The LARAMIE Book Awards for Western Fiction Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners – 2018 CIBAs
We are excited and honored to officially announce the Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Winners for the 2018 Laramie Book Awards.
HOUR GLASS by Michelle Rene – Coming of Age, Western Fiction, Tragic Drama/Plays
A unique and entertaining twist on the Calamity Jane legend, complete with engaging characters and extraordinary storytelling! Highly recommended.
The DEVIL’S OWN DESPERADO by Lynda J. Cox – Western Gunslinger, Romance, Literary
Cox presents a page-turning, gunslinging romantic western that will surely warm your heart and make you smile.
CLEVENGER GOLD: The TRUE STORY of MURDER and UNFOUND TREASURE by Scott Elson Swapp – Old West, Crime Thriller, Treasure
One million dollars in gold bullion and a budding romance, this story has it all - and the best part: Clevenger's gold is still out there, waiting to be discovered!
SEIZE the FLAME by Lynda J. Cox – Romantic Western, Historical Fiction, Heartwarming Romance
A romantic Western celebrating second chances and proving that lightning not only strikes twice - but sometimes in the exact same spot.
INTERVIEW with Grand Prize LARAMIE AWARD-WINNER, JACQUIE ROGERS!
Writing craft methods and tricks of the trade are shared by Jacquie Rogers, award winning Western fiction author, in this informative blogpost. Her books are known for being smart and sassy with a nod to Shakespearean comedies.
Using Public Relations to Get Your Book Extra Recognition by Sara Dahmen, award winning author
PR is more than marketing – it’s bigger, broader and has very few parameters. Entrepreneur, artisan, award-winning author Sara Dahmen shares her p/r secrets.
July Contest Spotlight: The Laramie Awards Prove Writers are People with Guts and a Pen
There is an old frontier saying "A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse" and we are pretty sure that "A writer is someone with guts and a pen."
The Official List of the Chanticleer 2014 Grand Prize Winners of the Blue Ribbon Writing Competitions
We are excited and honored to have announced the 2014 grand prize award winners at the second annual Chanticleer Authors Conference's Awards Banquet held on Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 2015 at the Hotel Bellwether by beautiful Bellingham Bay, Wash.
The LARAMIE AWARDS for WESTERN and CIVIL WAR FICTION Official First Place Category Winners
The Laramie Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Western fiction. The First Place Category Winners will be recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala held in late September 2015.