The Crime Writers’ Association

2024 Debut Daggers Longlist Announced!


Short Story Dagger 2021

Shortlisted


James Delargy

Planting Nan

Criminal Minds Group


‘Death in the East’: An evening with Abir Mukherjee

Heffers is pleased to welcome back award-winning crime author Abir Mukherjee, who will be talking about his latest Sam Wyndham novel, ‘Death in the East’ - another rip-roaring adventure set in 1920s India. The previous novel in the series, ‘Smo...


Author talk from Cath Staincliffe

Cath Staincliffe is an award winning novelist, radio playwright and creator of ITV’s hit series Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. Cath has been shortlisted for the CWA Best First Novel award and for the Dagger in the Libra...


Breakfast Byte – Facebook Ads: How Do You Promote To Generate Sales?

Breakfast Byte Facebook Ads workshop at the Groucho Club on Wednesday 30 January. Title: Facebook Ads: How Do You Promote To Generate Sales? Refreshments: A light breakfast is included in the ticket price. Speaker: This Byte the Book workshop will be...


Dagger Reads ready for your reviews

The CWA Dagger Reads website at www.daggerreads.co.uk has been revamped and is ready to receive your reviews… Check out the reviews already there and add your own. A great way to get familiar with this year’s Dagger shortlists – the...


Capital Crime Book Festival

Come celebrate crime and thriller fiction in print and on film with some of today's biggest names, including Richard Osman. Author and criminal solicitor Nadine Matheson will moderate a panel on Moral Dilemmas in Modern Society. MW Craven will speak ...


Glenda Young – Cosy Crime Author Talk

As part of the Coals to Goals Project, Glenda Young will give a talk on writing cosy crimes set in Yorkshire and historical fiction set in the Northeast. Friday 21 April 2023 at 10.00am. Press Lounge, SAFC, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1SN...


Andrew Hook & Charlie Flowers Readings

Andrew Hook and Charlie Flowers will be at the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival on Tuesday 19th September, and you're invited to join them for readings and discussions about their work. The event is 6pm to 8pm and is being held at St Williams Way Lib...


Crime Writers at the Oxford Indie Book Fair

POSTPONED UNTIL 13 JUNE. Crime writers and CWA members Peter Tickler, Debrah Martin and Jake Lynch will be joining other indie and hybrid authors in a celebration of independent writing and publishing in Oxford on Saturday 13th June. There will be fr...


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