CWA Dagger in the Library Longlist Announced
The Crime Writers’ Assoication of Britain (CWA) has announced the longlist for its 2011 Dagger in the Libray as follows:
SJ Bolton (Bantam Press, Transworld)
William Brodrick (Little, Brown)
RJ Ellory (Orion)
Jason Goodwin (Faber & Faber)
Elly Griffths (Quercus)
Sophie Hanna (Hodder & Stoughton)
John Harvey (William Heinemann)
Mo Hayder (Bantam Press, Transworld)
Susan Hill (Vintage)
Graham Hurley (Orion)
Peter James (Macmillan)
Philip Kerr (Quercus)
Phil Rickman (Quercus)
CJ Sansom (Macmillan)
Andrew Taylor (Penguin)
LC Tyler (Macmillan)
The Dagger in the Libray is awarded to an author for a body of work, rather than a single title, and longlisted authors are nominated by UK libraries and Reader’ Groups and judged by a panel of librarians. The shortlist will be announced at Crimefest on May 20, and the winner will be announced during the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, on July 22 in Harrogate.
2011 Thriller Awards Nominees
ITW is proud to announce the finalists for the 2011 Thriller Awards!
ITW refers to International Thriller Writers.
Best Hard Cover Novel:
Michael Connelly THE REVERSAL (Little Brown)
Jeffery Deaver EDGE: A NOVEL (Simon & Schuster)
Brian Freeman THE BURYING PLACE (Minatour)
Mo Hayder SKIN (Grove)
John Sanford BAD BLOOD (Putnam)
Best Paperback Original:
Robert Gregory Browne DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN (St. Martin’s)
Max Allan Collins and Matthew Clemens YOU CAN’T STOP ME (Pinnacle)
J.T. Ellison THE COLD ROOM (Mira)
Shane Gericke TORN APART (Pinnacle)
John Trace THE VENICE CONSPIRACY (Hachette Digital)
Best First Novel:
Carla Buckley THE THINGS THAT KEEP US HERE (Random House)
Paul Doiron THE POACHER’S SON (Minatour)
Reece Hirsch THE INSIDER (Berkley)
Thomas Kaufman DRINK THE TEA (Minatour)
Chevy Stevens STILL MISSING (St. Martin’s)
Best Short Story:
Mike Carey Second Wind (THE NEW DEAD, St. Martin’s)
Michael Connelly Blue on Black (Strand Magazine)
Richard Helms The God for Vengeance Cry (Dell Magazine)
Harley Jane Kozak Madeeda (Crimes By Midnight)
Nicolas Kaufman Chasing the Dragon (ChiZine Magazine)
Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins Long Time Dead (Strand Magazine)
2011 Thriller Awards Winners to be announced at ThrillerFest VI July 9, 2011,
Grand Hyatt, NYC.