Literary award · United States · since 2005
Barry Award for Best Thriller
Category of the American crime fiction award (2005–). Established 2005 in United States.
About Barry Award for Best Thriller
The Barry Award is a crime literary prize awarded annually since 1997 by the editors of Deadly Pleasures, an American quarterly publication for crime fiction readers. From 2007 to 2009 the award was jointly presented with the publication Mystery News. The prize is named after Barry Gardner, an American critic.
From the Wikipedia article “Barry Award (crime novel prize)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Michael Koryta | Those Who Wish Me Dead |
| 2013 | Daniel Silva | The Fallen Angel |
| 2011 | Deon Meyer | — |
| 2008 | Robert Crais | The Watchman |
| 2007 | Daniel Silva | The Messenger |
| 2005 | Barry Eisler | Winner Take All |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Barry Award for Best Thriller for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q809006 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).