John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2022
Winner
Janice Hallett
The Appeal
Profile / Viper Books
Dagger in the Library 2022
Shortlisted
Cath Staincliffe
An Evening With Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Aaronovitch will be hosting an hour-long discussion, in the famous Browns courtrooms, where he will be discussing The October Man, the new novella in the Rivers of London series. The talk with last for one hour, including a Q&A. Afterwards, ...
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Liz Mistry in Wyke, West Yorkshire and the Crime Fiction Fairy Book Drop at Leeds Trinity Uni
Liz Mistry Come and see crime writer Liz Mistry at a Crime, Coffee and Cake reading group session at Wyke Library, near Bradford from 5.30-7.30pm on 31 May. Liz will be reading from her third book, Untainted Blood. Liz is also helping to organise C...
WRITERS’ BLOCK by Sarah Rayne
We’ve all been there. It doesn’t matter if we’re in the best-selling lists, or just starting out with a hopeful eye on the CWA Debut Dagger as a stepping-stone to great things (which, of course, it can often be) – we’ve all sat dismally in...
April 2022: Torquay
April 2022: TorquayVenue: The Imperial Hotelby David Whittle I felt a sense of mildly suppressed excitement setting off for my first CWA Conference. It had been a long time coming, of course. I’d booked originally for 2020 and, like all of us, h...
“Proof Behind the Plot” – a forensic workshop for crime writers
In celebration of National Crime Reading Month, Think Forensic are hosting an interactive workshop led by their forensic and crime investigation experts, in Huddersfield. The workshop has been designed specifically to give all writers, whether new...
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S A Cosby
Blacktop Wasteland
Headline Publishing Group
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