Winning the Debut Dagger by Amer Anwar
If I’d known then what I know now, I may not have entered the Debut Dagger competition when I did – but then things would have gone very differently for me and I might well not be in the position I am today. Looking back, the main thing I mightâ€...
Deadly: The Festival of Women Writing Crime
Deadly is the British Library’s inaugural festival celebrating women writing crime and it starts with a bang: the opening night on Friday 28 March features international best-seller Tess Gerritsen sharing her brand new book The Summer Guests, in w...
Debut Dagger Adds Polish to Any Writer’s Resumé by Jayne Barnard
Jayne was Highly Commended in 2013 for When the Bow Breaks. It was a balmy spring day in Calgary, Alberta, Canada when the email arrived from Dagger HQ in London, England. Shortlisted! I might have screamed. It’s possible there was da...
Emerging Authors
Emerging Authors Join the Crime Writers' Association as an Emerging Author - A new type of membership for tomorrow's writers. This category encourages new crime writers in their quest to become published authors by welcoming them into the com...
Bloody Scotland
Ten years on from the first Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival the run has extended to four days, the number of events has doubled and the authors are more diverse than ever. This year sees the return of several Bloody Scotland f...
CWA welcome pack
CWA welcome packNew members are sent a welcome pack PDF when they join the CWA, to outline the benefits of membership and act as a handy guide to our activities and contacts. We invite all members, from recent to longstanding, to download the PDF ...
Escaping to Find Inspiration with Sam Blake
We’re not quite escaping lockdown yet here in Ireland where I live, we can’t travel outside of the country until 19th July and our hotels and restaurants have only opened to outdoor dining this week (2nd June), but I can’t WAIT to travel again....
Crime Authors at the Yeovil Literary Festival
The Yeovil Literary Festival is running from Thurs 28 Oct to Wed 3 Nov, and as part of the festival Yeovil Library are hosting 5 amazing crime authors, including CWA member Elly Griffiths. Tickets are £5 or £4 if you hold a Somerset Libraries card...
Sandra Prior – The Kingmaker
The Kingmaker is the fifth book in the series by crime writer Sandra Prior, following Dangerous, Diamond Geezer, Mickey’s War and Mickey’s Revenge. With Mickey ‘Dangerous’ Taylor gone, his son Tommy is the new boss of the East End and he’s ...
Sandra Prior – The Kingmaker
The Kingmaker is the fifth book in the series by crime writer Sandra Prior, following Dangerous, Diamond Geezer, Mickey’s War and Mickey’s Revenge. With Mickey ‘Dangerous’ Taylor gone, his son Tommy is the new boss of the East End and he’s ...
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