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The CWA promotes, supports and celebrates crime writing, and writers of all crime fiction and non-fiction from across the globe. We’re proud to be a growing, thriving community with membership encompassing authors of all ages and at every stage of their careers.
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Are you an unpublished writer who is serious about crime writing? You may qualify for Emerging Author membership with the CWA. Find out more about how to apply and the benefits of memebrship.
Criminal Critiques is the CWA’s critique service for aspiring crime fiction writers.
Need more in-depth help? Closer guidance? A full structural editing report perhaps, or maybe your MS is ready for copy-editing? We are now working with professional editing partners Fiction Feedback.
The CWA Dagger awards celebrate the best in crime writing.