Sunday, May 15, 2016

NOMINEES for the Sixth Annual (2016) Peacemaker Awards

 Western Fictioneers (WF) is pleased to announce the NOMINEES for the sixth annual (2016) Peacemaker Awards.







The Lifetime Achievement Peacemaker will be presented to Robert J. Randisi.






** Nominees are in no particular order.

6TH ANNUAL PEACEMAKER NOMINEES
2016 PEACEMAKER JUDGING RESULTS



BEST FIRST NOVEL:

DAKOTA TRAILS by Robert McKee (Pen-L Publishing)
PISTOL MAN by Daniel Cassidy (Whimsical Publications, LLC)
THE SKELETON WALKERS by Derek Burnett (Derek Burnett)
STRONG CONVICTIONS by GP Hutchinson (The Hutchinson Group, LLC)

BEST NOVEL:

A BRIDE FOR GILL by Dusty Richards (Galway Press)
BONE DIGGER by Douglas Hirt (Five Star Publishing)
LAST WILL by Ron Schwab (Poor Coyote Press)
LEGEND OF CALEB YORK by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins (Kensington Books)
NIGHT OF THE COYOTE by Ron Schwab (Poor Coyote Press)

BEST WESTERN YA/CHILDREN FICTION:

A RANGER TO STAND WITH by James J. Griffin (Painted Pony Books)
DOGBREAD AND DIAMONDS  by Richard Prosch (Painted Pony Books)
THE ORPHANAGE by Sara Barnard (Painted Pony Books)
RAWHIDE ROBINSON RIDES THE TABBY TRAIL by Rod Miller (Five Star Publishing)
REDBUDS AND BULLETS  by Richard Prosch (Painted Pony Books)

BEST SHORT FICTION:

THE BOX MAKER by Scott Parker (Quadrant Fiction Studio)
FIVE SHOTS LEFT by Ben Bridges (Bookends)
HIDDEN TRAILS by Cheryl Pierson (Sundown Press)
HIGH MEADOW STORM by Wayne Dundee (Bil-Em-Ri Media) 
LONGEST WAY HOME by Lorrie Farrelly (Prairie Rose Publications)

Winners will be announced June 15, 2016 on the WF website (www.westernfictioneers.com) and on this blog.

Western Fictioneers (WF) was formed in 2010 by Robert J. Randisi, James Reasoner, Frank Roderus, Jory Sherman, and other professional Western writers, to preserve, honor, and promote traditional Western writing in the 21st century.  Entries were accepted in both print and electronic forms.  The Peacemaker Awards are given annually.  Submissions for the Peacemaker Awards for books published in 2016 will be open in July, 2016. Submission guidelines will be posted on the WF web site.  For more information about Western Fictioneers (WF) please visit: http://www.westernfictioneers.com

Western Fictioneers would like to thank Robert Vardeman for being Awards Chair and for the excellent job he has done.

23 comments:

  1. Congratulations, everyone! That's an impressive list, I must say. :-)

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  2. Looks like I've got some mighty-fine readin' to do.

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  3. Well deserved lifetime achievement Robert J. Randisi and congratulations to all the other amazing authors.

    Doris McCraw

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  4. Over the years, I have heard artists, writers, musicians, actors, and all sorts of creative folks claim that it is an honor just to be nominated. My goodness, how that rings true today. I am humbled merely to be on the list.

    And huge congrats to Robert Randisi. What he has achieved in his career is staggering and something for which to strive.

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  5. Congratulations to all the nominees!

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  6. I echo Scott's sentiment. I'm humbled and honored to be in such good company--it's truly a thrill. And I want to extend a huge congratulations to Robert Randisi. What a wonderful bounty of reading you have provided over the years for all of us, Bob--such an accomplishment!

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  7. Congratulations to all. I'm honored to be included.

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  8. Congratulations to all nominees for these prestigious awards.

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  9. Very honored to be included on this list of nominees. Congrats to all.

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  10. Congratulations to every nominee, and especially to Robert Randisi, well deserved.

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  11. Wow! Thank you so much! I'm truly honored to be included among such an amazing group of authors. Congratulations to everyone!

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  12. Congratulations to all of the nominees. That’s an impressive list of some wonderful writers. I know that there is many hours worth of some great reading there.

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  13. My thanks got everyone and my congrats to all the nominees.

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  14. Congratuations, Robert.Well deserved for a fine writer and gentleman!

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  15. My congratulations to Cheryl Pierson for being nominated for Best Short Fiction by Western Pistoleers. A great honor.

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  16. Congratulations to all and apologies for the lateness in doing so - been on vacation for a couple of weeks.
    I feel truly honoured to be included in the nominees. Best of luck everyone!

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  17. Congrats to all of those nominated.

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