For Works First Published in the U.S. in 2023
Following are the categories for the Private Eye Writers of America 2023 Shamus Awards for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2023.
DEADLINE
Submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2024. No extensions can be given.
Shamus Committees will forward their final lists to the Shamus Awards Chair by May 31, 2024.
ELIGIBILITY
Eligible works must feature as a main character a person PAID for investigative work but NOT employed for that work by a unit of government. These include traditionally licensed private investigators; lawyers and reporters who do their own investigations; and others who function as hired private agents. These do NOT include law enforcement officers, other government employees, or amateur, uncompensated sleuths.
Independently published books (Indies) may be submitted to the Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel category.
SUBMISSIONS
Please send one copy of each eligible work to ALL members of the appropriate committee. Do NOT submit a book to more than one committee.
There is no application fee and no submission form, as a simple cover letter will suffice. If you have any questions, please e-mail John Shepphird (at) yahoo dot com BEFORE submitting.
BEST HARDCOVER P.I. NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction published in hardcover in 2023 that is NOT the author’s first published P.I. novel.
BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction, in hardcover or paperback, first published in 2023 and that is the author’s first published novel featuring a private investigator as a main character.
BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK P.I. NOVEL: A book-length work of fiction first published as a paperback original in 2023 that is NOT the author’s first P.I. novel. Paperback reprints of previously published novels are NOT eligible.
BEST P.I. SHORT STORY: A work of fiction of 20,000 words or fewer, published in a recognized print or online magazine, anthology or collection in 2023. Stories first published in an earlier year and reprinted in a magazine, anthology or collection in 2023, are NOT eligible. Self-published stories are NOT eligible.
2024 SHAMUS AWARDS COMMITTEES
BEST HARDCOVER P.I. NOVEL
Patrick H. Moore
15523 Cristalino Street
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Paul McGoran
364 Bellevue Av Unit D201
Newport RI 02840
Jim Nesbitt
400 N. Madison St.
Athens, AL. 35611
BEST FIRST P.I. NOVEL
Gay Toltl Kinman (Chair)
900 South Second Street, Suite E
Alhambra, CA 91801
David Bart
192 Paa Ko Drive
Sandia Park, New Mexico 87047
O’Neil DeNoux
428 West 25th Avenue,
Covington, LA 70433
BEST ORIGINAL PAPERBACK P.I. NOVEL
Andrew McAleer (Chair)
121 Follen Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
Richie Narvaez
227 West 27th Street, Room B602
New York, NY 10001-5992
Stephen D. Rogers
PO Box 286
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
BEST P.I. SHORT STORY
Kevin Burton Smith (Chair)
3053 Rancho Vista, #116
Palmdale, CA 93551
Lori Duffy Foster
2399 Austinburg Road
Westfield, PA 16950
Rosalie Spielman
140 W Earleigh Heights Road
Severna Park, MD 21146
Respectfully posted by Kevin Burton Smith.
