The Crime Writers’ Association

Skulduggery in Stowmarket Crime Festival

Join us this April for the 5th Skulduggery in Stowmarket Crime Festival. The festival features seven authors over the two days including William Shaw and Lesley Kara. Friday tickets are £7 each or £12 for two, including a glass of wine on a...


Kirkcudbright Book Week

Designed to showcase the developing literary scene in Kirkcudbright and the wider Dumfries and Galloway area, join us for the second Kirkcudbright Book Week. Book Week features appearances by professional authors as well as affording community wri...


Make Crime Pay – thriller and crime fiction day

Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors. Online via Google Meet As crime and thriller fiction enjoy unparalleled popularity, join us for a packed day of online workshops, t...


Stretch Theatre Company: Intended Victim

A new thriller written & directed by Simon Mawdsley. A tense, psychological thriller, with an all-female cast. Five police detectives gather to commemorate the death of one of their colleagues, but one of them is planning a murder. The question ...


Crime Publishers & Writers at Event in Chorley, Lancashire

Publishers Sapere Books and Gritstone Publishing Co-operative as well as crime writers Simon Michael, D J Harrison and Ruth Sutton will be highlighting the different ways of getting published. Writers, whether beginners or more experienced, are wel...


Liverpool Noir with Kate Ellis and Barry Forshaw

Join us for an evening discussing Liverpool-Noir in the company of some of Liverpool's finest crime writers. Hosting the evening is author, broadcaster and journalist Barry Forshaw who we are thrilled to welcome back to his home city. Barry will be j...


Val McDermid Book Launch

Join Val McDermid for the launch of her highly anticipated new thriller, Past Lying. This event is sponsored by the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and will take place on 11 October at 7.00 PM in the Assembly Rooms on George Street, Edinburgh...


Introduction to Health for Authors: A Holistic Approach

Join fellow authors and educational writers for a wellbeing focused morning. Author and Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant Ignaty Dyakov will look at strategies to help you manage health issues and improve energy levels. Drawing on his recommendations ...


Writers in Residence – at home with Rachel Sargeant

The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. I’m a full-time author, living in Gloucestershire. Brought up in Lincolnshire, I have also lived in London, Shropshire, Germany and Wales and like to feature places I know i...


Chiltern Kills Crime Writing Festival

Chiltern Kills is a brand-new crime writing festival taking place in Gerrards Cross, south Bucks. There will be some big names in attendance, including Vaseem Khan, Sarah Pinborough, and Mark Billingham. This is a one-day event, so no need to book a ...


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