The Lone Star Insulator Club recognizes the research published in insulator magazines by presenting the N.R. Woodward Literary Award to the author of the best research article. Nominations for this year's award were as follows: Dick Bowman, Webster, New York "W.E. Simonds' Telegraph Insulator" Crown Jewels of the Wire, October 1996 Denny Hackthorne, Riverside, California "Raiders of the Lost Pony" Crown Jewels of the Wire, October 1996 Jimmy Burns, Conroe, Texas "Radio-Treated Porcelain Insulators" Rainbow Riders, February 1996 Morgan Davis, Toronto, Ontario "Recent Dig Yields Wood-Covered CD 724.3 Insulators" Crown Jewels of the Wire, July 1996 David French, Hastings, Minnesota "The Big Climb" Rainbow Riders, June 1996 Dan Howard Portland, Oregon "Radio Strains Aren't as Bad as They Sound!" Crown Jewels of the Wire, November 1996 Paul M. Plunkett, Boonton, New Jersey "Canadian Wade Insulators" Crown Jewels of the Wire, July, 1996 Matt Poage, Westminster, Colorado "Denver Glass: WFG and Good CD 106's" Rainbow Riders, December 1996 David Sztramski, Cranford, New Jersey "New Stuff From Old Bridge" Crown Jewels of the Wire, January 1996 All those who contribute to the hobby's publications deserve special recognition. Thank you to all who provide reading enjoyment each month for so many readers. The winner of the N.R. Woodward Literary Award was Paul M. Plunkett.