International Thriller Writers Awards

Awards: International Thriller Writers

Recipients of this year's International Thriller Writers literary awards were named during Thrillerfest in New York City over the weekend. In April I told you about the award shortlist. Here now are the winners:
* ThrillerMaster Award: David Morrell, in recognition of his vast body of work and influence in the field of literature.

* Silver Bullet Award: Brad Meltzer, for contributions to the advancement of literacy.

* Silver Bullet Corporate Award: Dollar General Literacy Foundation, for longstanding support of literacy and education.

* Best Thriller of the Year: The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver (we also own this in large print and audiobook)

*Best First Novel: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (also in audiobook and electronic downloadable book)

* Best Short Story: "The Edge of Seventeen" by Alexandra Sokoloff

Thriller Awards - Top thriller novels and short stories of 2008 nominated

International Thriller Writers have announced the nominations of the top thriller novels and short stories of 2008 for the prestegious Thriller Awards. Click here for more.

Highlights of the nominations:
BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR
Hold Tight by Harlan Coben
The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross
The Last Patriot by Brad Thor
BEST FIRST NOVEL
Calumet City by Charlie Newton
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Criminal Paradise by Steven Thomas
Sacrifice by S. J. Bolton
The Killer's Wife by Bill Floyd
THRILLERMASTER AWARD
David Morrell honoring his influential body of work.

Recipients will be recognized and winners announced at ThrillerFest 2009, July 8-11.

3rd Annual Thrillerfest July 9-12

Thrillerfest takes place in New York City this year from July 9-12. At the 2004 Bouchercon World Mystery and Suspense Conference in Toronto a group of thriller authors got together to establish a new organization to celebrate and promote specifically thrillers. International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW) was founded to award literary prizes and promote connections in the thriller-writing world. Thrillerfest this July will be their 3rd annual convention. See http://www.thrillerwriters.org/ for more info.

See also My Next Good Book for a list of Staff Picks - Favorite thrillers.