April 2023: York
April 2023: YorkVenue: Raddison Park Inn HotelAn Overview by Matthew Booth The old adage says that time flies when you’re having fun and, like many old sayings, it is true. And that probably explains why this year’s conference, held primarily in...
Writers & Artists How To Get Published
Writers & Artists are delighted to be working with Denman College to bring a day of getting to grips with the practicalities of writing. The day includes: a two-hour writing workshop with an author of your choice; plenty of opportunity to network...
CWA Annual Conference: Edinburgh, April 2017
CWA Edinburgh Conference 21 – 23 April 2017 The CWA Annual Conference, open to CWA members only, is shaping up to be a lot of fun – and a chance to get together with fellow writers in a superb setting in Edinburgh, the Jekyll and Hyde of cities ...
Introduction to Health for Authors: A Holistic Approach
Join fellow authors and educational writers for a wellbeing focused morning. Author and Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant Ignaty Dyakov will look at strategies to help you manage health issues and improve energy levels. Drawing on his recommendations ...
Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition
The Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition2025 shortlist2025 longlist Title Author The Human Imperative Michael Bird Desmond Astonishes Stacy Brown Best Served Cold Ajay Chowdhury The Treasure Hunter Jane Corr...
How to Win the Emerging Author Dagger by Richard Jerram
I could do better than that. We’ve all had the same thought, trudging through turgid prose or sighing at the ridiculous coincidences required to resolve a shaky plot. Casting books aside in frustration. For thirty years, work and family meant I ...
Emerging Author Dagger
Emerging Author Dagger The Emerging Author Dagger (formerly the Debut Dagger), sponsored by Fiction Feedback, is an international competition, open to anyone in the world writing in English, for a crime novel opening (max. 3,000 words) and synopsis ...
CWA KAA Gold Dagger
KAA Gold Dagger The KAA Gold Dagger, sponsored by Kevin Anderson Associates, is for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality, originally written in English and first published in the UK during the judging period. The broadest definition ...
Historical Dagger
Historical Dagger This award is for the best historical crime novel, first published in the UK in English during the judging period, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made. For novels that involve passages...
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin Named New SOA Chair
Congratulations to Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, who has been elected new Chair of the Society of Authors. The novelist and founder of writing.ie takes over from Joanne Harris to begin two-year term as Chair of the SoA’s board of directors Vanessa Fo...
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