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Edit author profiles Use this page to update your author profile. The same profile will be used on both the CWA and CRA websites. Remember to use specific terms in your biography text, such as character names, sub-genres, or time periods so that rea...
Become a crime scene investigator for the day or night …
For all real -life crime fans and forensic science enthusiasts comes 4 exclusive events which reveal the wonders of forensic science in crime scene detection. Join eminent forensic scientists Tracy Alexander and Jo Millington as they guide you throu...
Festival Time!
There are plenty crime-writing and general book and literary festivals going on in June. Theyâre mentioned on the Crime Reading Month website above, but just to bring them to your attention: Crossing the Tees: http://www.crossingthetees.org Slaugh...
Notes on Word Count for CWA Writing Competitions
Different competitions have different rules â and different levels of rigour in the way they apply them. For the Debut Dagger we are super-strict. We ask for entries not to exceed 3,000 words (1,500 words for the synopsis) by even a word. The ti...
Notes on Word Count for CWA Writing Competitions
Different competitions have different rules â and different levels of rigour in the way they apply them. For the Debut Dagger we are super-strict. We ask for entries not to exceed 3,000 words (1,500 words for the synopsis) by even a word. The ti...
Shetland Noir 2023
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce the return of Shetland Noir from 15-18th June 2023. The festival will run from the evening of Thursday to Sunday evening, at Shetlandâs arts venue in Lerwick, Mareel, and will include a variety of fun ...
Benefits for Corporate and Associate Members
Benefits for Corporate and Associate Members We offer a range of benefits for corporate and associate members. Take advantage of yours below. The CRA website and newsletters The CRA website and accompanying newsletters CRA News and Case File...
CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers
The Crime Writers Association announced the much anticipated longlists for the annual Dagger awards at a reception during CrimeFest in Bristol on the evening of Friday 19 May. The Chair of the CWA, Martin Edwards, author of The Golden Age of Murder, ...
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Ian Fleming said there was one essential criterion for a good thriller, âone simply has to turn the pagesâ. Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction...
Criminal Critiques
What are Criminal Critiques? Criminal Critiques is the CWAâs critique service for aspiring crime fiction writers, to help you polish your writing and prepare your manuscript for submission to agents and publishers, or for competitions such as the ...
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