International Thriller Writers Awards
The International Thriller Writers Awards are awarded by International Thriller Writers at the annual Thrillerfest conferences for outstanding work in the field since 2006.
Award winners[]
2006
- Thrillermaster: Clive Cussler
- Best Novel: The Patriots Club, Christopher Reich (Delacorte Press)
- Best First Novel: Improbable, Adam Fawer (William Morrow)
- Best Paperback Original: Pride Runs Deep, (Jove)
- Best Screenplay: Caché (Hidden), Michael Haneke
2007
- Thrillermaster: James Patterson
- Best Novel: Killer Instinct, Joseph Finder (St. Martin's Press)
- Best First Novel: Mr Clarinet, Nick Stone (Penguin)
- Best Paperback Original: An Unquiet Grave, P.J. Parrish (Pinnacle)
- Best Screenplay: The Good Shepherd, Eric Roth
2008
- Thrillermaster: Sandra Brown
- Best Novel: The Ghost, Robert Harris (Simon & Schuster)
- Best First Novel: Heart-Shaped Box, Joe Hill (William Morrow)
- Best Paperback Original: The Midnight Road, Tom Piccirilli, (Bantam)
- Silver Bullet Award: Macy's and David Baldacci
2009
- Thrillermaster: David Morrell
- Best Novel: The Bodies Left Behind, Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster)
- Best First Novel: Child 44, Tom Rob Smith (Grand Central Publishing)
- Best Short Story: The Edge of Seventeen, Alexandra Sokoloff (The Darker Mask)
- Silver Bullet Award: Brad Meltzer
2010[1]
- Thrillermaster: Ken Follett
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Lisa Gardner, The Neighbor
- Best Paperback Original Novel: Tom Piccirilli, The Coldest Mile
- Best First Novel: Jamie Freveletti, Running from the Devil
- Best Short Story: Twist Phelan, "A Stab in the Heart"
- True Thrill Award: Mark Bowden
- Silver Bullet Award: Linda Fairstein
2011
- Thrillermaster: R. L. Stine
- Best Hard Cover Novel: John Sandford, Bad Blood (Virgil Flowers Series, book 4)
- Best Paperback Original Novel: , The Cold Room (Taylor Jackson Series, book 4)
- Best First Novel: Chevy Stevens, Still Missing
- Best Short Story: , "The Gods for Vengeance Cry" in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (November 2010)
- True Thrill Award: Joe McGinniss
- Silver Bullet Award: Karin Slaughter
2012
- Thrillermaster: Jack Higgins
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Stephen King, 11/22/63
- Best Paperback Original Novel: Jeff Abbott, The Last Minute
- Best First Novel: , Spiral
- Best Short Story: , "Half-Lives" in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (March/April 2011)
- True Thrill Award: Ann Rule
- Silver Bullet Award: Richard North Patterson
2013[2]
- Thrillermaster: Anne Rice
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Brian Freeman, Spilled Blood
- Best Paperback Original Novel: Sean Doolittle, Lake Country
- Best First Novel: , The 500
- Best Short Story: John Rector, Lost Things
- Best Young Adult Novel: , False Memory
- Best E-Book Original Novel: CJ Lyons – Blind Faith
- Silver Bullet Award: Steve Berry
2014[3]
- Thrillermaster: Scott Turow
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Andrew Pyper, The Demonologist
- Best Paperback Original Novel: Jennifer McMahon, The One I Left Behind
- Best First Novel: Jason Matthews, Red Sparrow
- Best Short Story: Twist Phelan, "Footprints in Water" in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (July 2013)
- Best Young Adult Novel: , All Our Yesterdays
- Best E-Book Original Novel: Rebecca Cantrell – The World Beneath
- Silver Bullet Award: Brenda Novak
- Thrillermaster: Nelson DeMille
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Megan Abbott, The Fever
- Best Paperback Original Novel: , Moonlight Weeps
- Best First Novel: , The Weight of Blood
- Best Short Story: , "The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky" in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
- Best Young Adult Novel: , Nearly Gone
- Best E-Book Original Novel: – Hard Fall
- Silver Bullet Award: Kathy Reichs
2016[6]
- Thrillermaster: Heather Graham
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Ian Caldwell, The Fifth Gospel
- Best Paperback Original Novel: John Gilstrap, Against All Enemies
- Best First Novel: Brian Panowich, Bull Mountain
- Best Short Story: Joyce Carol Oates, "Gun Accident: An Investigation", Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
- Best Young Adult Novel: Michelle Painchaud, Pretending to be Erica
- Best E-Book Original Novel: Chris Kuzneski, The Prisoner's Gold
- Silver Bullet Award: John Lescroart
2017[7]
- Thrillermaster: Lee Child
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Noah Hawley, Before the Fall
- Best Paperback Original Novel: Anne Frasier, The Body Reader
- Best First Novel: Nick Petrie, The Drifter
- Best Short Story: Joyce Carol Oates, "Big Momma", Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
- Best Young Adult Novel: A. J. Hartley, Steeplejack
- Best E-Book Original Novel: James Scott Bell, Romeo's Way
- Silver Bullet Award: Lisa Gardner
- Thriller Legend Award: Tom Doherty
2018
- [8]Thrillermaster: George R. R. Martin
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Riley Sager, Final Girls
- Best Paperback Original Novel: Christine Bell, Grievance
- Best First Novel: K. J. Howe, The Freedom Broker
- Best Short Story: Zoë Z. Dean, "Charcoal and Cherry", Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
- Best Young Adult Novel: Gregg Hurwitz, The Rains
- Best E-Book Original Novel: Sean Black, Second Chance
- Silver Bullet Award: James Rollins
- Thriller Legend Award: Robert Gussin and Patricia Gussin
2019[9]
- Thrillermaster: John Sandford
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Jennifer Hillier, Jar of Hearts
- Best Paperback Original Novel: Jane Harper, The Lost Man
- Best First Novel: C. J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
- Best Short Story: Helen Smith, "Nana", Killer Women: Crime Club Anthology #2
- Best Young Adult Novel: Teri Bailey Black, Girl at the Grave
- Best E-Book Original Novel: Alan Orloff, Pray for the Innocent
- Silver Bullet Award: Harlan Coben
- Thriller Legend Award: Margaret Marbury
2020[10]
- Best Hard Cover Novel: Adrian McKinty, The Chain
- Best Paperback Original Novel: Dervla McTiernan, The Scholar
- Best First Novel: Angie Kim, Miracle Creek
- Best Short Story: Tara Laskowski, "The Long-Term Tenant", Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
- Best Young Adult Novel: Tom Ryan, Keep This To Yourself
- Best E-Book Original Novel: Kerry Wilkinson, Close To You
References[]
- ^ Peter Canon. "International Thriller Writers Announces Award Winners", Publishers Weekly, July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Past Nominees and Winners". International Thriller Writers. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Thriller Awards". Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "2015 Thriller Awards". International Thriller Writers. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Past Nominees and Winners". International Thriller Writers (2007-2016). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "International Thriller Writers Awards 2016". www.bookreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "International Thriller Writers Announce 2018 Award Winners". MysteryTribune. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The 2019 ITW Thriller Award Winners Have Been Announced". bookstr.com. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "2021 Thriller Awards – International Thriller Writers". thrillerwriters.org. Retrieved Jan 5, 2021.
External links[]
- International Thriller Writers Awards, official website
- Current and Past Thriller Awards
Categories:
- Fiction awards
- International literary awards
- Awards established in 2006