Dagger Winners Announced!

The 2020 CWA Dagger Winners have been announced, you can download a PDF of the winners below.

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Make 2021 Your Year of Writing Success

Debut Dagger competition for the opening of a novel from an unpublished writer
Shortlisted writers have their entries shown to agents and publishers.

Margery Allingham Short Mystery competition
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Crime Writers' Early Influences

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Diamond Dagger Winner 2020

Congratulations to Martin Edwards, winner of this year’s CWA Diamond Dagger.

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