PEQUOT LAKES — Pequot Lakes author Candace Simar recently received two national book awards including the Silver Willa Literary Award from Women Writing the West and third place in the Catholic Media Association Book Award for her book “Sister Lumberjack,” published by North Star Press of Minnesota.

The Willa Literary Award is named in honor of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Willa Cather. It recognizes the best literature that features women's or girls' stories set in the North American West, published each year. The award is presented by Women Writing the West, an organization dedicated to promoting the voices of women writers in the Western genre. Simar’s book will be recognized at the 2025 WILLA Literary Award conference scheduled for Oct. 16-18.

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