The Spur Awards

A group of awards presented annually by the Western Writers of America for distinguished writing about the American West, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and film.
Hearts and Mountains
Hearts and Mountains
Hearts and Mountains
Book Nominee, Best Western Romance Novel, 2023
Nominees: Lynn Eldridge
Justice for All: The Search for Big Poker Tom
Justice for All: The Search for Big Poker Tom
Justice for All: The Search for Big Poker Tom
Book Nominee, Best Western Historical Novel, 2023
Nominees: Wayne E. Purcell
King Fisher: The Short Life and Elusive Legend of a Texas Desperado
King Fisher: The Short Life and Elusive Legend of a Texas Desperado
King Fisher: The Short Life and Elusive Legend of a Texas Desperado
Book Nominee, Best Western Biography, 2023
Nominees: Thomas C. Bicknell and Chuck Parsons
Pony Boys
Pony Boys
Pony Boys
Book Nominee, Best Western Historical Novel, 2023
Nominees: Richard Prosch
Properties of Thirst
Book - 2022 | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition Winner, Best Western Historical Novel, 2023
Nominees: Marianne Wiggins
Available in some locations
Proving Her Claim: On the Dakota Frontier
Proving Her Claim: On the Dakota Frontier
Proving Her Claim: On the Dakota Frontier
Book Winner, Best First Novel, 2023
Nominees: CK Van Dam
Proving Her Claim: On the Dakota Frontier
Proving Her Claim: On the Dakota Frontier
Proving Her Claim: On the Dakota Frontier
Book Winner, Best Western Romance Novel, 2023
Nominees: CK Van Dam
Raphael Pumpelly’s Arizona
Raphael Pumpelly’s Arizona
Raphael Pumpelly’s Arizona
Book Nominee, Best Western Biography, 2023
Nominees: C. Gilbert Storms
River Woman, River Demon
Book - 2022 | First edition Nominee, Best Western Contemporary Novel, 2023
Nominees: Jennifer Givhan
Available in some locations
Saving Yellowstone
Book - 2022 | First Scribner hardcover edition Winner, Best Western Historical Nonfiction, 2023
Nominees: Megan Kate Nelson
Available in some locations
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