CrimeFest
CrimeFest, a veritable smorgasbord of who's who in crime writing, is a four-day-long festival held in Bristol May 19-22. For details please see the CrimeFest website. There's a mindblowing programme and all for a very reasonable fee. The CWA will b...
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 ...
St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend
Ours is a weekend with a difference. Launched at St Hilda's College in 1994, it offers the crime fiction fans the unique experience of hearing their favourite authors exploring the genre, their own work and the writers who inspired them. Tak...
CWA Annual Conference: Edinburgh, April 2017
CWA Edinburgh Conference 21 – 23 April 2017 The CWA Annual Conference, open to CWA members only, is shaping up to be a lot of fun – and a chance to get together with fellow writers in a superb setting in Edinburgh, the Jekyll and Hyde of cities ...
Historical Dagger 2021
Shortlisted
Chris Lloyd
The Unwanted Dead
The Orion Publishing Group
Debut Dagger Writing Tips
Here are tips from recent newsletters compiled for you by Dea Parkin, the CWA’s Competitions Coordinator (and professional editor). If you’re at the stage where your entry is finished and you’re into the all-important revision and editing pr...
Cath Stancliffe a guest speaker at Northern Lights Writers’ Conference
Cath Staincliffe, author of a host of popular and acclaimed books, deviser of the Blue Murder ITV series and writer of the Scott and Bailey novels, is a guest speaker at a fascinating all-day conference on Saturday 18 March in Sale, Greater Mancheste...
Alibis in the Archive
The world-renowned Gladstone Library on the North Wales/Cheshire border is to host a splendid feast of juicy crime writing dishes: Alibis in the Archive. The programme runs from the evening of Friday 9 June to Sunday 11 June 2017 and kicks off with ...
Women’s Voices from the Police
Police Museum Special Event: Thursday 9 March The role of women in policing the City of London is one of the most significant changes in the City of London Police Force over the past seven decades, seeing them rise “from giving advice to girls wh...
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