The Crime Writers’ Association

The Secrets of Successful Crime Writing with Pauline Rowson

Acclaimed Crime Author Pauline Rowson is the author of nineteen crime novels set against the backdrop of the sea on the South Coast of England. Fourteen of these feature the rugged and flawed Portsmouth copper, Inspector Andy Horton with Dead Passage...


Skulduggery in Stowmarket – crime writing festival

Join us for live author interviews at Stowmarket Library with best-selling crime novelists including CWA Diamond Dagger winner Simon Brett, Tim Weaver, Laura Purcell, Rory Clements, and more. Stowmarket Library is a vibrant part of the community that...


Noir at the Bar

OK, it’s not quite in May but near enough, and it looks brilliant! Free entry too. A chance for readers to see their favourite crime writers and listen to them reading their work in a social setting. Participating authors include Cath Staincliffe...


Emerging Authors

Emerging Authors Join the Crime Writers' Association as an Emerging Author - A new type of membership for tomorrow's writers. This category encourages new crime writers in their quest to become published authors by welcoming them into the com...


New Writing North and Northumbria University present Crime Story 2018

Saturday 19 May 2018, 10am-6pm, Newcastle upon Tyne Crime Story is a unique biennial event that brings together crime experts with crime writers and readers for a fascinating and inspiring one-day writing festival. Crime Story 2018 will be headline...


Skulduggery in Stowmarket

Stowmarket Library Presents: SKULDUGGERY IN STOWMARKET from 26th - 29th April 2019   Friday 26th April An evening with Charlie Haylock *Price £10 with cheese and wine*   Saturday 27th April Author event featuring: Jacqueline Beard...


Music of the Night

Music of the Night is the current anthology of original short stories contributed by Crime Writers' Association members and edited by Martin Edwards, with music as the connecting theme. The aim, as always, was to produce a book which is representativ...


Murder and Mayhem at Narberth Book Fair

At Narberth Book Fair, two hours are being devoted to murder and mayhem as a conspiracy of Welsh crime writers discuss their subject.   At 10am, Jan Newton, Cheryl Rees-Price and Thorne Moore will be ‘On the Trail’ of detective fiction. &...


Book launch: ‘The Sinner’ by Caroline England

Join Caroline England to celebrate her latest psychological suspense, the vicarage-based tingler The Sinner. Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future. Every confession has a price. Read more about Caroline's inspiration for The Sinner on ...


In memoriam

In memoriam The CWA celebrates the memory of each of these members, sadly no longer with us.2024 Carolyn Caughey CJ Sansom Pat O'Keeffe 2023 Eric Brown Christopher Fowler DJ Harrison Marilyn Livingstone (aka half of AJ Mackenzie) Martin...


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