The 2022 Spur Awards announced the winners of the 2022 Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America. Of special interest to Mystery Readers:
2022 SPUR AWARDS
SHORT STORY:
David Heska Wanbli Weiden for "Skin," published in Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color (Crooked Lane Books)
CONTEMPORARY NOVEL:
C.J. Box for Dark Sky: A Joe Pickett Novel (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Read winners in other categories Here. Congratulations to all!
Western Writers of America annually honors writers for distinguished
writing about the American West with the Spur Awards. Since 1953 the
Spur Awards have been considered one of the most prestigious awards in
American literature. Spurs are given for the best western historical
novel, best western traditional novel, best western contemporary novel,
best short story, best short nonfiction. Also, best contemporary
nonfiction, best biography, best history, best juvenile fiction and
nonfiction, best drama, best documentary, and best first novel as well
as best first nonfiction book.
