CWA Diamond Dagger Winner 2015
The Crime Writer’s Association is delighted to announce that the recipient of this year’s prestigious Diamond Dagger is Catherine Aird. Following in the footsteps of luminaries such as Simon Brett, P.D James, Lee Child and Frederick Forsyth, Cath...
Cath Staincliffe at Wirral Bookfest
Cath Staincliffe talks about the real life sparks that inspire her books. Cath Staincliffe talks about the real life sparks that inspire her moving and engrossing books such as Letters to My Daughter’s Killer, Half the World Away and The Girl in t...
The secrets of successful Crime Writing with internationally acclaimed Crime Author
Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty crime novels set against the backdrop of the sea on the South Coast of England. Fourteen of these feature the popular rugged and flawed Portsmouth copper, Inspector Andy Horton. Her new 1950 set crime novel, DE...
Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival
Join Louise Mumford, Elly Griffiths, Sarah Ward, Sarah Bax-Horton and more at Wales's first crime festival! Join crime fiction lovers online 16-18 and 22-24 April 2024 for a series of very special presentations. Check out the programme and book your ...
Mark Billingham’s Crime Fiction Masterclass
‘How to Write Crime Fiction’ Masterclass On Wednesday 5th April, on behalf of Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, popular crime writer Mark Billingham is giving an evening two-hour masterclass on How To Write Crime Fiction. What are the rules...
Brighton Conference – Walking Tours
On Saturday 20 April, conference attendees and their guests are invited to join us on one of two walking tours. Both tours depart at 2.30PM and cost £15 (£18 with VAT). Book your tickets here. Murder and Mystery Walk A fascinating walk wh...
Reading Party will William Dean
CWA Dagger Longlists Announced
We are delighted to reveal the long listed authors for the CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger, the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. The results were revealed mid-way through National Crime Reading Month and the shortli...
Murder One International Crime Festival
Murder One is Ireland's International Crime Festival. Meet authors, agents, and other professionals for a weekend of crime. This is an event for readers and writers of both crime fiction and nonfiction. Murder One is presented in association with the...
The Victorian Fear of Poison Murder
In the nineteenth century the prospect of being poisoned was a very real fear, and the poisoner has frequently been denounced as the worst kind of criminal. Poison is secret and treacherous, administered by someone close to the victim, hidden in food...
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