Michael Connelly to receive CWA Diamond Dagger 2018
The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce that Michael Connelly is to receive the 2018 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. The Dagger award recognises authors whose crime writing careers have been marked b...
Psychological Thrillers with Barbara Copperthwaite
Hosted by Deepings Literary Festival With Lincolnshire's Fens at the heart of her psychological thriller writing Barbara Copperthwaite knows just how dangerous our location can be! Come and find out more... Barbara Copperhwaite is the Amazo...
Jennie Godfrey and Rebecca Millar: Getting the Facts Right
The key to convincing fiction is getting the facts right. But what's the best way to do that? Join bestselling author Jennie Godfrey and editor Rebecca Millar to find out! Book your tickets here!...
Crime writers for a charity event on July 5, at Waterstones, Glasgow.
Join Scottish crime writers for a charity event on July 5, at Waterstones, Glasgow. This public event is from 6.30 to 8pm on July 5th at Waterstones Argyle Street: 0141 248 4814 It's free, but you need to call to book your ticket. (Just for numbe...
Book Signing with Alice Castle
11-12th May, Dulwich Open House Festival, 11am to 5pm. Alice Castle will be selling and signing copies of Death in Dulwich, The Girl in the Gallery, Calamity in Camberwell, Homicide in Herne Hill and Revenge on the Rye. Books are £8 each. ...
Alice Castle in Conversation with Local Authors
Alice Castle will be in conversation with local authors at Rye Books on 16th May, she will also be selling and signing books. Before turning to a life of crime, Alice Castle was a UK newspaper journalist for The Daily Express, The Times and ...
Book Signing with Alice Castle
18-19th May, Dulwich Open House Festival 11am -5pm Alice Castle will be selling and signing copies of Death in Dulwich, The Girl in the Gallery, Calamity in Camberwell, Homicide in Herne Hill and Revenge on the Rye. Books are £8 each. Bef...
Cultural Appropriation in Literature & Writing across Cultural Boundaries
On Dec 7 @ 7pm GMT the CWA will host Dagger-winning author Vaseem Khan as he brings his Arts Council-sponsored diversity project to a close with an online presentation and Q&A. It will also see the launch of a downloadable PDF of the guidelines f...
An Evening with Cath Staincliffe
Meet The Author. An evening with Cath Staincliffe for National Crime Reading Month. Cath will be talking about her novels and her writing process, plus reading from her latest book, followed by a Q&A. Cath Staincliffe is an award winning...
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