Connie Hubbard, an award-winning writer, specializes in articles and
cartoons relating to the western lifestyle. She has extensive publishing
credits with, to name a few, American Cowboy Magazine, Cowboy Sports
and Entertainment, Cutting Horse Chatter, Horse and Rider Magazine,
International Team Penning Journal, Lone Star Horse Report, The Ketch Pen
(Rodeo Hall of Fame publication) Western Horseman and many others.
Raised on a ranch in the far west, Hubbard now
lives with her husband on a ranch in Texas. Like many creative people her
expressive aspects cover more than one discipline. In addition to
drawing, painting, and writing she began playing piano at age 3, and now
occasionally writes lyrics. She holds a degree in Art.
“Every western magazine needs a good Texas connection or two”
writes Editor Jesse Mullins of American Cowboy Magazine, “and
our busiest Texan has been the multitalented Connie Hubbard. Connie
started for us by writing humor pieces and has since done just about every
kind of thing we publish, including even cartoon illustration. A former
art teacher she is a painter, essayist, humorist, business owner – ‘Collage’
is what she aptly calls her versatile venture in creativity – and cutting
horse devotee. We especially appreciate Connie’s wry observations,
commitment to accuracy, and dedication to the cowboy way.”
Hubbard founded an arts newspaper in Illinois, Arts Link News. She
served as editor of The Pen (team penning) news for three years
and once operated an art school called Watercolour Workshops in
South Africa. She has composed and illustrated children’s stories and
poetry, notably for The
Friend magazine, and has been published on
a variety of subjects by Home Life magazine, the Quad City
Times, the Dallas Morning News and others. For several
years she wrote a lampoon advice column dealing with problems encountered
by cowboy wannabes.
Juli Thorson, former editor of Horse and Rider magazine and now a
contributing editor for Western Horseman magazine says of
Connie Hubbard, “This is a writer whose voice and values come from
having lived an authentic western life. With an ear that’s tuned to a
reader’s interests and a journalistic skills set that’s well-mentored and
sharply honed, Connie is an editor’s dream come true. That’s why I read
and use her work.”
Hubbard has won awards for her art, her essays and articles, her speeches,
and has held or holds membership in several professional organizations,
including Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West, and
International Training in Communication. She and her husband have two
grown children.
