The Crime Writers' Association

Dagger Winners

Discover the winners of the 2020 CWA Dagger Awards.

Debut Dagger competition for the opening of a novel from an unpublished writer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
Win £500 and two passes for CrimeFest 2022.

See and hear about what made perfectly normal young people decide to become crime writers.

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

Newsletters packed with info about crime writers and their books, and a website with blogs and more. Free to join!

The CWA welcomes membership applications from authors and those working within the publishing industry.

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