The Crime Writers’ Association

Librarians Asked to Nominate for CWA Dagger in the Library 2018

Libraries are now voting for the winner of the Dagger in the Library 2018, after Mari Hannah took the award in 2017. The CWA’s Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by a crime writer that users of libraries particularly admire. It is ...


Crime Science versus Crime Fiction: Exploding the Myths

Thursday 30 August 6pm-8pm, at the prestigious Royal Society in London. Join Val McDermid, Elly Griffiths, Vaseem Khan, Imran Mahmoud, Professor Ruth Morgan, Professor Richard Wortley, and Barry Forshaw for a truly unique occasion. Crime fiction i...


Emerging from Lockdown with Antony Johnston

Antony Johnston tells us about his hopes for emerging from lockdown, and reads from his latest Brigitte Sharp thriller The Tempus Project. You can read more about Antony and his books here....


Cath Staincliffe events summer 2018

Tuesday 10th July 2pm, Bingham Library, NG13 8BE. Cath Staincliffe talks about her latest novel The Girl in the Green Dress. Details 01949 837905 https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/ ...


CWA Conference

For more details see the latest copy of Red Herrings or the members only website (for digital members). Location: Norwich...


‘Listen with Lindsey’

'Listen with Lindsey' is a Zoom event hosted by bestselling mistress of Roman crime, Lindsey Davis. On the first or second Tuesday of the month, and in November Tuesday 2nd, Lindsey hosts a free event where she reads from her work. Expect a starring...


WRITERS’ BLOCK by Sarah Rayne

We’ve all been there. It doesn’t matter if we’re in the best-selling lists, or just starting out with a hopeful eye on the CWA Debut Dagger as a stepping-stone to great things (which, of course, it can often be) – we’ve all sat dismally in...


London Women’s Gliterary Lunch

Thursday 12 May, The Kingsway Hall Hotel, Covent Garden with authors Louise Doughty and Clare North A 'perfect balance of schmooze, booze and books', to quote Lionel Shriver. For those of you who still haven't experienced a Gliterary Lunch, thes...


An Evening with Cath Staincliffe

Meet The Author. An evening with Cath Staincliffe for National Crime Reading Month. Cath will be talking about her novels and her writing process, plus reading from her latest book, followed by a Q&A.   Cath Staincliffe is an award winning...


Guilty Parties

The CWA is pleased to announce the publication this month by Severn House of the latest anthology of the Crime Writers’ Association, Guilty Parties. Martin Edwards has been editing the CWA anthology since the mid-Nineties, and it’s always...


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