one of the year's best resources for storytellers; his latest book on writing, Troubleshooting Your Novel, also won a Storytelling World Award. Both books were published by Writer's Digest Books. Widely recognized for his storycrafting expertise, Steven has served for a number of years as a Master CraftFest instructor at ThrillerFest, North America's premier training event for suspense writers hosted by International Thriller Writers. Steven also regularly teaches Novel Writing Intensive retreats across the country with renowned international bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Steven's short fiction has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times. Accolades 2020 entered into the Christy Award Hall of Fame 2019 Christy Award for Mystery/Suspense/Thriller (Every Wicked Man) 2018 International Book Award for best Mystery/Suspense (Every Wicked Man) 2018 Storytelling World Award (Troubleshooting Your Novel) 2015 Storytelling World Award (Story Trumps Structure) 2012 ECPA Book of the Year - Fiction (The Queen) 2012 Retailers Choice Awards Finalist (The Queen) 2012 Christy Award - Suspense (The Queen) 2012 International Thriller Award Finalist for Best Original Paperback (The Queen) 2011 Library Journal's One of the Best Christian Fiction Books (The Queen) 2011 Christy Award - Suspense (The Bishop) 2011 INSPY Award - Mystery/Thriller (The Bishop) 2011 INSPY Award - Thriller/Suspense (The Knight) 2010 Suspense Magazine Book of the Year (The Bishop) 2010 RT Book Reviews Best Inspirational Suspense (The Bishop) 2010 The Christian Manifesto's Lime Award (The Bishop) 2009 The Suspense Zone Book of the Month, November (The Knight) 2009 Suspense Magazine Top 10 Books of (The Knight) 2009 The Christian Manifesto's Lime Award – Best Fiction (The Knight) 2009 Christy Award - Suspense (The Rook) 2008 The Suspense Zone Reviewer's Choice Award (The Rook) 2008 Best Crime Thriller Christy Award, Finalist (The Pawn) 2007 A Peek At My Bookshelf (The Pawn) Bibliography The Bowers Files The Jevin Banks Experience The Blur Trilogy Other Fiction Nonfiction References External links Monthly Podcast 21st-century American novelists Living people American male novelists 21st-century American male writers Year of birth missing (living people)