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2008
Will Rogers Medallion Awards From the Academy of Western Artists: "This is the first year we have included other types of Western Literature along with Cowboy Poetry, and the response has been exciting," said Charles Williams, Executive Director of the Will Rogers Medallion Committee. "The West still holds a great fascination for Americans and people around the world. The winners represent a truly outstanding selection of Western Literature of all types for many interests and ages. These authors and publishers are examples of the variety and quality that make Western books so popular." Will Rogers was a respected writer as well as cowboy entertainer. The Medallion Committee hopes and believes that the Will Rogers Medallion Awards will help to expand the heritage of literature which honors the traditions and values of the American Cowboy, which Will did so much to embody and demonstrate. Initially, the Medallion Award was created to encourage the continued upgrading of the quality of published books of Cowboy Poetry. The honored books continue the establishment of this tradition of presenting Cowboy Poetry and other types of Western Literature to the general public in an appealing and accessible manner. High quality publications like the books above invite readership in competition with many other forms of literature. As with Will’s published words, we believe that Medallion books have that timeless quality which allows them to be enjoyed over and over again. Outstanding books are the result of a collaborative effort between authors, publishers and printers, and the award criterion emphasizes production values as well as artistic merit. The Will Rogers Medallion Award for Outstanding Merit/Excellence in Printing and Publication is awarded annually to those publishing houses that contribute the high production values, commercial viability and prestige to volumes of Western literature.
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