Western Fictioneers is proud to announce the winners of the 14th Annual Peacemaker Awards, presented for the finest in Western fiction published in 2023. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, and special thanks to the judges who make the Peacemaker Awards possible.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT PEACEMAKER
John Legg
BEST WESTERN NOVEL
Winner: GRAY’S LAKE, John Hansen (Summit Creek Press)
Finalists
THE GOLD CHIP, Douglas Hirt (Wolfpack Publishing)
CHANGING WOMAN, Venetia
Hobson Lewis (Bison Books)
RIDE A FAST HORSE, Kevin
Warren (Kensington)
THE BOOT HEEL, Kevin Wolf
(Thorndike)
BEST FIRST WESTERN NOVEL
Winner (Tie): . . . BY THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR HORSES, M. Timothy Nolting
(Austin Macauley Publishers)
RIDE A FAST HORSE, Kevin
Warren (Kensington)
Finalists
THE GOOD-TIME GIRLS, K.T. Blackmore (Sycamore Creek Press)
CHANGING WOMAN, Venetia
Hobson Lewis (Bison Books)
THE PENITENT GUN, Rod Timanus
(Thorndike Large Print)
BEST SHORT FICTION
Winner: “The Would-Be Bounty Hunters”, Michael R. Ritt (FORTITUDE, Five Star)
Finalists
“Clarence Flowers”, John Neely
Davis (FORTITUDE, Five Star)
“Prairie Blossoms”, Sharon Frame
Gay (FORTITUDE, Five Star)
“The Sound of Buffalo”, Lisa
Majewski and Del Howison (FORTITUDE, Five Star)
“Next to the Last Chance”, John D.
Nesbitt (BRIGHT SKIES AND DARK HORSES, Five Star)
“The Great Burro Revolt”, P.A.
O’Neil (SADDLEBAGS DISPATCHES, SUMMER 2023)
Congratulations to all the winners!!! What an honor to win such a prestigious award.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to some amazing storytellers. Congratulations. Now, back to the reading. Doris
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all winners and finalists for this prestigious award.
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ReplyDeleteCharlie Steel
Congratulations to all!
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