The Crime Writers’ Association

Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition – Rules

Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition - The rules Please read all terms carefully before submitting your entry. Please pay attention to the Margery Allingham’s definition of a mystery and the chronology it outlines. Submission of an entry...


Crime Writers in Residence – at home with GJ Minett

Hi! My name is GJ Minett and my fourth novel, which will be published on July 9 by Bonnier Zaffre, is called The Syndicate. The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. For several years I taught in an 11-18 comprehen...


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The Life of Crime, with Martin Edwards

Martin Edwards won the highest honour in UK crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger, for his outstanding contribution to the genre. He is President of the Detection Club, a former Chair of the CWA, consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics a...


Become a crime scene investigator for the day or night …

For all real -life crime fans and forensic science enthusiasts comes 4 exclusive events which reveal the wonders of forensic science in crime scene detection. Join eminent forensic scientists Tracy Alexander and Jo Millington as they guide you throu...


CWA Presents: Walking Through a Crime Scene

Part 1 – 'Securing the Scene' with Graham Bartlett and Kate Bendelow Learn with the Crime Experts 22 April 7.30pm Tickets: http://bit.ly/SecureTheScene The CWA minds behind February's Blending Fact and Fiction have put together a thrilling three-...


Daggers Dinner and Awards Ceremony

This year's Daggers Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place on 4 July, 2024, at: Leonardo Royal Hotel London City 8-14 Cooper’s Row London EC3N 2BQ The event will include a three-course gourmet dinner, and all of the Daggers festivities. Th...


Countdown to the Daggers on 22 October

Free tickets are available from Thursday 15 Oct for the virtual awards ceremony of the 2020 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers, which honour the very best in crime writing. The oldest awards in the genre, the CWA Daggers have been synonymous ...


CWA & Society of Authors Events for Writers at Harrogate

Are you a writer? On Saturday 21 July the Society of Authors is running a full day of crime-writing events at the Majestic, Harrogate and if you’d like to attend, tickets including lunch and refreshments throughout the day are £75. (Note: discount...


The Victorian Fear of Poison Murder

In the nineteenth century the prospect of being poisoned was a very real fear, and the poisoner has frequently been denounced as the worst kind of criminal. Poison is secret and treacherous, administered by someone close to the victim, hidden in food...


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