Lives of Crime: The NCRM Online Launch
Join us online for an evening of murderous inspiration and literary conversation that celebrates how crime fiction breaks down barriers and opens doors to the power of reading. . On 4 June at 6.00pm, The Reading Agency proudly presents an exclusiv...
Private: Martin Edwards is Winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger 2020
The author awarded the highest honour in British crime writing, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger, has been announced. Martin Edwards joins icons of the genre who have been recognised with the accolade, including Ruth Rendell, ...
Private: CWA appoints its first Booksellers’ Champion
The Crime Writers’ Association has appointed leading Scottish author Aline Templeton as its first Booksellers’ Champion. In her new role, Aline will promote closer links between crime writers and booksellers of all kinds. Her appointment follows ...
Benefits for corporate and associate members
Corporate and Associate Membership Many of the promotional opportunities open to our full author members are also available to corporate and associate members. If your authors have events coming up, we can put them in our events listings. Corporate ...
Private: Crime Writers in Residence
During the Covid-19 crisis authors will not have the usual opportunities to promote their books at public events. Festivals, readings and launches have been cancelled – including all of the events scheduled for the CWA and CRA’s National Crime Re...
Private: Deadline Approaches for Booking Tickets to CWA Dagger Awards Gala Dinner
Midnight on Sunday, October 8 is the deadline for booking tickets to the CWA gala dinner on Thursday 26 October when the CWA Daggers will be awarded. Tickets should be booked by contacting admin@thecwa.co.uk . Full details are to be found on www.the...
Films Preserved and Restored: Friday 10 August to Sunday 12 August 2018
This is a residential weekend course organised by the Cosmopolitan Film Club (non-profit) which is running at Chester University Campus on Films Preserved and Restored (i.e. vintage movies which have been improved by new technology). Amongst the eig...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Sarah Linley
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. The Beach is my debut novel. It is a psychological suspense set in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Yorkshire Dales. I like to travel and the places I have visited provide ...
Private: CWA authors contribute to NHS charity anthology
A dozen CWA authors have joined forces with Newcastle-Upon-Tyne based literary group, Noir at the Bar, to publish a collection of short, fictional crime stories to raise funds for NHS Charities Together. Running for over four years from Newcastleâ...
Reading Party with Greg Buchanan: Sixteen Horses
Reading Party with Greg Buchanan: Sixteen Horses Every now and again a book comes along with such buzz about it. Sixteen Horses is one of those and we’re proud to invite you to a Reading Party about this stunning debut. Near the dying English seas...
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