CWA 2024 Conference in Brighton
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2024 Conference in Brighton!...
Booksellers
Supporting booksellers The CWA strongly believe in the value of bricks-and-mortar booksellers, both independents and chains, and work to support and encourage their work. We do this in several ways: By fostering communication and cooperation...
Private: CWA Dagger Awards 2020 Longlists Announced
The 2020 longlists for the prestigious CWA Dagger awards, which honour the very best in the crime writing genre, have been announced. The world-famous Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers are the oldest awards in the genre and have been syno...
Private: Vaseem Khan elected as new Chair of the CWA
Private: The CWA Announces a New Annual Dagger Award for Publishers
The world-famous Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers, which honours the very best in crime writing, has created a new Dagger category for the first time in over a decade. The new prestigious Dagger will be awarded annually to the Best Crime an...
Private: Shortlist Announced for New CWA Dagger Best Crime & Mystery Publisher
The shortlist has been announced for the inaugural CWA Dagger for the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year. The award is the first new Dagger category created in over a decade. The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers are regarded by th...
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 and our regular monthly newsletters. Here are some of the ways you can make best use of your benefits to pro...
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...
CWA Events video archive
CWA Events video archive From time to time the CWA hosts online events, including workshops, panels, and interviews. While many of these events are open to the public for a fee, CWA members may attend for no cost – and we also record most of t...
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition
The Margery Allingham Short Mystery CompetitionThe 2025 competition is now open.The 2025 competition is now closed. The 2026 competition will open in Autumn 2025.The competition is open to all - both published and unpublished authors from all over t...
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