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 awards a lifetime contribution to crime writing in the English language, and is nominated by CWA members. Nominations and Judging Process The CWA Diamond Dagger winner is sele...
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...
CWA Dagger Shortlists Announced
The CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year * The First Rule of Survival by Paul Mendelson (Constable) * How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny (Sphere/Little Brown) * Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly (Bantam/Transworld) * This...
Coastal Crime With Kate Evans and Glenda Young
Kate Evans and Glenda Young have both chosen the Yorkshire Coast as settings for their crime novels. In conversation with Nick Quantrill, they discuss how the sea and our coastal towns make a perfect backdrop for a thrilling mystery. Kate Evans wr...
Fearful and Wonderful: Alfred Swaine Taylor and 19th century forensic science
“Fearful and Wonderful: Alfred Swaine Taylor and 19th century forensic science.” In this talk, discover the cases, both well-known and obscure, of leading 19th century forensic scientist Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806-1880). Along the way, f...
CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
Have you penned one of the murkiest, most deadly crime stories the nation has yet to be intrigued by? We’re looking for the best unpublished stories to send chills up the spines of our judges for this year’s Margery Allingham Short Story Competit...
Robert Goddard to receive CWA Diamond Dagger 2019
The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce that Robert Goddard is to receive the 2019 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. The Dagger award recognises authors whose crime writing careers have been marked by ...
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