Awards
Los Angeles Corral, Awards conferred by Westerners International
AWARDED IN 2023
Co-Founders Best Book Award, 1st Place: Gary Turner and Tami Turner-Revel Award-Winning Cowboy Poetry, Historical Verse, and Rhapsodic Rhymes, Brand Book 25, Los Angeles Corral, Westerners International
Coke Wood Award for Historical Monograph or Published Article, 2nd Place: Brian D. Dillon and Richard Dillon Cherokee Miners on the Kern River, The Branding Iron, No. 308, Fall 2022, LA Corral
Phillip A Danlelson Award for Best Presentation or Program, (award goes to the hosting corral or posse) 2nd Place: Garden of the Sun Corral Ed Marsh, Sheriff, For presentation by Brian Dervin Dillon, “Old West Shooting Irons, 1542-1923”
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place: Abraham Hoffman, Boot Hill Anthology, Keepsake 56, Los Angeles Corral of The Westerners
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 3rd Place: Patrick Mulvey Woe is Me, PBC, Keepsake 57, Los Angeles Corral of The Westerners
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AWARDED IN 2022
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2021: Los Angeles Corral (11)
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2021, 1st Place: Brian Dervin Dillon Early Chapters in Southern California History (Sponsored by the Huntington Corral)
Co-Founders Best Book Award, 3rd Place for 2021: Brian Dervin Dillon Early Chapters in Southern California History
Coke Wood Award for Best Monograph of 2021, 3rd Place: Abraham Hoffman An Actor’s Life, William S. Hart: 1864-1946
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2021: Paul McClure Tragic Heroes of Los Angeles History
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AWARDED IN 2021
Co-Founders Best Book Award, 1st Place for 2020: Brian Dervin Dillon Aloha, Amigos! L.A. Corral Brand Book 24
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2020: Tim Heflin Round-Heeled Women, The Saga of Hank Vaughn (1849-1893)
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2020: Gary Turner Ode to Toilet Paper, Wash My Hands, The Last Card
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AWARDED IN 2020
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2019: Los Angeles Corral (10)
Co-Founders Best Book Award, 2nd Place for 2019: Geraldine Knatz Port of Los Angeles, Conflict, Commerce and the Fight for Control
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2019, 3rd Place: Brian Dervin Dillon Cowboys of Science Say: Make Mine Mules
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2019: Abraham Hoffman Drifter, Work Horse, Ode to a Western Outhouse
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2019: Gary Turner Lonesome Cowboy, The Deadly North Wind, Sourdough’s Advice
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AWARDED IN 2019
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2018, 1st Place: Paul McClure The Disappearing West: Just How Much “West” is There in Country Western Dance?
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2018, 1st Place: Brian Dervin Dillon The Modoc War: Fact, Fiction and Fraud
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2018: Abraham Hoffman Tin Horn Gambler, Lament of a Western Alcoholic, Dance-Hall Girls
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2018: Gary Turner Just Another Saturday Night, Mississippi Yodeler, No Gold Creek
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AWARDED IN 2018
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2017: Los Angeles Corral (9)
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2017, 1st Place: Robert Chandler A Scandalous Irishman: Thomas Mooney
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2017, 3rd Place: Brian Dervin Dillon 1967, Year of the Hippie
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2017: Tim Heflin Phantom of the Mountain
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2017: Barbara J. Goldeen I Ride, Autumn Cycle
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AWARDED IN 2017
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2016: Los Angeles Corral (8)
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2016, 2nd Place: Brian Dervin Dillon Sports at the Forts
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2016: Gary Turner Bucking Horse and Bronc Rider, Cowboy Reality, One Bad Bull, The New Hat Band, The Three-Legged Pig
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2016: Tim Heflin The Sage of the Store, Coso, the Clamper Jackass
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AWARDED IN 2016
Co-Founders Best Book Award, 3rd Place for 2015: Geraldine Knatz Terminal Island: Lost Communities of Los Angeles Harbor
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2015, 2nd Place: Brian Dervin Dillon and David Erin Dillon Wyatt and Josie Earp: Fact, Fiction and Myth
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2015: Abraham Hoffman Riding Away from the Streets of Laredo, Chasing After Dan
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AWARDED IN 2015
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2014, 3rd Place: Jerry Selmer A Great American General: War Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
Co-Founders Best Book Award, 2nd Place for 2014: Abraham Hoffman Mono Lake: From Dead Sea to Environmental Treasure
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2014, 2nd Place: John Dervin Yi An Dillon, Brian Dervin Dillon, Richard H. Dillon Camanche, California’s Forgotten Ironclad
Fred Olds Poetry Award, Tim Heflin2nd Place for 2014: Granddad’s Saddle
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AWARDED IN 2014
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2013, 1st Place: Steve Lech The Formation of Riverside County
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2013, 2nd Place: John Dervin Yi An Dillon, Brian Dervin Dillon, Richard H. Dillon California, USA and the Birth of the Mexican Revolution
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2013, 3rd Place: Brian Dervin Dillon Fightin’ Bob Steams In
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2013: Tim Heflin Thomas Nelson Baker 1831-1865
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2013: Gary Turner The Battle Won?
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AWARDED IN 2013
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2012: Los Angeles Corral (7)
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2012, 2nd Place Tie: Abraham Hoffman Actor, Outlaw, Author, Lawman: Encounters Between William S. Hart, Al Jennings, James Franklin, “Bud” Ledbetter, and Bill Tilghman
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2012, 2nd Place Tie: Phil Brigandi The Death Valley Chuck-Walla: Startling the Unitiated
Coke Wood Award for Best Article of 2012, 2nd Place: Brian Dervin Dillon, Richard H. Dillon and John Dervin Yi An Dillon Sergeant Dillon with the Dynamite Squads, 1906
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2012: Tim Heflin God Got a Saddle Partner
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2012: Jerry Selmer The Ghost
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AWARDED IN 2012
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2011: Los Angeles Corral (6)
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2011, 2nd Place: Gary Turner Japanese Internment-An American Tragedy
Co-Founders Best Book Award, 2nd Place for 2011: Ernie Marquez Noir Afloat: Tony Cornero and the Notorious Gambling Ships of Southern California
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2011: Abraham Hoffman Ode to a Western Town
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AWARDED IN 2011
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2010: Los Angeles Corral (5)
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2010, 1st Place: Phil Brigandi The Warner Ranch Indian Removal, 1903
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AWARDED IN 2010
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2009: Los Angeles Corral (4)
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2009, 1st Place: Gary Turner Thomas Jefferson Turner (1861-1937)
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2009: Tim Heflin The Wily Old Cow and Santa
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2009: Gary Turner Yukon Dog Team Tale
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AWARDED IN 2009
Philip A Danielson Award for Best Presentation of 2008, 2nd Place: Abraham Hoffman Sunset Riders: The Later Careers of Ken Maynard and William Boyd
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2008: Abraham Hoffman Fandango California, 2008: Cowboy Poetry & Limericks, II
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AWARDED IN 2008
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2007: Gary Turner Why Drink?
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AWARDED IN 2007
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2006: Los Angeles Corral (3)
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 1st Place for 2006: Gary Turner Ode to the Pioneers
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AWARDED IN 2006
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2005: Los Angeles Corral (2)
Dr. Albert M. Shumate Award, 2005: Ken and Carol Pauley San Fernando Rey de España: An Illustrated History
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AWARDED IN 2005
Best Large W.I. Corral of 2004: Los Angeles Corral (1)
Fred Olds Poetry Award, 2nd Place for 2004: Loren Wendt An Eventful Night in Tombstone
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Unfortunately, consecutive records for awards made prior to 2005 do not seem to exist, or at least are not easily accessible. This notwithstanding, Los Angeles Living Legend Abe Hoffman informs us that he won the Philip A. Danielson Award for Best Presentation made in 1977, three years after joining our Corral, and 28 years before formal records of such awards began to be posted by the Home Ranch. Any other Los Angeles Corral members who received awards from the Westerners International Home Ranch earlier than 2005 should communicate such information at their earliest convenience to:
Brian Dervin Dillon, Ph.D.
Los Angeles Corral
Westerners International Representative
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Rankings:
L.A. Best Corral 11 Awards (from 18 years of competition)
L. A. Corral Members: Multiple Winners:
B. Dillon 14 Awards
A. Hoffman 11 Awards
G. Turner 11 Awards
T. Heflin 7 Awards
P. Brigandi 2 Awards
G. Knatz 2 Awards
P. McClure 2 Awards
J. Selmer 2 Awards
R. Chandler 1 Award
B. Golden 1 Award
S. Lech 1 Award
E. Marquez 1 Award
P. Mulvey 1 Award
K. Pauley 1 Award
L. Wendt 1 Award
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