Literary award · United States · since 1982
Shamus Award
Award. Established 1982 in United States.
About Shamus Award
The Shamus Award is awarded by the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) for the best detective fiction (private investigator – P. I.) genre novels and short stories of the year. The prize is given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. The Shamus Awards are sometimes (2003, 2007–2009, 2011–2016) announced during the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, at the convention's PWA Awards Banquet.
From the Wikipedia article “Shamus Award”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jonathan Ames | — |
| 2018 | Kristen Lepionka | — |
| 2015 | Julia Dahl | — |
| 2014 | Sue Grafton | Kinsey Millhone |
| 2014 | Brad Parks | — |
| 2013 | Robert Crais | — |
| 2011 | Sara Paretsky | — |
| 2010 | Marcia Muller | — |
| 2008 | Joe Gores | — |
| 2007 | Richard S. Prather | — |
| 2006 | Reed Farrel Coleman | The James Deans |
| 2006 | Michael Connelly | The Lincoln Lawyer |
| 2004 | Donald E. Westlake | — |
| 2003 | James W. Hall | — |
| 2002 | Lawrence Block | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Shamus Award 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 Q673795 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).