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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.




History


On October 9, 2004, at Bouchercon XXXV, the "World Mystery and Suspense Conference", in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, International Thriller Writers was founded. The organization was founded by Gayle Lynds and David Morrell and they became the organization's first co-presidents.




Notable members / alumni



Notable members of International Thriller Writers include the following.

David Baldacci
Steve Berry
Dale Brown
Sandra Brown
S.A. Cosby
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
Stuart Woods




Events and awards


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 the field were announced.
Other events and programs include:

Debut Authors Program
Online Thriller School
The Big Thrill online magazine
Write2Thrill.org knowledge portal (upcoming)
ITW Town Halls - video seminars
Operation Thriller - USO tour




Publications






= Thriller series

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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.




= Watchlist series

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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 a 17-part serial. It is now available in other formats than audiobook.
Jeffery Deaver; International Thriller Writers, Inc.; Alfred Molina (Narrator) (2009). The Copper Bracelet. Brilliance Audio. ISBN 9781441830708. The sequel to The Chopin Manuscript.




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






External links


Official website

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