2026 THRILLER AWARDS
NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!
International Thriller Writers is pleased to announce its 2026 Thriller Awards are open for submissions!
Harlequin – Park Row
Little, Brown & Co.
Harlequin – MIRA Books
Flatiron Books
Penguin/Putnam
Datura Books
Simon & Schuster
Mulholland Books
Oceanview Publishing
William Morrow
Thomas & Mercer
Grand Central Publishing
Level Best Books
Minotaur
Blackstone Publishing
Grand Central Publishing
Thomas & Mercer
Soho Crime
Thomas & Mercer
Atria
Flatiron Books
Henry Holt & Co.
Macmillan, Narrated by Jessica Clarke
Dreamscape Media, Narrated by Jon Lindstrom
Macmillan Audio, Narrated by Karissa Vacker
Dreamscape Media, Narrated by George Newbern
Macmillan, Narrated by January LaVoy and Will Damron
Union Square & Co., LLC
Wednesday Books
Delacorte
Sourcebooks Fire
Balzer + Bray
Soho Crime
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Amazon Original Stories
Amazon Original Stories
Wildside Press
Also receiving special recognition during the ThrillerFest XX Awards Banquet:
The Board of Directors and members of the International Thriller Writers wish to
congratulate all the winners and nominees of the 2025 Thriller Awards.
Special thanks to the Thriller Award judges for their hard work and dedication!
Submissions for the 2026 ITW Thriller Awards will open on July 1st at thrillerwriters.org.
Tosca Lee
ITW Board of Directors, Vice President, Awards
Sandra Brannan
Clive Cussler*
Dirk Cussler*
Shane Gericke*
Faye and Jonathan Kellerman*
John Lescroart
Joanie McDonell
Karin Slaughter
Larry D. Thompson
Tucker Andersen
Andrew Kimball
Kathleen Antrim*
David Baldacci*
Neal Baer
Steve Berry*
J. Jackson Bentley
Gary Braver*
Sandra Brown*
Dale Brown*
John Case*
Lee Child*
James Comey
Michael Connelly
Glenn Cooper
Richard Curtis*
Jack F. Du Brul*
David Dun*
Joseph Finder
Brian Garfield*
Tess Gerritsen*
Leslie Glass*
Jeff Gunhus
Vicki Hinze*
Lisa Jackson
Alex Kava*
Raymond Khoury
Deborah LeBlanc
Eric Van Lustbader*
D. P. Lyle M.D.*
Gayle Lynds*
Steve Martini
Brad Meltzer
David Morrell*
Katherine Neville*
Michael Palmer (2004-2013)*
James Patterson*
Andrew Peterson
Douglas Preston*
Lissa Price
Keith Raffel
Christopher Reich*
James Rollins*
M.J. Rose*
JoAnn Ross
Hank Phillippi Ryan
John Saul*
Andy Siegel
Susan Arnout Smith
R.L. Stine*
Brad Thor*
Lisa Unger
Paul Vidich
Maria Carvainis
Leisure Books*
JK Franko*
Brian Hand
Ed Mitchell*
Henry Morrison*
Adrian Muller*
Bill Sewell
Tor/Forge Books*
Your Book Is Your Hook!
Steve Alten*
Ashok Banker
Ted Bell*
Emily Benedek
Janet Berliner-Gluckman*
Gary Birken
Mike Bond
Sandra Brannan
Allison Brennan
Mike Brogan
Jan Burke*
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Lincoln Child*
Stephen Coonts*
Brian D’Amato
B. J. Daniels
Nelson DeMille
Eileen Dreyer*
Joanna Elm
Linda Fairstein*
Vince Flynn (2004-2013)*
Chris Fox
Joel Goldman*
Howard Gordon
Heather Graham*
Thomas Greanias
Gary Grossman
Humphrey Hawksley
Bonnie Hearn Hill*
Mark Imhof
Alan Jacobson
Judith Kelman*
Harley Jane Kozak
Jon Land
Dennis Lynds (2004-2005)*
Patricia McLinn
Michael McMenamin
Francine Mathews*
Nan McCann
Kyle Mills*
Twist Phelan
Christopher Rice*
Wendy Roberts
John Sandford
James Siegel*
Carl T. Smith*
Deborah Smith*
Taylor Smith*
L.A. Starks
Mariah Stewart*
Peter Straub*
Lee Strobel
M. Diane Vogt*
Thomas Waite
Stuart Woods*
Linda Adams*
Brilliance Audio*
Mike Brogan
Brian Godden
Steve Hadden*
Emory Hackman
Inkwell Management, LLC*
Jennifer Kreischer
Mario Mastro*
Vicki Montet
Amy Rivers
Mike Trigg
*original member joined by June 4, 2005