Spur Award

The Spur Awards, given annually by Western Writers of America, recognize the best in writing about the American West. The awards have expanded to include recognition of television and movie projects.

Click on a year to see a list of winners from 1953 to the present. Past winners include "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry and "Down the Long Hills" by Louis L'Amour.

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