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The Shamus Awards
The Private Eye Writers of America

The Shamus Award was first presented in 1982 for work published in 1981. Bill Pronzini was the first winner in the Best Novel Category. In 1982 the awards were given for Best Novel and Best Paperback Novel. The Short Story award was added in 1983. In 1985 the Best First Novel category was added.  

PWA now ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
FOR 2022 SHAMUS AWARDS

The guideline for submissions for the 2023 Shamus Awards are now available here. Questions regarding eligibility should be addressed to our Shamus Awards Committee Chair John Shepphird at johnshepphird (at) yahoo dot com.  

2022 SHAMUS WINNERs ANNOUNCED!

The winners of the 2022 Shamus Awards for private eye novels and short stories first published in the United States in 2021 can be found here.