W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction
About the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction
This award honors the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war. It recognizes the service of American veterans and military personnel and encourages the writing and publishing of outstanding war-related fiction. Donated by William Young Boyd II.
Administered by:
| Name | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Last Paladin | The Last Paladin | 2023 - Winner |
| The Eagles Claw | 2022 - Winner | |
| A Quiet Cadence | A Quiet Cadence | 2021 - Winner |
| Darkness at Chancellorsville | Ralph Peters wins 2020 W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for excellence in military fiction | 2020 - Winner |
| McPadden, Ray | And The Whole Mountain Burned | 2019 - Winner |
| Shaara, Jeff | Frozen Hours | 2018 - Winner |
| Graham, J.M. | Arizona Moon | 2017 - Winner |
| Peters, Ralph | Valley of the Shadow | 2016 - Winner |
| Klay, Phil | Redeployment | 2015 - Winner |
| Peters, Ralph | Hell or Richmond | 2014 - Winner |
| Peters, Ralph | Cain at Gettysburg | 2013 - Winner |
| Deutermann, P.T. | Pacific Glory | 2012 - Winner |
| Marlantes, Karl | Matterhorn | 2011 - Winner |
| Hough, Jr., John | Seen the Glory | 2010 - Winner |
| Bausch, Richard | Peace | 2009 - Winner |
| Macomber, Robert N. | A Different Kind of Honor | 2008 - Winner |
| Mrazek, Robert J. | The Deadly Embrace | 2007 - Winner |
| Arvin, Nick | Articles of War | 2006 - Winner |
| Shaara, Jeff | To The Last Man: A Novel of The First World War | 2005 - Winner |
| Nelson, James L. | Glory In The Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy | 2004 - Winner |
| Brady, James | Warning of War | 2003 - Winner |
| West, Owen | Sharkman Six | 2002 - Winner |
| Simmons, Brigadier General Edwin Howard | Dog Company Six | 2001 - Winner |
| Mort, John | Soldier in Paradise | 2000 - Winner |
| McCaig, Donald | Jacob’s Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War | 1999 - Winner |
| Bahr, Howard | The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War | 1998 - Winner |
| Shaara, Jeff | Gods and Generals | 1997 - Winner |
