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