Western Fictioneers Announces the Peacemaker Award Winners

Western Fictioneers is proud to announce the winners of the 13th Annual Peacemaker Awards, presented for the finest in Western fiction published in 2022. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, and special thanks to the judges who make the Peacemaker Awards possible.


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT PEACEMAKER

L.J. Martin


BEST FIRST NOVEL

Winner: BONE NECKLACE, Julia Sullivan (Brandylane Publishing Inc)

Finalists

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

A MAN CALLED JUSTICE, John Deacon (John Deacon)


BEST WESTERN NOVEL

Winner: FALLEN CHILD, Kathleen Morris (Dunraven Press)

Finalists

THE END OF NOWHERE, Patrick Dearen (Five Star)

ALL MY SINS REMEMBERED, Rod Miller (Five Star)

COLDWATER RANGE, John D. Nesbitt (Five Star)

BONE NECKLACE, Julia Sullivan (Brandylane Publishing Inc.)

BEST SHORT FICTION

Winner: “Run for Ruby Camp”, Vonn McKee (OVER WESTERN TRAILS, Western Fictioneers)

Finalists

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

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

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

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

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.