The Crime Writers’ Association

Dagger in the Library – shortlist announced

CWA 2014 Dagger in the Library Award shortlist announced   Five authors have today been shortlisted for the CWA 2014 Dagger in the Library award, sponsored by Dead Good Books. This year, for the first time, readers compiled the long list as crim...


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...


Emerging Author Dagger Rules

Rules and Submission Guidelines Emerging Author Dagger The Emerging Author Dagger (formerly the Debut Dagger), an international competition for the opening of an adult/YA crime novel and synopsis, is aimed at debut writers. The CWA defines a de...


Slaughter in Southwold

The Friends of Southwold Library present: Slaughter in Southwold, the Southwold Library Crime Writers Festival. Enjoy talks from authors including Reverend Richard Coles, Jane Casey, Nicci French, Elly Griffiths, Tom Hindle, Cara Miller,  Jacquelin...


Come and Chat to CWA Oxford – via Zoom

The Crime Writers Association was founded in 1953 to support, promote and celebrate the crime writing genre. Would you like to chat to some of the CWA Oxford crime writers over a coffee or gin and tonic? All totally virtual, of course, but in every ...


CWA appoints Maxim Jakubowski as Publishers’ Liaison Officer

Press Release from the Crime Writers’ Association February 2019 The Crime Writers’ Association has appointed Maxim Jakubowski as its first ever Publishers’ Liaison Officer. Jakubowski, who currently also serves as a CWA Vice Chair, takes up the...


Alibis in the Archive 2018

Friday 8 - Sunday 10 June 2018 Back by popular demand, Alibis in the Archive (in association with the Crime Writers’ Association and The Detection Club) returns for a second year to bring some of the UK’s best-loved crime writers to Gladstone's ...


The CWA Presents: Walking Through a Crime Scene Part 2

Part 2 – 'Murder Under the Microscope' with Dr Jim Fraser   Learn with the Crime Experts 20 May 7.30pm Tickets: http://bit.ly/MurderUnderMicroscope The minds behind February's Blending Fact and Fiction have put together a thrilling three-p...


Lee Child – Landmark & Legacy

To celebrate the deposit of Lee Child's Archive at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and twenty-five years since the publication of the first Jack Reacher novel, we are hosting two landmark events to explore Child's legacy and the evolution of the ...


Helplines and Discounts

Helplines and Discounts CWA members enjoy a number of perks to help their day-to-day work and career, from a tax advice helpline to discounts on membership with sister organisations.Helplines The CWA has a close working relationship with accountant...


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