Texas Writers

He dreamed up Conan the Barbarian from his lonely town of Cross Plains, Texas. But where did Robert E. Howard find his inspiration for the sword-and- sorcery, weird tales that still resonate today? Howard dipped his pen in the inkwell of Texas history, tall tales and the boom and bust of the oil fields. How Conan is really a Texan.

For decades now writers from around the world have descended on San Antonio for the Macondo Writers' Workshop, which begins next week.The idea was hatched…

Oscar Casares is known for his short story collection, "Brownsville," a publication that has become a new classic about life in this border city. The…