The Crime Writers’ Association

Top crime writers support Scotland on Sunday’s libraries campaign

Crime writers owe a lot to libraries. Library staff lend out their books, bringing in welcome payments under the Public Lending Right scheme, host their events and raise their profiles. Writers of all genres have much to be grateful to libraries for....


Sister Sleuths

Come along to this online talk in which Julie Anderson,Alice Castle and Anne Coates discuss personal, political and psychological themes in their books. Is 2023 the year of the female detective? How do you solve a murder while organizing child...


Crime Fiction: Past, Present, and Future with Simon Brett

Part of the Open Centre and Online CI Public Talks collection In conversation with OU's Bill Alder, detective fiction author Simon Brett will discuss crime fiction's past, present and future. Please join us on Wednesday 17 April from 13:00-14...


Kate Ellis headlines at Crediton Literary Festival with a crime focus

A one-day Literary Festival on Saturday 5 June presented online via Zoom. Sixteen authors are speaking on a range of genres throughout the day, with a 10pm crime panel, Victoria Dowd at 1.30pm and Kate Ellis headlining in the afternoon. Tickets are f...


Cath Staincliffe discusses assisted dying in ‘The Kindest Thing’

Women in the Law UK Bookclub, online on Friday 5 November at 7pm. Bestselling author Cath Staincliffe discusses her cutting edge novel, The Kindest Thing in an online book club event hosted by Barrister at Law, author and founder of Women in the La...


June is National Crime Reading Month

Libraries, booksellers, publishers and festivals are taking part in National Crime Reading Month this month, while crime writers are contributing videos and blogs to the dedicated site with more posted almost every day of June. National Crime Read...


MAKE CRIME PAY

Saturday 4th March 10.00am – 7.30pm. MAKE CRIME PAY. A fantastic range of authors including Tom Mead and Cath Staincliffe in a day of online workshops, talks and interviews. Details and tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime-pay-tickets-4817782...


Dagger in the Library – shortlist announced

CWA 2014 Dagger in the Library Award shortlist announced   Five authors have today been shortlisted for the CWA 2014 Dagger in the Library award, sponsored by Dead Good Books. This year, for the first time, readers compiled the long list as crim...


Bookshop of the Month – July 2022: Booka Bookshop

In conversation with Vaseem Khan Booka Bookshop 26-28 Church Street Oswestry Shropshire SY11 2SP Tel: 01691 662244 www.bookabookshop.co.uk Behind Tim Morris’s shoulder is a framed photo of Shane Warne, the global cricketing icon who...


CWA authors in ‘Mug Shot’ video interviews through June

A newly-launched initiative designed to showcase crime writers will feature in National Crime Reading Month in June with four authors talking about their craft and the publishing industry. Launched in January, Mug Shots is run by Tall Tales Mysterie...


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