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The Spur Award for Best Western Novel is a prize given by the Western Writers of America as part of the annual Spur Awards.. The category was introduced in 1953, when it was known simply as the "Novel" award.
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.
The Spur Award for Best Novel of the West is a category formerly used by the Western Writers of America (WWA) as part of the annual Spur Awards.It was introduced for the awards' 1988 iteration, replacing the earlier category of Best Historical Novel.
Fred Grove (born Frederick Herridge; July 4, 1913 – September 2008) [1] was a Native American author and winner of five prestigious "Spur Awards" from Western Writers of America for his western novels. He was born in Hominy, Oklahoma.
Kelton's novels won seven Spur Awards, from the Western Writers of America, and three Western Heritage Awards, from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. He also received a Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement.
Jun. 17—Veteran singer-songwriter Syd Masters had known for years that the Western Writers of America presented a Spur Award for Best Western Song. He just never got around to entering his songs ...
Blevins won numerous awards, including being named winner of the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement in writing literature of the West, [4] being selected for the Western Writers Hall of Fame, [4] being twice named 'Writer of the Year' by Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers, [5] and winning two Spur Awards for Novel of the West. [6] [7]
He is best known for his novels set in the American West, including the "Barnaby Skye" series. Wheeler was the 2001 recipient of the Owen Wister Award for lifetime contributions to Western literature, [2] and is a six-time Western Writers of America Spur Award winner. [3]