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The 2022 ITW Thriller Awards: Nominees and Winners

By Crime HQ

June 7, 2022

Best Hardcover Novel THE TURNOUT by Megan Abbott (Penguin/Putnam) RAZORBLADE TEARS by S.A. Cosby (Flatiron Books) ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney (Flatiron Books) THESE TOXIC THINGS by Rachel Howzell Hall (Thomas & Mercer) RED WINDOW by Alma Katsu (Penguin/Putnam) I AM NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM by Eric Rickstad (Blackstone Publishing) Best First Novel GIRL A…

From the Front Lines of ThrillerFest 2019

By Joe Brosnan

July 16, 2019

Every July, the premier thriller writers from around the world convene at the Grand Hyatt—a hotel connected to Grand Central Terminal—in New York City for ThrillerFest, a multi-day convention filled with panels, camaraderie, and more than a few cocktails. It’s a yearly tradition for many authors, and like any good thriller, you never truly know…

The 2019 ITW Thriller Award Nominees

By Crime HQ

May 22, 2019

The International Thriller Writers (ITW) recently announced the 2019 Thriller Award nominees. Join us in congratulating these worthy authors and books! BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL Lou Berney — NOVEMBER ROAD (William Morrow) Julia Heaberlin — PAPER GHOSTS (Ballantine Books) Jennifer Hillier — JAR OF HEARTS (Minotaur Books) Karin Slaughter — PIECES OF HER (William Morrow) Paul…

ThrillerFest XI: Sights, Sounds, and Screams

By Thomas Pluck

July 13, 2016

If you’re not familiar with ThrillerFest, it’s the official convention of the International Thriller Writers, held every July in New York City at the Grand Hyatt hotel. The basic convention is two days, Friday and Saturday, with the Thriller Awards banquet held Saturday evening. But, there’s a lot more if you include CraftFest, Master CraftFest,…

The ZINNG: Movie Prisoners, Introverted Authors, Why Women Love Crime Fiction

By Crime HQ

September 17, 2015

There have been many captivating criminals who've graced the big screen, and a few writers over at Grantland have ranked the top ten movie prisoners of all time. Meghan Tifft,  a self-declared introvert and debut author, recently sat down with Steph Cha to discuss her new book The Long Fire over at The Life Sentence.…

Fan Favorites: 2014’s Mystery Conventions

By Deborah Lacy

February 4, 2014

2014 promises to be chock full of wonderful mystery conventions and conferences ranging from Bouchercon— the world’s largest crime fiction convention—to more tightly-focused conferences like Malice Domestic, which specializes in traditional and cozy mysteries. Thrillerfest is, of course, primarily about thrillers, and Left Coast Crime is regional, but also offers the year's only humorous mystery…

ITW Thriller Award

Congratulations to the 2011 Thriller Award Winners!

By Crime HQ

July 10, 2011

During a gala banquet and celebration held on Saturday, July 9 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, the International Thriller Writers announced the winners of the 2011 Thriller Awards:    

ThrillerFest VI: July 6-9, Grand Hyatt NYC, sponsored by ITW

2011’s ThrillerFest VI Begins!

By Clare Toohey

July 7, 2011

Tonight is the opening reception for ThrillerFest VI here in New York City, a conference for thriller writers and fans hosted by ITW,  the International Thriller Writers.  The early sessions of CraftFest and AgentFest wrap up later today, and tomorrow, the author panels and signings begin in earnest— and there are a ton of them! …

Michael Jackson in Thriller music video with zombies

The Department of Thrills

By B. Kent Anderson

May 29, 2011

A crime is a crime, isn’t it? Well, jaywalking is a crime. (Though when was the last time you even heard that term used, much less heard of someone being cited for it.)  So is murder. So is conspiracy to commit treason. So all crimes are not created equal, and such is the glorious nature…

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