Private: CWA Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition – Winner Announced
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has announced the winner of its Margery Allingham Short Mystery Prize. Camilla Macpherson beat strong competition with her short story, ‘Heartbridge Homicides’. Camilla lives in The Hague in the Nether...
Private: WhoDunit? CWA Dagger Shortlists announced
Every year the best crime writers in the country sharpen their skills to deliver stories that will strike at the very heart of our genre. Their talent is breath-taking, the stories are thrilling but who has got their hands on the Crime Writers Associ...
Booksellers – looking for an author
Looking for an author for your event? Many of our members are happy to attend events. If you’re looking for an author to join your event, please fill in the details below and we’ll do our best to put you in touch with someone who can help. Pl...
Private: Putting the Noir into Norwich: A New Crime Writing Festival
Putting the Noir into Norwich: A New Crime Writing Festival 10th – 14th September The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to be collaborating with University of East Anglia, Waterstones and Writers’ Centre Norwich to create a deadly...
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition – Rules
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition - The Rules Please read all terms carefully before submitting your entry. Please pay attention to the Margery Allingham’s definition of a mystery and the chronology it outlines. Submission of an entry...
Private: Who Wunnit? CWA Dagger winners announced
Some two hundred agents, publishers and authors were present at the glamourous awards dinner at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, to find out the winners of the 2014 CWA Daggers. Alison Joseph, Chair of the CWA said: “Our Daggers Awards dinner is a...
Diamond Dagger
Diamond Dagger The most prestigious Dagger of all, the Diamond Dagger, sponsored by Karen Baugh Menuhin, awards a lifetime contribution to crime writing in the English language, and is nominated by CWA members....
Buxton International Festival – Sarah Ward & Friends
Sarah Ward and Friends, with Elly Griffiths and William Shaw Sarah Ward is a Derbyshire-based crime writer whose detective DC Connie Childs solves crimes within the Peak National Park. Why are the best crime novels reliant on a defined sense of plac...
Meet Liz Webb talking about ‘The Daughter’ – Waterstones Events
Waterstones Crouch End will be welcoming author Liz Webb for an evening to discuss her new novel The Daughter. Join us for an evening of great conversation and bookish talk. Refreshments available About the book I lean in and whisper the questio...
Short Story Dagger
Short Story Dagger This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English during the Judging Period, whether on its own or within an anthology or collection. Upon publication it must have been for sale to the public, either in ...
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