Showing posts with label Private Eye Writers of America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Private Eye Writers of America. Show all posts
Sunday, October 06, 2024
Mystery Fanfare: Robert J. Randisi: R.I.P.
Mystery Fanfare: Robert J. Randisi: R.I.P.: Boy, this is sad news. Robert J. Randisi (Bob) passed away. I don't have a lot of details yet, but I'll post when I have them. Righ...
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Wednesday, June 02, 2021
Saturday, September 28, 2019
SleuthSayers: A little about Private Eyes by O'Neil De Noux
SleuthSayers: A little about Private Eyes: by O'Neil De Noux We all know there is no one-way to write, no one type of private eye, no rules – except to write clearly. In ...
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Friday, September 22, 2017
Mystery Fanfare: Shamus Award Winners 2017
Mystery Fanfare: Shamus Award Winners 2017: 2017 PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA SHAMUS AWARD WINNERS . T he winners are usually announced during the PWA banquet at Bouchercon , but...
Friday, June 30, 2017
Thursday, June 01, 2017
Mystery Fanfare: PWA Shamus Award Nominees
Mystery Fanfare: PWA Shamus Award Nominees: PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEES 2017 for works published in 2016. (The lists below are in alphabetical order by au...
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Mystery Fanfare: Shamus Award Winners
Mystery Fanfare: Shamus Award Winners: PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEES 2016 for works published in 2015. The winners were announced at the PWA Banquet at...
Thursday, June 09, 2016
Mystery Fanfare: Shamus Award Nominees: Private Eye Writers of Amer...
Mystery Fanfare: Shamus Award Nominees: Private Eye Writers of Amer...: PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEES 2016 for works published in 2015. The winners will be announced at the PWA Banquet at...
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Mystery Fanfare: Shamus Award Winners 2015
Mystery Fanfare: Shamus Award Winners 2015: The 2015 Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Awards. Presented 10/9 in Raleigh, NC. Best Hardcover P.I. Novel Hounded by David R...
Thursday, January 15, 2015
NEWS: PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR SHAMUS AWARDS
As posted elsewhere.....
PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
FOR 2015 SHAMUS AWARDS
For Works First Published in the U.S. in 2014
Following are the categories for the Private Eye Writers of America 2015 Shamus Awards for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2014. The awards will be presented in the fall of 2015 at Bouchercon in Raleigh, North Carolina.
DEADLINE: For publishers submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2015. No extensions can be given.
Shamus Committees will forward their final list to the Shamus Awards Chair by May 31, 2015.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible works must feature as a main character a person PAID for investigative work but NOT employed for that work by a unit of government. These include traditionally licensed private investigators; lawyers and reporters who do their own investigations; and others who function as hired private agents. These do NOT include law enforcement officers, other government employees or amateur, uncompensated sleuths.
SUBMISSIONS; Please send one copy of each eligible work to ALL members of the appropriate committee, and send a copy to the Shamus Awards Chair, Gay Toltl Kinman. Do NOT submit a book to more than one committee.
A new category has been added for Best Indie PI Novel.
There is no application fee and no submission form; as a simple cover letter will suffice. If you have any questions, please e-mail Gay Toltl Kinman at gaykinman@gaykinman.com BEFORE submitting.
BEST HARDCOVER PI NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction published in hardcover in 2014 that is NOT the author’s first published P.I. novel.
BEST FIRST PI NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction, in hardcover or paperback, first published in 2014 that is the author’s first published novel featuring a private investigator as a main character.
BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK PI NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction first published as a paperback original in 2014 that is NOT the author’s first P.I. novel; and paperback reprints of previously published novels are NOT eligible.
BEST PI SHORT STORY: A work of fiction of 20,000 words or fewer. Stories first published in an earlier year and reprinted in a magazine, anthology or collection in 2014, are NOT eligible.
BEST INDIE PI NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction, in hardcover, paperback or e-book, first published in 2014 featuring a private investigator as a main character and published independently by the author.
For more information contact the Shamus Chair Gay Kinman at gaykinman@gaykinman.com
PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
FOR 2015 SHAMUS AWARDS
For Works First Published in the U.S. in 2014
Following are the categories for the Private Eye Writers of America 2015 Shamus Awards for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2014. The awards will be presented in the fall of 2015 at Bouchercon in Raleigh, North Carolina.
DEADLINE: For publishers submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2015. No extensions can be given.
Shamus Committees will forward their final list to the Shamus Awards Chair by May 31, 2015.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible works must feature as a main character a person PAID for investigative work but NOT employed for that work by a unit of government. These include traditionally licensed private investigators; lawyers and reporters who do their own investigations; and others who function as hired private agents. These do NOT include law enforcement officers, other government employees or amateur, uncompensated sleuths.
SUBMISSIONS; Please send one copy of each eligible work to ALL members of the appropriate committee, and send a copy to the Shamus Awards Chair, Gay Toltl Kinman. Do NOT submit a book to more than one committee.
A new category has been added for Best Indie PI Novel.
There is no application fee and no submission form; as a simple cover letter will suffice. If you have any questions, please e-mail Gay Toltl Kinman at gaykinman@gaykinman.com BEFORE submitting.
BEST HARDCOVER PI NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction published in hardcover in 2014 that is NOT the author’s first published P.I. novel.
BEST FIRST PI NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction, in hardcover or paperback, first published in 2014 that is the author’s first published novel featuring a private investigator as a main character.
BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK PI NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction first published as a paperback original in 2014 that is NOT the author’s first P.I. novel; and paperback reprints of previously published novels are NOT eligible.
BEST PI SHORT STORY: A work of fiction of 20,000 words or fewer. Stories first published in an earlier year and reprinted in a magazine, anthology or collection in 2014, are NOT eligible.
BEST INDIE PI NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction, in hardcover, paperback or e-book, first published in 2014 featuring a private investigator as a main character and published independently by the author.
For more information contact the Shamus Chair Gay Kinman at gaykinman@gaykinman.com
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Via Mystery Fanfare: 2014 Shamus Award Nominees
Mystery Fanfare: 2014 Shamus Award Nominees: The Private Eye Writers of America announced the finalists for its 2014 Shamus Awards . Winners will be named during a banquet at...
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA -- 2012 NOMINEES FOR SHAMUS AWARDS
This
announcement came out late yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, though I do read
a lot, I have not read any of these. So, I don’t have any insights to share ……
PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES
2012 NOMINEES FOR SHAMUS AWARDS
The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) is proud to
announce the nominees for the 31st annual Shamus Awards, given annually to
recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. The 20112 awards
cover works first published in 2011. The awards will be presented at the PWA
banquet, to be held Friday evening October 5, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio, during
the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. For banquet details, contact Robert J.
Randisi at rrandisi@aol.com.
2012 Shamus Awards Nominees
BEST PI SHORT STORY
"A Bullet From Yesterday" by Terence Faherty in
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (Jan.)
"Mr. Monk & The Sunday Paper" by Lee Goldberg
in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (July)
"Who I Am" by Michael Z. Lewin in Ellery Queen
Mystery Magazine (Dec.)
"Vampire Slayer Murdered in Key West" by Michael
West in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (Sept. / Oct.)
"Dancer in a Storm" by L. A. Wilson in Alfred
Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (Jan. / Feb.)
BEST HARDCOVER PI NOVEL
Bye Bye, Baby by Max Allan Collins / Tom Doherty
1222 by Anne Holt / Scribner
When the Thrill is Gone by Walter Mosley / Riverhead Books
A Bad Night's Sleep by Michael Wiley / Minotaur
The Highly Effective Detective Crosses the Line by Richard
Yancey / Minotaur
BEST FIRST PI NOVEL
The Plot Against Hip Hop by Nelson George / Akashic
Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran /
Houghton Mifflin
The Ocean Forest by Troy D. Nooe / Ingalls
The Shortcut Man by P.G. Sturges / Scribner
The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams / Bantam
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL PI NOVEL
Quarry's Ex by Max Allan Collins / Hard Case Crime
Threat Warning by John Gilstrap / Kensington
Serial by John Lutz / Kensington
Long Pig by James L. Ross / Perfect Crime Books
Fun & Games by Duane Swiercyzinski / Mulholland
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