The 2008 Spur Awards were quietly announced by Western Writers of America last month. Several Texas authors were among this year’s Winners & Finalists, including:

Mike Kearby (Breckenridge)
Finalist, Best Western Juvenile Fiction
Ambush at Mustang Canyon

Stephen Hardin (Victoria)
Finalist, Best Western Historical Nonfiction
Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston

Robert Utley (Georgetown)
Winner, Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction
Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers

Congratulations to Authors’ Assistant longtime client, Mike Kearby, on his first Spur!