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Johnny Shaw
Bornc. 1970
California, USA
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (MFA)
Notable awardsAnthony Award for Best Paperback Original
2013 Big Maria

Johnny Shaw (born c. 1970)[1] is an American author and playwright. He has won two Spotted Owl Awards, as well as an Anthony Award.

Biography

Shaw was born and raised in California near the border of Mexico. He received a Master of Fine Arts in screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles.[2]

Shaw's debut novel, Dove Season, was published in 2011 by Thomas & Mercer; it won the Spotted Owl Award for Best First Novel.[3] His sophomore novel, Big Maria, won the 2013 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original,[4] and his third novel, Plaster City, won the Spotted Owl Award for Best Novel.[3] He has since published more novels and short stories, some of which have been finalists for various awards.

In addition to writing, Shaw is the editor-in-chief of Blood & Tacos, an online quarterly magazine. He has also taught screenwriting at Santa Barbara City College and University of California, Santa Barbara, and owns Johnny's Used Books, an online used bookstore.[2]

Shaw lives with his wife, Roxanne Patruznick, in Portland, Oregon.[2]

Awards and honors

Awards for Shaw's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2010 Dove Season Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Finalist
2012 Dove Season Spotted Owl Award for Best First Novel Won [3]
2013 Big Maria Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original Won [5][4]
2015 Plaster City Left Coast Crime Rose Award Finalist [5][6]
2015 Plaster City Spotted Owl Award for Best Novel Won [3]
2016 "Feliz Navidead", in Thuglit Presents Anthony Award for Best Short Story Finalist [7]
2017 Floodgate Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Finalist [5][8]
2017 "Gary’s Got A Boner", in Waiting to Be Forgotten Anthony Award for Best Short Story Finalist [7][9]

Publications

Jimmy Veeder books

  • Dove Season. Thomas & Mercer. 2011. ISBN 9781612180649.[10]
  • Plaster City. Thomas & Mercer. 2014. ISBN 9781477817582.[11][12][13]
  • Imperial Valley. Thomas & Mercer. 2017. ISBN 9781503941298.[14][15]

Standalone books

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Jason (February 14, 2024). "Johnny Shaw Is Publishing Excerpts From Books That Don't Exist". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Johnny Shaw". University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Spotted Owl Award: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction". Crime Fiction Awards. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "The Anthony Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction". Crime Fiction Awards. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Johnny Shaw". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "2015 Left Coast Crime Award Winners". Crimespree Magazine. March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Anthony Awards". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "2017 Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Awards Nominations". Criminal Element. January 17, 2017. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Anthony Award Nominations". Locus Online. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Dove Season". Booklist. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Plaster City: A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco by Johnny Shaw". Publishers Weekly. January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Plaster City". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Plaster City". Booklist. February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "Imperial Valley: A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco by Johnny Shaw". Publishers Weekly. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "Imperial Valley: A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco". Booklist. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Big Maria". Booklist. September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Floodgate". Booklist. December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "Floodgate by Johnny Shaw". Publishers Weekly. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  19. ^ "The Southland by Johnny Shaw". Publishers Weekly. July 28, 2020. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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