My essay just came out in the "Remembering James Welch" SAIL Issue..

[Wetzelbill]

It is Volume 18 Number 3 of the Studies In American Indian Literatures series.
http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/journalinfo/23.html

Also available here:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/studies_in_american_indian_literatures/toc/ail18.3.html

The essay is called "A Tribute To James Welch" and is under William Wetzel. (ugh, I go by Bill, but who am I to complain? :) )

Also, I was told by the guest editor, Kate Shanley from the University of Montana, that it will be released later on in a larger project, in book form.

[petgoat]

1. Congratulations, Bill!

After starting with "Fools Crow" I read all of his books.

Did you study with Welch?

Can you steer us to an electronic copy of your essay?

[Wetzelbill]

2. he grew up with my dad and uncles

His father was also a close family friend. I never met him in person, talked to him on the phone a few times. He gave me some advice on some of my work etc. He was interested in having me adapt "The Indian Lawyer" into a screenplay, so we had talked about that some.

I cannot find a copy online. I might post it to my myspace account for a few days, then delete it. But I have had people ask me about it without being able to find it online, and even though the publishers might not like it if I give it away for free, I would like more people to have access to it, so I probably will do the myspace thing. I'll let you know.

[Droopy]

3. Congrats, Bill

Is this the first time that you've been published?

[Wetzelbill]

4. thanks

no, not the first time. I was part of a book project 4 years ago, had a few short stories in there, and I have had this essay and a previous one published in a magazine. Used to write for a paper as well, so I have a few under my belt. Looking to get a few more here soon. Plan on submitting lots of work here in the next month or so. :) Hopefully, in the next year or two I will finish my first book. :)