John Seigenthaler Legends Award
Killer Nashville John Seigenthaler Legends Award
John Seigenthaler was a well-known editor, publisher, writer, TV personality, First Amendment champion, advocate for writers, and longtime supporter of Killer Nashville. Like its namesake, the annual Killer Nashville John Seigenthaler Legends Award™ is bestowed upon an individual within the publishing industry who has championed First Amendment Rights to ensure that all opinions are given a voice, has exemplified mentorship and example to authors, supporting the new voices of tomorrow, and/or has written an influential canon of work that will continue to influence authors for many years to come.
The award will be presented at the Killer Nashville Awards Dinner.
“The John Seigenthaler Award is not about what you write; it’s about making it right for writers.”
– Clay Stafford, Founder of Killer Nashville
2024 Award Winner – Charles Todd
CHARLES TODD is The New York Times Best Selling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge Series and the Bess Crawford series. A Game of Fear (Ian Rutledge Mystery) 2-1-22 and The Cliffs Edge (Bess Crawford Mystery) 2-14-23. He has published forty titles including two stand-alone novels, anthology and twenty short-stories appearing in mystery magazines and anthologies worldwide. His works have received the Mary Higgins Clark, Agatha, and Barry awards and nominations other major awards. Read more about Charles at https://charlestodd.com/
Previous Award Winners
