Thriller Fest 2025
Welcome to ThrillerFest XX, our twentieth anniversary event, which will take place June 17 to June 21, 2025 at the New York Hilton Midtown, with a bonus event on Monday, June 16: FBI and ATF Day.

Welcome to ThrillerFest XX, our twentieth anniversary event, which will take place June 17 to June 21, 2025 at the New York Hilton Midtown, with a bonus event on Monday, June 16: FBI and ATF Day.
Why do people kill? Join J. Luke Bennecke and colleagues for a masterclass on crafting killer motives in “Jealousy, Greed or Revenge? – Motivations for Murder.”
Matt Cook digs deep into the dark side of thriller writing on the “Hunt, Dig or Sniff?” panel at ThrillerFest XX.
Don’t miss Brian Tracey and fellow authors as they unpack the real-world publishing journey—from planned routes to unexpected turns—in “Linear, Rollercoaster or Zig-Zag.
Author Rick Pullen joins a high-level publishing panel to explore the evolving routes authors take to get published—traditional, hybrid, or DIY.