The Crime Writers’ Association

CWA Dagger in the Library: Now open for nominations

The Dagger in the Library is one of the highly prized CWA Dagger Awards, which have been awarded to crime writers since 1955. It is a unique literary award in that it offers a chance for readers to nominate their favourite British crime fiction autho...


Bookshop of the Month – August 2022: Imagined Things Bookshop

Georgia Eckert from Imagined Things Bookshop in conversation with William Shaw. In 2018, Imagined Things Bookshop, in Harrogate, became known as the bookshop that was saved by a tweet.  On 25 June 2018, bookshop owner, Georgia Eckert, let the wor...


Ashley Dyer in conversation with Chris Hammer and Gytha Lodge

Ahead of their appearance on the prestigious ‘New Blood’ panel at Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival join Chris Hammer and Gytha Lodge will be in conversation with Ashley Dyer (aka prize -winning author Margaret Murphy) t...


MURDER MILE: AN EVENING WITH LYNDA LA PLANTE

There are few names who mean as much to crime fans as Lynda La Plante, creator of the phenomenally successful Prime Suspect and Widows TV series, and bestselling author. The ‘Queen of Crime Drama’ will discuss her extraordinary career and new boo...


John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2021

Shortlisted


Ben Creed

City of Ghosts

Welbeck Publishing


Dagger in the Library Longlist announced

Ten authors have today been longlisted for the CWA 2014 Dagger in the Library award, thanks to your votes. The response was staggering. With 1,384 people voting for 636 different authors, the longlist highlights the extraordinary quality and variety...


CWA Annual Conference: Edinburgh, April 2017

CWA Edinburgh Conference 21 – 23 April 2017 The CWA Annual Conference, open to CWA members only, is shaping up to be a lot of fun – and a chance to get together with fellow writers in a superb setting in Edinburgh, the Jekyll and Hyde of cities ...


Debut Dagger competition: now open

For 15 years the CWA has been encouraging new writing with its Debut Dagger competition for unpublished writers. The submissions are judged by a panel of top crime editors and agents, and the short listed entries are sent to publishers and agents. Th...


cRYmE Day

Saturday 14th September 2019 10.30am – 4.30pm Rye Methodist Church TN31 7HE Performers: Simon Brett, Martin Edwards, William Shaw & Lynne Truss Rye’s first Cryme Day is a fabulous opportunity to meet, listen to and eat with four brilliant ...


The submission deadline for the CWA DEBUT DAGGER is the 31st January 2015.

The submission deadline for the CWA DEBUT DAGGER is the 31st January 2015. For 15 years the CWA has been encouraging new writing with its Debut Dagger competition for unpublished writers. The submissions are judged by a panel of top crime editors and...


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