The Crime Writers’ Association

Victoria Taylor – Haven

Welcome to Haven; a community of families living together in isolation from the outside world. No-one is allowed into this alternative life- except perhaps the occasional teenage girl to bring in a new bloodline for their sons. Becky, a private inves...


Lindsey Davis talks online about latest Flavia Albia novel A Comedy of Terrors

A Cardiff Library Open Space event on Thursday 9 November. How does a writer bring to life ancient Rome with all its grime and grandeur, scheming and backstabbing? Hear from award-winning novelist Lindsey Davis as she joins us online to chat about n...


June is National Crime Reading Month

Libraries, booksellers, publishers and festivals are taking part in National Crime Reading Month this month, while crime writers are contributing videos and blogs to the dedicated site with more posted almost every day of June. National Crime Read...


Agatha!

Agatha Graphic Novel Talk, Institut Francais, Weds 11 May 7pm Anne Martinetti talks with Guillaume Lebeau about her new graphic biography Agatha, portraying the Queen of Whodunit! Agatha uses Christie’s enigmatic disappearance in December 1926 as ...


“Proof Behind the Plot” – a forensic workshop for crime writers

In celebration of National Crime Reading Month, Think Forensic are hosting an interactive workshop led by their forensic and crime investigation experts, in Huddersfield. The workshop has been designed specifically to give all writers, whether new...


CWA Dagger Winners to be Announced at Awards on Oct 25

For readers of crime – now officially the UK’s most popular genre of fiction – the CWA Daggers are the book awards to really sharpen your appetite. Ten Daggers are given away at a glittering black-tie dinner and the cream of the publishing indu...


Elite Sponsorship Package

Elite Sponsorship Package Gold Dagger Ian Fleming Steel Dagger* John Creasey First Novel Dagger* Twisted Dagger Whodunnit Dagger   * indicates that the award currently has a sponsorSponsoring an Elite Dagger provides the f...


An Evening with Jonathan Whitelaw

On Wednesday, 15 May, at 6.30pm, join award-winning author Jonathan Whitelaw at Waterstones Carlisle for an evening of questions, book chat and everything else.  The event celebrates the launch of Jonathan's new book, The Concert Hall Killer, the la...


Meet Liz Webb talking about ‘The Daughter’ – Waterstones Events

Waterstones Crouch End will be welcoming author Liz Webb for an evening to discuss her new novel The Daughter. Join us for an evening of great conversation and bookish talk. Refreshments available About the book I lean in and whisper the questio...


An Evening of Crime Fiction at Waterstones, Liverpool

Join us for an evening of crime fiction with local authors Caz Finlay and Caroline Corcoran as they discuss their new releases, Part of the Family and Five Days Missing, in conversation with CWA member Caroline England. Caroline England is the au...


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