Past Award Recipients

Any years that are skipped in the award lists are years that an award wasn't given, usually because no nominations were received.

Arizola Magnenat Award (est. 1983)

• 2024 - Gayle Irwin
  
• 2023 - Ami Vincent
  
• 2022 - Margaret Smith
  

• 2021 – no nomination

• 2020 – Eugene Gagliano

• 2019 – Wyoming Public Radio

• 2018 – Prairie Pens Writing Group

• 2017 – Lori Howe

• 2016 – David and Jackie Stewart/Occidental Hotel, Buffalo, WY

• 2015 – Echo Klaproth

• 2014 – Vicki Burger, Wind City Books

• 2013 – Patrick and Leah Stover

• 2011 – Joe Megeath

• 2009 – Don Olson

• 2008 – Joan Bennett

• 2006 – Barbara Smith

• 2005 – Kevin Anderson

• 2004 – Endeavor Books

• 2003 – Chuck Ballou

• 2002 – Gaydell Collier

• 2001 – Kris Wendtland

• 2000 – Lee Ann Siebken

• 1999 – John Nesbitt

• 1996 – Ginny Odenbach

• 1995 – Gaydell Collier

• 1994 – Barb Ketchum

• 1993 – Charles Popovich

• 1990 – Kathy & Mike Gear

• 1989 – Midge Farmer

• 1987 – Nancy Curtis

• 1986 – Carol Wrightson

• 1985 – Terrill Foster

• 1984 – Charles Levendosky

Emmie Mygatt Award (est. 1974)

• 2024 - Andrew Call
  
• 2023 - No Nominations
  
• 2022 - No Nomination
  

• 2021 – Judy Matheny

• 2020 – Cindy Jackelen

• 2019 – Echo Klaproth

• 2018 – (tie) Carol Deering, Chris Williams

• 2017 – Tom Spence

• 2015 – Brigida "Brie" Blasi

• 2014 – Patricia Frolander

• 2013 – Katie Smith

• 2012 – Aaron Holst

• 2011 – Jeanne Rogers

• 2010 – Ester Johansson-Murray

• 2008 – Myra Mumma

• 2007 – Megan Johnson

• 2006 – Bonnie Sargent

• 2005 – Andi Hummel

• 2004 – Ella Marie Hayes

• 2003 – Susan Vittitow Mark

• 2002 – A. Rose Hill

• 2001 – Virginia Wakefield

• 2000 – John Nesbitt

• 1999 – Kathy & Mike Gear

• 1996 – Candy Moulton

• 1995 – Betty Starks Case

• 1993 – Robert Babcock

• 1990 – Nancy Ruskowsky

• 1986 – Sheridan Range Writers

• 1985 – Carol Miller

• 1984 – Lee Ann Siebken

• 1983 – Charlotte Babcock

• 1982 – Arizola Magnenat

• 1981 – Nancy Curtis, Lavinia Dobler

• 1980 – Peggy Simson Curry

• 1979 – Opal Bohnsack

• 1978 – Midge Swartz Farmer

• 1977 – Barbara Ketcham

• 1976 – Roberta Cheney

• 1975 – Peggy Simson Curry & Vandi Moore

• 1974 – Emmie Mygatt

Western Horizon Award (est. 1997)

• 2024 - Todd Bacon, Brian Keith Higgins, A. Rose Hill
  
• 2023 - Erin Lark Maples
  
• 2022 - Melissa Cook
  

• 2021 – Paul Phillips

• 2020 – Marsha Mittman

• 2019 – Diane Nighswonger and Cathy Ringler

• 2018 – Corinna German

• 2017 – Debbie Day

• 2016 – Fred Savage, David Potter, Patricia Stuart

• 2014 – Art Elser, Coty Justus, Darcy Lipp-Acord, Barbara Townsend

• 2013 – Lea Schoenewald

• 2012 – Devin Hodgins, Christine Alethea Williams

• 2010 – C J Clark

• 2009 – Russ Forney, Mackie d'Arge, Marcia Hensley, Nancy Ruskowsky, Christine Valentine

• 2008 – Pat Blair, Julianne Couch, Barbara Graham, Gayle Irwin, June Willson Read, Jeanne Rogers, Abbie Taylor

• 2007 – Renee Carrier

• 2006 – Mike Shay

• 2005 – Penny Zeller, Susan Vittitow Mark

• 2004 – Tom Groneberg, Jim James

• 2003 – Eugene Gagliano, Kathy Galloway, Lynn Hendrickson, Diane Metz, Kayne Pyatt

• 2002 – Annette Chaudet, Becky Hein

• 2001 – Fred Savage, Wade Stevenson

• 2000 – Virginia Wakefield

• 1999 – Bob Cherry, Bonnie Sargent

• 1998 – Phyllis Dugan, Daniel L. Kinnaman

• 1997 – Page Lambert

Milestone Award (est. 1997)

• 2024 - J.B. Zielke
• 2023 - Joanna M. Tardoni
  
• 2022 - Tom Spence
  

• 2021 – Macye Lavinder Maher

• 2020 – Anne Marie Wells

• 2019 – Nick Trandahl

• 2018 – Julianne Couch

• 2017 – Gayle Mansfield Irwin

• 2016 – Lynn G. Carlson, Susan Vittitow Mark

• 2015 – Shelagh Wulff Wisdom

• 2014 – Gayle Mansfield Irwin

• 2013 – Gayle Mansfield Irwin

• 2012 – Gayle Mansfield Irwin

• 2009 – Linda Vernon, John Nesbitt

• 2007 – Christine Valentine

• 2005 – Myra Peak

• 2003 – Midge Farmer

• 2002 – Betty Starks Case

• 2000 – Lori Van Pelt

• 1999 – Tuda Libby Crews, Tom Glasco, Frances E. Hanson

• 1998 – Ralph Galeano, W. Dale Nelson

• 1997 – Kathy & Mike Gear, Gaydell Collier