Dispatch Office

Welcome to the Saddlebag Dispatch Office.

You’ll find all of our previous issues right here. Just click on the covers and stroll on down the boardwalk back to your favorite story or article.

Summer 2024 (Volume 10, Issue 1)

Winter 2023 (Volume 9, Issue 2)

Summer 2023 (Volume 9, Issue 1)

Winter 2022 (Volume 8, Issue 2)

Summer 2022 (Volume 8, Issue 1)

Winter 2021 (Volume 7, Issue 2)

Summer 2021 (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Winter 2020 (Volume 6, Issue 2)

Summer 2020 (Volume 6, Issue 1)

Autumn/Winter 2019 (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Spring/Summer 2019 (Volume 5, Issue 1)

Autumn/Winter 2018 (Volume 4, Issue 2)

Spring/Summer 2018 (Volume 4, Issue 1)

Autumn/Winter 2017 (Volume 3, Issue 2)

Spring/Summer 2017 (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Winter, 2016 (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Autumn, 2016 (Volume 2, Issue 3)

Summer, 2016 (Volume 2, Issue 2)

Spring, 2016 (Volume 2, Issue 1)

Winter, 2015 (Volume 1, Issue 2)

Autumn 2014 (Volume 1, Issue 1)

Good News From Saddlebag Dispatches Magazine

Congratulations to the Winner and Finalists Western Fictioneers Best Short-Fiction (2021)

Winner- Kathleen Morris for “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary,” Summer 2021.

Finalists-Richard Prosch for “The Running Day,” Summer 2021 and Dennis Doty for “When It Rains,” Winter 2021.

The Winner of The Second Annual Mustanger Award is Bruce Harris for “Yellow Town.” He will receive a $25 first prize, and his story was published in the Summer 2022 issue.

The first runner-up is Brandon Barrows for “Lone Star Hate.” His story was also published in the Summer 2022 issue.

Thank you again to our independent award winning judges- L.J. Washburn, Richard Prosch, and Therese Greenwood.

Congratulations to our Finalist for the Will Rogers Medallion Award in Western Short Stories (2021)

Richard Prosch for “The Running Day,” Summer 2021

For complete details about submissions click here.