Tag Archives: Five Star Publishing

Book Three Sample Chapters

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

Chapter 1 of Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three, can now be viewed under the Books tab on this website. Over the next two weeks I will post Chapters 2 and 3. The publication date for Golden Spike has been set by Five Star … Continue reading →

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Golden Spike Cover

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

The front cover for Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three, is ready. Five Star Publishing is pressing ahead with final editing and production scheduling with a planned release date for the last book in my trilogy now set for July … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

What better way to start the New Year than to have the 2016 awards won by Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two recognized in the Winter 2017 SCBWI Bulletin. I know many of you do not read this fine publication that connects writers, illustrators, … Continue reading →

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Will Rogers Medallion Silver Award

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

On October 29, 2016, my novel Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two, received the Will Rogers Silver Medallion Award for 2016 Western Fiction for Younger Readers. The Will Rogers Medallion Award Committee’s program states that books in the Younger Readers’ category “contain … Continue reading →

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Visit with Michael Zimmer

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Michael Zimmer, fellow member of Western Writers of America, and I spent a pleasant evening dining at the Silverado Steakhouse in the South Point Hotel & Casino during his visit this week to Las Vegas. Michael came to town to … Continue reading →

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Wyoming State Historical Society Meeting in Buffalo, Wyoming

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

On Saturday, September 10, 2016, I participated in the 63rd annual meeting of the Wyoming State Historical Society in Buffalo, Wyoming. This friendly city of about 5,000 people, provided a grand welcome to the attendees at the meeting. As this Wyoming state … Continue reading →

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Bear Claws Wins Wyoming State Historical Society Award

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

On Saturday, September 10, 2016, The Wyoming State Historical Society presented Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two, with First Place in the Publications Category Fiction, “in recognition of the outstanding accomplishments and contributions to Wyoming’s legacy.” It is a … Continue reading →

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Anthem Authors Listed in Roundup Magazine

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Three members of Anthem Authors have book blubs listed in the August 2016 issue of Roundup Magazine, the official publication of Western Writers of America. Anthem Authors is a writing and critique group comprised, at the present, of thirty-three residents of Sun City … Continue reading →

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Wyoming State Historical Society Award for Bear Claws

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

The Wyoming State Historical Society Awards Committee informed me this past week that Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two has been selected to receive an award in the Publications Category for 2016. The award will be presented at a … Continue reading →

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Bear Claws Finalist for 2016 Will Rogers Medallion Award

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two, has been selected as a finalist for the 2016 Will Rogers Medallion Award in the category for Younger Readers. Eagle Talons, the first book in the trilogy about Will Braddock and his quest … Continue reading →

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