Private: Joffe Books New Publication Prize for Crime Writers of Colour
Joffe Books, in conjunction with bestselling crime writer Dorothy Koomson and literary agent Susan Yearwood, is seeking to discover a new crime fiction writer to join our bestselling list. We are launching a new writing prize for unagented crime fict...
Festival Season is Upon Us
Doesn’t matter where in the country you are, there’s lots of criminal good fun going on. Bloody Scotland in Stirling. Noirwich in Norwich. Chiswick Book Festival. Lincoln Book Festival. Hurst Festival. Plus events in London, Newcastle, Du...
Members Email Archive
Click below to view archived CWA member news emails January 2024 15 January Conference Reminder February 2024 19 February Support Independent Booksellers March 2024 April 2024 May 2024 6 May 2024 AGM Reminder 9 May 2024 Digni...
CWA Daggers Awarded in Glittering Ceremony
All 10 winners of this year’s CWA Daggers were announced at a glittering black-tie occasion at the Grange City Hotel in Cooper’s Row, London on Tuesday October 11. The CWA Daggers, which are probably the awards crime writers and publishers alike ...
Writers Invited to Enter CWA Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition
Entries are being invited for the CWA Margery Allingham Short Story competition. This year, the competition has changed the weighting of its scoring system to match Margery Allingham’s definition of a Mystery. Entrants are asked to focus on ...
Noireland Crime Writing Festival
POSTPONED TO 10 OCTOBER DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Belfast’s international crime fiction festival takes place at the Clayton Hotel, Belfast on Saturday 10th October with a line-up to die for: Anthony Horowitz, Belinda Bauer, CWA Gold Dagger 2018 winner St...
Cath Staincliffe and Jane McNulty in Conversation
Come and celebrate International Women's Day with crime writer Cath Staincliffe and Salford-based author Jane McNulty. They will talk about their favourite books and how they have shaped their writing in fiction, plays, screenwriting and TV. If you ...
Crime Writers in Residence: at home with Holly Watt
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. My name is Holly Watt, and I write novels about a journalist called Casey Benedict who investigates stories that take her all over the world. The first one - To The Lions, whi...
Pauline Rowson at Andover Library
Pauline Rowson's crime novels have an International readership and have been translated into several languages. They have received critical acclaim in the UK and the USA where they have been given starred reviews. The DI Andy Horton series has been o...
Join the CWA
Become part of a thriving community of successful crime writers with invaluable support, expertise and marketing opportunities for all our members.
