Lewis is a dedicated researcher of his Old West subjects before writing his novels. A past president of Western Writers of America (1996-1998), Lewis is also the recipient of two WWA Spur Awards, four Spur finalist nominations and two West Texas Historical Association Elmer Kelton Awards. He has written 21 Western novels, including his latest, The Fleecing of Fort Griffin (Wild Horse Press), two juvenile Westerns and dozens of freelance articles on the history of the American West. During his award-winning four-decade career in journalism and higher education, he served as director of the news bureau at Texas Tech University, director of the communications office at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, director of development and external relations for the Texas Tech University Libraries, one year as interim director of TTU’s Southwest Collection and 15 years as director of communications and marketing at Angelo State University. Midland, Texas, native Preston Lewis has spent much of his life working and writing in his beloved West Texas.
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