The Crime Writers’ Association

Reading Party with M.W. Craven: The Dead Ground

Reading Party with M.W. Craven: The Dead Ground Detective Sergeant Washington Poe is in court, fighting eviction from his beloved and isolated croft, when he is summoned to a backstreet brothel in Carlisle where a man has been beaten to death with a ...


Screening of classic crime film Thief in Liverpool with talk

Dr Steven Powell will be giving an introductory talk before a special screening of Michael Mann's Thief (1981) at Picturehouse at FACT cinema in Liverpool on Saturday March 10th at 12 noon. It's a classic neo-noir film and is based on the very rare b...


Reading Party with Greg Buchanan: Sixteen Horses

Reading Party with Greg Buchanan: Sixteen Horses Every now and again a book comes along with such buzz about it. Sixteen Horses is one of those and we’re proud to invite you to a Reading Party about this stunning debut. Near the dying English seas...


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...


Celebrate National Crime Reading Month on 8 May with Rachel Abbott and Sharon Bolton

Celebrate National Crime Reading Month with Bolton Central Library and Museum as Bestselling, Award winning crime writers Rachel Abbott and Sharon Bolton will be talking about their exciting new books. Rachel's new book "Come a Little Closer" has be...


Kate Ellis headlines at Crediton Literary Festival with a crime focus

A one-day Literary Festival on Saturday 5 June presented online via Zoom. Sixteen authors are speaking on a range of genres throughout the day, with a 10pm crime panel, Victoria Dowd at 1.30pm and Kate Ellis headlining in the afternoon. Tickets are f...


The Great Summer Crime Fiction Debate

CrimeTime.FM introduces 'The Great Summer Crime Fiction Debate' about the best crime books from 2010 to 2020. On Thursday 8 July at 7.30pm Barry Forshaw will be grilling CWA Chair Maxim Jakubowski, Laura Wilson, Victoria Selman, Paul Burke and Ayo O...


Shetland Noir 2023

Shetland Arts is delighted to announce the return of Shetland Noir from 15-18th June 2023. The festival will run from the evening of Thursday to Sunday evening, at Shetland’s arts venue in Lerwick, Mareel, and will include a variety of fun ...


Author benefits

Your benefits Visitors to our website can read all about the wide range of benefits we offer our members, but as an existing member you can find out how to make the most of yours here. Benefits summary Members' bulletin Red Herrings, plu...


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, ...


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