2019 Thriller Award – Short Story
Nana
Helen Smith
2018 Thriller Award – Short Story
Charcoal and Cherry
Zoe Z. Dean
2017 Thriller Award – Short Story
Big Momma
Joyce Carol Oates
2016 Thriller Award – Short Story
Gun Accident: An Investigation
Joyce Carol Oates
2015 Thriller Award – Short Story
The Last Wrestling Bear in West Kentucky
Tim L. Williams
2014 Thriller Award – Short Story
Footprints in Water
Twist Phelan
2013 Thriller Award – Short Story
Lost Things
John Rector
2012 Thriller Award – Short Story
Half-Lives
Tim L. Williams
2011 Thriller Award – Short Story
The Gods for Vengeance Cry
Richard Helms
2010 Thriller Award – Short Story
A Stab in the Heart
Twist Phelan
2009 Thriller Award – Short Story