London Book Fair and Byte the Book
London Book Fair runs at Olympia this year from Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 March. As a book-lover, it's always a fabulous event to visit, whether or not you have business there. http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/ Byte the Book also have a few seminars...
Deadlier Than the Male
Join CWA Dagger in the Library shortlisted Kate Ellis, Cath Staincliffe and Sarah Ward as we discuss the rise of the feminine protagonist in contemporary crime fiction and the importance of the female viewpoint in this genre. Our panel will be discu...
Bookshop of the Month – July 2021: The Steyning Bookshop
Every month, as part of the new CWA Booksellers Champion initiative with bestselling author Elly Griffiths, we want to celebrate a bookshop because we believe bookshops don’t just sell our books – they bring our streets alive. Kicking this off is...
Bookshop of the Month – April 2022: Reading Matters
CWA Dagger Awards – Shortlist
The Crime Writers’ Association has unveiled the shortlisted authors for five categories in the 2015 Dagger awards during an official reception at this year’s CRIMEFEST in Bristol. Authors, publishers and delegates assembled to hear the Dag...
Bookshop of the Month – July 2022: Booka Bookshop
In conversation with Vaseem Khan Booka Bookshop 26-28 Church Street Oswestry Shropshire SY11 2SP Tel: 01691 662244 www.bookabookshop.co.uk Behind Tim Morris’s shoulder is a framed photo of Shane Warne, the global cricketing icon who...
Bookshop of the Month – May 2022: Beccles Books
In conversation with Elly Griffiths Beccles Books 1 Exchange House, Exchange Square, Beccles, Suffolk NR34 9HH Tel: 01502 716806 https://www.facebook.com/becclesbooks/ It’s 11 years since Lee Mason founded Beccles Books. He had been work...
Notes on Word Count for CWA Writing Competitions
Different competitions have different rules – and different levels of rigour in the way they apply them. For the Debut Dagger we are super-strict. We ask for entries not to exceed 3,000 words (1,500 words for the synopsis) by even a word. The ti...
Associate membership
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Corporate membership
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