International Thriller Writers Awards Explained

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

International Thriller Writers Award recipients[1] !Year!Category!Author!Title!Publisher
2006Best First NovelImprobableWilliam Morrow
Best NovelThe Patriots ClubDelacorte Press
Best Paperback OriginalPride Runs DeepJove
Best ScreenplayCachéMichael Haneke
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2007[2] Best First NovelMr ClarinetPenguin
Best NovelKiller InstinctSt. Martin's Press
Best Paperback OriginalAn Unquiet GravePinnacle
Best ScreenplayThe Good Shepherd
Thrillermaster[3]
2008Best First NovelHeart-Shaped BoxWilliam Morrow
Best NovelThe GhostSimon & Schuster
Best Paperback OriginalThe Midnight RoadBantam
Silver Bullet AwardMacy's and David Baldacci
Thrillermaster
2009Best First NovelChild 44Grand Central Publishing
Best NovelThe Bodies Left BehindSimon & Schuster
Best Short Story"The Edge of Seventeen"The Darker Mask
Silver Bullet Award
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Thrillermaster
2010[4] Best First NovelRunning from the Devil
Best Hard Cover NovelThe Neighbor
Best Paperback Original NovelThe Coldest Mile
Best Short Story"A Stab in the Heart"
Silver Bullet Award
US Airways
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True Thrill Award
2011[5] Best First NovelStill Missing
Best Hard Cover NovelBad BloodVirgil Flowers Series, book 4
Best Paperback Original NovelThe Cold RoomTaylor Jackson Series, book 4
Best Short Story"The Gods for Vengeance Cry"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 2010
Silver Bullet Award
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True Thrill Award
2012[6] Best Hard Cover Novel11/22/63
Best Paperback Original NovelThe Last Minute
Best Short Story"Half-Lives"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March/April 2011
Silver Bullet Award
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True Thrill Award
2013Best E-Book Original NovelBlind Faith
Best First NovelThe 500
Best Hard Cover NovelSpilled Blood
Best Paperback Original NovelLake Country
Best Short StoryLost Things
Best Young Adult NovelFalse Memory
Silver Bullet Award
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2014[7] Best E-Book Original NovelThe World Beneath
Best First NovelRed Sparrow
Best Hard Cover NovelThe Demonologist
Best Paperback Original NovelThe One I Left Behind
Best Short Story"Footprints in Water"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 2013
Best Young Adult NovelAll Our Yesterdays
Silver Bullet Award
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2015[8] Best E-Book Original NovelHard Fall
Best First NovelThe Weight of Blood
Best Hard Cover NovelThe Fever
Best Paperback Original NovelMoonlight Weeps
Best Short Story"The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Best Young Adult NovelNearly Gone
Silver Bullet Award
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2016[9] Best E-Book Original NovelThe Prisoner's Gold
Best First NovelBull Mountain
Best Hard Cover NovelThe Fifth Gospel
Best Paperback Original NovelAgainst All Enemies
Best Short Story"Gun Accident: An Investigation"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Best Young Adult NovelPretending to be Erica
Silver Bullet Award
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2017Best E-Book Original NovelRomeo's Way
Best First NovelThe Drifter
Best Hard Cover NovelBefore the Fall
Best Paperback Original NovelThe Body Reader
Best Short Story"Big Momma"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Best Young Adult NovelSteeplejack
Silver Bullet Award
Thriller Legend Award
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2018[10] [11] Best E-Book Original NovelSecond Chance
Best First NovelThe Freedom Broker
Best Hard Cover NovelFinal Girls
Best Paperback Original NovelGrievance
Best Short Story"Charcoal and Cherry"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Best Young Adult NovelThe Rains
Silver Bullet Award
Thriller Legend Award (Oceanview Publishing)
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2019[12] [13] Best E-Book Original NovelPray for the Innocent
Best First NovelThe Chalk Man
Best Hard Cover NovelJar of Hearts
Best Paperback Original NovelThe Lost Man
Best Short Story"Nana"Killer Women: Crime Club Anthology #2
Best Young Adult NovelGirl at the Grave
Silver Bullet Award
Thriller Legend Award
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2020[14] Best E-Book Original NovelClose To You
Best First NovelMiracle Creek
Best Hard Cover NovelThe Chain
Best Paperback Original NovelThe Scholar
Best Short Story"The Long-Term Tenant"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Best Young Adult NovelKeep This To Yourself
2021Best E-Book Original NovelA Killing Game
Best First NovelWinter Counts
Best Hard Cover NovelBlacktop Wasteland
Best Paperback Original NovelWhat Lies Between Us
Best Short Story"Rent Due"
Best Young Adult NovelThrowaway Girls
2022[15] Best Audiobook with Adam Lazarre-White (narrator)Razorblade TearsMacmillan
Best E-Book Original NovelBlood ParishE. J. Findorff
Best First NovelMy Sweet GirlBerkley
Best Hardcover NovelRazorblade TearsFlatiron Books
Best Paperback Original NovelBloodlineThomas & Mercer
Best Short Story"The Lemonade Stand"Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Best Young Adult NovelThe ProjectWednesday Books
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Diana Gabaldon
2023Best AudiobookJennifer HillierThings We Do in the DarkMacmillan Audio
Best E-Book Original NovelDiane JeffreyThe Couple at Causeway CottageHarperCollins
Best First NovelLauren NossettThe ResemblanceFlatiron Books
Best Hardcover NovelCatriona WardSundialMacmillan
Best Paperback Original NovelFreida McFaddenThe Housemaid Grand Central Publishing
Best Short StoryCatherine Steadman"Stockholm"
Best Young Adult NovelKate McLaughlinDaughterWednesday Books
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Nominees and Winners . 2022-06-09 . International Thriller Writers . en-GB . 2022-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802123057/https://thrillerwriters.org/past-nominees-and-winners/ . live .
  2. Web site: 2007-07-16 . Awards: International Thriller Writers 2007 Thriller Awards . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2021-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210822070811/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=475 . live .
  3. Web site: 2006-08-11 . Patterson Wins ThrillerMaster; Must Wait a Year for Award . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2024-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510221646/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=265 . live .
  4. Web site: 2010-07-13 . Awards: International Thriller Writers . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2024-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510221646/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1230 . live .
  5. Web site: 2011-07-11 . Awards: Thriller Winners . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609162802/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1504 . live .
  6. Web site: 2012-07-16 . Awards: International Thriller Winners . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2024-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510221645/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1783 . live .
  7. Web site: 2014-07-14 . wards: Frank O'Connor; ITW Thriller, Branford Boase . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2023-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406131310/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2295 . live .
  8. Web site: 2015-07-13 . Awards: Thriller Winners . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609162801/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2547 . live .
  9. Web site: International Thriller Writers Awards 2016 . 2022-06-09 . Book Reporter . 2017-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170826030923/http://www.bookreporter.com/features/awards/international-thriller-writers-awards-2016 . live .
  10. Web site: 2018-07-16 . International Thriller Writers Announce 2018 Award Winners . 2022-06-09 . MysteryTribune . en-US . 2021-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727183623/https://www.mysterytribune.com/international-thriller-writers-announce-2018-award-winners/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2018-07-16 . Awards: ITW Thriller Winners; Taste Canada Finalists . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609172011/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3291 . live .
  12. Web site: McDowell . Laura-Blaise . 2019-07-16 . The 2019 ITW Thriller Award Winners Have Been Announced . 2022-06-09 . Bookstr . en-US . 2021-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211203131222/https://bookstr.com/article/the-2019-itw-thriller-award-winners-have-been-announced/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2019-07-16 . Awards: ITW Thriller Winners . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609170507/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3536 . live .
  14. Web site: 2020-07-17 . Awards: Miles Franklin, ITW Thriller Winners . 2022-06-09 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609162803/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3783 . live .
  15. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2022-06-07 . International Thriller Award Winners Are Revealed . 2022-06-09 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609022611/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/international-thriller-award-winners-are-revealed/ . live .