Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation Sponsored in honour of Dolores Jakubowski. This award is for crime novels (defined by the broadest definition to include thrillers, suspense novels and spy fiction) as long as the book was not originally wr...
Meet Liz Webb talking about ‘The Daughter’ – Waterstones Events
Waterstones Crouch End will be welcoming author Liz Webb for an evening to discuss her new novel The Daughter. Join us for an evening of great conversation and bookish talk. Refreshments available About the book I lean in and whisper the questio...
Coastal Crime With Kate Evans and Glenda Young
Kate Evans and Glenda Young have both chosen the Yorkshire Coast as settings for their crime novels. In conversation with Nick Quantrill, they discuss how the sea and our coastal towns make a perfect backdrop for a thrilling mystery. Kate Evans wr...
Chiswick Book Festival
Murder and Mayhem in Leafy Chiswick Saturday September 14th The Art of the Thriller Former soldier and diplomat Alan Judd and former BBC journalist Peter Hetherington discuss with Julian Worricker the art of writing gripping fiction. Crime and Suspen...
Dagger Awards Gala Dinner
TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2016 GRANGE CITY HOTEL, LONDON EC3N 6.30pm for 7pm Speaker: James Runcie, author of The Grantchester Mysteries, as seen on TV CWA Diamond Dagger Awarded to 2016 recipient: Peter James The winners of the other nine Daggers includ...
Val McDermid Book Launch
Join Val McDermid for the launch of her highly anticipated new thriller, Past Lying. This event is sponsored by the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and will take place on 11 October at 7.00 PM in the Assembly Rooms on George Street, Edinburgh...
Private: Latest Tips for Winning the Debut Dagger
CWA Coordinator and Debuts maestro Dea Parkin has some top tips for Debut Dagger entrants: You’re going over your Debut Dagger entry in the final days before the deadline. What might you consider revising to make it stand out and shine? Ens...
Agatha Christie Centenary Celebration
BIRTHDAY PARTY WILL CELEBRATE A CENTURY OF CHRISTIE CREATIVITY Diary date: Thursday 15 September 2016 Dame Agatha Christie’s home town marks her birthday and the 100th anniversary of the completion of her first crime no...
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Ian Fleming said there was one essential criterion for a good thriller, ‘one simply has to turn the pages’. Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction...
International Literary Properties (ILP) to sponsor the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2023
International Literary Properties (ILP), the global company that invests in, acquires, and manages the intellectual property rights to books, plays and other literary works, has announced their sponsorship of the 2023 Crime Writers' Association John ...
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