Exclusive Author Masterclasses: An Evening with Tony Parsons
Working with Book Aid International, we’re thrilled to reveal a one-off series of evening masterclasses with authors keen to offer insight into their novels and the writing process. Thursday 24th May Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, Londo...
Anatomy of a Crime Thriller
Hard on the heels of its most successful Literary Festival ever, in June 2023 the tiny island of Alderney is hosting a unique one-day festival exploring the ‘Anatomy of a Crime Thriller’. Organised by The Alderney Literary Trust and sponsored ...
Newcastle Noir – Step Back in Time
Talking about the mix of crime and history with Nicola Ford, Lesley Thomson, Oscar de Muriel and Fiona Veitch Smith. There is no mystery about where the North’s crime fiction fans will soon be heading – Newcastle Noir is back. The hugel...
Crime Writers Emerging from Lockdown with JG Harlond
Escaping through a picture window... My study has a sliding picture window opening onto a balcony. From my desk I can see the Sierra de Las Nieves in the Province of Málaga, Spain. This was where the Moors of al-Ándalus harvested snow for sherbet ...
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...
Michael Connelly to receive CWA Diamond Dagger 2018
The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce that Michael Connelly is to receive the 2018 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. The Dagger award recognises authors whose crime writing careers have been marked b...
WRITERS’ BLOCK by Sarah Rayne
We’ve all been there. It doesn’t matter if we’re in the best-selling lists, or just starting out with a hopeful eye on the CWA Debut Dagger as a stepping-stone to great things (which, of course, it can often be) – we’ve all sat dismally in...
Crime writers for a charity event on July 5, at Waterstones, Glasgow.
Join Scottish crime writers for a charity event on July 5, at Waterstones, Glasgow. This public event is from 6.30 to 8pm on July 5th at Waterstones Argyle Street: 0141 248 4814 It's free, but you need to call to book your ticket. (Just for numbe...
Book Signing with Alice Castle
11-12th May, Dulwich Open House Festival, 11am to 5pm. Alice Castle will be selling and signing copies of Death in Dulwich, The Girl in the Gallery, Calamity in Camberwell, Homicide in Herne Hill and Revenge on the Rye. Books are £8 each. ...
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