Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

Farrah Frances
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Interviews with fiction writers, teachers, agents, editors, and members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW). Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers.

  1. May 18

    Cynthia Swanson RMFW episode 14

    Cynthia Swanson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the psychological suspense novels The Bookseller, The Glass Forest, and Anyone But Her, and the forthcoming short story collection This Isn’t New: Women’s Historical Stories. Cynthia was named 2025 Indie Author of the Year by the Indie Author Project, has received the Colorado Book Award (twice) and the WILLA Literary Award, won the Indie Author Project contest, and been a finalist for the High Plains Book Award, the WILLA Literary Award, and the CAL Award. She is also the editor of the award-winning anthology Denver Noir. She lives with her family in Denver. Find Cynthia online at www.cynthiaswansonauthor.com and follow her on Substack (The What If Journal) and Bluesky (cynswanauthor).

    Cynthia Swanson RMFW episode 14

  2. Mar 26

    RMFW Kelly Pollard Episode 12

    Kelly Pollard resides in Loveland, CO. She was recognized by NoCo Style’s 30 Under 30 in 2024 for her debut YA novel, Shattered Streams. When she isn't writing, you can find her in nature, traveling, or cozying up with a book and her cat, Cleo. Check out her website: www.kellypollardbooks.com Visit her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kellylaurapollard

    RMFW Kelly Pollard Episode 12

  3. Mar 25

    Nikki Carrero interview RMFW Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

    Nikki Carrero (she/her) is an assistant agent at The Rights Factory. She has a background in education, marketing, publishing, and bookselling, and loves to see people fall in love with stories. Her love for the written word began when her grandmother brought her to the bookstore as a kid to pick out new books. She hasn’t stopped reading since and is currently building her own personal home library. Find out more about her in the below links. Instagram: @nikkigetsliterary Threads: @nikkigetsliterary Substack: @nikkigetsliterary BlueSky: @nikkigetsliterary.bsky.social Twitter/X: @NikkiCarrero

    Nikki Carrero interview RMFW Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

  4. Jan 8

    Farrah Frances Inspiration Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

    This episode is about inspiration. Farrah Frances writes weird girl fiction and spec fic under the pen name A.Z. Sultana. Her prose can be found scribbled on the walls of many bathroom stalls across the nation. She holds a PMP certification, a Bachelor’s in general studies with a focus on Marketing from Gonzaga, and a Master’s in Library Science from North Carolina Central University. You can find her on Instagram @a.z.sultana or anywhere questionable behavior is encouraged.

    Farrah Frances Inspiration Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

  5. 12/05/2025

    Kevin Wolf Author RMFW Episode 10

    Kevin Wolf’s novel, THE HOMEPLACE is the winner of the 2015 Tony Hillerman Award.  The novel was a finalist for the 2016 Strand Critics Award for Debut Mystery. Western Writers of America selected his short story, BELTHANGER as the 2021 Spur Award Winner for Best Short Fiction. The great-grandson of Colorado homesteaders, he enjoys fly fishing, old Winchesters, and 1950's Western movies.  He lives in Estes Park, CO with his wife. Visit his website: www.kevinwolfstoryteller.com

    Kevin Wolf Author RMFW Episode 10

  6. 11/08/2025

    Jacquelin Cangro RMFW Episode 9

    Jacquelin Cangro worked at Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster for more than twenty years. Now, as an independent developmental editor and book coach, she reviews novel manuscripts in many genres, including historical, YA, women’s fiction, romance, and upmarket, providing writers with feedback to revise their stories. She teaches creative writing at GrubStreet and The Loft. Her short fiction was selected as one of the Saturday Evening Post’s Great American Stories, and her novel in progress takes place on a road trip around France. You can find her on Instagram @jackie_cangro_editor and Substack at jacquelincangro.substack.com and you can check her out on jacquelincangro.com.

    Jacquelin Cangro RMFW Episode 9

  7. 10/19/2025

    RMFW Podcast David Rodeback Episode 8

    David Rodeback was born in Boulder, Colorado, and lived in southeast Idaho and upstate New York before settling in American Fork, Utah, near the end of the past century. He studied at Brigham Young University, Cornell University, and the Pushkin Russian Language Institute in Moscow, USSR, and taught writing and Russian language and literature at Cornell, BYU, and elsewhere. By day he's Chief Marketing Technology Officer (CMTO) of a Salt Lake City-area manufacturing firm. Nights and weekends, he writes mostly fiction, and most of that is contemporary and realistic. He enjoys finding and revealing the beauty and dignity of ordinary people (if such exist) leading ordinary lives. His two self-published collections of short fiction won 2024 Silver and Bronze Quill awards. Both were named Notable Reads by the 2025 Utah Book Awards. He is the League of Utah Writers' 2025 Writer of the Year. His first novel, a contemporary coming-of-age story, is scheduled for release in November 2025. Here's where to find David and his books: https://60eastpress.com (see the books) https://davidrodeback.com (author website and newsletter signup) books2read.com/david-rodeback/ (all the places to buy the print and audio books online, or there's Amazon, or have your favorite bookseller order them) Facebook: authorDavidRodeback

    RMFW Podcast David Rodeback Episode 8

  8. 09/09/2025

    RMFW Gold Conference 2025 Overview with Celina Thompson episode 7

    I talk with Celina about the 2025 RMFW Gold Conference. If you’ve got a book coming out, and you are interested in being interviewed, you can email me at rmfwpodcast@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram at a.z.sultana if you have any questions. This Saturday is the YA Birds of a feather meetup from 1-330 at the Valdez-Perry Library in Denver. I know I’m going to try to make it. If you have any questions, our lovely hosts Kelley Lindberg can be reached at kelley@kelleylindberg.com or Rachel Craft at rdcwriter@gmail.com or Karen McChesney at kdmwriter@gmail.com

    RMFW Gold Conference 2025 Overview with Celina Thompson episode 7
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Interviews with fiction writers, teachers, agents, editors, and members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW). Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers.

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