International Thriller Writers ( ITW ), was founded October 9, 2004, at Bouchercon XXXV , the "World Mystery and Suspense Conference", in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Six months later, some 150 authors with more than one billion books sold worldwide had joined the organization as founding members. As of October 5, 2014, the organization's website said it had more than 3,100 members in 28 countries.
3-459: The International Thriller Writers Awards are awarded by International Thriller Writers at the annual Thrillerfest conferences for outstanding work in the field since 2006. International Thriller Writers On October 9, 2004, at Bouchercon XXXV , the "World Mystery and Suspense Conference", in Toronto , Ontario , Canada, International Thriller Writers was founded. The organization
6-877: The field were announced. Other events and programs include: 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 . Clive Cussler edited the second, titled Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down , released May 26, 2009 by Mira. Sandra Brown edited the third, titled Thriller 3: Love Is Murder , released May 29, 2012 by Mira. Jeffery Deaver ; International Thriller Writers, Inc.; Alfred Molina (Narrator) (November 1, 2008). The Chopin Manuscript : A Serial Thriller . Brilliance Audio. ISBN 9781423377023 . Originally broadcast weekly on Audible.com (25 September 2007 to 13 November 2007), as
9-581: Was founded by Gayle Lynds and David Morrell and they became the organization's first co-presidents. Notable members of International Thriller Writers include the following. This is the first professional organization for thriller authors. 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
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