The Crime Writers’ Association

Bookshop of the Month – August 2021: No Alibis

What was the shop before he moved in? ‘It was a dry cleaners.’ Bit of a refit then? He laughs. ’Very much a refit. We built most of the bookcases ourselves. I sold a lot of my first editions at the time to raise money. Raymond Chandlersâ€...


Historia Live: Wicked Ireland

‘Historia Live – Dublin’, is an exciting new series of literary events in Ireland highlighting historical fiction, in association with the Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature. The f...


From Idea to Publication and Beyond

Come see Linda Stratmann and ask those questions you've always wanted to know the answers too - from being an author to getting your novel published. Linda will also be discussing her new crime novel 'A True and Faithful Brother'. Although the even...


Martin Edwards wins an Edgar

Martin Edwards, the CWA’s vice chair, has won the Best Biographical/Critical Edgar award for The Golden Age of Murder. The awards for mystery fiction, non-fiction and TV are made every spring by Mystery Writers of America. The term ‘Edgar...


An evening with Len Tyler and Suzette Hill

Join Len Tyler and Suzette Hill, two of Heffers' crime fiction favourites, as they talk about their new books A Herring in the Smoke and Shot in Southwold. Tickets are £4 in advance and available from tylerandhillatheffers.eventbrite.co.uk....


Val McDermid Book Launch

Join Val McDermid for the launch of her highly anticipated new thriller, Past Lying. This event is sponsored by the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and will take place on 11 October at 7.00 PM in the Assembly Rooms on George Street, Edinburgh...


Bookshop of the Month – October 2021: Guid Reads

Every month, as part of the new CWA Booksellers Champion initiative , we want to celebrate a bookshop because we believe bookshops don’t just sell our books – they bring our streets alive. This month, Booksellers Champion and award-winning author...


British Library crime course

The British Library is hosting a crime course in June and July, with writer and broadcaster Barry Forshaw. Death in Foreign Climes: European Crime Fiction Tuesdays 28 June, 5 July and 12 July 2016 6-8pm http://www.bl.uk/events/death-in-foreign-clime...


Crime Con Glasgow

Crime Con is a one-day true crime extravaganza featuring criminologists, forensic scientists, homicide detectives, victims’ advocates, content creators, and more. Explore the minds of serial killers and psychopaths, hear unheard stories, learn abou...


Bloody Scotland. Deadlier: Sophie Hannah in conversation with Cath Staincliffe

Women crime writers, from Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, to Val McDermid and Margaret Atwood, have always been a bloodthirsty bunch. They’ve also produced some of the very best work in the genre. A new compilation, Deadlier, contains 100 of...


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