Corporate membership
Join the CWA - Corporate membership Thank you for your interest in joining the CWA. Membership is subject to meeting the membership criteria and completing the application form does not guarantee membership. Please fill in your details below and a m...
Emerging author membership
Join the CWA - Emerging author membership Thank you for your interest in joining the CWA. Membership is subject to meeting the membership criteria and completing the application form does not guarantee membership. Please fill in your details below a...
Self-published membership – Application form
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Debut Dagger Submission Info
The deadline is Monday 28 February, 6pm GMT. Read the full rules here; remember eligibility has changed this year. You can purchase your entry voucher before you enter so as to make the process less stressful. If you chose to pre-pay y...
Dagger Awards Live – online and free
This year, due to coronavirus restrictions, we can’t hold a posh dinner in London where we enjoy a convivial atmosphere, networking with the publishing industry and watching as each Dagger is announced. However, we can still entertain, and – we ...
Free forensics lecture
You’re invited to attend a free forensic lecture on 17 October by Dr Jason Payne-James, renowned specialist in forensic and legal medicine, at the University of the West of England, Bristol. It’s a Royal Society of Chemistry event but open to an...
The Big Read with Mari Hannah
Big Read Celebrates Ian Rankin in Landmark Year The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is on tour this summer with its ninth Big Read, hosting free reading group events across Yorkshire. The 2017 Big Read is Ian Rankin’s breakthrough R...
Promote yourself
Promote yourself Members can take advantage of our wide range of platforms to promote books, news and events, including our main CWA website, the Crime Readers’ Association (CRA) website and our regular monthly newsletters. Here are some of the wa...
The Debuts: What are you going to call it?
Choosing the title of your novel is almost as big a decision as deciding to write it in the first place. Do you go for something quirky and run the risk of people not understanding it – or choose a more obvious title which then doesn’t sound inte...
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition – Rules
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition - The Rules Please read all terms carefully before submitting your entry. Please pay attention to the Margery Allingham’s definition of a mystery and the chronology it outlines. Submission of an entry...
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