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 Award

Women Writing the West (WWW)
{{Cather American literary awards Willa Cather Western United States in fiction Organizations for women writers