Wayne D. Overholser
Encyclopedia
Wayne D. Overholser was an American Western writer. Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award
for The Violent Land.
Overholser was also referred to in Stephen King's "Wolves of the Calla" in the Dark Tower Series. Not only was he referred to as a writer but Overholser was also the name of a character in the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis (a town in "Wolves of the Calla).
Spur Award
The Spur Award is an annual literary prize awarded by the Western Writers of America. Founded in 1953 with only four categories , the award today has expanded to include the following categories:...
for The Violent Land.
Work
- The Trail of Billy Peale
- North to Dead Wood
- The Man from Yesterday
- You'll never hang me
- Tomahawk
- The Noose
- Big Ugly
- Cast a long shadow
- Standoff at the river
- Red is the valley
- Valley of guns
- Hearn's Valley
- Beyond the Pass writing as Lee Leighton
Overholser was also referred to in Stephen King's "Wolves of the Calla" in the Dark Tower Series. Not only was he referred to as a writer but Overholser was also the name of a character in the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis (a town in "Wolves of the Calla).