Saturday, June 1, 2013

WINNERS for the Third Annual (2013) Peacemaker Awards



Western Fictioneers (WF) is pleased to announce the WINNERS for the third annual (2013) Peacemaker Awards


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT PEACEMAKER recipient
Robert Vaughan

2013 BEST WESTERN NOVEL:
Unbroke Horses (Goldminds Publishing, LLC) by D.B. Jackson

2013 BEST WESTERN SHORT STORY:
“Adeline” (Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT — Goombah Gumbo Press) by Wayne Dundee

2013 BEST WESTERN FIRST NOVEL:
Wide Open (Berkley Publishing Group) by Larry Bjornson

Western Fictioneers (WF) was formed in 2010 by Robert J. Randisi, James Reasoner, Frank Roderus, 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 out annually. Submissions for the Peacemaker Awards for books published in 2013 will be open in July, 2013. Submission guidelines will be posted on the WF web site.

Western Fictioneers would like to thank Larry D. Sweazy for being Awards Chair for the first three years and for the excellent job he has done.

11 comments:

  1. Congrats to all the winners, and thanks to Larry for all his hard work!

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  2. Hearty congratulations to all four of y'all! Each of this year's nominated works of fiction represents a stellar accomplishment in its own way. A win among such strong competition is quite a feat. :-)

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  3. Congratulations to all the winners. Fun being part of it.

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  4. Congratulations to all the winners. Also congratulations to those who were nominated, which is a great honor in itself.

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  5. Congrats to all. So glad there's another award for Western writers.

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  6. I'm sure glad I didn't have to choose the winners! Congrats to the winners, and kudos to all those who finaled. I've read several and they're all excellent.

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  7. Congratulations to each and every one of the winners! That is such an accomplishment to be very proud of. I am very honored to have been named among the nominees.

    Thanks to you, Larry, for all your hard work--and to all the judges who helped this year!

    Cheryl

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  8. Had to have been a tough choice for all were great. A huge congratulations to the winners and the nominees. Doris

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  9. Congratulations to all the winners! Outstanding work!

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  10. Congrats to all and especially to Wayne. Well done, amigo.

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