Antony Johnston and David Beckler at Leigh Library
As part of National Crime Reading Month, local author CJ Harter will interview best-selling crime writers Antony Johnston, creator of Atomic Blonde and The Exphoria Code, and David Beckler, author of Brotherhood. After the interview, there w...
Capital Crime
Capital Crime, London’s first crime and thriller festival, is coming this September to Covent Garden. With over 30 CWA members appearing, such as Peter James, Antonia Hodgson, Ian Rankin, Dreda Say Mitchell, Mark Edwards, Will Dean and MW Craven, t...
CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers
The Crime Writers’ Association announced the much anticipated longlists for the annual CWA Dagger awards for the best of the year’s crime writing at a reception during international convention CrimeFest in Bristol on the evening of Friday 10 May....
Birmingham Author Meetup
Authors! Join us for an authors' meetup at the Bacchus Bar in Birmingham. This event is free, but you'll need to book, and you can do so here....
Countdown to the Daggers on 22 October
Free tickets are available from Thursday 15 Oct for the virtual awards ceremony of the 2020 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers, which honour the very best in crime writing. The oldest awards in the genre, the CWA Daggers have been synonymous ...
Marketing your books
Marketing your Books The CWA’s mission is to promote the crime-writing genre, both fiction and non-fiction, and support our membership of professional authors. We offer our members a wide range of promotional outlets, and the help of our Bookselle...
Helplines and Discounts
Helplines and Discounts CWA members enjoy a number of perks to help their day-to-day work and career, from a tax advice helpline to discounts on membership with sister organisations.Helplines The CWA has a close working relationship with accountant...
How are Independent Publishers Shaking Up the Book Industry?
Byte the Book's last event of the year, sponsored by the Publishers Association, looks at the rise of independent publishers. Discussion: Independent publishers have been transforming the publishing industry in recent times, by winning prizes and se...
Wales’ first international crime festival – Crime Cymru
Wales’s very first international crime fiction festival, Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival, kicks off in Aberystwyth in 2022 with its own brand of international murder and mystery. Until then, Crime Cymru, the Welsh crime writing collective behind the fe...
Countdown to Daggers Live!
Book lovers and crime fiction fans have a unique opportunity to watch the famed Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers awards, live. Tickets are free, but limited. To book a place, visit: http://bit.ly/cwadaggers2021 The oldest awards in the genr...
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