ThrillerFest sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Oceanview Publishing



Oceanview Publishing

Presents the Thriller Awards Pre-Banquet Cocktail Party

Founded in 2005 by Susan Greger of Ipswich, Massachusetts, and Robert Gussin, of Amagansett, New York, and Longboat Key, Florida, Oceanview Publishing operates as a traditional, non-subsidy, non-vanity, independent press. Oceanview focuses on hardcover general adult fiction with a special emphasis on works within the mystery/suspense/thriller genre. Oceanview's mission is to discover and develop both new and established authors, and to provide readers with exemplary works that entertain, enlighten, and enrich.

Random House



Random House

Presents the ThrillerFest Opening Reception

The Random House Publishing Group is a division of Random House, Inc., the U.S. company of Random House, which is the trade book publishing division of Bertelsmann, AG, one of the world's foremost media companies. The Random House Publishing Group is comprised of Ballantine Books, Del Rey, Modern Library, One World, Presidio Press, Random House, and Villard.

TorForge




Tor/Forge

Presents the CraftFest Lunch and ThrillerFest Saturday Afternoon Soft Drink Break

Tor/Forge Books, aka Tom Doherty Associates, is a division of Holtzbrink Publishers. While Tor is still the premier multiple award-winning science fiction and fantasy publisher in the world, the Forge imprint has allowed for an extremely successful expansion into the world of the thriller. Tor counts among its successful thriller authors such names as F. Paul Wilson, David Hagberg, Doug Preston, Jim Grady, Allan Folsom, Jon Land, and ThrillerFest '08 Spotlight Guest Eric Lustbader.

Tor Books is home to an internationally-renowned, multiple award-winning science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing program.  Tor also publishes paranormal romances; mysteries; thrillers and suspense novels; other types of speculative fiction; movie, television, and computer game tie-in novels; and, through Tor Kids, a range of fiction and nonfiction targeted for readers in grades 4 and up.


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Writer's Digest


Presents Power Workshops

Writer's Digest features practical advice for writers looking to improve their skills and get published. Enjoy the latest industry news and information, including networking events and workshops.  Get hands-on techniques and style choice from top authors, inspiring stories to encourage your craft and specific guidelines on writing and selling fiction and nonfiction books, stories, plays, magazine and newspaper articles, scripts and more. Learn insider tips on working with agents and editors from published authors who know. As the choice publication for honing your craft, Writerʼs Digest is the #1 magazine emerging authors need to read.



Gold Sponsors

Harper CollinsWilliam Morrow
                                      

  
HarperCollins

Provides Friday Coffee/Tea and Afternoon Beverages




Bronze Sponsors

Brilliance-Audio



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Participating Sponsors

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine
Kensington Books
MIRA Books





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International Thriller Writers Inc represents professional authors from around the world. Here you can learn more about them, their work, and the sources from which they draw their inspiration.


ThrillerFest

ITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals.

This year we're in the heart of New York in July, with two special add-on events, CraftFest and AgentFest, where authors of all levels can meet the professionals.

Grand Hyatt NYC

ThrillerFest 2008 will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. There are limited rooms available at our conference rate. As soon as you register, please make your hotel reservation--don't wait! Once our block of rooms is filled, there will be no space available at the conference rate. You must be registered for the conference before making a hotel reservation. You can use our direct link to make your reservation online with the ThrillerFest rate.

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Use our calendar system to see where ITW authors are appearing around the world, check publication dates, and browse international book events. You can submit your own public events too.

Coming events

About ITW

ITW welcomes new author and associate members. Here you can find out about our organization, its history and its background.

You can read about membership qualification and how to apply. And current members can learn how to maintain their account on our new online system.

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Community

Discover who belongs to ITW. Find out about the Debut Author program. Browse our online events calendar which is open for submissions from everyone.

Patrons (Actives)
Clive Cussler*
Dirk Cussler*
Faye and Jonathan Kellerman*
John Lescroart*


Sponsors (Actives)
Kathleen Antrim*
David Baldacci*
Steve Berry*
Gary Braver*
Sandra Brown*
Dale Brown*
John Case*
Lee Child*
Glenn Cooper
Richard Curtis*
Jack F. Du Brul*
David Dun*
Joseph Finder*
Brian Garfield*
Tess Gerritsen*
Leslie Glass*
Vicki Hinze*

Lisa Jackson
Alex Kava*
Deborah LeBlanc
Eric Van Lustbader*
D.P. Lyle, M.D.*
Gayle Lynds*
Brad Meltzer
David Morrell*
Katherine Neville*
James Patterson*
Douglas Preston*
Christopher Reich*
James Rollins*
M.J. Rose*
JoAnn Ross
John Saul*
Susan Arnout Smith
R.L. Stine*
Brad Thor*

Supporters (Actives)
Steve Alten*
Ted Bell*
Emily Benedek
Janet Berliner-Gluckman*
Allison Brennan
Jan Burke*
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Lincoln Child*
Stephen Coonts*
Brian DAmato
Eileen Dreyer*
Linda Fairstein*
Vince Flynn*
Chris Fox
Joel Goldman*
Heather Graham*
Thomas Greanias
Humphrey Hawksley


*original member joined
by June 4, 2005

Bonnie Hearn Hill*
Alan Jacobson
Judith Kelman*
Harley Jane Kozak
Jon Land*
Dennis Lynds*
Francine Mathews*
Kyle Mills*
Andrew Peterson
Twist Phelan
Christopher Rice*
James Siegel*
Taylor Smith*
Carl T. Smith*
Mariah Stewart*
Peter Straub*
M. Diane Vogt*
Stuart Woods*

Patrons (Associates)
Tucker Andersen

Sponsors (Associates)
Baror International, Inc.*
Maria Carvainis
Leisure Books*
Ed Mitchell*
Henry Morrison*
Adrian Muller*
Tor/Forge Books*

Supporters (Associates)
Linda Adams*
Robert P. Bellin*
Brilliance Audio*
Emory Hackman*
Helen Heller*
Inkwell Management, LLC*
Vladimir Lange*
Mario Mastro
L.A. Starks
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