Owen Wister Award

Irene Bennett Brown, author of historical and juvenile fiction, to receive Western Writers of America's Owen Wister Award

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Irene Bennett Brown, a Kansas native known for her historical and juvenile novels, will receive the 2022 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature, Western Writers of America ( www.westernwriters.org ) has announced.

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  • ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Irene Bennett Brown, a Kansas native known for her historical and juvenile novels, will receive the 2022 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature, Western Writers of America ( www.westernwriters.org ) has announced.
  • "Never once did I imagine I'd be honored with the renowned Owen Wister Award," Brown said from her Jefferson, Oregon, home, where she lives with her husband, Bob, a retired research chemist.
  • "Irene Bennett Brown and her lifelong work in the field of Western literature embody the very essence of that for which the Owen Wister Award was founded," said WWA Vice President Phil Mills Jr., chair of WWA's Owen Wister Award committee.
  • The Wister Award is a bronze statue of a bison created especially for WWA by artist Robert Duffie.

W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear to receive Western Writers of America's Owen Wister Award

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The international bestselling writing team of W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal of Cody, Wyo., will receive the 2021 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature, Western Writers of America ( www.westernwriters.org ) has announced.

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  • ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The international bestselling writing team of W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal of Cody, Wyo., will receive the 2021 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature, Western Writers of America ( www.westernwriters.org ) has announced.
  • "For more than three decades, Kathleen and Michael Gear have beenbringing the past to vivid life with their books about the indigenouspeoples.
  • Both individually and as a writing team, their work standsout for its focus and readability," WWA President Chris Enss said.
  • The Wister Award is a bronze statue of a bison created especially for WWA by artist Robert Duffie.

Johnny D. Boggs, eight-time Spur winner, to receive Western Writers of America's Owen Wister Award

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Thursday, January 16, 2020
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ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Johnny D. Boggs, whose eight Spur Awards are a record in the 67-year history of Western Writers of America (WesternWriters.org), will receive the organization's 2020 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature.

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  • ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Johnny D. Boggs, whose eight Spur Awards are a record in the 67-year history of Western Writers of America (WesternWriters.org), will receive the organization's 2020 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature.
  • "Johnny Boggs's writing is infused with a profound respect for the historical record as well as a passion for the frontier," WWA past president Kirk Ellis said.
  • Boggs's other awards include the 2004 Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum for Spark on the Prairie and the 2015 Arkansiana Juvenile Award for Poison Spring.
  • The Wister Award is a bronze statue of a buffalo created especially for WWA by artist Robert Duffie.

Will Bagley to Receive Western Writers of America's Owen Wister Award

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Will Bagley, a journalist known for monumental nonfiction books about the Mormon West and overland trails, will receive the 2019 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature from Western Writers of America (WesternWriters.org).

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  • ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Will Bagley, a journalist known for monumental nonfiction books about the Mormon West and overland trails, will receive the 2019 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature from Western Writers of America (WesternWriters.org).
  • Bagley will also be inducted into the Western Writers Hall of Fame, housed outside the McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyo.
  • Bagley has also received the Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and the Caroline Bancroft History Prize.
  • The Wister Award is a bronze statue of a buffalo created especially for Western Writers of America by artist Robert Duffie.