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FOR BEST NOVEL OF THE WEST 1954-2003 |
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FOR BEST NOVEL OF THE WEST 1954-2003 |
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Illustration by Frederick Remington
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The Spur awards, given annually for distinguished writing about the American West were established in 1953 by the Western Writers of America. At the time awards were given for the best western novel, best historical novel, best juvenile, and best short story. Today, Spurs are given for the best western novel (short novel), best novel of the west (long novel), best original paperback novel, best short story, best short nonfiction as well as other categories. The following list contains the winners for "Best Historical Novel" (1954-1988) and "Best Novel of the West Over 90,000 Words" (1989-2000). See also at this site "Best Western Novel Under 90,000 Words."
| 2003 | Debra Magpie Earling | Perma Red |
| 2002 | Brady Udall | The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint |
| 2001 | Stephen Harrigan | The Gates of the Alamo |
| 2000 | Ellen Recknor | Prophet Annie |
| 1999 | Jane Smiley | The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton |
| 1998 | Larry McMurty | Comanche Moon |
| 1997 | Richard S. Wheeler | Sierra |
| 1996 | Win Blevins | Stone Song: A Novel of the Life of Crazy Horse |
| 1995 | Elmer Kelton | The Far Canyon |
| 1994 | Jeff Long | Empire of Bones |
| 1993 | Elmer Kelton | Slaughter |
| 1992 | Jory Sherman | The Medicine Horn |
| 1991 | Jeanne Williams | Home Mountain |
| 1990 | James Alexander Thom | Panther in the Sky |
| 1989 | Glendon Swarthout | The Homesman |
| 1988 | Robert Flynn | Wanderer Springs |
| 1987 | Douglas C. Jones | Roman |
| 1986 | John Byrne Cook | The Snowblind Moon |
| 1985 | Douglas C. Jones | Gone the Dreams and Dancing |
| 1984 | Bryan Wooley | Sam Bass |
| 1983 | Licia St. Clair Robson | Ride the Wind |
| 1982 | Loren D. Estleman | Aces and Eights |
| 1981 | No Award | |
| 1980 | No Award | |
| 1979 | No Award | |
| 1978 | Terence Kilpatrick | Swimming Man Burning |
| 1977 | Matt Braun | The Kincaids |
| 1976 | No Award | |
| 1975 | No Award | |
| 1974 | No Award | |
| 1973 | Will Henry | Chiricahua |
| 1972 | No Award | |
| 1971 | No Award | |
| 1970 | Benjamin Capps | The White Man's Road |
| 1969 | Lewis Patten | The Red Sabbath |
| 1968 | Chad Oliver | The Wolf Is My Brother |
| 1967 | Garland Roark, Charles Thomas | Hellfire Jackson |
| 1966 | Todhunter Ballard | Gold in California |
| 1965 | E.E. Halloran | Indian Fighter |
| 1964 | Will Henry | Gates of the Mountains |
| 1963 | Don Berry | Moon Trap |
| 1962 | William Wister Haines | The Winter War |
| 1961 | Will Henry | From Where the Sun Now Stands |
| 1960 | John Prebble | The Buffalo Soldiers |
| 1959 | Amelia Bean | The Fancher Train |
| 1958 | Don Cushman | Silver Mountain |
| 1957 | John Clinton Hunt | Generations Of Men |
| 1956 | No Award | |
| 1955 | John Prescott | Journey by the River |
| 1954 | Lucia Moore | The Wheel and the Hearth |
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