Dagger in the Library
Dagger in the Library The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established writer of crime fiction or non-fiction who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries. It also rewards authors who have supported libraries an...
Twisted Dagger
Twisted Dagger The Twisted Dagger celebrates psychological thrillers, dark and twisty tales that often feature unreliable narrators, disturbed emotions, a healthy dose of moral ambiguity, and a sting in the tail. This award is for the best psycholog...
The Secrets of Successful Crime Writing with Pauline Rowson
Acclaimed Crime Author Pauline Rowson is the author of nineteen crime novels set against the backdrop of the sea on the South Coast of England. Fourteen of these feature the rugged and flawed Portsmouth copper, Inspector Andy Horton with Dead Passage...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with John Dean
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. A journalist by trade, I worked as a crime reporter on newspapers for part of my career, which gave me ample material for my crime novels. I ran my own business for 21 years, s...
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...
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...
Murder at the Seaview Hotel Book Launch
Thursday November 11 2021 at 2pm Join author Glenda Young in a Q&A by Zoom with Gemma Alexander of Scarborough's South Cliff Gardens. Join Sunderland's best-selling author Glenda Young online as she launches her debut cosy crime Murder at the S...
The Three Faces of Crime Book Tour
Four events, four venues, three fabulous authors. Join three crime writers from the South West--Diane Jeffrey, Orlando Murrin and Tina Orr-Munro--for an evening of mayhem and mystery. Together we'll explore how we come up with our ideas and why we...
Developing characters by Pauline Rowson
Developing Characters – Pauline Rowson Creating a likeable, interesting and complex main character, one the reader can have empathy with, one they want to trust, to feel his/her pain and disappointments, root for throughout the story is a vitall...
Crime Cymru Panel at the Gwyl Lyfrau Aberaeron Book Festival
On 1 November at 12.30pm, join author Sue McCormick, Sarah Ward, Fflur Dafydd & Sue McCormick with Dr Niki Brewer for the Crime Cymru panel at the Gwyl Lyfrau Aberaeron Book Festival at Aberaeron Memorial Hall. Information and tickets are here....
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