Crouch End Literary Festival
Celebrate writing with the first ever Crouch End Literary Festival in London! This is part of the Crouch End Arts Festival, and most events will be free! More information here....
Crime Writers Emerging with Glenda Young
Glenda Young talks about what she’s been up to during lockdown – writing her debut crime novel, Murder at the Seaview Hotel. You can find out more about Glenda and her books here....
CrimeFest
CrimeFest, a veritable smorgasbord of who's who in crime writing, is a four-day-long festival held in Bristol May 19-22. For details please see the CrimeFest website. There's a mindblowing programme and all for a very reasonable fee. The CWA will b...
ALCS to Sponsor CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society is to sponsor the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction in 2018. This year sees the 40th anniversary of the award; previous winners having included Antonia Fraser, Jonathan Goodman an...
Agatha!
Agatha Graphic Novel Talk, Institut Francais, Weds 11 May 7pm Anne Martinetti talks with Guillaume Lebeau about her new graphic biography Agatha, portraying the Queen of Whodunit! Agatha uses Christie’s enigmatic disappearance in December 1926 as ...
Downloads
Downloads Whether you're a bookstore, library, author or reader, here you'll find a selection of posters and other handy resources to download, display, and use to promote crime writing. Promotional postersCWA Daggers resources...
Debut Dagger 2021
Shortlisted
Biba Pearce
Rough Justice
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Debut Dagger 2021
Winner
Hannah Redding
Deception
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