Spur Awards are literary prizes given annually by the Western Writers of America (WWA). The purpose of the Spur Awards is to honor writers for distinguished...
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A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or...
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Look up Spur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spur is a metal instrument fastened to the heel of a horse rider. Spur or Spurs may also refer to: Bone...
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2015. Retrieved December 30, 2023. "The Homesman screenplay Wins WWA Spur Award". PR Newswire. March 12, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2023. The Homesman...
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Tanya Landman (section Awards)
Western Writers of America 2009 Spur Award for her novel I Am Apache. Her work has also been shortlisted for numerous other awards: the 2008 Booktrust Teenage...
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Fame. Buster was chosen as the recipient of the 2012 National Golden Spur Award for his "outstanding contributions to the ranching and livestock industry"...
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Elmer Kelton (section Awards)
2007. Kelton's novels won seven Spur Awards, from the Western Writers of America, and three Western Heritage Awards, from the National Cowboy & Western...
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The Naked Spur is a 1953 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, and Millard...
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Michael Landon (category International Emmy Founders Award winners)
Michael Landon Before His Death". People. Retrieved September 11, 2022. "Spur Award History: 1980". Western Writers of America. 2007. Archived from the original...
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active in the investigations. Spider Woman's Daughter garnered the 2014 Spur Award for Best First Novel from the Western Writers of America, and landed on...
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