Creating Authenticity in Fiction: Online Workshop with Saeida Rouass
Creating Authenticity in Fiction: Online Workshop with Saeida Rouass Whether you write historical, contemporary or fantasy fiction, creating a convincing backdrop for your story can be a challenge. This workshop will explore the various consideratio...
Society of Authors: Why Women Love Crime Fiction
The Bristol Group of the Society of Authors are hosting an online event on Friday 21 May from 12pm featuring a talk by Professor Helen Taylor on why women love crime fiction. During lockdown, many people have turned to fiction, and crime fiction ...
Mel McGrath – The Guilty Party
You did nothing. That doesn’t mean you’re innocent. On a night out, four friends witness a stranger in trouble. They decide to do nothing to help. Later, a body washes up on the banks of the Thames – and the group realises that ignoring the w...
Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher
Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher This prestigious Dagger (often referred to as simply the “Publisher’s Dagger”) is awarded annually to the Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year. Publishers and specific imprints are n...
After 20 years, would-be crime novelists find it more rewarding than ever to enter the CWA Debut Dagger Competition
Amended 8.12.17 The CWA Debut Dagger for the opening of a crime novel, established in 1998, is renowned within the crime writing world as a way for unpublished authors to get known, with former winners and shortlisted entrants going on to win publish...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with JG Harlond
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. After many years living and working in different parts of Europe I am now settled in a rural Andalucía with my Spanish husband. Ten years ago I gave up a safe and successful ...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with GJ Minett
Hi! My name is GJ Minett and my fourth novel, which will be published on July 9 by Bonnier Zaffre, is called The Syndicate. The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. For several years I taught in an 11-18 comprehen...
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2022
Shortlisted
Sharon Bolton
The Pact
Orion Publishing Group
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2022
Shortlisted
Steve Cavanagh
The Devil’s Advocate
Orion Publishing Group
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