The Crime Writersโ€™ Association

Red Herrings, the CWA membersโ€™ magazine

Red Herrings, the CWA membersโ€™ magazine Red Herrings is the monthly bulletin for CWA members, by CWA members. Itโ€™s filled with insightful articles, interviews, membersโ€™ comments, reports from regional chapter events, and news from the CWA itse...


Crime Fighter Turned Crime Writer โ€“ Meet the Author

A public talk about Roger A. Priceโ€™s time in the police, an insight into the world of organised crime and how that drives his fictional pen Roger served for over thirty-one years with the Lancashire Constabulary, the Regional Crime Squad and the Na...


CWA Launch High Profile National Crime Reading Month

Ian Rankin, Anthony Horowitz, Elly Griffiths and Vaseem Khan announced as new ambassadors for NCRM The Crime Writersโ€™ Association launches National Crime Reading Month (NCRM) this June โ€“ a major initiative designed to celebrate the genre and g...


Chapters

Chapters We know that our members are based all around the world and we have established regional chapters to help our members connect with other writers. There are also speciality chapters for non-fiction and neurodiverse authors. If there is an...


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Private: How I Wrote 20 Mystery eBooks In 20 Months by C T Mitchell

How I Wrote 20 Mystery eBooks In 20 Months How I Wrote 20 Mystery eBooks In 20 Months October 17, 2017 / Writing / By CT Mitchell Have you ever wanted to write mystery eBooks but procrastinated for so long you never got started? You...


Helplines and discounts

Helplines and discounts CWA members enjoy a number of perks to help their day-to-day work and career, from a tax advice helpline to discounts on membership with sister organisations.Helplines The CWA has a close working relationship with accountant...


Discounts for Members

Discounts for Members Your membership of the CWA brings many benefits, including discounts on selected festival tickets, memberships with sister organisations, editing services, and more. Discounts available to CWA members include:The CWA Daggers E...


Bloody Scotland

Ten years on from the first Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival the run has extended to four days, the number of events has doubled and the authors are more diverse than ever. This year sees the return of several Bloody Scotland f...


London Chapter Meeting June 22

The next meeting of the CWA London Chapter will be on Wednesday June 22nd at The Cittie of Yorke, High Holborn (north side), in the atmospheric Cellar Bar. Nearest underground Chancery Lane, some nearby streets have free parking after 6.30 p.m. Bar ...


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