Events
Roundup Magazine Article
February 2025
February is Library Lover’s Month, so it’s appropriate that my article on the Lumberman’s Library should appear in the February edition of Roundup Magazine. The Lumberman’s Library was a first-edition bookmobile. It was a specially constructed railroad car that made the rounds between the lumber camps of the Anaconda Mining Lumber operations in the early years of the twentieth century.
Poynette Public Library – Book Signing
November 16, 2024
I’ll be signing copies of my award-winning novel, The Sons of Philo Gaines, and some of my anthologies. I’m excited to visit the town where I grew up and attended school, and I hope to see some old friends.
You can view the Facebook event here: Poynette Public Library Book Signing
Modern Reformation Magazine – Poem
July/August 2024
I’m proud to have one of my poems, Poiema, published in the July/August issue of Modern Reformation Magazine. This is my first submission to this publication.
Roundup Magazine Article – Tips on Writing Poetry
April 2024
This issue of Roundup Magazine will feature some of my Tips on Writing Poetry.
Book Release – Six Gun Justice
March 13, 2024
Marshal Logan Califf is tracking an escaped killer through the mountains of southern Colorado. It will take him three days to get his man back to Pine River and the justice that he deserves. But three days is a long time when you’re dodging a deadly mountain storm and your prisoner’s partner is still on the loose and gunning for Logan.
Read my story, “Three Days to Pine River” being released in the new Large Print edition by Thorndike Press.
Roundup Magazine Article
February 2024
My article, The Night Texas Bombed Oklahoma, will appear in the February issue of Roundup Magazine. This tells the account of an incident that took place just past midnight on July 5, 1943, when a B-17 Flying Fortress took off from the U.S. Army Air Force base in Dalhart, Texas, and bombed the small Oklahoma town of Boise City.
Poy Sippi Public Library – Book Signing
September 16, 2023
I will be appearing at the Poy Sippi, WI Public Library on September 16th between 10 am and 1 pm for a book signing. There will be several other authors there as well.
Roundup Magazine Poem
August 2023
My poem, The Western Lives will appear in the August issue of Roundup Magazine. This poem is a progressive acrostic and highlights the enduring legacy of the American West in film and print.
Book Release – Fortitude
March 17, 2023
When two likable, but bumbling friends hatch a plan to buy a saloon by stealing the corps of an outlaw from a bounty hunter and turning it in for the bounty, what you get is a cross between “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Weekend at Bernie’s.” Read my story, The Would-Be Bounty Hunters in Fortitude, the newest anthology by Five Star.
Book Release – Starlight Pulp Review
December 7, 2022
You can read my short story, The Book of Life, now, in the inaugural edition of the Starlite Pulp Review. This is what it would look like if Louis L’Amour and Stephen King collaborated on a story. It’s actually two stories in one; a classic Western wrapped in a supernatural thriller.
Alberton Railroad Day Festival
Saturday, July 16, 2022 AT 8 AM, Alberton, MT
I’ll have a book table set up at this year’s Alberton Railroad Days Festival on Saturday, July 16. There will be vendors, a parade, a car show, and other fun activities for the whole family. Make plans to check it out, and stop by my table and say “Howdy!” 
Western Writers of America Convention
June 22-25, 2022, Great Falls, MT
Michael R. Ritt will be attending the 69th Annual Western Writers of America (WWA) Convention Wednesday through Saturday, June 22-25 in Great Falls, Montana. Each year WWA holds its annual convention somewhere in the American West. Members, agents, publishers, editors, and more gather together to talk shop, learn, teach, make connections, renew friendships, and listen to music.
Roundup Magazine Article
April 2022
My article, Buffalo Soldiers on Bicycles, will appear in the April issue of Roundup Magazine. This is an account of a group of Buffalo Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps out of Fort Missoula, who in 1897 began a journey of almost 2,000 miles to St. Louis, MO. Their goal was to prove the efficacy of bicycles in combat.
Nine Mile Community Center Holiday Craft Fair – Book Signing
November 27, 2021
The Nine Mile Holiday Craft Fair is back! Join us to find unique handmade gifts from more than 30 local craft vendors. Enjoy lunch, bonfire, and shooting demonstrations from the Sapphire Mountain Men. I’ll have several of my books available, including the award-winning novel The Sons of Philo Gaines. We can’t wait to see you there! Click the link below for directions and more details.
The Sons of Philo Gaines Book Release
November 18, 2020, From Five Star Publishing
Michael R. Ritt’s debut Western novel, The Sons of Philo Gaines, will be released by Five Star Publishing and will be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online book retailers, as well as through your local bookstore.
Western Writers of America Convention
June 17-20, 2020, Rapid City, SD
Michael R. Ritt will be attending the 67th Annual Western Writers of America (WWA) Convention Wednesday through Saturday, June 17-20.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO COVID
The Sons of Philo Gaines Facebook Event
May 20, 2020, From Five Star Publishing
Michael R. Ritt is having a book release event for his debut Western novel, The Sons of Philo Gaines.
Join the Book Release and Book Give-away event on Facebook.
Cover Reveal Event
December 16, 2019, Noon – 8 pm. Facebook Event
On Monday, December 16, 2019, at noon (MST) I will be revealing the cover design for my debut novel, The Sons of Philo Gaines. I think that the publisher, Five Star Publishing, did an outstanding job with it and I can’t wait to show everyone what it will look like. If you want to be among the first to get a look at it, then register to attend. There will be prizes available to those who register for the event. Visit the event page anytime between noon and 8 pm on Monday, December 16, leave a comment about the book cover design and you may win one of five prizes!
Western Writers of America Convention
June 20-23, 2018, Billings, MT