WILLA Literary Award honors outstanding literature featuring women's stories, set in the
Western United States
The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the We ...
, published each year. Women Writing the West (WWW), a non-profit association of writers and other professionals writing and promoting the Women's West, underwrites and presents the nationally recognized award annually.
The award is named in honor of
Pulitzer Prize winner
Willa Cather
Willa Sibert Cather (; born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including '' O Pioneers!'', '' The Song of the Lark'', and '' My Ántonia''. In 192 ...
, one of the country's foremost novelists. The awards are presented at the WWW Fall Conference.
Recipients
References
External links
WILLA Literary AwardWomen Writing the West (WWW)
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American literary awards
Willa Cather
Western United States in fiction
Organizations for women writers