Useful info
Useful info This is where we keep a selection of other useful guides and information. Author profile guide Want to know how to keep your CWA/CRA author profile and books up to date? Watch our handy video guide to find out. Social medi...
Bursaries
Bursaries The CWA is offering a range of bursaries for both new and existing members. These bursaries provide full or partial funding towards membership, CWA conference or CrimeFest attendance for members whose financial circumstances might prevent ...
Author benefits
Your benefits Visitors to our website can read all about the wide range of benefits we offer our members, but as an existing member you can find out how to make the most of yours here. Benefits summary Members' bulletin Red Herrings, plu...
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...
Find an expert
Find an expert Many of our members generously offer their expertise on certain subjects – forensics, police procedure, historical periods, technology, and more – to other members who need help writing about them. You can search for them here, ei...
Tell us about an event
Tell us about your event Do you have an event – whether in-person, or online – coming up soon? Tell us about it here, and we’ll list it in our public Events section. Please tell us as much as you can about the event. The more you can tell u...
Conferences
CWA ConferenceYork Conference 2023 - gala dinner is FULL! Although a month before registration deadline, our annual get together - this year in York - has proved hugely popular. As a result, places on our Saturday night gala dinner are now full. How...
Edit your author profile(s)
Edit author profiles Use this page to update your author profile. The same profile will be used on both the CWA and CRA websites. Remember to use specific terms in your biography text, such as character names, sub-genres, or time periods so that rea...
Edit books
Edit books Please note: Changes you make here will be updated on the public ‘Find a book’ pages on both the CRA and CWA websites....
Add book
Add book Please note: Changes you make here will be updated on the public ‘Find an author’ and 'Find a book' pages on both the CRA and CWA websites....
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