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W I L L R O G E R S M E D A L L I O N A W A R D
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2026 WRMA WINNERS
WRMA 2026 Golden Lariat Award: Clint Black
WRMA 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award: Barry Corbin & Bruce Boxleitner
The 2026 Banquet & Award Ceremony will be held October 31, 2026,
at the River Spirit Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Winners are listed below in alphabetical order of the authors' last names.
Final rankings will be revealed at WRMA's Banquet and Award Ceremony in October.
Award announcement coming soon!
WESTERN BIOGRAPHIES/MEMOIRS
WESTERN NON-FICTION
WESTERN TRADITIONAL FICTION
WESTERN SHORT NON-FICTION
WESTERN MODERN FICTION
WESTERN COOKBOOKS
WESTERN ROMANCE
WESTERN MYSTERY
WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS
WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL
WESTERN YOUNG READER/FICTION/ILLUSTRATED
WESTERN FICTION SHORT STORIES
WESTERN MAVERICK BOOK
COWBOY WRITTEN POETRY
COWBOY RECORDED POETRY
WESTERN WRITTEN POETRY
WESTERN RECORDED POETRY
WESTERN FILM - DRAMA SHORT
WESTERN FILM - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FORM
MAVERICK - WESTERN FILM
WESTERN HISTORICAL FICTION
COWBOY SONGWRITING
WESTERN YOUNG READER/NON-FICTION/ILLUSTRATED
WRMA 2025 ILLUSTRATOR OF THE YEAR
WESTERN YOUNG READER/FICTION (7-12 yrs.)
WESTERN YOUNG ADULT FICTION (13-18 yrs.)
WESTERN YOUNG READERS/NON-FICTION
WESTERN FILM - DOCUMENTARY LONG FORM
WESTERN FILM - DRAMA FEATURE
WESTERN SONGWRITING
WESTERN HUMOR
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