User:PW Conway

P.W. Conway, (born March 14, 1945), is an award winning cowboy poet, author and western entertainer. He has written and published two books on Cowboy Poetry. 'Buckaroo Poetry, Cowboy Poems For Young and Old' 2013 and 'Buckaroo Poetry, Welcome To My Campfire" 2017. P.W. is a member of the Ventura County Cattleman’s Association and the California Cattleman’s Association. P.W. wrote his first cowboy poem in 2011, after we had to put down his favorite horse. In 2012, he entered his first cowboy poetry contest and won first place. He continued writing cowboy poetry and by January 2013, he published 'Buckaroo Poetry, Cowboy Poems for Young and Old'. During 2013, he performed locally at several venues. In 2014, he performed his poetry at events in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Calif. Some as featured poet, some on open mic. In 2014 Buckaroo Poetry won the Will Rogers Medallion Award in Fort Worth, Texas and was nominated for Cowboy Poetry book of the year by the Western Music Association. In 2017 his second book of Buckaroo Poetry won another Will Rogers Medallion award. P.W. is a member of the Western Wordsmith Chapter of the IWMA. He has performed at gatherings and cowboy poetry competitions in Canada, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Kansas, Arizona, Texas and Washington. In his 70's P.W. still enjoys team sorting and riding dusty trails into the sunset.