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Spur Award For Best Western Novel
This is a list of the works of fiction which have won the Spur Award for Best Western Novel: * 1953 - Novel: "Lawman" by Wayne D. Overholser using the pseudonym Lee Leighton * 1954 - Novel: "The Violent Land" by Wayne D. Overholser (2) * 1955 - Novel: "Somewhere They Die" by L.P. Holmes * 1956 - Novel: "High Gun" by Leslie Ernenwein * 1957 - Novel: "Buffalo Wagons" by Elmer Kelton * 1958 - Novel: "Short Cut to Red River" by Noel Loomis * 1959 - Novel: "Long Run" by Nelson C. Nye * 1960 - Novel: "The Nameless Breed by Will C. Brown * 1961 - Novel: "The Honyocker by Giles A. Lutz * 1962 - Novel: "Comanche Captives" by Fred Grove * 1963 - Novel: "Follow the Free Wind" by Leigh Brackett * 1964 - Novel: "The Trail to Ogallala'' by Benjamin Capps * 1965 - Novel: "Sam Chance" by Benjamin Capps (2) * 1966 - Novel: "My Brother John" by Herbert R. Purdum * 1967 - Novel: "The Valdez Horses" by Lee Hoffman * 1968 - Novel: "Down the Long Hills" by Louis L'Amour * 1969 - Novel: "Tragg's Choice" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spur Award
Spur Awards are literary prizes awarded annually by the Western Writers of America (WWA). The purpose of the Spur Awards is to honor writers for distinguished writing about the American West. The Spur awards began in 1953, the same year the WWA was founded. An author need not be a member of the WWA to receive a Spur Award. Among previous Spur Award winners are Larry McMurtry for ''Lonesome Dove'', Michael Blake for ''Dances with Wolves'', Glendon Swarthout for ''The Shootist'', and Tony Hillerman for '' Skinwalkers''. The Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in Western literature, first awarded in 1961, is also a Western Writers of America award, distinct from the Spur awards. Spur awards were first awarded in five categories: western novel, historical novel, juvenile, short story, and reviewer. The categories have expanded and changed (or been renamed) over the years. There is no guarantee an award will be made in each category every year. The 2015 Spur Awards have the fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas.Hugh Rawson "Screenings," ''American Heritage'', April/May 2006. His novels included '''' (1962), '''' (1966), and '''' (1975), which were adapted into films. Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny D
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as . Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include: People Johnny * Johnny Adams (born 1932), American singer * Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer * Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player * Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic * Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician * Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player * Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer * John Laurinaitis, (born 1962) also known as Johnny Ace, American wrestler and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Hall (author)
Brian Hall (born August 31, 1959) is an American author. Education He attended Harvard University from 1977 to 1981, graduating summa cum laude with an A.B. in English Literature. Career From 1982 to 1984, Hall bicycled through western and eastern Europe, camping out most of the time. Based on his experiences in Eastern Europe, Hall wrote his first book, ''Stealing From a Deep Place'' (published by Hill and Wang, 1988), which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. His first novel, ''The Dreamers'' (Harper and Row, 1989), tells the story of an American graduate student studying the Anschluss in Vienna, who gets into a rather tortured affair with an Austrian woman and her young, fatherless son. Hall's other novels include ''The Saskiad'' (Houghton-Mifflin, 1997); ''I Should Be Extremely Happy In Your Company'' (Viking, 2003); and ''Fall of Frost'' (Viking, 2008). ''The Saskiad'', a Bildungsroman, coming-of-age novel about a precocious and imaginative young gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Dallas
Sandra Dallas is an American author of fiction, young adult fiction novels, children's fiction books, and nonfiction books. Prior to her career as an independent author, she was a reporter and bureau chief for ''BusinessWeek'' magazine for the Denver region. She is a 2003 recipient of the Spur Award for Best Western Novel and a 2008 recipient of the Spur Award for Best Western Short Novel. Biography Dallas received a degree in journalism from the University of Denver. She was a reporter for ''BusinessWeek'' for 25 years, and was the magazine's first female bureau chief. She began writing in the 1970s during her time as a reporter. She lives in Denver with her husband Bob and has two grown daughters. Awards & honors * New York Times best-seller list for ''Prayers for Sale'' and ''True Sisters'' * Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award for ''The Quilt that Walked to Golden'' * National Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Wrangler Award for ''Sacred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Harrigan
Stephen Harrigan (born 1948) is an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is best known as the author of the bestselling ''The Gates of the Alamo'', for other novels such as ''Remember Ben Clayton'' and ''A Friend of Mr. Lincoln,'' and for his magazine work in ''Texas Monthly. '' Life He was born in Oklahoma City in 1948 as Michael Stephen McLaughlin, the second son of Marjorie Berney McLaughlin, an Army nurse, and of James Erwin McLaughlin, a decorated fighter pilot in World War II who was killed in a plane crash on Mt. Pilchuck northeast of Seattle six months before Harrigan was born. When he was five, his mother married Tom Harrigan, a Texas-based independent oilman. The family moved to Abilene, and then to Corpus Christi. Stephen Harrigan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1971 and—after several years working as a yardman—began writing for the newly established magazine Texas Monthly and launched his career as a freelance writer. His arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loren D
Loren is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to: Given name Men * Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut * Loren C. Ball (born 1948), amateur astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids * Loren M. Berry (1888–1980), American businessman * Loren Bouchard (born 1970), American television writer and director * Loren Cameron (born 1959), American photographer * Loren Carpenter (born 1947), American computer graphics researcher and developer * Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist and author * Loren L. Coleman (born 1947), American science-fiction writer * Loren W. Collins (1838–1912), American jurist and politician * Loren Mazzacane Connors (born 1949), American musician * Loren Crabtree (born 1940), American academic and chancellor * Loren Cunningham (born 1936), American missionary organizer * Loren Dean (born 1969), American actor * Loren C. Dunn (1930–2001), American general authority of the LDS Church * Loren Eiseley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Haseloff
Cynthia Haseloff (born 1948) is an American author of western novels. Haseloff was born in Vernon, Texas. She is a part of the Western Writers of America and used to be a board member of Shiloh Museum and the Washington County Historical Society. Her western novel '' The Kiowa Verdict'' won the Spur Award for Best Western Novel This is a list of the works of fiction which have won the Spur Award for Best Western Novel: * 1953 - Novel: "Lawman" by Wayne D. Overholser using the pseudonym Lee Leighton * 1954 - Novel: "The Violent Land" by Wayne D. Overholser (2) * 1955 - No .... Bibliography *''Ride South!'' (1980) *''A Killer Comes To Shiloh'' (1981) *''Marauder'' (1982) *''Badman'' (1983) *''The Chains of Sarai Stone'' (1995) *''Man Without Medicine'' (1996) *''The Kiowa Verdict'' (1997) *''Dead Woman's Trail'' (1998) *''Satanta's Woman'' (1998) *''Changing Trains'' (2001) References 1948 births American women novelists American Western (genre) novelists Living people 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Writers Of America
Western Writers of America (WWA), founded 1953, promotes literature, both fictional and nonfictional, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional Western fiction, the more than 600 current members also include historians and other nonfiction writers, as well as authors from other genres. WWA was founded by six authors, including D. B. Newton. Awards The WWA presents the Spur Awards annually for distinguished writing in several categories, and an annual Owen Wister Award ''Owen Wister Award'' is an annual award from the Western Writers of America given to lifelong contributions to the field of Western literature. Named for writer Owen Wister ('' The Virginian''; 1902), it is given for "Outstanding Contributions to ... for lifelong contributions to the field of Western literature. References External links * * American writers' organizations Western (genre) writers Organizations based in Wyoming Arts organizations established in 1953 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Matheson
Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of '' I Am Legend'', a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the screen three times. Matheson himself was co-writer of the first film version, '' The Last Man on Earth'', starring Vincent Price, which was released in 1964. The other two adaptations were ''The Omega Man,'' starring Charlton Heston, and '' I Am Legend'' with Will Smith. Matheson also wrote 16 television episodes of ''The Twilight Zone'', including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Steel", as well as several adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories for Roger Corman and American International Pictures – '' House of Usher'', ''The Pit and the Pendulum'', ''Tales of Terror'' and ''The Raven''. He adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay directed by Steven Spielberg for the television film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Svee
Gary Svee (1943 – July 14, 2019)) was an American author and journalist, known for his Westerns. He was born in Billings, Montana, growing up on the banks of the Yellowstone, Rosebud and Stillwater rivers, and was a graduate of the University of Montana's School of Journalism. (PDF) Svee was a former editorial director for the ''Billings (Montana) Gazette''. He was on the newspaper's staff in 1993, when the town suffered a wave of vicious racial and religious hatred. Citizens who attended a Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration returned to their cars to find racist literature on them. Swastikas were painted on a Native American family's home, Ku Klux Klan flyers were openly distributed, the Billings Jewish cemetery was desecrated and a brick was hurled through the window of a Jewish family whose six-year-old son put the family's Menorah in it for Hanukkah. The people of Billings banded together, with volunteers re-painting the home and ridding it of the hate-filled graffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
