American author
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
Publications
Jimmy Veeder books
Standalone books
References
^ 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 .
^ a b c "Johnny Shaw" . University of California, Santa Barbara . Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b c "Johnny Shaw" . Stop, You're Killing Me! . Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ "2015 Left Coast Crime Award Winners" . Crimespree Magazine . March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
^ a b "Anthony Awards" . Stop, You're Killing Me! . Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024 .
^ "2017 Left Coast Crime "Lefty" Awards Nominations" . Criminal Element . January 17, 2017. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
^ "Anthony Award Nominations" . Locus Online . May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024 .
^ "Dove Season" . Booklist . September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "Plaster City" . Kirkus Reviews . Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ "Plaster City" . Booklist . February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "Imperial Valley: A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco" . Booklist . August 22, 2017. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ "Big Maria" . Booklist . September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ "Floodgate" . Booklist . December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .
^ "Floodgate by Johnny Shaw" . Publishers Weekly . November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024 .
^ "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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