Daggers Dinner and Awards Ceremony
This year's Daggers Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place on 4 July, 2024, at: Leonardo Royal Hotel London City 8-14 Cooper’s Row London EC3N 2BQ The event will include a three-course gourmet dinner, and all of the Daggers festivities. Th...
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Emerging Author Dagger Experience & Tips by Karabi Mitra
One of the most memorable experiences from last year was getting longlisted and subsequently shortlisted for the prestigious CWA Debut Dagger (now known as the Emerging Author Dagger). This is awarded for the best opening of a crime novel and I was h...
The CWA Daggers
The Daggers The CWA awards thirteen Daggers in total. Nine of these are for books and short stories and are judged independently by industry professionals. Starting in 2024, in addition to the coveted Dagger trophy, Dagger winners will receive a on...
Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival
Join Louise Mumford, Elly Griffiths, Sarah Ward, Sarah Bax-Horton and more at Wales's first crime festival! Join crime fiction lovers online 16-18 and 22-24 April 2024 for a series of very special presentations. Check out the programme and book your ...
Emerging Author Dagger Experience & Tips by Karabi Mitra
One of the most memorable experiences from last year was getting longlisted and subsequently shortlisted for the prestigious CWA Debut Dagger (now known as the Emerging Author Dagger). This is awarded for the best opening of a crime novel and I was h...
Private: CWA’s Margery Allingham Short Story Competition to Continue
The Margery Allingham Society has agreed with the Crime Writers’ Association that the popular short mystery competition will run for at least another five years, until 2024. The Society, set up to honour and promote the writings of the great Golden...
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition
The Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition...
Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation Sponsored in honour of Dolores Jakubowski. This award is for crime novels (defined by the broadest definition to include thrillers, suspense novels and spy fiction) as long as the book was not originally wr...
The CWA Says Thank You to Darren Wills
On Saturday 10 February 2024, a small group of people met at the home of CWA member, and ex-Red Herrings editor, David Stuart Davies. The purpose of the gathering was not only to enjoy the company of old friends and a few glasses of wine (which goes ...
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