the International Thriller Writers Awards
International Thriller Writers, or ITW, is an honorary society of professional authors from around the world. The ITW recognises outstanding new writing in the genre with a series of book awards presented at the annual Thrillerfest conference.
Interviews with the International Thriller Writers Awards
The Best Thriller Books of 2025, recommended by the International Thriller Writers Awards
Every summer, judges for the ITW Awards highlight the very best new thrillers published in the previous year. In 2025, they shortlisted five books for the title of ‘best standalone thriller novel,’ including a vivid narrative of a disastrous plane crash and a high pressure locked-room mystery set in a hyperbaric chamber.
