Hoy nos centraremos en los ganadores en la modalidad de relatos cortos, poesía, libros juveniles y música. Disciplinas que han aglutinado talentos extraordinarios que supieron poner de relieve la inmensa riqueza y variedad de la herencia cultural Western, con aportaciones de elevada calidad artística.

Short Stories

1961 «All Legal and Proper» by Steve Frazee; Ellery Queen Magazine.
1962 «Comanche Son» by Fred Grove; Boy’s Life.
1991 Interim in Desert by Roland Sodowsky; Texas Christian University Press.
1992 Stories From Mesa Country, by Jane Candia Coleman; Swallow Press/Ohio University Press.
1993 «Fool Girl», by Judy Alter; Texas Christian University; This Place of Memory.
1994 «Three Lakota Women» by Robert R. Gass; The Tampa Tribune.
1995 Manitow and Ironhand, by John Jakes; New Trails; Doubleday.
1996 Living with the Hyenas, by Robert Flynn; Texas Christian University Press.
1997 «Salvage» by David Kranes; University of Nevada Press, Reno; Low Tide in the Desert: Nevada Stories.
1998 «Sue Ellen Learns To Dance», by Judy Alter; Browder Springs Press, Dallas, TX; Texas Short Stories.
2001 «Iron Dollar», by Loren D. Estleman; Berkley Books, New York, NY, Tin Star.
2002 The Ghost of John Wayne, by Ray Gonzalez; The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.

Poetry Book

1973 The Donner Party, by George Keithley; George Brazziller, Inc.
1986 Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering, by Hal Cannon; Gibbs M. Smith, Inc.
1987 Songs of the Sage: The Poetry of Curley Fletcher, edited by Hal Cannon; Gifggs M. Smith, Inc.
1989 Pomo, Dawn of Song, by Lois Prante Stevens and Jewell Malm Newburn; California History Center, Cupertino, CA.
1990 Rafting the Brazos, by Walter McDonal; University of North Texas Press.
1991 No Roof But Sky, by Jane Candia Coleman; High Plains Press.
1992 The Digs in Escondido Canyon, by Wlater McDonald; Texas Tech University Press.
1994 Buckaroo: Visions and Voices of the American Cowboy, edited by Thomas West and Hal Cannon; Calloway/Simon & Schuster.
1993 All that Matters, by Walter McDonald; Texas Tech University Press.
1995 The Red Drum, by Jane Candia Coleman; High Plains Press.
1996 Between Earth And Sky: Poets Of The Cowboy West, Anne Heath Widmark, editor; W.W. Norton & Company.
1997 All this Way For The Short Ride, by Paul Zarzyski; Museum of New Mexico Press, Sante Fe, NM.
1998 The Medicine Keepers, by J.B. Allen; Grey Horse Press, Lubbock, TX.
1999 My Cowboy’s Gift, by Andy Wilkinson; Grey Horse Press, Lubbock, TX.
2000 Whatever The Wind Delivers, by Walt McDonald adn Janet Jeugebauer; Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX.
2001 Bitter Creek Junction, by Linda Hasselstrom; High Plains Press, Glendo, WY.
2002 Blood Sister, I Am To These Fields, by Linda Hussa; Black Rock Press, Reno, NV.
2003 Amazing Grace, by Larry D. Thomas; Texas Review Press at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
2004 Harm: Poems, Miles Wilson, University of Nevada Press.
2005 Cloud Seeding, Stacy Gillett Coyle, Author, High Plains Press, Publisher.
2006 Refuge of whirling light by Mary Beath; University of New Mexico, Publisher.
2007 The Last Buffalo, Bruce Roseland; North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies.
2008 Ludlow, David Mason, Author; Red Hen Press.
2009 Poems from Dry Creek, Author: John Dofflemyer, Publisher: Starhaven

Juvenile Books

1962 King of the Mountain, by Gene Caesar; E. P. Dutton & Co.
1963 The Book of the West, by Charles Clifton; Bobbs-Merrill Co.
1964 Killer-of-Death, by Betty Baker; Harper & Row.
1965 The Greatest Cattle Drive, by Paul Iselin Wellman; Houghlin-Mifflin Co.
1966 Land Rush, by Carl G. Hodges; Duell-Sloan-Pearce Co.
1967 Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West, by Marguerite Henry; Rand McNalley and Co.
1968 Down the Rivers, Westward Ho!, by Eric Scott; Meredith Press.
1969 Edge of Two Worlds, by Weyman B. Jones; Dial Press.
1970 An Awful Name to Live Up To, by Jessie Hosford; Meredith Press.
1971 And One Was a Wooden Indian, by Betty Baker; The Macmillan Co.
1972 The Black Mustanger, by Richard Edward Wormser; William Morrow & Co.
1975 Susy’s Scoundrel, by Harold Keith; Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
1976 Owl in the Cedar Tree, by N. Scott Momaday; Northland Press.
1979 The Obstinate Land, by Harold Keith; Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
1980 The Little House Cookbook, by Barbara M. Walker; Harper and Row Publisher, Inc.
1984 Children of the Wild West, by Russell Freedman; Clarion Books.
1986 Prairie Songs, by Pam Conrad; Harper & Row.
1987 Happily May I Walk, by Arlene B. Hirshfelder; Charles Scribner’s.
1988 The Covered Wagon and Other Adventures, by Lynn H. Scott; University of Nebraska Press.
1989 Stay Put, Robbie McAmis, by Francis G. Tunbo; Texas Christian University Press.
1990 Letters to Oma, by Marj Gurasich; Texas Christian University Press.
1991 Bunkhouse Journal, by Diane Johnston Hamm; High Plains Press.
1992 Monster Slayer: a Navajo Folktale, by Vee Brown, illustrated by Baje Whitehorne, Northland Press.
1993 An Indian Winter, by Russell Freedman; Holdiay House.
1994 Cowboys, Indians and Gunfighters, by Albert Marrin; Maxwell Macmillan International.
1995 Eagle Drum, by Robert Crum; Simon & Shuster.
1996 The Night the Grandfathers Dance, by Linda Theresa Raczek, illustrated by Katalin Olah Ehling; Northland Publishing.
1997 The West, by Dayton Duncan; Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA.
1998 Daughter of Suqua, by Diane Johnston Hamm; Albert Whitman & Company, Morton Grove, Illinois.
1999 Alice Rose & Sam, by Kathryn Lasky; Hyperion Books for Children, New York, NY.
2000 The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich; Hyperion Books for Children, NY.
2001 Precious Gold, Precious Jade, by Sharon E. Heisel; Holiday House, NYC.
2002 Delfino’s Journey, by Jo Harper; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2003 The Great Storm: The Hurricane Diary of J.T. King, by Lisa Waller Rogers; Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX.
2004 The Long Way West, Hershell H. Nixon, Texas Tech University Press.
2005 The Good Rainbow Road, Simon J. Ortiz, Author, University of Arizona Press, Publisher.
2006 Westward Ho! Eleven Explorers of the American West, Charlotte Foltz Jones, Author. Holiday House, New York, NY.
2007 Into The West: From Reconstruction To The Final Days Of The American Frontier, James M. McPherson, Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
2008 Journey to San Jacinto, Melodie A. Cuate, Author; Texas Tech University Press.
2009 Journey to Gonzales, Author: Melodie A. Cuate, Publisher: Texas Tech University Press

Music

1961 The Alamo, Motion picture score by Dimitri Tiomkin.
1962 Charles Russell Cantata, William J. May, Historical Society of Montana.
1964 How the West Was Won, Motion picture score by Alfred Newman; Ken Darby, lyricist.
1965 Damon’s Road, from «Rawhide» television series; Rudy Schrager and Herschel Burke Gilbert, composers; Bruce Geller, Producer; Bernard L. Kowalski, Director.
1966 Hallelujah Trail, Motion picture score by Elmer Bernstein; Ernie Sheldon, writer.
1968 The End of the Trail, Project Twenty; Robert Russel Bennett, composer.
1970 True Grit, Motion picture score by Elmer Bernstein with Don Black.
1971 Snowtrain, episode of «Gunsmoke»; John Parker, composer.
1972 The Cowboys, Motion picture score by John Williams.
1973 The Train Robbers, Motion picture score by Dominic Frontiere.
1974 Cahill U.S. Marshall, Motion picture score by Elmer Bernstein.
1975 Little House on the Prairie, David Rose, composer.
1976 Bite the Bullet, Motion picture score by Alex North.
1978 The Outlaw Josie Wales, Motion picture score by Jerry Fielding.
1979 Comes a Horseman, Motion picture score by Michael Small.
1980 Last Ride of the Daltons, Television score by Bob Cobert.
1981 Heartland, Motion picture score by Charles Gross.
1982 He Was Singin’ This Song, Jim Bob Tinsley, author.
1984 Back in the Saddle Again, Charlie Seemann, annotator/programmer.
1985 The Cowboy hall of Fame, Jimmy Webb, composer.
1989 Celebrate the Century, Kyle Evans, composer; Gene Breeden, producer.
1990 Muzzie Braun and the Little Braun Brothers, Muzzie Braun, producer/composer.
1991 The Line Rider, from Riders In The Sky Horse Opera album; Buzz Stone/MCA Records; Douglas B. Green, composer.

Outstanding Original Western Composition

1992 Corn, Water and Wood, from Cowboy Christmas album, Michael Martin Murphey; Wendy Waldman and Carol Elliott, writers; Michael Martin Murphey , artist.
1993 The First Cowboy Song, from A Cowboyin’ Day album, Gary McMahan and Douglas B. Green, writers; Gary McMahan and Chris Camp, co-producers.
1994 Born to this Land, Warner Western, Warner Brothers Records; Red Steagall, composer/recording artist; Steve Gibson, producer.
1995 Charlie Goodnight: His Life, Andy Wilkinson, composer/recording artist; Lloyd Maines, producer.
1996 Faith And Values, Red Steagall, writer/recording artist; Steve Gibson, producer; Mark Abbot, Richard O’Brien, Buck Reams, co-writers.
1997 The Freedom Song, from the album, The Road Is Still The Road, Andy Wilkinson, composer and recording artist; Lloyd Maines and Kerry Ford, Grey Horse Press, producers.
1998 Dear Mama, I’m A Cowboy, Warner Western Production Company; Red Steagall, Writer and Recording Artist; Steve Gibson, Producer.
1999 Summer Ranges, Michael Martin Murphey, Composer/Recording Artist; Joey Miskulin, Producer; Westfest Records.
2000 He Just Can’t Be Seen From the Road, Western Jubilee Recording Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Sons of the San Joaquin, Recording Artists; Jack Hannah and Baxter Black, Composers; Rich O’Brien, Producer.
2000 DIRECTOR’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DRAMATIC PRESENTATION AND ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITIONS
The Last Cowboy – His Journey, A.S.C. Sumet Studio, Dallas, Texas; R.W. Hampton, Executive Producer/Composer/Recording Artist; Lisa Hampton, Executive Producer; and Rich O’Brien, Producer.
2001 Charlie and the Boys, by Jack Hannah from Sing One For The Cowboy, Western Jubilee Recording Company; Recording Artists – Sons of the San Joaquin; Producers – Rich O’Brien and Scott O’Malley.
2002 Old Town Taos, Cindy Walker, Composer; Rich O’Brien, Recording Artist/Producer.
2003 Bob Fudge, from the album Live at Longview, Stony Plain Recording Company, Ltd., Canada; Ian Tyson, Composer/Record Artist; Rich Fenton, Producer.
2004 Chant Of The Night Songs, Don Edwards, Composer/Producer; Scott O’Malley, Contact.
2005 A Life More Than This from the album Dancing With Daddy. Dale Burson, Recording Artist/Composer.
2006 How Green Was The Grazin’ Back Then, From the album The Wind, The Wire And The Rail, Red Steagall and Rich O’Brien.
2007 Long and Lonesome Ride to Dalhart, from the album Hearland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs Vol. 5 Recording Artist/Writer/Composer: Michael Martin Murphey.
2008 Dawson Le Gate, Red Steagall, Recording Artist; Rich O’Brien, Producer.

Outstanding Traditional Western Album

1992 Chant of the Wanderer, Don Edwards, artist.
1993 Rolling Uphill from Texas, Buck Ramsey, artist; Lanny Fiel, Joe Stephenson and Buck Ramsey, producers.
1994 The Wild West, Mogull Entertainment. John McEwen, composer and producer with assorted recording artists.
1995 My House It Was In Texas, Buck Ramsey, composer/recording artist; Lanny Fiel and Buck Ramsey, producers.
1996 Always Drink Upstream From The Herd, Riders In The Sky, recording artists; Joey Miskulin, producer.
1997 West Of Yesterday Warner Western Production Company; Don Edwards, Recording Artist; Jim Rooney, Producer.
1998 The Wonder Of It All, Robert Wagoner, Producer and Recording Artist.
1999 Cowboy Ceilidh, David Wilkie, Producer/Composer/Recording Artists; Red House Records.
2000 Love of the West, Warner Brothers; Red Steagall, Composer/Recording Artist; Steve Gibson, Producer.
2001 A Prairie Portrait, Western Jubilee Recording Company; Recording Artists – Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Producers – Rich O’Brien and Kathleen Fox Collins.
2002 Kin To The Wind/Memories of Marty Robbins, Western Jubilee Recording Company; Don Edwards, Recording Artist; Rich O’Brien, Producer
2003 Wagon Tracks, Western Jubilee Recording Company, LLC; Red Steagall, Recording Artist; Rich O’Brien. Producer.
2004 Buck Ramsey: Hittin’ The Trail, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings; Buck Ramsey (deceased), Recording Artist; Charlie Seemann, Western Folklife Center, Producer.
2005 It’s Time To Sing A Song. Les Gilliam, Recording Artist. Jim Farrell, Producer. Prairie Rose Records, Record Label.
2006 Way Out Yonder, Sons of the San Joaquin, Recording Artists. Rich O’Brien, Producer. Western Jubilee Recording Company, Record Label.
2007 Moonlight and Skies, Recording Artist/Producer Don Edwards. Western Jubilee Recording Company.
2008 Oklahoma . . . Where the West Remains, R.W. Hampton, Recording Artist; Rich O’Brien, Producer; Edna Mae Holden, Executive Producer.
2009 Gone for Colorado, Recording Artist/Composer: Juni Fisher, Producer: Juni Fisher & Rich O’Brien