CWA Anthology Launch and Christmas Party
Everyone is welcome to the CWA Christmas party and the launch of our brand new anthology Mystery Tour at Daunt Books, Cheapside on Wednesday Dec 6. The event starts at 6.30pm and ends around 8.30pm. The event is FREE (not £6 as previously announce...
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2014
Highly Commended
David Buckley
Broken Bracken
Private: Winning the Debut Dagger by C J Carver
I entered the Debut Dagger on a complete whim. Despite feeling buoyant having finished my novel Blood Junction, I was hesitating over the entry fee, convinced I’d never win, let alone get shortlisted. It was only because a friend of mine said the...
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2014
Shortlisted
Alexandar Altman
Legally Kidnapped
Chiltern Kills Crime Writing Festival
Chiltern Kills is a brand-new crime writing festival taking place in Gerrards Cross, south Bucks. There will be some big names in attendance, including Vaseem Khan, Sarah Pinborough, and Mark Billingham. This is a one-day event, so no need to book a ...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Jem Tugwell
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. I’m a crime fiction author with a Crime Writing MA from City University. No Signal is the second book in the iMe series and follows my debut novel Proximity. In a past life,...
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2015
Shortlisted
Ruth Moore
River Endings
CWA Daggers – Shortlists Announced
The Crime Writers’ Association announced the shortlists for this year’s Dagger awards for crime writing at an at an evening drinks reception held at Waterstones Piccadilly on Wednesday 26 July. The CWA Daggers, which are the probably the awards c...
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 ...
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