Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Western Fictioneers Announces the Peacemaker Award Winners

 


 

(For Westerns Published in 2020)

 

BEST WESTERN NOVEL (tie):

 

GREAT LONESOME, John D. Nesbitt (Five Star Publishing)

THE RETURN OF THE WOLF, Larry D. Sweazy (Five Star Publishing

 

Finalists:

MUSKRAT HILL, Easy Jackson (Five Star Publishing)

THE SONS OF PHILO GAINES, Michael R. Ritt (Five Star Publishing)

ANSWER CREEK, Ashley E. Sweeney (She Writes Press)


BEST FIRST WESTERN NOVEL:

 

BEYOND THE GOODNIGHT TRAIL, Roy V. Gaston (Roy V. Gaston)

 

Finalists:

GOLDWATER RIDGE, Hannah Kaye (Jellysquid Books)

CHEROKEE CLAY, Regina McLemore (Oghma Creative Media)

THE SONS OF PHILO GAINES, Michael R. Ritt (Five Star Publishing)

FOLLOW THE ANGELS, FOLLOW THE DOVES, Sidney Thompson (Bison Books)


BEST SHORT FICTION:

“Black Joe”, Rod Miller, SADDLEBAG DISPATCHES

Finalists:
“The Last Photograph”, John T. Biggs, SADDLEBAG DISPATCHES
“Dakota Clothesline”, Elisabeth Grace Foley, ROPE AND WIRE
“The Miner and the Greenhorn”, Charlie Steel, UNDER WESTERN STARS
“The Gunsmith of Elk Creek”, Big Jim Williams, UNDER WESTERN STARS


Western Fictioneers would like to thank the judges for the excellent job they did and the long hours they devoted to reading the submissions.

  

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12 comments:

  1. John LayneJune 15, 2021 at 7:50 AM

    Great job everyone!

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  2. wayne d. dundeeJune 15, 2021 at 7:54 AM

    Congratulations to all Winners and Finalists! High quality writing like this is what is keeping the Western genre alive and flourishing.

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  3. Jeff MariotteJune 15, 2021 at 8:01 AM

    Congratulations to all!

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  4. thomasrizzoJune 15, 2021 at 9:16 AM

    Well done, everyone--winners and finalists. I echo Wayne's comments about "high quality writing."

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  5. Keith SouterJune 15, 2021 at 12:13 PM

    Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, and thanks to the judges.

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  6. Elisabeth Grace FoleyJune 15, 2021 at 1:41 PM

    Congratulations to all the winners!

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  7. Cheryl PiersonJune 15, 2021 at 2:07 PM

    What a wonderful bunch of books/stories and authors, both category winners and finalists! Congratulations to all! Many thanks to the judges and chair!

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  8. JES HaysJune 15, 2021 at 7:55 PM

    Congratulations to all the winners! What a tough choice for our judges!

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  9. Mark L. RedmondJune 16, 2021 at 12:02 PM

    Congratulations to all of you folks!

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  10. Caroline ClemmonsJune 16, 2021 at 5:23 PM

    Congratulations to the winners and finalists! Now we have an excellent TBR list.

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  11. Andrew McBrideJune 17, 2021 at 1:42 PM

    Congratulations to all winners and finalists!

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  12. www.billshueybooks.comDecember 2, 2021 at 5:32 PM

    How do I enter a book for 2021?

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