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Literary Awards

  • 2024 International Thriller Writers Best First Sentence
  • 2022 Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence in Thrillers (DIVIDED STATES)
  • 2021 Texas High Plains Writer of the Year
  • 2020 Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence in Suspense (DEEP BACKGROUND)

Literary Shortlists

Did you know:

  • Rick has appeared in TV and film scenes with Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix, among others
  • He won the Canadian indoor archery national championship in his youth
  • He has shot a hole in one
  • As a reporter and columnist, his writing has been syndicated by USA Today Co. and the Associated Press, and his reporting has appeared in outlets such as Sports Illustrated, The Dallas Morning News, and NBC's The Today Show.
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Biography

Rick Treon is a writer, actor, and publishing executive drawn to stories about life and death in the Lone Star State.

The Texas High Plains Writers named him Writer of the Year in 2021 and two of his novels have won the PenCraft Award for Literary Excellence. He’s also been shortlisted twice for the Silver Falchion Award and earned a nomination for the Best Thriller Book Award.

Rick is also the co-founder of Bomb City Entertainment and has worked on film sets of all sizes. His acting and film crew work includes major Hollywood movies and TV shows such as HIM (executive produced by Jordan Peele), Eddington, Landman, and Hacks; sharp independent feature films such as The Relic: Dragon and Down The Arm of God; and several short films.

Rick is also the Director of Publishing for Amarillo-based Blue Handle Publishing. Several of the books he’s acquired have won awards and earned Amazon bestseller status.

Contact Rick – https://ricktreon.com/contact
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