The Crime Writers’ Association

Nominations for the 2025 Daggers Are Now Closed.

Nominations for the 2025 Daggers (except for the Emerging Author Dagger) are now Closed. Thank you for your entries, and see you next year!

About the CWA

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.

Find out more about who can join the CWA and the benefits we provide:


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The Daggers

The CWA Dagger awards celebrate the best in crime writing.

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