GENE AUTRY, OK
-The Academy of Western Artists is proud to announce the finalists for the 2013 Elmer Kelton Book Awards for Western Fiction and Non Fiction.
In the fiction category, the final three nominees are “The Coyote Tracker” by Larry D. Sweazy; “Rio Tinto” by Michael Zimmer and “The Nations” by Farmer and Stienke. This year’s winner is “The Coyote Tracker” by Larry D. Sweazy.
In the Non Fiction category, the final three nominees are “Sam Sixkiller” by Kazanjian & Enss; “A Cowgirl Always Get Even” by Dawn Nelson and “Object Matrimony “by Chris Enss; This year’s winner is “Object Matrimony” by Chris Enss.
The Elmer Kelton Award will be presented March 29, 2014 in the Grand Ballroom at the Sheraton Hotel in Irving, Texas. In addition to the Elmer Kelton Book Awards, the Will Rogers Western Awards will also be presented in western entertainment, western art, chuckwagon, gear and trappings, cowboy poetry and media.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement will be awarded to Leon Rausch, western swing singer who sang with the legendary Bob Wills band.
The event is open to the public. For more information, you can go to the website AWAAwards.org, facebook, or email: working_cowboy@hotmail.com
