The Crime Writers’ Association

Johnston’s cosy crime debut wins Barker Book Award

Congratulations to CWA member Antony Johnston, whose 2023 novel The Dog Sitter Detective has won the Barker Book Award for fiction. Antony’s previous work includes the film Atomic Blonde and the Brigitte Sharp spy thrillers, which are ...


Clapham Book Festival

Clapham Book Festival is Back! The Clapham Book Festival is back this autumn with a special celebratory day on Saturday 16 October 2021. Crime writer and CWA member Julie Anderson is a co-founder of the festival and will be leading a literary walk a...


Harry Navinski Book Launch


Traditionally Published membership

Join the CWA - Traditionally Published author membership Thank you for your interest in joining the CWA. Membership is subject to meeting the membership criteria and completing the application form does not guarantee membership. Please fill in your ...


Book Launch

Join @Jennie_Ensor for the online book launch of her thrilling book Silenced by @Jennie_Ensor and of The Dark Side of Christmas, an anthology of twisted winter tales by @hobeckbooks authors. Crime fiction and thriller fans, bloggers and authors, plea...


William Ryan at Chiswick Book Festival

William Ryan, author of the acclaimed Inspector Korolev series set in Russia in the 1930s and of the forthcoming The Constant Soldier, is a featured author at the Chiswick Book Festival. Savage Continent: Fiction and the Fall of Nazi Germany Toge...


Book Launch: Flames of Anarchy


Essex Book Festival’s Golden Age of Crime

CWA members Helen Barrell, Simon Brett and Isabelle Grey are hosting various events within the Essex Book Festival's homage to Golden Age crime writing - and crime writing today! Join Essex Book Festival for a weekend of sleuthing in Southend-on-...


On behalf of the late Seán Haldane – Book Launch with Music


Glenda Young Book Signing

Join bestselling author Glenda Young for a book signing and meet and greet at The Book Nook Bookshop, 44 High St, Old Town, Bridlington. Come and say hello! Glenda will be signing her award-nominated Seaview Hotel cosy crimes, set in Scarborough....


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