Award Archive

WILLA Literary Award Winners

Browse WILLA Literary Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

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Recent Award Winners

Recent WILLA Literary Award winning books across major categories.

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2015 Paperback Original

A Light in the Wilderness

Kirkpatrick, Jane

Winner · Paperback Original

2015 Contemporary Fiction

Point of Direction

Weaver, Rachel

Winner · Contemporary Fiction

2015 Historical Fiction

A Quilt for Christmas

Dallas, Sandra

Winner · Historical Fiction

2015 Children/Young Adult

Searching for Silverheels

Mobley, Jeannie

Winner · Children/Young Adult

2014 Paperback Original

Junction, Utah

Lawton, Rebecca

Winner · Paperback Original

2014 Children/Young Adult

Written in Stone

Parry, Rosanne

Winner · Children/Young Adult

WILLA Literary Award Winners by Year

Each year page shows the full WILLA Literary Award results for that year, grouped by category.

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WILLA Literary Award Categories

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Contemporary Fiction

Browse WILLA Literary Award Contemporary Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

29 results across this category

Historical Fiction

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25 results across this category

Paperback Original

Browse WILLA Literary Award Paperback Original winners and nominees across the full archive.

25 results across this category

Children/Young Adult

Browse WILLA Literary Award Children/Young Adult winners and nominees across the full archive.

16 results across this category

Children's

Browse WILLA Literary Award Children's winners and nominees across the full archive.

2 results across this category

Young Adult

Browse WILLA Literary Award Young Adult winners and nominees across the full archive.

2 results across this category

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Popular WILLA Literary Award Winners and Categories

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2015 WILLA Literary Award Winners

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WILLA Literary Award – Contemporary Fiction

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WILLA Literary Award – Historical Fiction

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