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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.{{fact|date=February 2012}} |
'''International Thriller Writers''', Inc. (ITW), 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.{{fact|date=February 2012}} As of October 5, 2014, the organization's website boasts of having over 3,100 members in 28 countries.<ref>{{cite web|website=International Thriller Writers|title=Home page|url=http://thrillerwriters.org/|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> |
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International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW), 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] As of October 5, 2014, the organization's website boasts of having over 3,100 members in 28 countries.[1]
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, released in June 2006 by Mira.[2] Clive Cussler edited the second, titled Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down, released May 26, 2009 by Mira.[3]
See also
- Conspiracy thriller
- Crime fiction
- Detective fiction
- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Spy fiction
- Techno-thriller
- Thriller film
- Whodunit
- List of authors
- List of crime writers
- List of detective fiction authors
- List of mystery writers
- List of thriller authors
References
- ^ "Home page". International Thriller Writers. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ Patterson, James (Editor); International Thriller Writers, Inc. (2006). Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night. Mira. ISBN 9780778322993.
{{cite book}}:|author1=has generic name (help) - ^ Clive Cusser (Editor); International Thriller Writers, Inc. Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down. Mira. ISBN 9780778327233.
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