Writers & Artists How To Get Published
Writers & Artists are delighted to be working with Denman College to bring a day of getting to grips with the practicalities of writing. The day includes: a two-hour writing workshop with an author of your choice; plenty of opportunity to network...
Pauline Rowson at Totton Library
Adventure, mystery, heroes and the sea have always held a fascination for Pauline Rowson so it wasn’t surprising that she turned to crime – writing that is – and created an exciting series of marine based crime novels set against the atmospher...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Maggie Hamand
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. I am a former journalist, a novelist and creative writing lecturer at the University of Hull. I studied biochemistry as a first degree and have a Masters in theology so science...
Dagger in the Library
Dagger in the Library The Dagger in the Library 2024 is closed. Thank you for voting! The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established writer of crime fiction or non-fiction who has long been popular with borrowers from...
Kate Ellis talks about third book in her Albert Lincoln trilogy
Former Dagger in the Library winner Kate Ellis is being interviewed online by UK Crime Book Club on Tuesday 18 May at 7pm. She'll be talking about The House of the Hanged Woman, the third in the Albert Lincoln trilogy set in the aftermath of World W...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Helen Sedgwick
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. I am a research physicist turned author and I live in the Scottish highlands. I’ve recently moved to crime writing after publishing two novels that could be called literary ...
Bookseller of the Month – Jan 2023, Newham Bookshop
Vaseem Khan visits Newham Bookshop and speaks to owner Vivian Archer - and gets a little starstruck. 743-745 Barking Road London E13 9ER https://www.newhambooks.co.uk/ There aren’t many bookshops in the UK run by a bona fide screen star. ...
A Detective’s Take on Crime Fiction
Join former copper, former detective, and present-day librarian Iain Souter for a fun and informative cop's eye view of crime fiction! Iain Souter is a second-generation police officer from a crop of three, who followed their father into the servi...
Words in the Square
The London Library celebrates its 175th anniversary this year and has an exciting four-day event planned to mark this event - WORDS IN THE SQUARE: Celebrating 175 Years Of Inspiration at The London Library (5 – 8 May 2016). On Saturday 7 ...
The Entry Process
The Entry Process There are four kinds of Dagger, differentiated by how they are nominated. See below for an explanation of the different entry processes, and who may nominate for each Dagger. Please do not hesitate to contact the Dagger Liaison Or...
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