The International Mystery Writers' Festival thanks the sponsorship of the following entities:

• City of Owensboro
• Daviess County Fiscal Court 
• Kentucky Department of Tourism
• Owensboro Medical Health System
• Texas Gas, LLC
• Owensboro-Daviess County Tourist Commission
• Owensboro Grain
• Century Aluminum Hawesville Operations
• Southern Star
• John & Marjorie Hager
• Lawrence & Frankie Hager
• Danhauer Drug
• The Messenger-Inquirer
• Greenwell Chisholm
• Champion Ford
• Ann Kincheloe
• Charles Medley