The Crime Writers’ Association

Crime Writers appoint Libraries Champion

The Crime Writers’ Association has appointed its first Libraries Champion, Ruth Dudley Edwards. Ruth and the CWA will work with libraries nationwide to support the public library network, promote the value of reading for people of all ages and from...


National Crime Reading Month

June, and the CWA’s initiative sees plenty of crime-writing events taking place in many locations throughout the country. To find events in your area, do visit the National Crime Reading Month website where the events are listed by region. Any fest...


Twisted Dagger

Twisted Dagger The Twisted Dagger celebrates psychological thrillers, dark and twisty tales that often feature unreliable narrators, disturbed emotions, a healthy dose of moral ambiguity, and a sting in the tail. Books in this category include psych...


Daggers Longlist has been announced!

The 2023 Daggers longlist has been announced at the CWA annual conference in York where members toasted the listed authors and publishers. The shortlist will be announced at a reception at CrimeFest in Bristol on Friday 12 May. Good luck to everyone!...


Emerging Authors

Emerging Authors Join the Crime Writers' Association as an Emerging Author - A new type of membership for tomorrow's writers. This category encourages new crime writers in their quest to become published authors by welcoming them into the com...


Crime Fest, Bristol

Crime Fest has two events this year featuring Crime Cymru members. On Friday 10th May, at 14:50, there’s Crime CYMRU: It’s Not All Rugby, Sheep And Singing, in which Cathy Ace, Rosie Claverton and Alis Hawkins will be joined by author John Linco...


Crime Fest, Bristol

Crime Fest has two events this year featuring Crime CYMRU members. On Thursday, 9th May, at 14:40, G B Williams will be on a panel with Guy Bolton, Elly Griffiths and Amanda Robson, discussing Whose Story: Unique Voices and Unreliable Narrators...


WHSmiths Cardiff: B E Jones, Nigel Williams & Arthur Cole

On Saturdays throughout May, celebrating Crime Reading Month, members of Crime Cymru will be at WHSmiths in Cardiff, to chat and sign books. This time it’s the turn of B E Jones, whose latest thriller, Wilderness, is just published, and Nigel Will...


Bookshop of the Month – March 2022: Warwick Books

In Conversation with Vaseem Khan Warwick Books, located a stone’s throw from ancient Warwick Castle, was established in 2004 by Keith and Frances Smith. Today, the shop is run by Mog and Pauline Giacomelli-Harris, a book-loving couple, who moved...


AGM 2024

AGM 2024 The CWA would like to invite all paying members to our AGM which will take place on Saturday, 18 May, 2024, at 10:00am via Zoom. Here is the meeting link: Time: May 18, 2024 10:00 AM London https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89445619441?p...


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