Hillerman Prize

The Hillerman Prize (2007–2021) was an annual literary award presented to a unpublished author whose mystery novel is set in the Southwest United States. The prize honored American writer Tony Hillerman (1925–2008).[1]

In 2016, Western Writers of America began sponsoring the prize alongside Minotaur Books and Wordharvest.[2]

Winners
Prize winners[3][4]
Year Author Title Ref.
2007 Christine Barber The Replacement Child [5][6]
2008 Roy Chaney The Ragged Edge of Nowhere [5][6]
2009 No award presented [5]
2010 Tricia Fields The Territory [5][6]
2011 Andrew Hunt City of Saints [5][6]
2012 No award presented [5]
2013 C. B. McKenzie Bad Country [5][6]
2014 John Fortunato Dark Reservations [5][6]
2015 Kevin Wolf The Homeplace [6]
2016 No award presented
2017 Carol Potenza Hearts of the Missing [7]
2018 No award presented
2019 Samantha Jayne Allen Pay Dirt Road [8]
2020 Christina Estes Off the Air [9]

References
  1. "The Hillerman Prize". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. "The Tony Hillerman Prize partners with the Western Writers of America". Crimespree Magazine. July 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. "The Hillerman Prize". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. "Phoenix Author Wins Prestigious Tony Hillerman Prize". The Poisoned Pen Bookstore. October 13, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  5. "The Tony Hillerman Prize: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction". Crime Fiction Awards. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  6. Cogdill, Oline H. "Winner of Tony Hillerman Prize". Mystery Scene Magazine. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  7. Severson, Alexia (July 20, 2017). "Las Cruces author wins 2017 Tony Hillerman Prize". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  8. "Atlanta Bookseller Wins Tony Hillerman Prize". Publishers Weekly. July 31, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  9. "Journalist Christina Estes wins Tony Hillerman prize for best first mystery novel". Arizona PBS. November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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