Hillerman Prize Explained

The Hillerman Prize (2007–2021) was an annual literary award presented to a unpublished author whose mystery novel is set in the Southwest United States. The prize honored American writer Tony Hillerman (1925–2008).[1]

In 2016, Western Writers of America began sponsoring the prize alongside Minotaur Books and Wordharvest.[2]

Winners

Prize winners[3] [4] !Year!Author!Title!
2007[5] [6]
2008
2009No award presented
2010
2011City of Saints
2012No award presented
2013Bad Country
2014Dark Reservations
2015
2016No award presented
2017Hearts of the Missing [7]
2018No award presented
2019Pay Dirt Road [8]
2020Off the Air[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Hillerman Prize . 2024-05-15 . Stop, You're Killing Me! . December 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209013307/http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Hillerman.html . live .
  2. Web site: 2016-07-06 . The Tony Hillerman Prize partners with the Western Writers of America . 2024-05-15 . Crimespree Magazine . en-US . February 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211031948/http://crimespreemag.com/the-tony-hillerman-prize-partners-with-the-western-writers-of-america/ . live .
  3. Web site: The Hillerman Prize . 2024-05-15 . Stop, You're Killing Me! . December 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209013307/http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Hillerman.html . live .
  4. Web site: 2021-10-13 . Phoenix Author Wins Prestigious Tony Hillerman Prize . 2024-05-15 . . en-US . November 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128090011/https://poisonedpen.com/2021/10/13/phoenix-author-wins-prestigious-tony-hillerman-prize/ . live .
  5. Web site: The Tony Hillerman Prize: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction. . 2024-05-15 . Crime Fiction Awards . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515144906/https://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-tony-hillerman.html . live .
  6. Web site: Cogdill . Oline H. . Winner of Tony Hillerman Prize . 2024-05-15 . Mystery Scene Magazine . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515152556/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/5126-winner-of-tony-hillerman-prize . live .
  7. Web site: Severson . Alexia . 2017-07-20 . Las Cruces author wins 2017 Tony Hillerman Prize . 2024-05-15 . . en-US . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515152513/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/community/2017/07/19/las-cruces-author-wins-2017-tony-hillerman-prize/486018001/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2020-07-31 . Atlanta Bookseller Wins Tony Hillerman Prize . 2024-05-15 . . en . December 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205151405/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2831 . live .
  9. Web site: 2021-11-02 . Journalist Christina Estes wins Tony Hillerman prize for best first mystery novel . 2024-05-15 . . en-US . October 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142803/https://azpbs.org/horizon/2021/11/journalist-christina-estes-wins-tony-hillerman-prize-for-best-first-mystery-novel/ . live .