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Western Writers of America (WWA), founded 1953, promotes literature, both fictional and nonfictional, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional Western fiction , the more than 600 current members also include historians and other nonfiction writers, as well as authors from other genres.
Indiana furnished the greatest number of members to the Association, but there were many representatives from Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky, as well as Missouri, Michigan, Kansas, California, Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; Canada was also represented. [1] The Western Association of Writers meant much to the Indiana literary.
The Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in Western literature, first awarded in 1961, is also a Western Writers of America award, distinct from the Spur Awards. Initially, there were five Spur Awards categories: western novel, historical novel, juvenile, short story, and reviewer.
Western 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. [1] Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and Louis L'Amour from the mid-20th century.
Marie Louise Andrews (née, Newland; October 31, 1849 – February 7, 1891) was an American author and editor from Indiana.She was a founder of the Western Association of Writers, and served as its secretary from its founding until June 1888, when she retired.
Western fiction, co-founder and president Western Writers Association, quarter horse expert Nelson Coral Nye (1907–1997) was an American writer, editor, and reviewer of Western fiction, and wrote non-fiction books on quarter horses .