Jacquie Rogers Reads at Colwall Arts Festival
Artists of all stripes, including writers, will be exhibiting and performing at the inaugural Colwall Arts Festival in Herefordshire, on the weekend of 7/8 August (11am-5pm). CWA member Jacquie Rogers will be selling her books and will giv...
Alibis in the Archive 2023
Alibis in the Archive is, as everyone who has attended over the years knows, one of the most enjoyable occasions in the crime fiction lover’s calendar. You’ll have the chance to hear leading authors talk about fascinating topics in a wonderful...
Alibis in the Archive Online
Online: Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 October Alibis in the Archive is back! Organised by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards, former chair of the Crime Writers’ Association and recipient of the 2019 CWA Diamond Dagger, this online event hosted ...
RIP Sue Grafton
The crime and thriller community mourns the loss of Sue Grafton. Not only was she a magnificent writer and the alphabet series, featuring doughty sleuth Kinsey Millhone, which began with A Is For Alibi in 1982 and ended just prematurely with Y Is For...
Michael Connelly to receive CWA Diamond Dagger 2018
The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce that Michael Connelly is to receive the 2018 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. The Dagger award recognises authors whose crime writing careers have been marked b...
ALCS to Sponsor CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society is to sponsor the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction in 2018. This year sees the 40th anniversary of the award; previous winners having included Antonia Fraser, Jonathan Goodman an...
CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers – SHORTLISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED 25 JULY
STOP PRESS: CWA Dagger Shortlists to be announced at a 6.30pm reception at Daunt’s bookshop, Cheapside, London EC2V 6AX on 25 July. Book your place: admin@thecwa.co.uk. Free entry. The Crime Writers Association announced the much anticipated lo...
Bouchercon
The World Mystery Convention is a nonprofit, all-volunteer US organization which holds an annual convention in honour of Anthony Boucher, the distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor and author. It is the world's premier event bringing together a...
CWA Diamond Dagger goes to Simon Brett
The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce that the 2014 Diamond Dagger will be awarded to Simon Brett. The Diamond Dagger is voted for by members of the CWA and celebrates an author with an outstanding body of work in crime fiction. P...
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