New Short Story Published on 8/19/10

Druthers by Elmer Fralick Jr.

Published on Thursday, August 19, 2010

My Colt's Last Song by Nathan Wellman

Published on Thursday, July 22, 2010

An Interview with John M. Whalen

Published on Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The Roundup : The Western Will Never Die

Published on Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Western Artwork by Michael T. Pizzolato

New Art Published on Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Regina's War by Richard Prosch

Published on Thursday, July 1, 2010





New Site Features

• Our Associate Editor Michael T. Pizzolato designed a YouTube video for The Western Online using some screen shots and some of his artwork.
• A new edition of The Roundup is online now! "The Western Will Never Die"
• Check out our redesigned Non-Fiction and Artwork pages. We have added more content both pages.
• We published a nonfiction article about legendary cattleman Charles Goodnight.
• We recently discovered a YouTube video interview of Louis L'Amour titled, A Conversation with Louis L'Amour. It's posted on the Non-Fiction Page in the Interview section.
• Due to the sheer volume of artwork our Associate Editor Michael T. Pizzolato has contributed to the site, we've divided his art into five categories:
Action / Adventure | Animals | Portraits | Landscapes | Western Online Art







Send us Your Submissions!

We are currently accepting submissions of Western short stories, nonfiction articles on any subject dealing with the Old West, or Western themed artwork. We are particularly interested in seeing your original Western themed artwork. We recently updated our Submission Guidelines, so be sure you check them before submitting.






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The Western Online is dedicated to everything Western. The type of story most likely to be published here is the traditional post-Civil War Western. However, we will consider any story that is connected with the early settling of America that takes place during the 1700s and early 1800s, from swashbuckling pirates to mountain men and the early pioneers. All stories must be set in the 17th, 18th, or 19th centuries and deal with the opening and exploration of the American West.

We also publish non-fiction articles on any subject dealing with the Old West.

At this time, The Western Online is a non-paying market and currently has an open-ended submission period. That means the submission period is always open with no deadline. Your work will be published upon acceptance.

The submission period for The Western Online is now open. Send us your stories and artwork. See our Submission Guidelines.

“You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.”    -Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)

“Read the best writing you can find, and write. Write all the time. Anything you can write, anytime.”    - Louis L'Amour