Spur AwardWinner

Given by Western Writers of America Inc. (WWA)

Outros Nomes: Golden Spur Award (Inglês)

430 Works / 435 Items 18 Books 1 Review

Western Writers of America annually honors writers for distinguished writing about the American West with the Spur Awards. Since 1953 the Spur Awards have been considered one of the most mostrar mais prestigious awards in American literature. Spurs are given for the best western historical novel, best western traditional novel, best western contemporary novel, best short story, best short nonfiction. Also, best contemporary nonfiction, best biography, best history, best juvenile fiction and nonfiction, best drama, best documentary, best poem, best song, best children’s picture book and best first novel as well as best first nonfiction book. mostrar menos

Stages:: Todos, Winner (435), Finalist (236)
Categorias:: Todos, Biografia (1), Children's Picture Book (2), First Nonfiction Book (6), First Novel (12), First Western Novel (1), Historical Novel (26), Juvenile (24), Juvenile Fiction (25), Juvenile Nonfiction (26), Mass Market Paperback Novel (1), Medicine Pipe Bearer Award (14), Notificação (37), Nonfiction-Biography (12), Nonfiction-Contemporary (15), Nonfiction-Historical (12), Novel (32), Novel of the West (18), Original Mass Market Paperback (4), Original Mass Market Paperback Novel (1), Original Paperback (16), Original Paperback Novel (1), Poesia (5), Storyteller (13), Storyteller (Illustrated Children’s Book) (1), Storyteller Award (1), Traditional Novel (2), Western Biography (6), Western Contemporary Nonfiction (8), Western Contemporary Novel (9), Western Historical Nonfiction (9), Western Historical Novel (7), Western Juvenile Fiction (10), Western Juvenile Nonfiction (6), Western Long Novel (7), Western Mass Market Paperback Novel (4), Western Nonfiction Biography (6), Western Nonfiction Contemporary (5), Western Nonfiction Historical (5), Western Novel (22), Western Romance Novel (3), Western Short Fiction (1), Western Short Novel (7), Western Storyteller (2), Western Storyteller (Illustrated Childrens' Book) (2), Western Traditional Novel (7), No Category (1)
Years:: Todos, 2023 (12), 2022 (12), 2020 (10), 2019 (10), 2018 (12), 2017 (10), 2016 (11), 2015 (6), 2014 (9), 2013 (9), 2012 (10), 2011 (7), 2010 (4), 2009 (9), 2008 (9), 2007 (12), 2006 (11), 2005 (11), 2004 (9), 2003 (8), 2002 (10), 2001 (10), 2000 (8), 1999 (6), 1998 (9), 1996 (10), 1995 (8), 1994 (7), 1993 (8), 1992 (7), 1991 (6), 1990 (7), 1989 (4), 1988 (5), 1987 (5), 1986 (5), 1985 (4), 1984 (4), 1983 (3), 1982 (5), 1981 (5), 1980 (3), 1979 (2), 1978 (3), 1977 (4), 1976 (5), 1975 (4), 1974 (3), 1973 (4), 1972 (5), 1971 (4), 1970 (5), 1969 (5), 1968 (5), 1967 (6), 1966 (4), 1965 (5), 1964 (3), 1963 (5), 1962 (4), 1961 (3), 1960 (3), 1959 (4), 1958 (4), 1957 (4), 1956 (4), 1955 (2), 1954 (2), 1953 (3)

Winner 435

Obra	Categoria	Ano
The Rowdy Randy Wild West Show de Casey Day Rislov	Children's Picture Book	2023
American Hero, Kansas Heritage: Frederick Funston's Early Years, 1865-1890 de Clyde W. Toland	First Nonfiction Book	2023
Before Billy the Kid de Melody Groves	Western Biography	2023
A Place of Thin Veil: Life and Death in Gallup, New Mexico de Bob Rosebrough	Western Contemporary Nonfiction	2023
Beasts of the Earth de James Wade	Western Contemporary Novel	2023
Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America de Megan Kate Nelson	Western Historical Nonfiction	2023
Properties of Thirst de Marianne Wiggins	Western Historical Novel	2023
Wish Upon a Crawdad de Curtis W. Condon	Western Juvenile Fiction	2023
Joe Foss, Fighter Pilot: American Ace de Hector Curriel	Western Juvenile Nonfiction	2023
Dead Man's Trail (A Carson Stone Western Book 1) de Nate Morgan	Western Mass Market Paperback Novel	2023
Proving Her Claim: On the Dakota Frontier de CK Van Dam	Western Romance Novel	2023
The Secret in the Wall de Ann Parker	Western Traditional Novel	2023
Charlie Russell and the Gnomes of Bull Head Lodge de Emily Crawford Wilson	Children's Picture Book	2022
Public Waters: Lessons from Wyoming for the American West de Anne MacKinnon	First Nonfiction Book	2022
The Loving Wrath of Eldon Quint de Chase Pletts	First Novel	2022
The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art de Wynne Brown	Western Biography	2022
Defending the Arctic Refuge: A Photographer, an Indigenous Nation, and a Fight for Environmental Justice de Finis Dunaway	Western Contemporary Nonfiction	2022
Dark Sky de C. J. Box	Western Contemporary Novel	2022
Cheyenne Summer: The Battle of Beecher Island: A History de Terry Mort	Western Historical Nonfiction	2022
Ridgeline: A Novel de Michael Punke	Western Historical Novel	2022
Cow Boyhood: The Adventures of Wilder Good #7 de S. J. Dahlstrom	Western Juvenile Fiction	2022
This Side of Hell (A Widowmaker Jones Western) de Brett Cogburn	Western Mass Market Paperback Novel	2022
Imperfect Promise (Wheeler Publishing Large Print Softcover Western) de Susanna Lane	Western Romance Novel	2022
The Loving Wrath of Eldon Quint de Chase Pletts	Western Traditional Novel	2022
Nighthawk Rising: A Biography of Accused Cattle Rustler Queen Ann Bassett of Brown's Park de Diana Allen Kouris	Biography	2020
The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story de David Crow	First Nonfiction Book	2020
On Swift Horses: A Novel de Shannon Pufahl	First Novel	2020
Someplace to Call Home de Sandra Dallas	Juvenile Fiction	2020
Spotted Tail de David Heska Wanbli Weiden	Juvenile Nonfiction	2020
Cherokee America de Margaret Verble	Traditional Novel	2020
Country Music: An Illustrated History de Dayton Duncan	Western Contemporary Nonfiction	2020
On Swift Horses: A Novel de Shannon Pufahl	Western Contemporary Novel	2020
Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power de Pekka Hämäläinen	Western Historical Nonfiction	2020
Let 'er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion de Vaunda Micheaux Nelson	Western Storyteller	2020
The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border de Francisco Cantú	First Nonfiction Book	2019
The River by Starlight: A Novel de Ellen Notbohm	First Novel	2019
White Hat: The Military Career of Captain William Philo Clark de Mark J. Nelson	Western Biography	2019
The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border de Francisco Cantú	Western Contemporary Nonfiction	2019
The Flicker of Old Dreams de Susan Henderson	Western Contemporary Novel	2019
Native but foreign : indigenous immigrants and refugees in the North American borderlands de Brenden W. Rensink	Western Historical Nonfiction	2019
River of Porcupines de G. K. Aalborg	Western Historical Novel	2019
Taos Lightning de Johnny D. Boggs	Western Juvenile Fiction	2019
Hawke's War de Reavis Z. Wortham	Western Mass Market Paperback Novel	2019
The Return of Kid Cooper de Brad Smith	Western Traditional Novel	2019
Frank Little and the IWW: The Blood That Stained an American Family de Jane Little Botkin	First Nonfiction Book	2018
Double Wide de Leo W. Banks	First Western Novel	2018
Silver City: A Novel of the American West (A Cash McLendon Novel) de Jeff Guinn	Traditional Novel	2018
Frank Little and the IWW: The Blood That Stained an American Family de Jane Little Botkin	Western Biography	2018
A land apart : the Southwest and the Nation in the twentieth century de Flannery Burke	Western Contemporary Nonfiction	2018
Double Wide de Leo W. Banks	Western Contemporary Novel	2018
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI de David Grann	Western Historical Nonfiction	2018
The Coming de David Osborne	Western Historical Novel	2018
Stranded: A Story of Frontier Survival de Matthew P. Mayo	Western Juvenile Fiction	2018
Hell Hath No Fury de Charles G. West	Western Mass Market Paperback Novel	2018
The Promise Bride (A Montana Brides Romance) de Gina Welborn	Western Romance Novel	2018
Fergus and the greener grass de Jean Abernethy	Western Storyteller	2018
The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and One of the Deadliest Days in American Firefighting de Fernanda Santos	First Nonfiction Book	2017
Return to Red River de Johnny D. Boggs	Original Mass Market Paperback Novel	2017
Seasons of the Bear: A Yosemite Story de Ginger Wadsworth	Storyteller (Illustrated Children’s Book)	2017
Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary de Joe Jackson	Western Biography	2017
New Deal Cowboy: Gene Autry and Public Diplomacy de Michael Duchemin	Western Contemporary Nonfiction	2017
Off the Grid de C. J. Box	Western Contemporary Novel	2017
The Apache Wars de Paul Andrew Hutton	Western Historical Nonfiction	2017
Trouble Returns (Ruby and Maude Adventure) de Nancy Oswald	Western Juvenile Fiction	2017
The Wolves of Currumpaw de William Grill	Western Juvenile Nonfiction	2017
The Mustanger and the Lady (The Brandiron) de Dusty Richards	Western Traditional Novel	2017
American Copper de Shann Ray	First Novel	2016
Lords of an Empty Land de Randy Denmon	Mass Market Paperback Novel	2016
Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America de T. J. Stiles	Western Biography	2016
The Size of the Risk: Histories of Multiple Use in the Great Basin de Leisl Carr Childers	Western Contemporary Nonfiction	2016
Crazy Mountain Kiss de Keith McCafferty	Western Contemporary Novel	2016
William Wells and the Struggle for the Old Northwest de Prof. William Heath Ph.D.	Western Historical Nonfiction	2016
Paradise Sky de Joe R. Lansdale	Western Historical Novel	2016
Walk on Earth a Stranger de Rae Carson	Western Juvenile Fiction	2016
This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James Audubon de Nancy Plain	Western Juvenile Nonfiction	2016
Buckaroo Bobbie Sue de JoJo Thoreau	Western Storyteller (Illustrated Childrens' Book)	2016
The Last Midwife de Sandra Dallas	Western Traditional Novel	2016
Red Light to Starboard: Recalling the Exxon Valdez Disaster de Angela Day	Western Contemporary Nonfiction	2015
Bad Country de CB McKenzie	Western Contemporary Novel	2015
American Carnage: Wounded Knee, 1890 de Jerome A. Greene	Western Historical Nonfiction	2015
Wild Ran the Rivers (Five Trails West) de James D. Crownover	Western Historical Novel	2015
Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend de Donald F. Montileaux	Western Storyteller (Illustrated Childrens' Book)	2015
The Big Drift de Patrick Dearen	Western Traditional Novel	2015
Spider Woman's Daughter de Anne Hillerman	First Novel	2014
Yosemite's Songster: One Coyote's Story de Ginger Wadsworth	Storyteller	2014
Light of the World de James Lee Burke	Western Contemporary Novel	2014
Silent We Stood de Henry Chappell	Western Historical Novel	2014
Papa's Gold de Ellen Gray Massey	Western Juvenile Fiction	2014
Jack London: An American Life de Earle Labor	Western Nonfiction Biography	2014
Vacationland: Tourism and Environment in the Colorado High Country de William Philpott	Western Nonfiction Contemporary	2014
Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape de Mark Lee Gardner	Western Nonfiction Historical	2014
Crossing Purgatory: A Novel de Gary Schanbacher	Western Traditional Novel	2014
Panhandle de Brett Cogburn	First Novel	2013
The Coyote Tracker (A Josiah Wolfe Novel) de Larry D. Sweazy	Original Mass Market Paperback	2013
Wide Open de Larry Bjornson	Western Juvenile Fiction	2013
Light on the Prairie de Nancy Plain	Western Juvenile Nonfiction	2013
With Blood in Their Eyes de Thomas Cobb	Western Long Novel	2013
Geronimo de Robert M. Utley	Western Nonfiction Biography	2013
Desert Reckoning: A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History de Deanne Stillman	Western Nonfiction Contemporary	2013
With Golden Visions Bright Before Them: Trails to the Mining West, 1849-1852 (Overland West Series) de Will Bagley	Western Nonfiction Historical	2013
Tucker's Reckoning de Matthew P. Mayo	Western Short Novel	2013
Double Crossing de Meg Mims	First Novel	2012
West Texas Kill de Johnny D. Boggs	Original Mass Market Paperback	2012
Tornado Slim and the Magic Cowboy Hat de Bryan Langdo	Storyteller Award	2012
Birdie de Candace Simar	Western Juvenile Fiction	2012
Migrant mother : how a photograph defined the Great Depression de Don Nardo	Western Juvenile Nonfiction	2012
Remember Ben Clayton de Stephen Harrigan	Western Long Novel	2012
George Crook: From the Redwoods to Appomattox de Paul Magid	Western Nonfiction Biography	2012
The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg: Clearcutting and the Struggle for Sustainable Forestry in the Northern Rockies de Frederick H Swanson	Western Nonfiction Contemporary	2012
The Mormon Rebellion: America's First Civil War, 1857-1858 de David L. Bigler	Western Nonfiction Historical	2012
Legacy of a Lawman: A Western Story (Five Star Western Series) de Johnny D. Boggs	Western Short Novel	2012
Galveston de Nic Pizzolatto	First Novel	2011
Damnation Road (Pinnacle Westerns) de Max McCoy	Original Mass Market Paperback	2011
Last Train from Cuernavaca de Lucia St. Clair Robson	Western Long Novel	2011
Wolf: The Lives of Jack London de James L. Haley	Western Nonfiction Biography	2011
The Frontier of Leisure: Southern California and the Shaping of Modern America de Lawrence Culver	Western Nonfiction Contemporary	2011
The Killing of Crazy Horse de Thomas Powers	Western Nonfiction Historical	2011
Snowbound de Richard S. Wheeler	Western Short Novel	2011
Stranger in Thunder Basin de John D. Nesbitt	Original Mass Market Paperback	2010
Echoes of Glory de Robert Flynn	Western Long Novel	2010
Peg Leg : the improbable life of a Texas hero, Thomas William Ward, 1807-1872 de David C. Humphrey	Western Nonfiction Biography	2010
Far Bright Star de Robert Olmstead	Western Short Novel	2010
The Wheat Doll de Alison Randall	Storyteller	2009
I Am Apache de Tanya Landman	Western Juvenile Fiction	2009
The Trial of Standing Bear de Frank Keating	Western Juvenile Nonfiction	2009
Shavetail de Thomas Cobb	Western Long Novel	2009
Frontiersman: Daniel Boone and the Making of America de Meredith Mason Brown	Western Nonfiction Biography	2009
Full Court Quest: The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School Basketball Champions of the World de Linda Peavy	Western Nonfiction Contemporary	2009
Hunting the American West: The Pursuit of Big Game for Life, Profit, and Sport, 1800-1900 de Richard C. Rattenbury	Western Nonfiction Historical	2009
Another Man's Moccasins de Craig Johnson	Western Short Novel	2009
God's Thunderbolt: The Vigilantes of Montana de Carol Buchanan		2009
The Night Birds de Thomas Maltman	First Novel	2008
Doubtful Cañon de Johnny D. Boggs	Juvenile Fiction	2008
Sagebrush and Paintbrush: The Story of Charlie Russell, the Cowboy Artist de Nancy Plain	Juvenile Nonfiction	2008
Gall: Lakota War Chief de Robert W. Larson	Nonfiction-Biography	2008
Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers de Robert M. Utley	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2008
Creating Minnesota: A History from the Inside Out de Annette Atkins	Nonfiction-Historical	2008
Hellfire Canyon de Max McCoy	Original Paperback	2008
The God of Animals de Aryn Kyle	Western Long Novel	2008
Tallgrass de Sandra Dallas	Western Short Novel	2008
Broken Trail de Alan Geoffrion	First Novel	2007
Geronimo de Joseph Bruchac	Juvenile Fiction	2007
Bleeding Kansas and the violent clash over slavery in the heartland de Jeff C. Young	Juvenile Nonfiction	2007
Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life de Kingsley M. Bray	Nonfiction-Biography	2007
Copper chorus : mining, politics, and the Montana press, 1889-1959 de Dennis L. Swibold	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2007
Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West de Hampton Sides	Nonfiction-Historical	2007
The Horse Creek Incident (Herschel Baker) de Dusty Richards	Original Paperback	2007
Across the High Divide de Laurie Wagner Buyer	Poetry	2007
Tatanka And the Lakota People: A Creation Story de Donald F. Montileaux	Storyteller	2007
The Night Journal de Elizabeth Crook	Western Long Novel	2007
Comanche Moon - Part 1	Western Short Fiction	2007
The Shape Shifter de Tony Hillerman	Western Short Novel	2007
Black Storm Comin' de Diane Lee Wilson	Juvenile Fiction	2006
The First Americans: The Story of Where They Came From and Who They Became de Anthony Aveni	Juvenile Nonfiction	2006
Chief Joseph: Guardian of the People (American Heroes) de Candy Moulton	Nonfiction-Biography	2006
Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez, 1893-1923 de David Dorado Romo	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2006
High Country: A Novel (Literature of the American West) de Willard Wyman	Novel of the West	2006
Dakota de Matt Braun	Original Paperback Novel	2006
The voice of the Borderlands de Drum Hadley	Poetry	2006
Klondike Gold de Alice Provensen	Storyteller	2006
Buffalo Bill's America: William Cody and the Wild West Show de Louis S. Warren	Western Historical Nonfiction	2006
Camp Ford de Johnny D. Boggs	Western Novel	2006
The Undertaker's Wife de Loren D. Estleman	Western Novel	2006
Field of Honor de D. L. Birchfield	First Novel	2005
Fire In the Hole! de Mary Cronk Farrell	Juvenile Fiction	2005
Rattlesnake Mesa: Stories from a Native American Childhood de EdNah New Rider Weber	Juvenile Nonfiction	2005
Black Kettle : The Cheyenne Chief Who Sought Peace but Found War de Thom Hatch	Nonfiction-Biography	2005
The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910-1920 de III Harris Charles H.	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2005
Beasts of the Fields: A Narrative History of California Farmworkers, 1769-1913 de Richard Steven Street	Nonfiction-Historical	2005
People of the Raven de Kathleen O'Neal Gear	Novel of the West	2005
Vengeance Valley de Richard S. Wheeler	Original Paperback	2005
A Thousand Miles of Stars: Poems de Walt McDonald	Poetry	2005
Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) across the Plains de Deborah Hopkinson	Storyteller	2005
Buy the Chief a Cadillac: A Novel de Rick Steber	Western Novel	2005
The Sergeant's Lady de Miles Hood Swarthout	First Novel	2004
Words West: Voices of Young Pioneers de Ginger Wadsworth	Juvenile Nonfiction	2004
River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West de Rebecca Solnit	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2004
One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West before Lewis and Clark de Colin G. Calloway	Nonfiction-Historical	2004
So Wild a Dream de Win Blevins	Novel of the West	2004
Plain Language: A Novel de Barbara Wright	Original Paperback	2004
Wolf Tracks on the Welcome Mat de Paul Zarzyski	Poetry	2004
The Star People: A Lakota Story de S.D. Nelson	Storyteller	2004
I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company: A Novel of Lewis and Clark de Brian Hall	Western Novel	2004
The Big Burn de Jeanette Ingold	Juvenile Fiction	2003
Raising La Belle de Mark G. Mitchell	Juvenile Nonfiction	2003
Sam Houston de James L. Haley	Nonfiction-Biography	2003
Diné: A History of the Navajos de Peter Iverson	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2003
Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows de Will Bagley	Nonfiction-Historical	2003
Perma Red de Debra Magpie Earling	Novel of the West	2003
Oblivion's Altar:: A Novel of Courage de David Marion Wilkinson	Original Paperback	2003
The Chili Queen de Sandra Dallas	Western Novel	2003
In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys de Russell Freedman	Juvenile Nonfiction	2002
Corps of Discovery: A Novel of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806 de Jeffrey W. Tenney	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	2002
American Character: The Curious Life of Charles Fletcher Lummis and the .... de Mark Thompson	Nonfiction-Biography	2002
Bone Wars: The Excavation Of Andrew Carnegie's Dinosaur de Tom Rea	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2002
Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars de Robert V. Remini	Nonfiction-Historical	2002
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: A Novel de Brady Udall	Novel of the West	2002
Drum's Ring (G K Hall Large Print Western Series) de Richard S. Wheeler	Original Paperback	2002
Blood Sister, I Am to These Fields de Linda Hussa	Poetry	2002
The Legend of Strap Buckner: A Texas Tale de Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge	Storyteller	2002
The Way of the Coyote de Elmer Kelton	Western Novel	2002
The Midnight Train Home de Erika Tamar	Juvenile Fiction	2001
Stories of Young Pioneers: In Their Own Words de Violet T. Kimball	Juvenile Nonfiction	2001
The Chivalry of Crime de Desmond Barry	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	2001
A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell de Donald Worster	Nonfiction-Biography	2001
What You See in Clear Water: Life On the Wind River Reservation de Geoffrey O'Gara	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2001
Pacific Destiny: The Three-Century Journey to the Oregon Country de Dale L. Walker	Nonfiction-Historical	2001
The Gates of the Alamo de Stephen Harrigan	Novel of the West	2001
Bound for the Promise-Land de Troy D. Smith	Original Paperback	2001
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella de Susan Lowell	Storyteller	2001
Summer of Pearls de Mike Blakely	Western Novel	2001
Wrango de Brian Burks	Juvenile Fiction	2000
The Wild Colorado: The true adventures of Fred Dellenbaugh, age 17, on the second Powell Expedition into the Grand Canyon de Richard Maurer	Juvenile Nonfiction	2000
Knight Without Armor: Carlos Eduardo Castaneda, 1896-1958 de Félix D. Almaráz	Nonfiction-Biography	2000
The Real Wild West de Michael Wallis	Nonfiction-Contemporary	2000
Prophet Annie de Ellen Recknor	Novel of the West	2000
Mine Work de Jim Davidson	Original Paperback	2000
The Prairie Train de Antoine. �O Flatharta	Storyteller	2000
Masterson de Richard S. Wheeler	Western Novel	2000
Petey de Ben Mikaelsen	Juvenile Fiction	1999
Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne de Ronald L. Davis	Nonfiction-Biography	1999
Devil's Bargains: Tourism in the Twentieth-Century American West de Hal K. Rothman	Nonfiction-Contemporary	1999
The All-true travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton de Jane Smiley	Novel of the West	1999
Slim and Miss Prim de Robert Kinerk	Storyteller	1999
Journey of the Dead de Loren D. Estleman	Western Novel	1999
Danger Along the Ohio de Patricia Willis	Juvenile Fiction	1998
Rattlesnake dance : true tales, mysteries, and rattlesnake ceremonies de Jennifer Dewey	Juvenile Nonfiction	1998
Keepers Of The Earth (Hell Yes, Texas Women's Series) de LaVerne Harrell Clark	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1998
Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America de J. Anthony Lukas	Nonfiction-Contemporary	1998
El Llano Estacado : exploration and imagination on the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860 de John Miller Morris	Nonfiction-Historical	1998
Comanche Moon de Larry McMurtry	Novel of the West	1998
Leaving Missouri de Ellen Recknor	Original Paperback	1998
Bootmaker And The Elves de Susan Lowell	Storyteller	1998
The Kiowa Verdict de Cynthia Haseloff	Western Novel	1998
Far North de Will Hobbs	Juvenile Fiction	1996
The Life and Death of Crazy Horse de Russell Freedman	Juvenile Nonfiction	1996
Death of a Healing Woman: A Texana Jones Mystery de Allana Martin	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1996
John Wesley Hardin: Dark Angel of Texas de Leon Claire Metz	Nonfiction-Biography	1996
New Westers: The West in Contemporary American Culture de Michael L. Johnson	Nonfiction-Contemporary	1996
Undaunted Courage de Stephen E. Ambrose	Nonfiction-Historical	1996
Sierra de Richard S. Wheeler	Novel of the West	1996
Potter's Fields de Frank Roderus	Original Paperback	1996
The Worry Stone de Marianna Dengler	Storyteller	1996
Blood of Texas de Will Camp	Western Novel	1996
Indio de Sherry Garland	Juvenile Fiction	1995
General Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans de Alan Rosenus	Nonfiction-Biography	1995
We Are a People in This World: The Lakota Sioux and the Massacre at Wounded Knee de Jr. Conger Beasley	Nonfiction-Contemporary	1995
Seeking Pleasure in the Old West de David Dary	Nonfiction-Historical	1995
Stone Song: A Novel of the Life of Crazy Horse de Win Blevins	Novel of the West	1995
Thunder in the valley de Jim R. Woolard	Original Paperback	1995
Dandelions de Eve Bunting	Storyteller	1995
The Dark Island de Robert J. Conley	Western Novel	1995
The Trail of Tears (American Events) de David K. Fremon	Juvenile	1994
Hero of Beecher Island de David Dixon	Nonfiction-Biography	1994
Raven's Exile: A Season on the Green River de Ellen Meloy	Nonfiction-Contemporary	1994
Precious Dust: The Saga of the Western Gold Rushes de Paula Mitchell Marks	Nonfiction-Historical	1994
The Far Canyon de Elmer Kelton	Novel of the West	1994
Survival: A Novel of the Donner Party de K. C. McKenna	Original Paperback	1994
St. Agnes' Stand de Thomas Eidson	Western Novel	1994
Leaving Eldorado de Joann Mazzio	Juvenile Fiction	1993
Cowboys, Indians, and Gunfighters: The Story of the Cattle Kingdom de Albert Marrin	Juvenile Nonfiction	1993
People of the Whistling Waters de Mardi Oakley Medawar	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1993
Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles de Margaret Leslie Davis	Nonfiction-Contemporary	1993
The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull de Robert M. Utley	Nonfiction-Historical	1993
Empire of Bones de Jeff Long	Novel of the West	1993
The Gila River de Gary McCarthy	Original Paperback	1993
friends de Charles Hackenberry	Western Novel	1993
The Haymeadow de Gary Paulsen	Juvenile Fiction	1992
Children of the Dust Bowl de Jerry Stanley	Juvenile Nonfiction	1992
John Stone and the Choctaw Kid de Wayne Davis	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1992
Let Me Be Free: The Nez Perce Tragedy de David Lavender	Nonfiction	1992
Slaughter de Elmer Kelton	Novel of the West	1992
The Golden Chance de Theodore V. Olsen	Original Paperback	1992
Nickajack de Robert J. Conley	Western Novel	1992
Rescue Josh McGuire de Ben Mikaelsen	Juvenile Fiction	1991
The Sixth Rider de Max McCoy	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1991
Custer's Last Campaign: Mitch Boyer and the Little Bighorn Reconstructed de John S. Gray	Nonfiction	1991
The Medicine Horn de Jory Sherman	Novel of the West	1991
Rage in Chupadera de Norman Zollinger	Original Paperback	1991
Journal of the Gun Years de Richard Matheson	Western Novel	1991
Honey Girl de Madge Harrah	Juvenile Fiction	1990
Woodsong de Gary Paulsen	Juvenile Nonfiction	1990
Caesar of Santa Fe: A Novel from History de Tim MacCurdy	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1990
Helen Hunt Jackson and Her Indian Reform Legacy de Valerie Sherer Mathes	Nonfiction	1990
Home Mountain de Jeanne Williams	Novel of the West	1990
The Changing Wind de Don Coldsmith	Original Paperback	1990
Sanctuary de Gary D. Svee	Western Novel	1990
My Daniel de Pam Conrad	Juvenile	1989
Great Plains de Ian Frazier	Nonfiction	1989
Panther in the Sky de James Alexander Thom	Novel of the West	1989
Fool's Coach de Richard S. Wheeler	Western Novel	1989
In The Face of Danger de Joan Lowery Nixon	Juvenile	1988
Spirit of the Hills de Dan O'Brien	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1988
Hoover Dam: An American Adventure de Joseph E. Stevens	Nonfiction	1988
The Homesman de Glendon Swarthout	Novel of the West	1988
Mattie de Judy Alter	Western Novel	1988
Wanderer Springs de Robert Flynn	Historical Novel	1987
A Family Apart de Joan Lowery Nixon	Juvenile	1987
Jenny's Mountain de Elaine Long	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1987
Jessie Benton Frémont : a biography de Pamela Herr	Nonfiction	1987
Skinwalkers de Tony Hillerman	Western Novel	1987
Roman de Douglas C. Jones	Historical Novel	1986
Make Way for Sam Houston de Jean Fritz	Juvenile	1986
Come Spring de Charlotte Hinger	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1986
Paper Medicine Man: John Gregory Bourke and His American West de Joseph C. Porter	Nonfiction	1986
The Blind Corral (Contemporary American fiction) de Ralph Beer	Western Novel	1986
The Snowblind Moon de John Byrne Cooke	Historical Novel	1985
Prairie Songs de Pam Conrad	Juvenile	1985
Phil Sheridan and His Army de Paul Andrew Hutton	Nonfiction	1985
Lonesome Dove de Larry McMurtry	Western Novel	1985
Gone the Dreams and Dancing de Douglas C. Jones	Historical Novel	1984
Trapped in the Slickrock Canyon de Gloria Skurzynski	Juvenile	1984
Winterkill de Craig Lesley	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1984
Hashknife Cowboy: Recollections of Mack Hughes de Stella Hughes	Nonfiction	1984
Sam Bass de Bryan Woolley	Historical Novel	1983
Thunder on the Tennessee de G. Clifton Wisler	Juvenile	1983
Leaving Kansas de Frank Roderus	Novel	1983
Ride the Wind de Lucia St. Clair Robson	Historical Novel	1982
Before the Lark de Irene Bennett Brown	Juvenile	1982
Carry the Wind de Terry C. Johnston	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1982
Albuquerque: A narrative history de Marc Simmons	Nonfiction	1982
Match Race de Fred Grove	Novel	1982
Aces and Eights de Loren D. Estleman	Historical Novel	1981
The Last Run de Mark Jonathan Harris	Juvenile	1981
Ride down the wind (A Double D western) de Wayne Barton	Medicine Pipe Bearer Award	1981
Cowboy Culture: A Saga of Five Centuries de David Dary	Nonfiction	1981
Eyes of the Hawk de Elmer Kelton	Novel	1981
Getting There: Frontier Travel Without Power de Suzanne Hilton	Juvenile	1980
The Peace Chiefs of the Cheyenne de Stan Hoig	Nonfiction	1980
The Valiant Women, Vol. 1 (The Arizona Saga) de Jeanne Williams	Novel	1980
The Apaches: Eagles of the Southwest (Civilization of the American Indian Series) de Donald Emmet Worcester	Nonfiction	1979
Holdouts de William Decker	Novel	1979
The No-Return Trail de Sonia Levitin	Juvenile	1978
Pueblo, Hardscrabble, Greenhorn: Society on the High Plains, 1832-1856 de Janet Lecompte	Nonfiction	1978
Riders to Cibola de Norman Zollinger	Novel	1978
Swimming Man Burning: A Rip-Roaring Novel of the American West de Terrence Kilpatrick	Historical Novel	1977
A shepherd watches, a shepherd sings de Louis Irigaray	Juvenile	1977
The Cowgirls de Joyce Gibson Roach	Nonfiction	1977
The Great Horse Race de Fred Grove	Novel	1977
The Kincaids de Matt Braun	Historical Novel	1976
"All aboard!": The story of passenger trains in America de Phillip H. Ault	Juvenile	1976
The vanishing white man de Stan Steiner	Nonfiction	1976
The Spirit Horses de Lou Cameron	Novel	1976
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer de Douglas C. Jones	Novel	1976
Dust of the Earth de Vera Cleaver	Juvenile Fiction	1975
Ride 'em cowgirl! de Lynn Haney	Juvenile Nonfiction	1975
Lamy of Santa Fe de Paul Horgan	Nonfiction	1975
The Shootist de Glendon Swarthout	Novel	1975
Susy's Scoundrel de Harold Keith	Juvenile	1974
Colonel Greene and the Copper Skyrocket de C. L. Sonnichsen	Nonfiction	1974
A Hanging in Sweetwater de Stephen Overholser	Novel	1974
Freedom Trail de Jeanne Williams	Juvenile Fiction	1973
Red Power on the Rio Grande: The American Revolution of 1680. de Franklin Folsom	Juvenile Nonfiction	1973
Burnt-out Fires, California's Modoc Indian War de Richard H. Dillon	Nonfiction	1973
The Time It Never Rained de Elmer Kelton	Novel	1973
Chiricahua de Will Henry	Historical Novel	1972
Only Earth and Sky Last Forever de Nathaniel Benchley	Juvenile Fiction	1972
The Tiguas: the lost tribe of city Indians de Stan Steiner	Juvenile Nonfiction	1972
The Time of the Buffalo de Tom McHugh	Nonfiction	1972
A Killing in Kiowa de Lewis B. Patten	Novel	1972
The Black Mustanger de Richard Wormser	Juvenile Fiction	1971
Lords of the Earth: A History of the Navajo Indians. de Jules Loh	Juvenile Nonfiction	1971
Western life and adventures, 1889 to 1970, de Elliott Speer Barker	Nonfiction	1971
The Day the Cowboys Quit de Elmer Kelton	Novel	1971
Cayuse courage de Evelyn Sibley Lampman	Juvenile Fiction	1970
Retreat to the Bear Paw; The story of the Nez Percé de Marian T. Place	Juvenile Nonfiction	1970
Search for the Seven Cities; the Opening of the American Southwest de John Upton Terrell	Juvenile Nonfiction	1970
The Buffalo: The Story of American Bison and Their Hunters from Prehistoric Times to the Present de Francis D. Haines	Nonfiction	1970
The Last Days of Wolf Garnett de Clifton Adams	Novel	1970
The White Man s Road de Benjamin Capps	Historical Novel	1969
The Meeker Massacre de Wayne D. Overholser	Juvenile Fiction	1969
Conquistadors and Pueblos: The Story of the American Southwest 1540-1848 de Olga Hall-Quest	Juvenile Nonfiction	1969
Boss Cowman: The Recollections of Ed Lemmon, 1857-1946 de Ed Lemmon	Nonfiction	1969
Tragg's Choice de Clifton Adams	Novel	1969
The Red Sabbath de Lewis B. Patten	Historical Novel	1968
Middl'un de Elizabeth Burleson	Juvenile Fiction	1968
Rifles and war bonnets de Marian T. Place	Juvenile Nonfiction	1968
Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West de Vardis Fisher	Nonfiction	1968
Down the Long Hills de Louis L'Amour	Novel	1968
The Wolf Is My Brother de Chad Oliver	Historical Novel	1967
The dunderhead war; a novel de Betty Baker	Juvenile Fiction	1967
Half-breed de Evelyn Sibley Lampman	Juvenile Fiction	1967
To the Pacific with Lewis and Clark de Ralph K. Andrist	Juvenile Nonfiction	1967
America's Western Frontiers: The Exploration and Settlement of the Trans-Mississippi West de John Arkas Hawgood	Nonfiction	1967
The Valdez Horses de Lee Hoffman	Novel	1967
Hellfire Jackson de Garland Roark	Historical Novel	1966
Valley of the Smallest: The Life Story of a Shrew de Aileen Lucia Fisher	Juvenile Nonfiction	1966
America's Frontier Heritage de Ray Allen Billington	Nonfiction	1966
My Brother John de Herbert Purdum	Novel	1966
Gold in California! de Todhunter Ballard	Historical Novel	1965
Mountain Man de Vardis Fisher	Historical Novel	1965
The Stubborn One de Rutherford George Montgomery	Juvenile	1965
The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest de Alvin M. Josephy Jr.	Nonfiction	1965
Sam Chance de Benjamin Capps	Novel	1965
Indian Fighter de E. E. Halleran	Historical Novel	1964
Ride a Northbound Horse de Richard Wormser	Juvenile	1964
The Trail to Ogallala de Benjamin Capps	Novel	1964
The Gates of the Mountains de Will Henry	Historical Novel	1963
By the Great Horn Spoon! de Sid Fleischman	Juvenile	1963
The Story Catcher de Mari Sandoz	Juvenile	1963
The Bonanza West: The Story of the Western Mining Rushes, 1848-1900 de William S. Greever	Nonfiction	1963
Follow the Free Wind de Leigh Brackett	Novel	1963
Moontrap: A Novel de Don Berry	Historical Novel	1962
The Western Horse :A Handbook de Natlee Kenoyer	Juvenile	1962
Great Surveys of the American West (American Exploration and Travel Series) de Richard A. Bartlett	Nonfiction	1962
Comanche Captives de Fred Grove	Novel	1962
The Winter War de William Wister Haines	Historical Novel	1961
The Lives and Legends of Buffalo Bill de Don Russell	Nonfiction	1961
The Honyocker de Giles A. Lutz	Novel	1961
From Where the Sun now Stands de Will Henry	Historical Novel	1960
South Pass, 1868: James Chisholm's Journal of the Wyoming Gold Rush de James Chisholm	Nonfiction	1960
The Nameless Breed de Will C. Brown	Novel	1960
The Buffalo Soldiers de John Prebble	Historical Novel	1959
Hold Back the Hunter de Dale White	Juvenile Nonfiction	1959
The Day of San Jacinto de Frank X. Tolbert	Nonfiction	1959
Long Run de Nelson Nye	Novel	1959
The Fancher train de Amelia Bean	Historical Novel	1958
Steamboat Up the Missouri de Dale White	Juvenile	1958
Cripple Creek Days, A Nostalgic Reminiscence of the Last of the Great Gold Rush Towns de Mabel Barbee Lee	Nonfiction	1958
Short cut to Red River de Noel M. Loomis	Novel	1958
The Silver Mountain de Dan Cushman	Historical Novel	1957
Wolf Brother de Jim Kjelgaard	Juvenile	1957
This is the West de Robert West Howard	Nonfiction	1957
Buffalo Wagons de Elmer Kelton	Novel	1957
Generations of Men de John Clinton Hunt	Historical Novel	1956
Trapping the silver beaver de Charley Niehuis	Juvenile	1956
Men to Match My Mountains: The Opening of the Far West, 1840-1900 de Irving Stone	Nonfiction	1956
High gun de Leslie Ernenwein	Novel	1956
Whoop-up country; the Canadian-American West, 1865-1885 de Paul F. Sharp	Nonfiction	1955
Somewhere They Die de L. P. Holmes	Novel	1955
Bent's Fort de David Lavender	Nonfiction	1954
The Violent Land de Wayne D. Overholser	Novel	1954
The wheel and the hearth de Lucia W. Moore	Historical Novel	1953
Sagebrush sorrel de Frank C. Robertson	Juvenile	1953
Law Man de Lee Leighton	Novel	1953

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Western Writers of America annually honors writers for distinguished writing about the American West with the Spur Awards. Since 1953 the Spur Awards have been considered one of the most prestigious awards in American literature. Spurs are given for the best western historical novel, best western traditional novel, best western contemporary novel, best short story, best short nonfiction. Also, best contemporary nonfiction, best biography, best history, best juvenile fiction and nonfiction, best drama, best documentary, best poem, best song, best children’s picture book and best first novel as well as best first nonfiction book.

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URL: https://westernwriters.org/spur-awards/

Lists of Spur Award winners are at:
http://westernwriters.org/winners/ (English, Member-written)

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