Book Events : THRILLERFEST XI - July 5th-9th 2017 , New York City.
CELEBRATING 11 YEARS
THRILLERFEST XI
RETURNS TO GRAND HYATT NEW YORK
JULY 5-9, 2016
Gillian Flynn, Heather Graham, John Lescroart, C.J. Box, Walter Mosley and more!
Remember
that domestic thriller about a marriage of mayhem that jolted readers
with its mind-bending twist? Gillian Flynn, who took the thriller world
by storm in 2012 with her New York Times #1 bestseller Gone Girl,
takes her deserved place among the ranks of the world’s greatest
thriller writers at the International Thriller Writers’ (ITW)
ThrillerFest XI July 5-9, 2016 in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York
City.
In
addition to special guest Gillian Flynn, Heather Graham will serve as
the 2016 ThrillerMaster of the largest international gathering of fans
and writers of the genre. Graham is the bestselling author of The Cafferty and Quinn series, The Krewe of Hunters series, and the Bone Island Trilogy.
Graham also launched books for Dell’s Ecstasy Supreme line,
Silhouette’s Shadows, and for Harlequin’s mainstream fiction imprint,
Mira Books. Other spotlight guests include C.J. Box and Walter Mosley.
John Lescroart will receive the 2016 Silver Bullet Award for his
humanitarian work.
The
thrills continue with two greatly anticipated events: CraftFest, where
the best authors in the business share trade secrets with peers; and
PitchFest, “speed-dating” with top agents, producers, and editors. Again
this year the exciting addition to the ThrillerFest roster is
CareerFest. Nestled into CraftFest, CareerFest focuses on marketing,
promotion, and other career-related advice, such as determining the best
publishing path, social media, expanding your visibility, and building
your platform.
It
all culminates with the 2016 ITW Thriller Awards Banquet, during which
the awards for best original paperback, best hardcover, best debut
novel, best eBook, best YA novel, and best short story will be finally
revealed—a riveting climax to a sensational event.
Event highlights include:
· Master CraftFest:
Tuesday, July 5, a pre-ThrillerFest event that is a thriller writer’s
dream come true. This intensive, one-day seminar features the
bestselling masters of the craft: Steve Berry, David Corbett, Grant Blackwood, Andrew Gross, Meg Gardiner, Heather Graham, Richard Krevolin (screenwriting) and Gayle Lynds. Master CraftFest features small groups and personal instruction.
· CraftFest:
Called the greatest opportunity for professional growth at
ThrillerFest, everyone from aspiring authors to published pros have the
opportunity to improve their craft from the best in the business.
· PitchFest:
PitchFest changes writing careers with more than 60 agents waiting to
discover the next hot talent. Writer John Beatty attended
ThrillerFest/Pitchfest, found an agent and received a contract with a
major New York publisher: “One of the things I love about PitchFest is
how intense, time-efficient, and concentrated it was. I ended up
pitching my story to 10 agents in one day. A few months later, we landed
a contract with Disney Hyperion. Two years later, when Serafina and the Black Cloak launched, it became a New York Times bestseller.”
· CareerFest:
A slate of industry insiders will help pave the road to publication.
“Discoveries” this year include, Discover Indie Publishing from A to Z,
Discover the Road to Hollywood, Discover the Road Map to Success in
Traditional Publishing, Discover the Successful Author in You, and
Discover How to Get an Agent and What to Do after You’ve Got One.
· Today’s FBI: Crime Essentials for Writers. Everything
a writer ever wanted to know about the FBI but didn’t know whom to ask.
Authors will hear from experts in cyber-crime, international terrorism,
criminal investigation and much more.
· ITW ThrillerFest Awards Banquet:
The envelope please! Talent will be recognized on Saturday, July 9 when
Thriller Nation assembles to shine a light on their brightest stars
including 2011 ThrillerMaster R.L. Stine who will present the title to
2016 ThrillerMaster Heather Graham.
· John Lescroart, Silver Bullet recipient: Will be honored for his humanitarian philanthropy at the Awards Banquet. Lescroart, a founding member of ITW and a New York Times
bestselling author of legal thrillers, is known for his charitable
work. He has donated funds from character-naming auctions to support
libraries, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, diabetes research, the
First Amendment Project, and many others. He’s also been involved in the
Authors on the Move fundraiser for the Sacramento Public Library
Foundation, and he donated $150,000 to the graduate program in creative
writing at the University of California, Davis, even though UC Berkeley
is his alma mater.
· Cocktail parties:
ThrillerFest is famous for opportunities to mix and mingle with the
stars, get books signed and make new friends within the profession.
· ThrillerFest panels, workshops, and lectures—oh my! Top authors and industry experts offer thought provoking commentary and instruction. Events Schedule
INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS
is an honorary society of more than 3,700 authors in 42 countries with
three billion books in print. One of the main purposes of the
organization is to provide a way for successful, bestselling authors to
help debut and midlist authors advance their careers. In addition, ITW
promotes literacy, gives money to worthy organizations, supports
libraries, and advances the genre.
To make a reservation for the suspense-inspired, five-day adventure, please visit www.ThrillerFest.com.
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