The WILLA Literary Award

The WILLA Literary Awards, named in honor of Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Willa Cather, recognizes the best in literature, featuring women’s or girls’ stories set in the North American West that are published each year. Women Writing the West (WWW), a nonprofit association of writers and other professionals writing and promoting the Women’s West, underwrites and presents the nationally recognized award annually at the WWW Fall Conference. Begun in 1999, a Romance category was added in 2022. Award websiste: [1]

2022 Romance category

• Winner: A Texas Christmas Miracle - Justine Davis
• Finalist: Montana Cowboy Miracle - Jane Porter