NEW YORK, NY – March 11, 2025— Author consortium Crazy 8 Press announced today the debut of Silverado Press Presents: Volume 1: Western Stories by Today’s Top Writers through its Silverado Press imprint.

This new collection, on sale now in print and e-book formats, includes 16 original Western-themed tales based on real historical events ranging from the 1812 earthquake in southern California to the 1856 sinking of the steamboat Arabia to the 1877 Texas Salt War.

The all-star posse of acclaimed, seasoned Western writers and fresh new voices contributing to this collection include Rod Miller, Nik James, Steve Hockensmith, Vonn McKee, Jeffrey Mariotte, Sharon Frame Gay, Del Howison, Cheryl Pierson, Lisa Majewski, Richard Prosch, Kelli Fitzpatrick, James Reasoner, L.J. Washburn, Gord Rollo, and Crazy 8 Press members Aaron Rosenberg, Paul Kupperberg, and Mary Fan.

          “We’re all huge fans of Western tales so it’s a thrill have such an amazing group of authors bring their talents to Silverado Press,” said Crazy 8 Press co-founder Robert Greenberger. “Jeff Mariotte, who also serves as editor on this one, did an amazing job of corralling some of the best talent writing Western stories today.”

“These tales are guaranteed to thrill, entertain, and teach a little something in the bargain,” said Mariotte, an award-winning author who has written over sixty books, comic books, and graphic novels. “The mix of fact and fiction in the rough and tumble world of the Old West will be a thrill for any fan of great Westerns.”

This new collection is the latest Western book from Silverado Press, following two launches in 2024 including Byrd’s Luck and Other Stories and Galloway’s Gamble 2: Lucifer & the Great Baltimore Brawl.

As with all Silverado Press titles, Silverado Press Presents: Volume 1: Western Stories by Today’s Top Writers is available in print and e-book formats via Amazon and other online and brick-and-mortar portals.