Behind the Scenes of Crime in 1987 – the CWA on BBC Radio 4!
In 1987 longstanding CWA member Joan Lock, who had already written and presented several plays and programmes for Radio 4, made a documentary about the CWA featuring many crime-writing luminaries of the time; Simon Brett, PD James, Ruth Rendell, Coli...
Scottish Chapter Lunch, June 17
Scottish Chapter lunch, Friday, 17th June. We will be meeting in Browns, 1, George Square, Glasgow at 12.30. Last time there was brilliant fun so hope lots of you come out to play again… Let Alex know asap for numbers....
AGM 2024
AGM 2024 The CWA would like to invite all paying members to our AGM which will take place on Saturday, 18 May, 2024, at 10:00am via Zoom. Here is the meeting link: Time: May 18, 2024 10:00 AM London https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89445619441?p...
Gold Dagger 2021
Shortlisted
Thomas Mullen
Midnight Atlanta
Little, Brown Book Group
Vaseem Khan elected Chair of the CWA
Vaseem Khan has been elected as the new Chair of the CWA at the association's AGM earlier this month, taking over from Maxim Jakubowski, who ably steered the CWA Chair for three years. Vaseem is the first non-white author to chair the CWA. Vaseem ...
Dead Women in Crime
Heidi James, Linda Stratmann, Kia Abdullah with Kirsty Logan. Crime fiction is littered with the bodies of women, victims of violence perpetrated almost entirely by men and often in their own homes. At the same time, more women than ever find thems...
CrimeFest Returns
After lying fallow for two years, CrimeFest in Bristol is back! Nearly 150 authors, appearing on 44 panels, will be gathering with crime readers at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, 12 – 15 May 2022. As always, there is something for everyone. Fr...
Slaughter in Southwold
A fringe event for the first Southwold Arts Festival Slaughter in Southwold was a Friends of Southwold Library event in association with the Crime Writers Association. It took place on the weekend of the 21st & 22nd June at Reydon Village Hall....
Healthy Minds for Creatives
Join us for an afternoon discussion about staying mentally healthy as a creative freelancer, hosted jointly with the Association of Illustrators. #HealthyMinds4Creatives Chaired by Stewart Lucas from Mind in Greater Manchester, our panel inc...
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