SPUR AWARD

The 'Spur Award' is an annual literary prize awarded by the Western Writers of America. Founded in 1953 with only four categories (western novel, historical novel, juvenile and short story), the award today has expanded to include the following categories:

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Award Categories

External links

Award Categories

★ Spur Award for Best Western Novel (Short Novel)

★ Spur Award for Best Novel of the West (Long Novel)

★ Spur Award for Best Original Paperback Novel

★ Spur Award for Best Short Fiction

★ Spur Award for Best Short Nonfiction

★ Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Contemporary

★ Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Biography

★ Spur Award for Best Nonfiction Historical

★ Spur Award for Best Juvenile Fiction

★ Spur Award for Best Juvenile Nonfiction

★ Spur Award for Best Drama Script

★ Spur Award for Best Documentary

★ Spur Award for Best Poetry

★ Spur Award for Best First Novel (aka The Medicine Pipe Bearer's Award)

★ Storyteller Award (illustrated children’s book)

★ Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in Western literature

External links

★ At the Western Writers of America homepage