Alan Orloff
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OccupationWriter
Awards
- Agatha Award (2021)
- Anthony Award (2021)
- International Thriller Writers Award (2021)
Alan Orloff | |
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 Alan Orloff at Gaithersburg Book Festival in 2018 | |
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Alan Orloff is an author of mystery, thriller, horror, and young adult novels. His young adult novel I Play One on TV won the 2021 Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult Fiction and Anthony Award for Best Young Adult Novel.
Orloff's short story “Rule Number One” was selected for inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories 2018, edited by Louise Penny and Otto Penzler.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref | |
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| 2010 | Diamonds for the Dead | Agatha Award | First Novel | Shortlisted | [1][2] |
| 2018 | "Happy Birthday" | Derringer Award | Short Story | Shortlisted | |
| 2019 | "Dying in Dokesville" | Derringer Award | Short Story | Won | [3] |
| 2019 | Pray for the Innocent | ITW Award | ebook Original Novel | Won | [4][5][2][6] |
| 2020 | I Know Where You Sleep | Shamus Award | First PI Novel | Shortlisted | [2] |
| 2021 | "Rent Due" | ITW Award | Short Story | Won | [6] |
| I Play One on TV | Agatha Award | Children/Young Adult Fiction | Won | [7][2] | |
| 2022 | Anthony Award | Young Adult Novel | Won | [8][2] | |
