The Crime Writers’ Association

An Evening With Ben Aaronovitch

Ben Aaronovitch will be hosting an hour-long discussion, in the famous Browns courtrooms, where he will be discussing The October Man, the new novella in the Rivers of London series. The talk with last for one hour, including a Q&A. Afterwards, ...


Kirkcudbright Book Week

Designed to showcase the developing literary scene in Kirkcudbright and the wider Dumfries and Galloway area, join us for the second Kirkcudbright Book Week. Book Week features appearances by professional authors as well as affording community wri...


Daggers Dinner and Awards Ceremony

This year's Daggers Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place on 4 July, 2024, at: The Leonardo Royal Hotel London City 8-14 Cooper's Row London EC3N 2BQ (time to be announced). The event will include a three-course gourmet dinner, and a...


The CWA Daggers

The Daggers Shortlists Have Been Announced! On 10 May, the shortlists for the 2024 Daggers were announced to much fanfare at CrimeFest in Bristol.  You can see the shortlists by clicking on the individual Daggers below. Congratulations to all of ou...


The Awards Dinner

The Awards Dinner This year's CWA Daggers Awards Dinner will be held on 4 July (time to be announced) at: The Leonardo Royal Hotel London City 8-14 Cooper’s Row London EC3N 2BQ (Please note: to purchase CWA member tickets, you will need t...


LAUNCH OF DEATH AT WOLF’S NICK

Join award winning author Diane Janes at the official launch of her new book 'Death at Wolf's Nick'. The event will take place in The Memorial Hall, Otterburn, Northumberland, scene of the original inquest into the death of Evelyn Foster, whose murde...


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...


CrimeFest

CrimeFest has revealed its full line up for the four-day celebration of the UK’s most popular genre, hosted at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May, 2023. Alongside 2023 featured guests - stalwarts of the genre, Mar...


Clapham Book Festival and Crimeland, London

Just what makes writers locate their stories where they do? Clapham Book Festival tackles murder and mayhem head-on and brings together two writers, Vaseem Khan and Mark Lawson, to explore their literary landscapes. As they assess in particular the i...


Clapham Book Festival

Clapham’s distinctive and quirky book festival, inaugurated in 2016, will showcase top-notch historians, broadcasting big names, bestselling fiction writers and a compelling crime panel. On the crime panel at 3pm CWA Historical Dagger winner (20...


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