Monday, May 15, 2023

13th Annual Peacemaker Awards Finalists and Lifetime Achievement Peacemaker

THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT PEACEMAKER

Larry J. Martin

 


 

13th Annual Peacemaker Awards Finalists

For Western Novels and Stories Published in 2022

 


 

 

BEST NOVEL

 

THE END OF NOWHERE, Patrick Dearen (Five Star) 

ALL MY SINS REMEMBERED, Rod Miller (Five Star)

FALLEN CHILD, Kathleen Morris (Dunraven Press)

COLDWATER RANGE, John D. Nesbitt (Five Star)

BONE NECKLACE, Julia Sullivan (Brandylane Publishing Inc.)

 

BEST FIRST WESTERN NOVEL

 

RAWHIDE JAKE, J.D. Arnold (Five Star)

A MAN CALLED JUSTICE, John Deacon (Self-Published)

BONE NECKLACE, Julia Sullivan (Brandylane Publishing Inc.)

 

BEST WESTERN SHORT FICTION

 

“No Quarter”, Kathleen O’Neal Gear (REBEL HEARTS, Wolfpack Publishing)

“On the Trail With Packer”, Ben Goheen (SADDLEBAG DISPATCHES, Oghma Creative Media)

“Run For Ruby Camp”, Vonn McKee (OVER WESTERN TRAILS, Western Fictioneers)

“Buckskin Trail”, John D. Nesbitt (Speaking Volumes)

“Irish Kelly and the Heartbreak Kid”, Sharon Sala (REBEL HEARTS, Wolfpack Publishing)

 


 

 

Winners will be announced June 15, 2023 on the WF website (www.westernfictioneers.com) and on this blog.

 

Western Fictioneers (WF) was formed in 2010 by 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 and stories published in 2023 will be open in July, 2023. Submission guidelines will be posted on the WF website. For more information about Western Fictioneers (WF) please visit: http://www.westernfictioneers.com

 

Western Fictioneers would like to thank the judges and James Reasoner for being Awards Chair and for the excellent job they have done.


7 comments:

  1. I'm honored to be among the finalists for this prestigious award. Congratulations to all, and thanks to the judges for their time and effort.

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  2. Congratulations everyone! 🐎

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  3. Congratulations to everyone!

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  4. It's humbling to see my short story, "No Quarter," listed as a finalist in the short fiction category along with so many other outstanding writers. Congratulations to all! And I send special CONGRATULATIONS to Larry J. Martin for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Peacemaker Award. No one deserves it more.
    Kathleen O'Neal Gear

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  5. Sharon Sala. First, last and always.

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  6. Congratulations to Larry J. Martin and to all the finalists.

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  7. Congratulations to all finalists. Good luck!

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