Spur Award
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The Spur Award is an annual literary prize awarded by the Western Writers of America
. Founded in 1953 with only four categories (western novel, historical novel, juvenile and short story), the award today has expanded to include the following categories:
Western Writers of America
Western Writers of America, founded 1953, promotes literature, both fiction and non-fiction, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional western fiction, the more than five hundred current members also include historians and other non-fiction writers as well as authors...
. Founded in 1953 with only four categories (western novel, historical novel, juvenile and short story), the award today has expanded to include the following categories:
Award Categories
- Spur Award for Best Western NovelSpur Award for Best Western NovelThis is a list of the works of fiction which have won the Spur Award for Best Western Novel:* 1953 - Novel: "Lawman" by Wayne D. Overholser using the pseudonym Lee Leighton* 1954 - Novel: "The Violent Land" by Wayne D. Overholser '...
(Short Novel) - Spur Award for Best Novel of the WestSpur Award for Best Novel of the WestThis is a list of the works of fiction which have won the Spur Award for Best Novel of the West:* 1953 - Best Historical Novel: "The Wheel and the Hearth" by Lucia Moore* 1954 - Best Historical Novel: "Journey by the River" by John Prescott...
(Long Novel) - Spur Award for Best Original Paperback Novel
- Spur Award for Best Short FictionSpur Award for Best Short FictionThis is a list of the works of fiction which have won the Spur Award for Best Short Fiction:* 1953 - Short Story: "Gun Job" by Thomas Thompson* 1954 - Short Story: "Blood on the Sun" by Thomas Thompson* 1955 - Short Story: "Bad Company" by S. Omar Barker...
- Spur Award for Best Short Nonfiction
- Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Contemporary
- Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Biography
- Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Historical
- Spur Award for Best Juvenile Fiction
- Spur Award for Best Juvenile Nonfiction
- Spur Award for Best Drama ScriptSpur Award for Best Drama ScriptThe Spur Award is an annual literary prize awarded by the Western Writers of America.-Spur Awards for Best Drama Scripts:*Peter Hamill for Doc...
- Spur Award for Best Documentary
- Spur Award for Best Poetry
- Spur Award for Best First Novel (aka The Medicine Pipe Bearer's Award)
- Storyteller Award (illustrated children’s book)
- Owen Wister AwardOwen Wister AwardOwen Wister Award is an annual award from the Western Writers of America given to lifelong contributions to the field of Western literature. Named for writer Owen Wister , it is given for "Outstanding Contributions to the American West".Originally given for "best book of the year", it was expanded...
for lifetime achievement in Western literatureWestern fictionWestern fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 1900s and Louis L'Amour from the mid 20th century...
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- Spur Award - Western Writers of AmericaWestern Writers of AmericaWestern Writers of America, founded 1953, promotes literature, both fiction and non-fiction, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional western fiction, the more than five hundred current members also include historians and other non-fiction writers as well as authors...