Fabulous Xmas Fun
The CWA Christmas party went with a swing at Somers Town Coffee House on Wednesday 5th. Were you there? If not, you missed a ball but if so, maybe you’re in one of the photos below… Photos courtesy of Gary Stratmann – thanks, Gary! ...
Librarians Asked to Nominate Authors for CWA Dagger in the Library 2019
Libraries are now voting for the winner of the Dagger in the Library 2019, after Martin Edwards carried off the award in 2018. The CWA’s Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by a crime writer that users of libraries particularly admi...
Time to Get Crime Writing for Prestigious CWA Competitions
Two crime writing competitions are open now. 1)The CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition Not to be missed for lovers of short-story writing – and being shortlisted for this renowned competition brings attention and prestige to the writing C...
CWA Strengthens Connections between Crime Writers and Literary Festivals with Appointment of Festival Liaison Officers
The Crime Writers’ Association has announced that it has created the role of Festival Liaison Officer. Isabelle Grey and William Shaw will share the role, which is intended to strengthen connections between fellow crime writers and literary and art...
CWA appoints Maxim Jakubowski as Publishers’ Liaison Officer
Press Release from the Crime Writers’ Association February 2019 The Crime Writers’ Association has appointed Maxim Jakubowski as its first ever Publishers’ Liaison Officer. Jakubowski, who currently also serves as a CWA Vice Chair, takes up the...
Robert Goddard to receive CWA Diamond Dagger 2019
The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce that Robert Goddard is to receive the 2019 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. The Dagger award recognises authors whose crime writing careers have been marked by ...
CWA Brings Writers, Venues and Book Groups Together in National Crime Reading Month in May
May will be a time for murder and mayhem as National Crime Reading Month (NCRM) makes a welcome return – and the organisers are urging writers and venues to become involved. NCRM, which has run for a number of years, is a unique literary festival t...
New Chair for the Crime Writers’ Association
The Crime Writers’ Association is pleased to announce that Victorian crime specialist Linda Stratmann was elected as its new Chair in April 2019 and takes over her duties immediately. Linda writes two fiction series, both set in Victorian times: th...
The CWA, CrimeFest 2019 and Libraries
The CWA works with libraries. CrimeFest works with libraries. CrimeFest works with the CWA. It all adds up to a very successful story. Or perhaps, a thousand… CrimeFest’s Library Giveaway Organised by the Crime Writers’ Association, the month...
CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers
The Crime Writers’ Association announced the much anticipated longlists for the annual CWA Dagger awards for the best of the year’s crime writing at a reception during international convention CrimeFest in Bristol on the evening of Friday 10 May....
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