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2014
2014
Winner
Fourth of July Creek
by Smith Henderson
Honor Books
The Ploughmen
by Kim Zupan
Astoria
by Peter Stark
Blood Will Out
by Walter Kirn
Artwork
Art by Susan Carlson
2013
2013
Winner
Let Him Go
by Larry Watson
Honor Books
The Lovebird
by Natalie Brown
Black Helicopters
by Blythe Woolston
Opportunity, Montana
by Brad Tyer
Artwork
Art by Clare Ann Huff
2012
2012
Winner
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
by emily m. danforth
Honor Books
The Girls of No Return
by Erin Saldin
Fobbit
by David Abrams
Mammals of Montana
by Kerry Foresman
The Mountain and the Fathers
by Joe Wilkins
Artwork
Art by Courtney Blazon
2011
2011
Winner
Raptors of the West
by Kate Davis, Rob Palmer, and Nick Dunlop
Honor Books
Where Elk Roam
by Bruce L. Smith
Beautiful Unbroken
by Mary Jane Nealson
Hand Raised: The Barns of Montana
by Christine Brown & Chere Jiusto
Conjugations of the Verb to Be
by Glen Chamberlain
Artwork
Kate Davis receives Rancho Deluxe poster signed by Tom McGuane as her award in 2011
2010
2010
Winner
Bound Like Grass
by Ruth McLaughlin
Honor Books
Goodbye Wifes and Daughters
by Susan Resnick
Visions of the Big Sky
by Dan Flores
Everything
by Kevin Canty
The Last Stand
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Artwork
Artwork by Dana Boussard
2009
2009
Winner
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
Honor Books
The Big Burn
by Timothy Egan
600 Hours of Edward
by Craig Lancaster
The Selected Works of T.S. Spivit
by Reif Larsen
Stick Horses and Other Stories of Ranch Life
by Wallace McRae
Artwork
Art by Kendahl Jan Jubb
2008
2008
Winner
Full Court Quest
by Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith
Honor Books
Requiem for Locusts
by Wendy Parciak
Saving Homewaters
by Gordon Sullivan
Freeman Walker
by David Allen Cates
Montana Stories of the Land
by Krys Holmes
Artwork
Shadow box designed by Linda Juneau
2007
2007
Winner
Red Rover
by Deirdre McNamer
Honor Books
One Woman’s Montana
by Kathe LeSage
Evelyn Cameron text
by Kristi Hager
Chrysalis
by Kim Todd
Artwork
Artwork by Paul Pacini
2006
2006
Winner
Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson
Honor Books
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
by David Quammen
Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortinson & David Oliver Relin
Wings Over Montana
by Donald Jones
Artwork
Art by Suzanne Sterrett
2005
2005
Winner
Decade of the Wolf
by Douglas Smith and Gary Ferguson
Honor Books
X Out of Wonderland
by David Cates
Composing Voices
by Robert Pack
Mahjong All Day Long
by Ginnie Lo & Beth Lo
Darkest Before Dawn
by Clemens Work
Artwork
Art by Steve Glueckert
2004
2004
Winner
The Useful Girl
by Marcus Stevens
Honor Books
Little Things in a Big Country
by Hannah Hinchmen
Crown of the Continent
by Ralph Waldt
Tree Girl
by Ben Mikaelsen
Artwork
No photo. Artwork by Mary Leedom with Lightning Boy Star Quilts
2003
2003
Winner
Hope in Hard Times
by Mary Murphy
Honor Books
The Secret Life of Cowboys
by Tom Groneberg
Flight of the Fisherbird
by Nora Martin
Artwork
Barbara Theroux Presents Mary Murphy with quilt
2002
2002
Winner
Pictures from an Expedition
by Diane Smith
Honor Books
Perma Red
by Debra Earling
Silence & Solitude
by Thomas Murphy
The Big Burn
by Jeanette Ingold
Artwork
Artwork by Beth Lo