Western Writers of America
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Western Writers of America, founded 1953, promotes literature, both fiction and non-fiction, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional western fiction, the more than five hundred current members also include historians and other non-fiction writers as well as authors from other genres.
The WWA presents the Spur Awards annually for distinguished writing in several categories and an annual Owen Wister Award for lifelong contributions to the field of western literature.
Among members of the organization is the historian Bill O'Neal of Carthage, Texas, who has written more than twenty books on various aspects of the American West.
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