Western Author Hutchinson Wins Acclaim, Awards and Leads The Way For Western Authors

WESTERN FICTIONEERS ANNOUNCES THE 6TH ANNUAL PEACEMAKER WINNERS

western fictioneers

2016 PEACEMAKER AWARDS

BEST FIRST NOVEL:

STRONG CONVICTIONS by GP Hutchinson (The Hutchinson Group, LLC)

Finalist:

DAKOTA TRAILS by Robert McKee (Pen-L Publishing)

PISTOL MAN by Daniel Cassidy (Whimsical Publications, LLC)

THE SKELETON WALKERS by Derek Burnett (Derek Burnett)

BEST NOVEL:

BONE DIGGER by Douglas Hirt (Five Star Publishing)

Finalist:

A BRIDE FOR GILL by Dusty Richards (Galway Press)

LAST WILL by Ron Schwab (Poor Coyote Press)

LEGEND OF CALEB YORK by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins (Kensington Books)

NIGHT OF THE COYOTE by Ron Schwab (Poor Coyote Press)

BEST WESTERN YA/CHILDREN FICTION:

RAWHIDE ROBINSON RIDES THE TABBY TRAIL by Rod Miller (Five Star Publishing)

Finalist:

A RANGER TO STAND WITH by James Griffin (Painted Pony Books)

DOGBREAD AND DIAMONDS  by Richard Prosch (Painted Pony Books)

THE ORPHANAGE by Sara Barnard (Painted Pony Books)

REDBUDS AND BULLETS  by Richard Prosch (Painted Pony Books)

BEST SHORT FICTION:

LONGEST WAY HOME by Lorrie Farrelly (Prairie Rose Publications)

Finalist:

THE BOX MAKER by Scott Parker (Quadrant Fiction Studio)

FIVE SHOTS LEFT by Ben Bridges (Bookends)

HIDDEN TRAILS by Cheryl Pierson (Sundown Press)

HIGH MEADOW STORM by Wayne Dundee (Bil-Em-Ri Media)

Western Fictioneers would like to thank Awards Chair Robert Vardeman, and the judges for the excellent job they did and the long hours they devoted to the task of endless reading.