Former literary 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The Hillerman Prize (2007–2021) was an annual literary award presented to a unpublished author whose mystery novel is set in the Southwest United States.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
^ "The Hillerman Prize" . Stop, You're Killing Me! . Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "The Hillerman Prize" . Stop, You're Killing Me! . Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ a b c d e f g h "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 .
^ a b c d e f g Cogdill, Oline H. "Winner of Tony Hillerman Prize" . Mystery Scene Magazine . Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ "Atlanta Bookseller Wins Tony Hillerman Prize" . Publishers Weekly . July 31, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2024 .
^ "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 .