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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Jimmy Veeder books[edit]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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