The Crime Writers’ Association

Tell us about a new book

Tell us about a new book Fill out this form to tell us about your upcoming book, for inclusion in Red Herrings’ Hot Off the Press feature and our social media ‘Publication Day’ posts. Submit your book at least one week before its publicat...


Dagger in the Library nomination form

Dagger in the Library nomination form Libraries are invited to use the form below to submit nominations from themselves and their borrowers for the 2025 Dagger in the Library award. Nominations are open from October 1st - December 9th 2024. You m...


Request an additional profile

Request an additional profile Most authors who write under one or more additional pseudonyms choose to list all books under their main profile, explaining the pseudonym/s in their author biography. If instead you wish to have another, separate profi...


CWA Announces new Debut Dagger Sponsor

The Crime Writers’ Association has announced a new sponsor for its annual international writing competition for unpublished writers. The CWA Debut Dagger is to be sponsored by ProWritingAid, a platform that operates as a grammar checker, style edi...


Private: How To Increase Book Sales: 16 Ways

by Brian Feinblum of Media Connect   If you want to know how to go about getting a lot of book sales, all that you need to do is write a really good book, that’s better than others in your genre, on a topic that’s not over done or obscure,...


Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Maggie Hamand

The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. I am a former journalist, a novelist and creative writing lecturer at the University of Hull. I studied biochemistry as a first degree and have a Masters in theology so science...


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...


Kemptown Bookshop

Cathy Hayward of Kemptown Bookshop talks to Elly Griffiths Cathy Hayward is only the third owner of Kemptown Bookshop, Brighton’s oldest independent bookstore. She was a long-time fan of the shop, which has been on St George’s Road since 1976,...


Chiltern Kills Crime Writing Festival

Chiltern Kills is a brand-new crime writing festival taking place in Gerrards Cross, south Bucks. There will be some big names in attendance, including Vaseem Khan, Sarah Pinborough, and Mark Billingham. This is a one-day event, so no need to book a ...


AGM 2023

AGM 2023 Our AGM will take place on Saturday 20 May at 10am via Zoom. In recent years these meetings have lasted well under an hour. Here is the meeting link: Time: May 20, 2023 10:00 AM London https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87610906851?pwd=d...


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