International Thriller Writers Announces 2024 Thriller Award Winners!

 

2024 ITW Thriller Award Winners!

During a gala banquet and celebration held on Saturday, June 1st at the Sheraton Times Square in New York City, the International Thriller Writers announced the winners of the 2024 Thriller Awards. 

BEST FIRST NOVEL

I.S. Berry – THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW (Atria)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL

Luke Dumas – THE PALEONTOLOGIST (Atria)

BEST E-BOOK ORIGINAL NOVEL

Robert Swartwood – THE KILLING ROOM (Blackstone Publishing)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Elizabeth Wein – STATELESS (Little, Brown & Co.)

BEST SHORT STORY

Lisa Unger – UNKNOWN CALLER (Amazon Original Stories)

BEST AUDIOBOOK

Gregg Hurwitz – THE LAST ORPHAN (Macmillan); Narrated by Scott Brick

BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL

S.A. Cosby – ALL THE SINNERS BLEED (Flatiron Books)

Congratulations to all the finalists! 

Also receiving special recognition during the ThrillerFest XIX Awards Banquet:

·         2024 ThrillerMaster, Tess Gerritsen

·         2024 ThrillerMaster, Dennis Lehane

·         2024 Spotlight Guest, Steph Cha

·         2024 Spotlight Guest, Ruth Ware

·         2024 Silver Bullet Award, Louise Penny

·         2024 Thriller Legend, Audible

·         2024 ThrillerFan, Ayo Onatade

The Board of Directors and members of the International Thriller Writers wish to congratulate all the winners and nominees of the 2024 Thriller Awards. 

Special thanks to the Thriller Award judges for their hard work and dedication!

Submissions for the 2025 ITW Thriller Awards will open on June 12, 2024 at https://www.ThrillerWriters.org.

Tosca Lee
ITW Board of Directors, Vice President, Awards