About Johnny Shaw
Johnny Shaw was a writer and screenwriter.
Johnny Shaw (born ) is an American author and playwright. He has won two Spotted Owl Awards, as well as an Anthony Award.
Biography Shaw was born and raised in California near the border of Mexico. He received a Master of Fine Arts in screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Shaw's debut novel, Dove Season, was published in 2011 by Thomas & Mercer; it won the Spotted Owl Award for Best First Novel. 2013 Big Maria Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original 2015 Plaster City Left Coast Crime Rose Award 2015 Plaster City Spotted Owl Award for Best Novel 2017 Floodgate Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery 2017 , in Waiting to Be Forgotten Anthony Award for Best Short Story Publications
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