Killer Nashville Awards Dinner

August 24, 2024
7 PM – 10PM

Join our bestselling authors for our annual international gala honoring the finest authors in thriller, mystery, suspense, and crime-based literature. Mingle with other authors. Socialize with agents, editors, and publishers.

The Killer Nashville Awards Dinner is open to anyone. You do not have to be registered for the Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference to attend.

Admission includes author appearances, awards presentations, buffet dinner, cash bar, live music, and dancing.

Presentations include the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards (for best books of the previous year), the Claymore Awards (for best unpublished manuscripts), the Dupin Detective Award (for most accurate crime scene solving), the International Readers’ Choice Award (for the best book as determined by voters worldwide), the John Seigenthaler Legends Award (for lifetime service to writers), scholarship awards, Guest of Honor Awards, and the Mystery Writers of America Southeast Chapter Magnolia Award.

Tickets must be purchased in advance as this event sells out every year.

  • “Killer Nashville is the premiere mystery conference.”

    Mary Beth Magee

  • “Killer Nashville has helped a lot of people along their writing path. Thank you so much!”

    Brad Crattie

  • "It was amazing."

    TJ Stecker

  • “The Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference is a whirlwind weekend.”

    Laura Oles

  • “None of my publishing journey would have happened without Killer Nashville.”

    Lois Schmitt