The Crime Writers’ Association

First Monday

London’s premier crime fiction evening event, First Monday, returns to City University in Northampton Square (Angel Tube) on 2 October, beginning at 6.30pm. It’s a stellar line-up, as usual, with 2017’s CWA Diamond Dagger recipient Ann Cleeves,...


Countdown to the Daggers on 22 October

Free tickets are available from Thursday 15 Oct for the virtual awards ceremony of the 2020 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers, which honour the very best in crime writing. The oldest awards in the genre, the CWA Daggers have been synonymous ...


Sally Spedding’s Fear Workshop at Narberth Book Fair

Sally's workshop 'Fear is the Key' on settings for crime/thrillers begins at 1.15pm during Narberth Book Fair 10am-4pm Full details - www.narberthbookfair.co.uk ​Sally's latest book, Behold a Pale Horse, is now out. Cut to the Bone, Sally's eight...


Crime Fact, Crime Fiction Event

If you like to read, watch or write crime fiction or would like to know more about the work of detectives from SOCO to forensics, this is the event for you! You will hear from panels of criminologists and npovalists, inlcuding writer and former barr...


North Norfolk U3A – True Crime: One Day Conference

The North Norfolk U3A One Day Conference includes the following presentation: Norfolk Murder - From Stanfield Hall to the last person to hang in the county – Neil Storey The Secret Poisoner - A history of poison murder in the 19th Century - Linda ...


Politics and Prose with Julie Anderson

In an age in which we are all citizen journalists and political commentators on social media and the political blog has found a place in the mainstream media in a way undreamed of thirty years ago, what place does political fiction have? The power s...


Christmas Books

Come along and hear Sue Moorcroft, Jules Wake, Susi Holliday and Chloe Mayer chat to Bibliomaniac about their Christmas titles. Ticket price includes a free drink and a goody bag. Books on sale on the evening and the authors will be signing books too...


Cath Staincliffe: Author of The Girl in the Green Dress

Cath Staincliffe talk looking at reading, writing, libraries and her new book The Girl in the Green Dress. For more information and to book, please click here. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-talk-cath-staincliffe-tickets-37193122631 ...


Kemptown Bookshop

Cathy Hayward of Kemptown Bookshop talks to Elly Griffiths Cathy Hayward is only the third owner of Kemptown Bookshop, Brighton’s oldest independent bookstore. She was a long-time fan of the shop, which has been on St George’s Road since 1976,...


Oracle with Julie Anderson

Come along to this author talk about a new thriller set in ancient Delphi which explores issues relevant today. About this Event Oracle by our guest, author Julie Anderson, is about justice - from the brutal, archaic form of blood vengean...


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