Western Writers of America recently announced its selections for the 2021 Spur Awards. I am pleased to say that Dilly was chosen as this year’s Spur Award winner in the Best Juvenile Fiction category.
I congratulate all my fellow winners and finalists and wish everyone in WWA and beyond continued success with their respective efforts.
Dilly Earns a Fine Review
Here’s a tasty excerpt:
“Matthew Mayo brings heart and soul to a painful, little known chapter in American West history.” —New York Journal of Books
And here’s a link to the full New York Journal of Books’ review of Dilly:
https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/dilly
Peaches Brings Home the Bronze!
“Peaches,” my short story in the Five Star anthology, The Spoil’t Quilt, was recently chosen as a Finalist in the 2020 Will Rogers Medallion Awards, Short Story category. I received a handsome inscribed bronze medal and I couldn’t be more pleased. I consider “Peaches” as one of my best short fiction efforts to date. I’m pleased others felt the same way.