WILLA Literary Award Winners

The WILLA Literary Award is presented by Women Writing the West, an association of writers and other professionals who write and promote writing about ...more

Winners

	Prairie Midden by Athena Kildegaard (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Poetry (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West by Katie Hickman 4.16 avg rating — 371 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meg and the Rocks by Katy Hammel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henley (Love Train, #2) by Shanna Hatfield (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 236 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Romance (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Side of the River (Petra Luna #2) by Alda P. Dobbs (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 137 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Children's Fiction and Nonfiction (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 10,319 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Historical Fiction (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Widowed Ones: Beyond the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Chris Enss (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 36 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Scholarly Nonfiction (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy for You by Claire Stanford (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 1,163 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Multiform Fiction (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runaway Moon by Carole T. Beers (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Headstrong Hallie!: The Story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female "Fire Guard" by Aimee Bissonette 4.02 avg rating — 179 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Children's Fiction and Nonfiction (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sometimes a Woman by Kimberly Williams (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Poetry (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sally in Three Worlds: An Indian Captive in the House of Brigham Young by Virginia Kerns 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Scholarly Nonfiction (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art by Wynne Brown 4.17 avg rating — 83 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Texas Christmas Miracle (The Raffertys of Last Stand, #2) by Justine Davis (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 282 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Romance (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Striking Range (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #7) by Margaret Mizushima (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 2,535 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Multiform Fiction (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taylor Before and After by Jennie Englund 3.99 avg rating — 266 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl Who Moved to the Town That Wasn’t There by Suzanne Hovik Fuller 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Children's Fiction and Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Wind by Patricia Frolander 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Poetry (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ours by Every Law of Right and Justice: Women and the Vote in the Prairie Provinces by Sarah Carter 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Scholarly Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miracle Country by Kendra Atleework (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 762 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	142 Ostriches by April Davila (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 1,103 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Original Softcover Fiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Rivers, Wild Rose by Sarah Birdsall 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Historical Fiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hanging Falls (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #6) by Margaret Mizushima (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 2,891 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Contemporary Fiction (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Professor Renoir’s Collection of Oddities, Curiosities, and Delights by Randall Platt (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 100 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seagirls of the Irene by KB Taylor 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Children's Fiction and Nonfiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Someplace to Call Home by Sandra Dallas 4.06 avg rating — 943 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Children's Fiction and Nonfiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Make a Tiny Herd by Lucy Griffith 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Poetry (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arequipa Sanatorium: Life in California's Lung Resort for Women by Lynn Downey (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Scholarly Nonfiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am a Stranger Here Myself by Debra Gwartney (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 110 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Dirt Hymnbook by Roxie Faulkner Kirk (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 164 ratings WILLA Literary Award for Original Softcover Fiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars