In Conversation with Abir Mukherjee & Amer Anwar
In Conversation with Abir Mukherjee & Amer Anwar Pen to Print partnered with the Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation in 2020 to bring a variety of professional talks from Editors, Literary Agents and Writers. Abir and Amer know each other ‘from ...
Emerging Authors
Emerging Authors Join the Crime Writers' Association as an Emerging Author - A new type of membership for tomorrow's writers. This category encourages new crime writers in their quest to become published authors by welcoming them into the com...
Hunt for the Margery Allingham Short Mystery Prize Winner 2022
The hunt for the best unpublished short mystery story is on. Entrants have until 6pm GMT on Monday 28 February to enter the international Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Margery Allingham Short Mystery competition, 2022. The Margery Allingha...
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Shetland Noir 2023
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce the return of Shetland Noir from 15-18th June 2023. The festival will run from the evening of Thursday to Sunday evening, at Shetland’s arts venue in Lerwick, Mareel, and will include a variety of fun ...
Martin Edwards presents on ‘Classic and Contemporary Crime Writing’
The Friends of Stockton Heath Library are planning to mark Crime Reading Month at Stockton Heath Library with a talk by Martin Edwards on 'Classic and Contemporary Crime Writing' on 16th May at 7.30pm at Stockton Heath Library. Tickets will be avail...
Notes on Word Count for CWA Writing Competitions
Different competitions have different rules – and different levels of rigour in the way they apply them. For the Debut Dagger we are super-strict. We ask for entries not to exceed 3,000 words (1,500 words for the synopsis) by even a word. The ti...
Private: Latest Tips for Winning the Debut Dagger
CWA Coordinator and Debuts maestro Dea Parkin has some top tips for Debut Dagger entrants: You’re going over your Debut Dagger entry in the final days before the deadline. What might you consider revising to make it stand out and shine? Ens...
CWA 2024 Conference, Brighton
CWA CONFERENCE 2024, BRIGHTON 19-21 APRIL This year’s conference takes place in beautiful Brighton and brings together our CWA community for a weekend of learning-centred activity in one of the UK’s most visited tourist hotspots. The 2024 con...
London Chapter Meeting
This is a members only event. Please contact the London chapter convener or the Director for more information....
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