Welcome to the Thrillerfest V Blog!

We hope you'll bookmark us, just as you bookmark so many of the hundreds of the International Thriller Writers that participate in our annual conference, held in New York City in July.

ITW is a youthful organization, always ready for a new way of looking at things. You'll find that dynamism here, in blog posts from authors, agents, editors and Thrillerfest attendees, past and present.

And that same excitement you feel from your favorite reads is evident in everything ITW does, and no wonder--the organization, staffing and publicity for ThrillerFest--including this new blog--is undertaken by volunteers, most of whom are ITW authors themselves.

So pull up a chair and stay awhile ... discover the latest news on what Thrillerfest V--the fifth anniversary of the conference--has to offer. Visit old friends, make new ones, ask questions, and hear about the remarkable things in store for the conference.

Whether or not you can come see us in New York--and we hope that you can!--please join us here. It's gonna be ... a thriller!

Kelli Stanley, Thrillerfest Publicity Committee Chair

Thrillerfest Publicity Committee:
Jeannie Holmes
CJ Lyons
Carla Buckley
Grant McKenzie

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Thrillerfest Saturday July 10th Schedule!!

THRILLERFEST SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2010 Registration 7:30 am - 11:00 am Awards Banquet Ticket Sales 5 pm - 6:45 pm, Ballroom Foyer Barnes & Noble Bookstore, open 9 am- 6 pm, Booth-Plymouth Room


ROOM : URIS/JILLIARD

8:00 am - 9:20 am BREAKFAST WITH 2009 SILVER BULLET AWARD WINNER BRAD MELTZER, THE DEBUT AUTHOR CLASS OF 2010: Introductions by Andrew Gross (Ballroom III),Graham Brown, Ryan Brown, Carla Buckley, Teresa Burrell, Pamela Callow, JJ Cooper, Reece Hirsch, Jeannie Holmes, Brett King, Sophie Littlefield, Boyd Morrison, Alan Orloff, Brad Parks, Sharon Potts, James Rubart, Stephen Jaw Schwartz, Norb Vonnegut

9:30 am - 10:20 am WILL YOU SIGN BRA?: Funny stories from the road - Doug M. Cummings, Panel Master, Linwood Barclay, Robert Dugoni, Heather Graham, Alan Jacobson, Jon Land, William Lashner

10:30 am- 11:50 am THRILLERMASTER PRESENTATION (Ballroom I)
2010 Thrillermaster Ken Follett, Interviewed by STeve Berry
2009 Thrillermaster David Morrell, Interviewed by Douglas Preston

11:50 pm - 12:20 pm ThrillerMasters Ken Follett, David Morrell, Sandra Brown, Clive Cussler; Debut Authors, and morning panelists will sign in the bookstore

12:45 pm - 2:15 pm AFTERNOON SOFT DRINKS Hosted by KENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP. (Ballroom I Foyer)

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm BONUS SESSION 2 True Thriller Award Recipient Mark Bowden interviews by Peter James

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Spotlight Guest Lisa Scottoline interviews by Jon Land (Ballroom I)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm IS SCIENCE THRILLING?: Where thrillers and the scientific frontier meet - Hans Watford, Panel Master, Steve Alten, Lori Andrews, Karen Dionne, Michael Palmer, William B. Scott

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm HOW DO YOU CROSS CONTINENTS?: Thrillers in the International Market - David Hewson, Panel Master, R.J. Ellory, Sebastian Fitzek, Maria Gustafsson, Peter James, Camilla Lackberg

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm DO YOU ENJOY WRITING YOUR VILLAIN A LITTLE TOO MUCH? Steve James, Panel Master, Jay Brandon, Meg Gardiner, Gar Haywood, C.E. Lawrence, F. Paul Wilson

5:00 pm- 5:30 pm All authors from afternoon breakout session will sign inside bookstore

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PRE-BANQUET COCKTAIL PARTY Hosted by OCEANVIEW PUBLISHING (Ballroom III & IV Foyer)

7:00 pm ITW 5th ANNUAL THRILLER AWARDS BANQUET (Ballroom III & IV)
2010 THRILLERMASTER KEN FOLLETT, Award Presented by 2009 ThrillerMaster DAVID MORRELL
2010 SILVER BULLET AWARD RECIPIENT LINDA FAIRSTEIN, Award presented by 2009 Silver Bullet Recipient Brad Meltzer
2010 True Thriller Award Recipient MARK BOWDEN
Presentation of THE THRILLER AWARDS
Table Win Serviced hosted by Tor/Forge

THRILLERMASTER AFTERPARTY Hosted by VANGUARD PRESS - Manhattan Ballroom



ROOM : BROADWAY

8:00 am - 9:20 am BREAKFAST WITH 2009 SILVER BULLET AWARD WINNER BRAD MELTZER, THE DEBUT AUTHOR CLASS OF 2010: Introductions by Andrew Gross (Ballroom III),Graham Brown, Ryan Brown, Carla Buckley, Teresa Burrell, Pamela Callow, JJ Cooper, Reece Hirsch, Jeannie Holmes, Brett King, Sophie Littlefield, Boyd Morrison, Alan Orloff, Brad Parks, Sharon Potts, James Rubart, Stephen Jaw Schwartz, Norb Vonnegut

9:30 am - 10:20 am IS YOUR HEROINE A BITCH? IS YOUR HERO A WIMP?: Where's the line between strong women and sensitive men? - Christine Kling, Panel Master, C.J. Carver, Stephen Coonts, Brandt Dodson, J.T. Ellison, Paul Kemprecos, Terry Watkins

10:30 am- 11:50 am THRILLERMASTER PRESENTATION (Ballroom I)
2010 Thrillermaster Ken Follett, Interviewed by STeve Berry
2009 Thrillermaster David Morrell, Interviewed by Douglas Preston

11:50 pm - 12:20 pm ThrillerMasters Ken Follett, David Morrell, Sandra Brown, Clive Cussler; Debut Authors, and morning panelists will sign in the bookstore

12:45 pm - 2:15 pm AFTERNOON SOFT DRINKS Hosted by KENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP. (Ballroom I Foyer)

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Spotlight Guest Lisa Scottoline interviews by Jon Land (Ballroom I)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm WHERE ARE THE SECRETS OF THE LOST ART? Steve Berry, Panel Master, Glenn Cooper, Brian D'Amato, David Hewson, David Hosp, Raymond Khoury, M.J. Rose

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU DOING? Religion in thrillers - Katherine Neville, Panel Master, Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear, Tom Grace, Tosca Lee, Joe Moore

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm WHO'S MORE THRILLING? Cop or Con? - Harry Hunsicker, Panel Master, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Steve Forman, Mark Greany, Matt Hilton, Paul Lindsay

5:00 pm- 5:30 pm All authors from afternoon breakout session will sign inside bookstore

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PRE-BANQUET COCKTAIL PARTY Hosted by OCEANVIEW PUBLISHING (Ballroom III & IV Foyer)

7:00 pm ITW 5th ANNUAL THRILLER AWARDS BANQUET (Ballroom III & IV)
2010 THRILLERMASTER KEN FOLLETT, Award Presented by 2009 ThrillerMaster DAVID MORRELL
2010 SILVER BULLET AWARD RECIPIENT LINDA FAIRSTEIN, Award presented by 2009 Silver Bullet Recipient Brad Meltzer
2010 True Thriller Award Recipient MARK BOWDEN
Presentation of THE THRILLER AWARDS
Table Win Serviced hosted by Tor/Forge

THRILLERMASTER AFTERPARTY Hosted by VANGUARD PRESS - Manhattan Ballroom


ROOM : CARNEGIE/ALVIN

8:00 am - 9:20 am BREAKFAST WITH 2009 SILVER BULLET AWARD WINNER BRAD MELTZER, THE DEBUT AUTHOR CLASS OF 2010: Introductions by Andrew Gross (Ballroom III),Graham Brown, Ryan Brown, Carla Buckley, Teresa Burrell, Pamela Callow, JJ Cooper, Reece Hirsch, Jeannie Holmes, Brett King, Sophie Littlefield, Boyd Morrison, Alan Orloff, Brad Parks, Sharon Potts, James Rubart, Stephen Jaw Schwartz, Norb Vonnegut

9:30 am - 10:20 am DO JOURNALISTS THRILL? Mereditch Anthony, Panel Master, Clem Chambers, Lawrence Light, Rick Mofina, Milt Toby, Paula Tutman

10:30 am- 11:50 am THRILLERMASTER PRESENTATION (Ballroom I)
2010 Thrillermaster Ken Follett, Interviewed by STeve Berry
2009 Thrillermaster David Morrell, Interviewed by Douglas Preston

11:50 pm - 12:20 pm ThrillerMasters Ken Follett, David Morrell, Sandra Brown, Clive Cussler; Debut Authors, and morning panelists will sign in the bookstore

12:45 pm - 2:15 pm AFTERNOON SOFT DRINKS Hosted by KENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP. (Ballroom I Foyer)

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Spotlight Guest Lisa Scottoline interviews by Jon Land (Ballroom I)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm WOULD YOU VOTE FOR THIS BOOK? Politics and thrillers - David Ellis, Panel Master, Karna Small Bodman, Don Helin, Casey Moreton, Keith Raffel, Rick Robinson

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm WAS SHAKESPEARE RIGHT? Should we kill all the lawyers? - Jamie Freveletty, Panel Master, Barry Broad, John Dobbyn, H. Terrell Griffin, Barbar Levenson, Steve Martini

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm IS HISTORY HISTORY? How vital is Subgenre? - Rebecca Cantrell, Panel Master, William Dietrich, David Liss, Laura Joh Rowland, Kelli Stanley, Charles Todd

5:00 pm- 5:30 pm All authors from afternoon breakout session will sign inside bookstore

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PRE-BANQUET COCKTAIL PARTY Hosted by OCEANVIEW PUBLISHING (Ballroom III & IV Foyer)

7:00 pm ITW 5th ANNUAL THRILLER AWARDS BANQUET (Ballroom III & IV)
2010 THRILLERMASTER KEN FOLLETT, Award Presented by 2009 ThrillerMaster DAVID MORRELL
2010 SILVER BULLET AWARD RECIPIENT LINDA FAIRSTEIN, Award presented by 2009 Silver Bullet Recipient Brad Meltzer
2010 True Thriller Award Recipient MARK BOWDEN
Presentation of THE THRILLER AWARDS
Table Win Serviced hosted by Tor/Forge

THRILLERMASTER AFTERPARTY Hosted by VANGUARD PRESS - Manhattan Ballroom


ROOM : BALLROOM I

8:00 am - 9:20 am BREAKFAST WITH 2009 SILVER BULLET AWARD WINNER BRAD MELTZER, THE DEBUT AUTHOR CLASS OF 2010: Introductions by Andrew Gross (Ballroom III),Graham Brown, Ryan Brown, Carla Buckley, Teresa Burrell, Pamela Callow, JJ Cooper, Reece Hirsch, Jeannie Holmes, Brett King, Sophie Littlefield, Boyd Morrison, Alan Orloff, Brad Parks, Sharon Potts, James Rubart, Stephen Jaw Schwartz, Norb Vonnegut

9:30 am - 10:20 am WHAT ARE THE 100 MUST-READ THRILLERS? David Morrel Panel Master, Raymond Benson, Tess Gerritsen, Bob Gussin, John Lescroart, Michael Palmer, Hank Wagner

10:30 am- 11:50 am THRILLERMASTER PRESENTATION (Ballroom I)
2010 Thrillermaster Ken Follett, Interviewed by STeve Berry
2009 Thrillermaster David Morrell, Interviewed by Douglas Preston

11:50 pm - 12:20 pm ThrillerMasters Ken Follett, David Morrell, Sandra Brown, Clive Cussler; Debut Authors, and morning panelists will sign in the bookstore

12:45 pm - 2:15 pm AFTERNOON SOFT DRINKS Hosted by KENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP. (Ballroom I Foyer)

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm BONUS SESSION 1 INSIDE THE THRILLERMASTERS MIND: A Q&A with Sandra Brown and Clive Cussler - hosted by Shane Gericke 

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Spotlight Guest Lisa Scottoline interviews by Jon Land (Ballroom I)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm WHATS LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Andrew Gross, Panel Master, Anna DeStefano, Shane Gericke, Dianna Love, Jennifer St. Giles, Erica Spindler, Rebecca York

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR CAREER A THRILLER? Jeff Ayers, Panel Master, Laura Caldwell, Stephen Coonts, Linda Fairstein, Joseph Finder, John Gilstrap, Chris Kuzneski

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm IS NON-FICTION MORE THRILLING? Douglas Preston, Panel Master, Sean Michael Brailey, Emily Benedek, William Bernhardt, Mark Bowden, W. Craig Reed, Kathleen Sharp

5:00 pm- 5:30 pm All authors from afternoon breakout session will sign inside bookstore

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PRE-BANQUET COCKTAIL PARTY Hosted by OCEANVIEW PUBLISHING (Ballroom III & IV Foyer)

7:00 pm ITW 5th ANNUAL THRILLER AWARDS BANQUET (Ballroom III & IV)
2010 THRILLERMASTER KEN FOLLETT, Award Presented by 2009 ThrillerMaster DAVID MORRELL
2010 SILVER BULLET AWARD RECIPIENT LINDA FAIRSTEIN, Award presented by 2009 Silver Bullet Recipient Brad Meltzer
2010 True Thriller Award Recipient MARK BOWDEN
Presentation of THE THRILLER AWARDS
Table Win Serviced hosted by Tor/Forge
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  1. tenaceusJuly 11, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    ThrillerFest V
    The Event was a spectacular treat from beginning to finish.
    I was dead-beat by the end, and probably would have appreciated more compression of the events - as did some of the panelists by Saturday. Clearly.
    It was great being welcomed at the ITW Registration desk with a complete package including - thank you thank you thank you --a bag big enough to stash a small body.
    The Grand Regency Hyatt with its fabulous amenities, presented a cool shelter from an sweltering New York City... and even those wonderful things (if I may borrow from Mary Poppins next door)... that writers cherish like a coffee bar, clean bathrooms, online capabilities and lounges to hang-out with others... or have downtime for rest. So, By the time my husband made it up to New York to join me, I was a frazzled delight to be with, he said.
    Sticker shock was definitely a raw edge for most of us. But then again, here we were in a building with talented writers producing an aggregate wealth revenue of easily several hundred million dollars. Not bad for an industry: Coming from Capitol Hill Washington DC, that's a side of New York I'd want to keep!

    Thank you Thriller Fest for encouraging unpublished writers to attend. That was a generous gesture.
    Now. What I need is to talk to a publisher about "The Cultural Attache" (an international case about an ancient manuscript ...)

    Best,
    Gloria Thomas Chamberlin

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