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==Founders and participants==
==Founders and participants==
Co-founders [[Gayle Lynds]] and [[David Morrell]] are the organization's first co-presidents. Its membership includes [[David Baldacci]], [[Steve Berry (novelist)|Steve Berry]], [[Dale Brown]], [[Sandra Brown]], [[Lisa Gardner]], [[Brian Garfield]], [[David Liss]], [[Lee Child]], [[Lincoln Child]], [[Clive Cussler]], [[David Dun]], [[Joseph Finder]], [[Tess Gerritsen]], [[Raelynn Hillhouse]], [[Gregg Hurwitz]], [[Faye Kellerman]], [[Jonathan Kellerman]], [[John Lescroart]], [[Katherine Neville (author)|Katherine Neville]], [[Ridley Pearson]], [[Kira Peikoff]], [[Douglas Preston]], [[M. J. Rose]], [[R. L. Stine]], [[M. Diane Vogt]], and [[Stuart Woods]].
Co-founders [[Gayle Lynds]] and [[David Morrell]] are the organization's first co-presidents. Its membership includes [[David Baldacci]], [[Steve Berry (novelist)|Steve Berry]], [[Dale Brown]], [[Sandra Brown]], [[Lisa Gardner]], [[Brian Garfield]], [[David Liss]], [[Lee Child]], [[Lincoln Child]], [[Clive Cussler]], [[David Dun]], [[Joseph Finder]], [[Tess Gerritsen]], [[Raelynn Hillhouse]], [[Gregg Hurwitz]], [[Faye Kellerman]], [[Jonathan Kellerman]], [[John Lescroart]], [[Katherine Neville (author)|Katherine Neville]], [[Ridley Pearson]], [[Kira Peikoff]], [[Douglas Preston]], [[M. J. Rose]], [[R. L. Stine]], [[M. Diane Vogt]], and [[Stuart Woods]], among others.{{cn|date=October 2014}}


==Events and awards==
==Events and awards==

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International Thriller Writers, Inc., was founded October 9, 2004, at Bouchercon XXXV, the "World Mystery and Suspense Conference", in Toronto, Canada. Six months later, some 150 authors with more than one billion books sold worldwide had joined the organization as founding members.[citation needed]

Founders and participants

Co-founders Gayle Lynds and David Morrell are the organization's first co-presidents. Its membership includes David Baldacci, Steve Berry, Dale Brown, Sandra Brown, Lisa Gardner, Brian Garfield, David Liss, Lee Child, Lincoln Child, Clive Cussler, David Dun, Joseph Finder, Tess Gerritsen, Raelynn Hillhouse, Gregg Hurwitz, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, John Lescroart, Katherine Neville, Ridley Pearson, Kira Peikoff, Douglas Preston, M. J. Rose, R. L. Stine, M. Diane Vogt, and Stuart Woods, among others.[citation needed]

Events and awards

This is the first professional organization for thriller authors.[citation needed] The first thriller festival (ThrillerFest) for readers was held in June 2006 in Scottsdale, Arizona, at which the International Thriller Writers Awards for outstanding work in the field were announced.

Publications

James Patterson edited the first anthology of all-original thriller short stories, titled Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night and released in June 2006 by Mira publishers.[1] Clive Cussler edited the second, titled Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down, also published by Mira, released May 26, 2009.[2]

See also

External links

  1. ^ Patterson, James (Editor); International Thriller Writers, Inc. (2006). Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night. ISBN 9780778322993). {{cite book}}: |author1= has generic name (help); Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Unknown parameter |pubilsher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Clive Cusser (Editor); International Thriller Writers, Inc. Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down. Mira. ISBN 9780778327233. {{cite book}}: |author1= has generic name (help)