The Crime Writers’ Association

Private: Dagger Awards to Carry Cash Prizes and Open to Authors to Self-Nominate from 2023

The CWA Daggers – synonymous with quality crime writing for over half a century – is set to again award cash prizes beginning in 2023, for titles published and nominated in 2022. Detail of the amounts will be announced next year. The CWA is delig...


Exclusive Author Masterclasses: An Evening with Tony Parsons

Working with Book Aid International, we’re thrilled to reveal a one-off series of evening masterclasses with authors keen to offer insight into their novels and the writing process. Thursday 24th May Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, Londo...


Murder at the Seaview Hotel online book launch

Book Launch (online) as part of Sunderland Libraries Literature Festival Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young Join Sunderland's best-selling author Glenda Young online as she launches her debut cosy crime Murder at the Seaview Hotel, publishe...


Newcastle Noir – Step Back in Time

Talking about the mix of crime and history with Nicola Ford, Lesley Thomson, Oscar de Muriel and Fiona Veitch Smith.   There is no mystery about where the North’s crime fiction fans will soon be heading – Newcastle Noir is back. The hugel...


Dagger in the Library 2022

Shortlisted


Susan Hill


Murder at the Seaview Hotel Book Launch

Thursday November 11 2021 at 2pm Join author Glenda Young in a Q&A by Zoom with Gemma Alexander of Scarborough's South Cliff Gardens. Join Sunderland's best-selling author Glenda Young online as she launches her debut cosy crime Murder at the S...


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...


WRITERS’ BLOCK by Sarah Rayne

We’ve all been there. It doesn’t matter if we’re in the best-selling lists, or just starting out with a hopeful eye on the CWA Debut Dagger as a stepping-stone to great things (which, of course, it can often be) – we’ve all sat dismally in...


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.   ...


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